Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While we are definitely not experts (every day we discover something new), we wanted to share what we have learned over the past year doing social media video. Additionally, following trends is difficult for nonprofits when you take copyright challenges into account (organizations aren’t permitted to use a lot of trending audio).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Only recently has a definition of content marketing been widely accepted. Not only to prove the effectiveness or the role of content marketing, but to look at traditional marketing techniques, and their antiquatedness. Image courtesy of lmsShortSales. The marketing and advertising purists balked.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 3, 2020

There’s an advantage to email marketing: 73% of customers prefer their communications from a business or any organization to come via email. Buying an email list is definitely not the best way to develop a loving, dedicated base. Building an Email List – What are the Best Techniques? How to Nurture Your Email Lists.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

While acquisition is definitely a worthwhile goal, a sensible fundraising specialist will tell you that another top priority of any given fundraising project should be retaining the dedicated supporters that you already have. . In contrast, an existing donor already has confidence in your organization. Personalize all appeals .

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 1, 2015

To help with your donor data management planning, we have created a Donor Data Management Dictionary to help you make sense of all the data jargon as it applies to the nonprofit organization’s business needs. Is more data jargon giving you a headache? Send us a note and we’ll add it to the dictionary.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Listen in to hear Nyleva speak about how content attracts viewers and drives traffic to your website, the link between content and constituent opinion of your organization, and why a content strategy is critical for social good organizations. The definition of content strategy. Storytelling techniques.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As fundraisers, we spend so much time trying to connect prospective donors to the mission of our organizations, but we don’t always remind our teams how their own work is vital to the mission. To motivate fundraisers, it is important for them to understand the definition of success. Unclear is unkind.”.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Nonprofit organizations are no exception. The idea more is to see what is working for others to see if it is something that can be replicated without appearing you are simply copying their techniques. Test ideas you have found throughout the industry in your own organization to see how they work for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Today, we had an amazing conversation and interview with Cecile Richards and Tom Subak to learn more about Planned Parenthood 's Social Media Strategy and their movement building techniques. Activists are sharing their personal stories in their own words, images, and videos across social networks with little prodding from the organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In this new book, the authors offer practical strategies and techniques to become an authentic leader and reveal how you can navigate your own path to success. The book is filled with dramatic stories of how successful leaders overcame great challenges to build highly successful organizations.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

From office space to employee wages, it may seem like counting paper clips, but if your organization makes better use of what it already has, then you will have more to offer in mission delivery and therefore more to show to potential donors. Study good grant writing techniques and apply what you learn to as many as you can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. The participants represent a diverse cohort of 41 women’s rights and social justice leaders from 18 organizations from 11 states across the country.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2016

I did make time to attend different sessions and walk through the exhibit hall, but one of the most exciting things I saw was the “ Gamestorm: Take on the Refugee Crisis ” organized by colleague Brian Reich for USA for UNHCR , the agency that helps and protects refugees and people displaced by violence, conflict and persecution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. However, if you were doing a 6 month peer learning program, you would definitely want to look at the four levels of outcomes and measurement them. Use Learning Theory. Formative Evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Refine a model or make definitive judgment. Brennan shared some of the core techniques of developmental evaluation which included: 1. These techniques are often applied to measuring social media and networks and making sense of the data. Have a clear, linear chain of cause effect. Measure success against predetermined outcomes.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. You should definitely aim high with these, but make sure they’re realistic within the timeframe you have. Are your board members required to fundraise on behalf of your organization? Prioritize Using a Fundraising Plan.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

That alone, I don’t know how you do that and then all your other awesome, you know, fundraising and client work, but it definitely has helped out a lot of organizations raise over $1 billion, and is just a delight to listen to. I still support a lot of organizations. . – [Steven] That was really cool. ” .

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 26, 2012

I presented several sessions, and there were definitely some themes among the info I shared. Next, accept that if your organization is doing something worthwhile, it’s worthy of receiving donations. Next, accept that if your organization is doing something worthwhile, it’s worthy of receiving donations. Lots of donations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Professional development is a great tool to combat these issues and allows all individuals to continue to thrive within their organization. Professional development also offers individuals a chance to learn this new skill from someone who has successfully applied it to his or her own nonprofit organization.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2012

Through our multigenerational research and case studies with clients, and other testing, we have pretty definitive proof that individuals expect us to speak to them in a coordinated fashion in each of the channels they prefer. ” If you have a chance to attend SXSW Interactive , I definitely encourage it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Grantee organizations will measure what matters.

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India NGO Network Exercise 102

.orgSource

DECEMBER 11, 2023

No matter how much marketing techniques evolve, that equation doesn’t change. We are tempted to view AI’s powers as primarily in the realm of cost savings and efficiency; however, teamed with or without a human partner, AI can be a digital concierge helping organizations deliver that sought-after wow. Gartner provides this definition.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

—– It’s not a surprise to any of us that social media is changing the way our organizations work, not just communicate. The lessons in social media are especially important for organizations working with the public, whether it’s public service or opinion. Joining the conversation really means conversations.

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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. VIP Influencer: Well-known celebrity or VIP is has a relationship or connect with your organization.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2017

If your organization is like those of many of our respondents, there is never enough time or staff to devote to grantseeking. And because a lot of these organizations are controlling administrative costs by cutting staff, there just isn't much time for additional research. Do you think of your organization as rural?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Click to see larger version. Web Producer.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Instead of ensuring the success of a country, our focus is strictly on programs and the utilization of proven techniques. Advertisements may not be the best way to remind your organization of due-dates (Although, they could work to some extent). But the reminders definitely help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

The first step is to get organized. You definitely want to be “Live Tweeting” during the event and encouraging participants to do the same. It is also a good technique to easily capture the digital artifacts from the event to prepare the after story. Here’s some tips and best practices for live tweeting.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Lisa is a leader on the MiHIA Thrive ACE’s initiative steering team and has worked with nonprofit organizations such as the American Cancer Society. A: Definitely. A: With many nonprofit leaders holding multiple hats and roles in their organizations, we constantly hear that they are exhausted. Compassion fatigue is real.

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Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 26, 2012

I presented several sessions, and there were definitely some themes among the info I shared. Next, accept that if your organization is doing something worthwhile, it’s worthy of receiving donations. Next, accept that if your organization is doing something worthwhile, it’s worthy of receiving donations. Lots of donations.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. Nonprofits rely on donations and unless you are independently wealthy and able to self-fund your organization, you’ll need to share with folks a request for donations. Be brief and be yourself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Self-care in a nonprofit organization is the responsibility of both the individual staff person and the organization. Organizations must support staffs’ self-care efforts through clearly articulate values, policies, and programs. Maybe it helps to have a definition of what we’re talking when say “work place culture.”

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This data shows you who your most engaged volunteers are based on how often they participate, the average number of volunteer hours contributed per month, and the division of volunteer labor across each area of your organization. Favorite agencies, organizations, and programs. Personal interests. Skills and experience. Wrapping Up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Grantee organizations will measure what matters.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

I was most interested in Part 2 (pages 17-21) because I think the advice is applicable to organizations beyond those managing head start programs. Here’s what I learned: Definition: A culture of continuous improvement. It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on? Later, these questions were organized into categories so we had a concept map of issues people wanted to explore and these categories were also used in different activities.

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