Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Now more than ever we must create a robust workplace culture and stronger relationships to retain our humanness. It is a fun activity that gets a few laughs, people moving, and replenishes energy. Adding some music makes it more fun. see the photo at the top). Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. Here’s a list of dance music.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Their Pinterest boards provide ideas of fun activities that families can do together in local forests and other natural places. Pinterest has a completely different culture than the other major social networking sites. It’s not about what you are eating in the moment or your current vacation photos. 3) Pinterest is aspirational.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

The winning team could win a big prize , like a trip to a unique location, a pre-paid dinner, or special perks like a unique cultural event. We highly recommend digital scavenger hunts and photo contests to up the ante in the online format! Fun things to include in your in-person event are public shout-outs!

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JULY 16, 2012

It was a lot of fun presenting (and talking to) this extremely engaged group of people. Make the Most of Your Cover Photo. Your Facebook cover photo is prime real estate. When thinking through your Facebook cover photo make sure you keep your brand in mind, but try to also show off your culture, history, mission and values.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Any culture where almost everyone follows, and few people lead, is one with a power dynamic that’s easily corrupted. If you’re working within a culture of philanthropy where everyone understands you’re all in this together, you’re lucky. Someone else was assigned to take photos and write up enticing descriptions.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

And if you’re searching for fun and engaging ways to raise money, auctions and simple online events will get your donors excited to support your organization. Check out our comprehensive list to keep your fundraising campaigns fun and fresh for all of your donors. Designate a night for a few fun games of virtual bingo.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As you begin planning your final fundraising push for the Season of Giving, make a point of honoring multiple faiths and cultures by creating a more inclusive end-of-year appeal. When you can authentically rejoice in special days across religions and cultures, you’re giving a gift of recognition and welcome to all of your constituents.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The star of Barbie (2023) champions the power of using your voice both on screen and off, promoting voting rights and cultural representation through her work with organizations such as Voto Latino. Enjoy music, food, a fun ski lift photo and try your hand at the ski simulator on October 23 rd from 7-9:30pm!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

As always, I read this article through the lens of our arts and cultural customers. As a result, I put together my perspective on this game changing technology for arts and cultural organizations. Unique to the arts and cultural space is the need for leveraging mobile devices for tickets. Are the same trends applicable?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In our data culture , we suggest your nonprofit takes the time to put one together as a means of showing your organization’s transparency — and bragging about your success in the past year. Sometimes, you just need some good photos to take your report from good to great. The annual report from 350.org Natural Resource Defense Council.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Make sure it’s authentic and true to your organization’s culture. On photo-sharing platforms, you should always make sure to use eye-catching images and graphics to drive engagement and get people’s attention. You don’t ever want to post blurry photos or pictures with content that doesn’t accurately reflect your organization’s values.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Trend 1: Authenticity is King One of the biggest online cultural shifts we’ve seen in recent years is a huge emphasis on authenticity. Everyone started posting “photo dumps,” something I credit YouTuber and Relatable Girly Emma Chamberlain as popularizing. These monthly trends are written by Alex Piscatelli , Social Media Strategist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2017

Note from Beth: I recently facilitated a Happy Healthy Nonprofit workshop on bringing a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace. We discussed the importance of leadership modeling and supporting a culture of wellbeing. Fun to have your CEO join your Workweek Hustle group! ETR Associates Staff Walking Group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2014

Best photo ever. ” Says Carie, ” We talked about the possibility of making this a list acquisition campaign, but I wanted to go the fun/buzz route with this instead. So we had the staff at our animal sanctuaries stage “selfies” of the animals and we put them all together in one photo that mirrored Ellen’s Oscar selfie.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Note from Beth: Blocking out time for your nonprofit’s staff to do planning and work on areas like organizational culture is essential for success. And of course, we’d have fun while we did all of these things. Through it all, what mattered was that we were engaged in the learning, even when it just felt like fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Even better if you can tag the individual or do their Twitter handle. In this Twitter example below, the school is also encouraging the alumni network to RT this alum’s accomplishment. Be sure to use compelling photos and other visuals. Use Nostalgia (old class photos) to Spark A Trip Down Memory Lane. ” 3.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If so, be sure to stock lots of inexpensive and fun items for children. Photo: Rijksmuseum Shop, [link] . Partner with a manufacturer to recreate artworks from your galleries in a fun new way. Read up on existing data about who is visiting your museum and/or carry out your own survey to help make informed inventory decisions.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. The most challenging problems centered around culture. Strengthen Culture Emotional Intelligence, or the ability to manage our own emotions and understand the emotions of others, is a critical culture-building tool whether workers are outside or inside the office.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

