Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The lack of results achieved through an expert led model led to the emergence of a new way of working where leadership of change and the definition of results was in the hands of the countries and organizations doing the work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

The discussion was not a black and white debate about the definition of transparency or whether it was good or bad. In thinking about transparency and measurement for nonprofits for the book, it starts with a definition of transparency that KD Paine developed based the work of noted academic, Brad Rawlins: 1. No shame in failing.”.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The September, 2012 Issue of the NTEN Change Journal is pure crack for nonprofit #datanerds (folks who would definitely wear a t-shirt emblazoned with “I Love Data!” RT @ kanter what every #datanerd needs in their wardrobe – I Love Data T-shirt bit.ly/QlhMt4. Mission Measurement (@MissionMeasure) September 5, 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Some funders and donors started to ask how much of the sector’s perceived inability to achieve scale or impact is due to funders believing it is about them – their theory of change, their strategy, and their definition (and measurement) of outcomes? These funders then created a new definition of doing more with less.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We are working with different definitions about what is and is not a network. Another question: Will organizational frameworks become stale? What is the right balance between how you work the network or how the network works the network? A final question for today: What is success when it comes to networks?

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MAY 28, 2009

Click to see larger image Flickr Photo By @briansolis and @jess3 Last October, Brian Solis created the definitive list of Twitter Tools , a handy list of Twitter helper applications by key categories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

Someone asked what the definition of a KPI was, and since I noticed that Tom Kelly who is an expert in evaluation was following the chat, I asked him for a definition. Best definition I’ve seen. I also learned about this NGO from Pakistan that is using social media efficiently to communicate with its stakeholders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2012

This is definitely not a chicken and egg question! This is definitely not a chicken and egg question! Flickr Photo by Carissa Marie. A debate in content marketing circles is whether or not you should simply focus on creating original content and forget content curation. Is content curation or newsjacking part of your strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

” Porter’s definition about networking is about charting your own course, following your passions, and making meaningful connections, which in turn increase your happiness and productivity. I’m definitely not a man with all the answers but the advice and time I give comes from my heart, my experience, and it is genuine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2010

This trick, along with being able to Tweet from Powerpoint is definitely going into my Trainer's Bag of Social Media Tricks. It isn't that hard to do and the above screencast will show you how. You need Powerpoint 2007 and a live Internet connection in order to make it work. I'm knee deep in creating some new workshop curriculum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Here are the definitions: Connectivity Network: This type of network links people to allow them to exchange experience and information as a result of that exchange learn. They act as either individuals or on behalf of organizations. Each one is different in its DNA. It doesn’t do more than that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2012

” The lovely pup above is Truman, the dog that Marnie Webb and family rescued from Rocket Dog. These photos are definitely keepers for the Cute Dog Theory Wiki ! And, we also have some four-legged fans from “ Nptech Dogs.” The lovely dog you see above is Bella whose owner is Carie Lewis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Write a target audience definition. To make the workshop interactive, I spent a brief amount of time presenting the what, why, how, and examples of target audiences. Then it was time for a simple exercise. However, participants had to do this with people shaped sticky notes and a speech bubble.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

It is critical to success to spend time before the session identifying the right brainstorming question and the problem definition. You can use the above definition to create a worksheet, slide, or write it out on a Flip Chart. Asking the Right Brainstorming Question or Problem Framing is Secret to Success. Hand out pieces of 8.5

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MAY 6, 2010

It should also define an organization's value system. Here's the definition: "A Social Media Marketing Compass points a brand in a physical and experiential director to genuinely and effectively connect with customers, peers, influencers, and where they interact and seek guidance online.".

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APRIL 16, 2013

New definition of success: Adaptability and Transformation. Nonprofits and funders need to change upfront expectations about projects and make space to allow for a fail or something not working out. It’s okay as long as we learn something from to improve.

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MARCH 15, 2012

They were also able to leverage an evaluation and learning community to develop common definitions for policy. Becky Hayes Boober described how the Maine Health Access Foundation provided $10 million investment for mental health integration initiative that integrated care in over 100 practice sites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Here's a good basic definition from the introductory post on the Read Write Web Blog: Real-time information delivery is fast emerging as one of the most important elements of our online experience. I think there are some definite social implications that interest me: Speed and quality of information. What's the Real Time Web?

