Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Paid volunteer team at another org.

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Media Cause

MAY 28, 2021

In it, they talk about the emotional responses to color and how color is used to convey meaning, but also how color can be deceiving and foster a culturally conditioned subconscious bias. Here are some examples of the way that colors are understood across cultures: Red represents passion and energy but also danger and violence.

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JULY 29, 2021

While it is important to take into account an organization’s culture and what they have going on at the moment, as a consultant, the latter option can break your heart. Even if it were something that was feasible from a technology perspective, it wouldn’t be cost-effective to stay in the same org.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For example, we’ve seen our client at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture uncover visitor behavior in GA4 that they couldn’t see before. GA4 could increasingly use machine learning to predict behavior and help orgs adapt.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

To see our ideas in each customer’s org is truly rewarding. The culture! The thing that I’ve always admired the most about the Nimble team (even as a client before I worked here) is the culture. That is exceedingly rare to find and I really value being a part of a team that has such a strong culture.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 5, 2022

Perhaps the most important thing fundraisers can do to build resiliency into their fundraising programs is to foster an organization-wide culture of philanthropy where everyone understands and values their role in the fundraising process. Successful fundraising takes the commitment of the entire organization, not just the fundraising team.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

org before? I agree that every organization, city, region, and culture have differences that make us unique. But for any change to happen in the way we operate now, and for movements really to form, we need a culture that will support it. We also need to support a culture of collaboration in our actions, not just our words.

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Media Cause

MARCH 10, 2022

The Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture. Any org supporting women’s health research! I would tell my younger self not to lose confidence when it seems like it’s falling apart! Share a nonprofit close to your heart. Kim Anderson . I am currently the Senior Media Director here at Media Cause.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Still, that didn’t solve the issue because their menu has expanded, shifted and adapted over the years to feature all sorts of different items including cultural variations accommodating locations worldwide. We also have an ever-expanding blog full of valuable information to help your not-for-profit org reach its potential.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

How can the web facilitate culture shifts? As network weavers, how can we faciitate culture shifts? org , Avaaz , 1Sky , Energy Action Coalition , many others – All wired organizations working to catalyze and inspire people and communities to come together and take action for the climate.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 24, 2011

" Azavea – Augmented Reality for Cultural Institutions – Augmented Reality by PhillyHistory.org – What do you do with 93,000+ historical photographs and the power of Augmented Reality on smart phones? We are indebted to our partners at Idea Couture for their thoughtful, patient, imaginative, and generous work with us. "

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

.” While the specific topics will emerge from the people in the room, impact leadership is focusing within, people, processes and plans to help the org reach it’s mission. Our first session will set the stage and context for the practices of “Impact Leadership.”

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NTEN

JULY 7, 2011

We've engaged Randal Moss and David Neff, authors of The Future of Nonprofits: Thrive and Innovate in the Digital Age , to lead a course on creating a culture of innovation that will help your org become a technology leader. Innovation is a way of thinking, a culture, as much as it is a process.

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2010

proprietary, sessions for small orgs and sessions for large orgs. Creating a Culture of Collaboration and Innovation. After that comes the hard part: figuring out what to put on the final agenda. It's a balancing act -- literally. We're always looking to balance sessions across tracks, open source v. Female Ferocity.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

If you have 12 total staff members, and you know that the average ratio of tech-to-org staff for your budget size is 1:24, then you know that having at least 0.5 Another way we measure technology staffing levels is determing the Tech Staff - to - Organizational Staff Ratio. This gives us (and you) a more comparable metric.

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APRIL 2, 2013

Creating a Culture of Storytelling Thursday, April 4 11:00 a.m. Pacific time Move storytelling beyond the marketing department and turn your whole org into evangelists for your cause. And then use your new knowledge to make your own story and win. Register for all three today.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

That the support and community I felt from GetActive would seep in to the Convio culture eventually. Shortly after I posted that blog, some of the friends I made at GetActive privately reached out to me to assure me that the new Convio wouldn’t kick us to the curb.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2009

It's the Right Culture that Prevails. In this case, smaller orgs had a much better showing than anticipated: "Indeed, larger organizations with slower-moving hierarchies and professional development staffs were less successful in this fast-paced effort. Those values aren't just for small orgs, though.