If you’re looking for a fun and exciting way to raise more money for your cause, a benefit concert is a perfect solution. Held annually at Carnegie Hall, this event not only invites attendees to revel in captivating musical performances but also serves as a vital platform for celebrating and safeguarding Tibetan culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Flickr Photo by AstridWestvang. The book looks at how individuals can avoid burnout through self-care and how nonprofits can support it – through activities that promote well-being, cultural cues, or an overall strategy. How cultural norms influence participation. Random fun from the IFYC “giddy committee.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Earlier this week, I was honored to do a webinar for Soapbox Engage about self-care and bringing a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Have staff at different locations organize them at their location and share photos of your walks with each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. The photo above shows WiserEarth ’s team from around the world in the Bay Area during break from a staff retreat reading the Networked Nonprofit. Photo by KK. Flickr Photo by KK. Flickr Photo by James Leventhal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

And to make it more fun, I awarded prizes. Other times, I simply made them stretch like the photo above. Other times, I simply made them stretch like the photo above. One technique is to incorporate movement – from mini-stretch breaks, to self-assessment exercises to switches in the delivery model.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 12, 2011

Photo by Green LA Girl ) 2. Julie has some good photos from the session in her post, And My Water Didn't Break at All. Photo of Gwen Bell by Joel Longtine. Handwritten letters are magical (I discovered this during my Daily Have Fun Do Good Practice: Move, Play, Reflect, Connect ). BlogHer '12 : August 2-4, 2012 (NYC).

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APRIL 5, 2013

When an organization embraces the culture of creating and empowering all staff to become “brand ambassadors,” authentic and exponential growth starts to happen. If the program staff posted Facebook photos of the successful food drive? When organizations embrace this holistic culture, the nonprofit begins to come alive online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2011

Photo by Beth Kanter. I’m also trying to shift my own practice into more design and train the trainers and coach the coaches versus direct delivery. For many of us of a certain age, that style has carried over to our work culture where we are rewarded for our expertise and to keep quiet what we don’t know (or screw up).

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In January, Blackbaud employees from all ov the world rallied together to celebrate our cultural customers through our #showyourculture initiative. Blackbaud employees love arts & culture: Not really surprising – Blackbaud has been working with arts and cultural organizations for over 30 years and has over 2200 cultural customers.

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MAY 1, 2024

You can also create a culture of storytelling by inviting everyone to identify potential stories. When it comes to images, we’ve all heard the adage, “A photo is worth a thousand words.” Organizations can also practice fun digital engagement by including a free download, a tip about celebrations, or recipes on your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2010

His comment inspired me to start a personal blog on Cambodian culture and connect with other Cambodian bloggers. They listened to me about my important goals for the look and feel: authenticity, conversation, generosity, and fun! (One I had outgrown my information design as well as my blogging platform a couple years ago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

It is a useful technique for creating a more responsive, flexible organizational culture as well as coming up with more innovative ideas for programs and grants that are a good fit. Notes from the presentations as well as photos can be found here. How do we leverage the “rain” of culture change?3.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 25, 2012

, where I took these photos. Tide Pool Sea urchin Bean Hollow State Beach Now that I'm back in the city after two days in the outdoors, I've been think a lot about nature deficit disorder , and how detrimental it to us personally, as a culture (at least, in the US), that we're spending less time outside.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2013

Flickr Photo BirkgetKing. I thought it might be fun (and useful) to take a look back at this AdMarketing conversation. Craig Newmark, of Craigslist fame , talks about culture, customer service and doing things the right way. What was important then is even more important now! Customer service is really important.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Photo by Justin Benttinen. Learning was an individual, often solitary activity. for many of us, that learning style carried over to our work culture where we are rewarded for our expertise and to keep private what we don't know. And that can be fun too! This past week was a busy one for leading workshops. Deployment Packet.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

We are a fun-loving, hard-working group and our awards also reflect the culture of our organization. Some of our awards are a fake wheel of cheese, a framed, oversized senior photo, a jar of jam preservatives and a handheld award. All awards don’t have to be plaques—be creative and make sure it fits your NPO’s culture.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Photo by Nick Henry). They devised “kid-friendly” survey instruments, including a “Fun Food Bingo” game, to determine if students are eating the vegetables they grow and are learning about nutrition. Looking to build a culture of evaluation within your organization? Learn more about our Social Impact Measurement Certificate.

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JULY 18, 2012

It was a lot of fun presenting (and talking to) this extremely engaged group of people. Make the Most of Your Cover Photo. Your Facebook cover photo is prime real estate. When choosing your Facebook cover photo, make sure you keep your brand in mind, but try to also show off your culture, history, mission, and values.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2010

We had a lot of fun with the Ustream live stream and Twitter chat where we discussed the themes from the book and answer questions. Social Culture. We also had an opportunity to get a photo with Randi Zuckerberg who wrote the foreword for the book. We really appreciate everyone’s contributions to this success.

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