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JUNE 21, 2017

It definitely feels good to have some top down support for wellness. But the Fitbit app displays our Workweek Hustle rankings and lets me know if I’m close on the heels of another stepper. I’ve noticed that’s enough to motivate me to get out and do a few more steps. Fun to have your CEO join your Workweek Hustle group! Photographic Evidence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

” It is definitely part of the step of getting from running to flying, especially for larger organizations. Having a good social media work flow also depends on another practice area “Listening” and the specific indicator of brand monitoring.

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

This caught my eye because I've been thinking about the definition of a "flash cause" or "flash fundraiser" on Twitter and definitions. Although Scoble solicits input from thousands of contacts, he leans on a smaller subset of folks to trust above all others. Something more to chew on.

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JULY 31, 2008

A couple of teasers in the play by play that will make me definitely go and listen to the entire podcast with ear towards reflecting on any insights about working wikily : Training as a barrier to adoption - wikis are simple. And definitely as a great addition to my Cute Dog Theory personal learning space. Giving and taking.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

The Playbook offers a clear definition and steps for using basic statistical analysis, even if you are not an expert. There is also a section that discusses additional methods such using open data sets and program evaluation that may require hiring a consultant. Meaning Making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

One of the fun exercises I facilitated is a “Fishbowl” where a small group of participants go through the process of generating ideas for an editorial calendar based on their key goals and audience definition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2008

I usually make a cash donation and will continue to do this year - but I'm definitely going to give the Schwag as a gift. Photo in Flickr by Creative Commons I've been advocate for Creative Commons for a couple years and even the kids too ! What special geek in my life wouldn't want a Creative Commons jump drive while supporting their work?

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MARCH 18, 2016

My definition of a good solution would be when LinkedIn uses airplanes in order to connect start ups & small businesses to successful refugee entrepreneurs. (thanks, @AllieB!). I hope McDonald’s uses more Support Groups to engage with employees & their families to assist in the refugee crisis. thanks, @Anthony_Lazzaro!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2013

This has definitely not gone unnoticed by nonprofit marketers, with a number of high profile organisations starting to utilize these channels to communicate with their audiences, both cheaply and effectively. Share in the comments below. 7 Nonprofit Videos on Vine byGuest Post by Madeleine Hammond.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

But I urge you not to think of ROI in this limited, narrow way … ROI has a much broader definition than “Show me the money!&# If we look at a broader definition of ROI – I see four different “I&# words … Return on Insight. What are the results? Is it worth it? And we wonder how do we calculate that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

You, of course, need a formal ladder of engagement or conversion funnel and need to be tracking conversions against what your ultimate definition of success is. One of the participants asked, “So how do you do this with your metrics program?” ” Kevin came up and gave a mini-lesson on how to use this technique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The definition of an influencer is a trusted individual who embodies your nonprofit’s brand values and has a social media presence consisting of an engaged audience that can persuade other people to support your nonprofit’s programs. And that can be a powerful if their networks are relevant to your nonprofit’s mission and programs.

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JANUARY 30, 2008

with me.help me expand on this post and live the definition along the way. Once we have a definition that we are comfortable with as a good enough starter, we'll post community sourcing on wikipedia. Here's what Zena is asking: Define community sourcing.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

The way to do that is with statistical factor and ANOVA analysis which definitely requires an advanced level of practice and enough data. So THEN the problem is figuring out whether the relationships have improved due to social media or something else.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

One of the skills we are addressing is self-management. If you saw the movie Inside Out, it is a wonderful illustration of the definition of self-management. “One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself” – Leonardo da Vinci. Self-Management Skills. It illustrates how our emotions can drive our actions.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Perhaps my friend, John Weeks, in the photograph above has the precise definition. She also has the definitive list of Cambodian BlogHers here. Details Are Sketchy is an anonymous blogger who writes about life in Cambodia. Her short, pithy, and witty posts are not only fun to read, but also very informative. I love her authentic style.

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JUNE 10, 2011

Edgerank is algorithm that measures content on Facebook – and since it is a mathematical equation – definitions can get geeky and complex. This post summarizes some of the key points and resources shared. Edgerank Is To Facebook As Pagerank is to Google. Mari Smith translates into simple English.

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MARCH 8, 2011

The site’s “Connect with Craig&# page is definitely the best way to reach me these days. My strong gut feeling is that this isn’t altruism, at least not for me, it’s just what feels right. Over time, we can figure out what works, find people who are better than me at this, and persist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

If you need a professionally designed infographic for your work, definitely work with a professional. Many designers sign their work, so if you find an infographic by a nonprofit that catches your attention, you can easily find the firm’s web presence.

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