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Care2

MAY 30, 2014

Creating a culture of innovation. How to disrupt your board and governance. This is one of the best nonprofit Unconferences with some leading nonprofit strategists from National Wildlife Federation, Sunlight Foundation, YMCA, Causevox, Women''s Media Center, Care2, Groundswell, and many others. You can find out more at Nonprofit20.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2011

It’s the all about organizational culture as well as the depth of senior leadership’s understanding and knowledge of social media. It is also helpful to look at what other organizations are doing and pick out the elements relevant to your org and goals.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Perhaps one of the most challenging questions a nonprofit can ask is, "What should our org's commitment to the use and leverage of technology actually be?" What are the effects of culture and how can the techie adapt? How does the orgs technologist bring synergy while leaving the techno-babble behind? Conclusion.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

’” Maybe WWJD doesn’t apply to your org, but try WWFD or “What Would our Founder Do?” Humor, semantics, cultural sayings - all these show that behind your org are real, working, caring people. Humor, semantics, cultural sayings - all these show that behind your org are real, working, caring people.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

For example: Change Leadership: Creating a Culture Where Everyone is a Marketer (Nonprofit Marketing Guide - Beth Ann Spiegel): Staffing: 11 Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager (Nonprofit Tech 2.0). Give to the Max Day Research: The Ultimate Case Study (Geoff Livingston).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Holly started with a great question, "What's in the DNA of each of these orgs that allows them to embrace this change and experiment?" Roxy Allen mentioned in the chat that one of the biggest changes will be branding "from the inside out" - employees have a mouth piece - which is hard to control and a culture change.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Created by 92nd Street Y , a cultural center in New York City focused on bringing people together around the values of giving back, #GivingTuesday is now a global movement that connects individuals, communities, and organizations around the world to celebrate and encourage giving. How to Start Your Own Fundraiser for [org].

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

In addition, Bea is the media and communications director at Emerging Arts Professionals, a network focused on professional development for arts and culture workers in the San Francisco Bay Area. All that and she’s also a gifted writer.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Both of these organizations have both been able to figure out how to bring people together across ages, cultures, etc. Wendy : I had the chance to talk to 10 Red Cross workers from across the country that are all Millennials yesterday and they all had stories about trying to teach colleagues and try to shift organizational culture.

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

Look how well that other org is doing, we need to catch up.). When we focus too much on the WHAT––the tactical execution, the end game, the goal—we oftentimes end up pursuing something that’s a product of our culture, our systems, our families of origin, etc., Were we sparked by fear? What if COVID never ends?!) A scarcity mindset?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2011

Up to you & the culture of your org- maybe add initials. I think you do need basic social media guidelines for your org. Look to other orgs for examples. Think about and decide who will have ownership of your orgs official social media outposts. to help with your orgs early efforts. Have the convo early.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

This makes it difficult for staff to strike a meaningful, sustainable balance between work and self-care because it does not permeate a organization’s culture or fundamentally change staff behavior. It would have a measurement component that would link self-care to results and provide a springboard for culture change in the organization.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 26, 2011

More than 50% of the $20M+ orgs are only considered Juniors (in the participant categories), just beginning their journey with integrated marketing. Percentages of funds raised online are all over the board in terms of org size. A supportive culture fosters integrated marketing success. Size doesn’t really matter.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

And by most accounts, it's easier for men to do this in our culture right now than women. At my last org job, this room for me to grow and lead was key to many of the org's most successful projects. I was not the only one who reacted strongly to Shirky's post and connected it with my experience as a woman in the tech field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

was adopted (or not) in the nonprofit workplace over the past 10-15 years, you'll notice that fear and silo culture are nothing new or unique as barriers to adoption. Steve said silo culture has been a barrier to effective web strategy for years. If you witnessed how Web 1.0 Steve MacLaughlin recently pointed this in an email.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

In addition, Bea is the media and communications director at Emerging Arts Professionals, a network focused on professional development for arts and culture workers in the San Francisco Bay Area. All that and she’s also a gifted writer.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 22, 2009

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The data discussed in this presentation was pulled from 200 Altru customers, which are organizations in the arts and cultural vertical of the nonprofit market, and is from the last 12 months ending in Q1 2013. This trend is because orgs are now able to market for online purchases and eliminate or minimize transaction fees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Even though we can assume every org has a range of target audiences, members have to be a priority for every arts and culture organization. Then we just received a full-color 16-page annual report, printed on heavy paper, featuring 10 pages of donors names. Expensive to produce and mail, but it has no value to me.

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