Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. This takes a lot of time because I'm not just browsing, but I'm doing a pattern analysis for best practices that I can incorporate into a presentation about social media principles and nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Last week I participate on a panel on “ Data Visualization for Nonprofits: A Picture Is Better Than A 1,000 Words ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. The day of the panel, I published a blog post that shared our slides, wiki, and resources. Documentation of Session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Formative Evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

It also connects the social media technical assistance to results. Grantees get better at communication, proactive planning, partner engagement, message discipline and social media integration and measurement. Grantees get better results integrating Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels best practices and measurement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. Networked NGOs and Social Media Integrated Into Organizational Communications. Program Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2007

The rest of the day was a small group exercise where folks were given a nonprofit scenario and asked to work on a social networking strategy, outcomes, and discuss metrics. Photos here Notes are also over on the Meyer Memorial Trust wiki. The report out at the end of the day was amazing. and I'll some reflections shortly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2008

I found Mashable's How To Develop a Social Media Plan in Five Easy Steps Via Britt Bravo who forwarded me this link. Last week, we explored questions about how nonprofits go about planning their social media efforts and various resources are summarized here. I would love to see an example of a nonprofit's social media plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2007

Back in January for the LASA Conference, I did a session with David Wilcox on Social Media that include an introduction and the social media game. Ihad set up a wiki with the idea of collecting the remixes and incorporating some templates or make it easier for folks to remix. Most recently Nancy White did a version in Colombia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

. Yesterday at the Packard Foundation, as part of a series of "deeper dives" to learn about networks and social media, Eugene Eric Kim of Blue Oxen Associates gave a talk about "Networks in an International Context." . The instructions for the exercise are: Get in a circle. One person is identified to move to the other side.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2008

We created a new game version ( Social Media Game ) based on those Drew Mackie and he had developed over the past 10 years.   I set up a wiki where I've collected links to others who have remixed and was hoping to create some templates and source material for people to remix it. . 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Yesterday, I presented a workshop called " A Crash Course in Social Media for Arts People " hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. I also got a chance to spend some time with Thomas Taylor , the Alliance's nonprofit technology in-house guru and social media whiz who turned me to twitpic. tags: arts ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

All evaluation data was posted on a public wiki. Otherwise, the whole exercise can end up being frustrating. This is a terrific write up of the session I presented on “ Learning in Public “ Bridge Building or Trust Busting – a Warts-and-All Reflection on “Learning in Public”?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

This week I lead a full-day workshop for 300 nonprofits and foundations on social media strategy and tactics. The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. My goal for this presentation was to synthesize the traditional ROI process with the best thinking about social media and ROI from the gurus like David Armano and KD Paine. tags: nonprofits roi ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Overview slides of what is Web2.0 ( remix from Social Media and Nonprofits Presentation) Core theme Listening - Responding to what people are saying about the topic or the program. A willingness to share information and content, also known as transparency ; planning is discussed and user participation is welcomed. Discovery Exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout? Will this lead to niche social networks that are more relevant to people's interests? Sandra Dickinson has started an interesting discussion thread. " prompted some discussion. Social Housing explores social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Post, Post It Passion Exercise from Youth Noise, Youth Summit Blogging and New (to me) Blogs Blogging 101 Community Blogging describes how to avoid the slow hard agonizing death of a blog: Make it a team effort. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites. hard to use ?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2009

I taught two workshops ( notes are on the wiki.) The morning workshop was on " Social Media Strategy: The Secret Sauce " that offered some pointers on formulating a social media strategy and measuring its success. It was a fun exercise and participants were brilliant. Is it centralized or decentralized?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

First, my preferred method of instruction is to be more interactive and facilitate discussion. Make a slide at the end with contact information, wiki address, etc. The first session will introduce tagging and social bookmarking and an exercise. I could have done some things better with Webinar instructional practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2005

More specifically, I help non-profit, small business and academic groups and individuals learn how to use web applications and services like RSS, blogs, wikis, search, social bookmarking, podcasting and more. It's a great way to focus discussion, to communicate with constituents so you can be responsive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2008

Not sure how to use the wiki software and may feel too difficult or time consuming to figure out. One of the design decisions in setting up the wiki was registration. The wikispaces discussion feature on each page is great for brainstorming ideas, problem solving, or pre-writing. We decided to make it easy as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The Nasscom Foundation in India, the epicenter of nonprofit technology and social innovation, invited me to present as part of the Global CSR track in a session about reaching the Bottom of the Pyramid with technology and social media. Here are three techniques I use: Connect with and research audience via social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2012

I am on a panel about measurement: Picturing Your Data is Better Than 1,000 Numbers:Data Visualization Techniques for Social Change. Data and information visualizations for advocacy, evaluation, social media, network analysis, operations, and more! You can take a look at the online exercises here.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

She didn't really know what a wiki was, but she liked the idea of it. There are two things that worry me about this: Museum executives are often fascinated by the social/cultural outcomes of social media but may not understand the specific characteristics of the platforms (and are too busy to spend their time learning them).

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