Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The project is training 300 NGOs in Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia , Morocco , and other Arab countries to become networked ngos and use social media for civil society goals. A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011).

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NetWits

MARCH 11, 2012

Knowing that it can be tough to execute on we thought we’d give you a few examples of nonprofits effectively using content marketing as a key part of their online strategy. Meet Kyhron and Dan in Epesode 4 to see how Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is using content marketing effectively. every 40 minutes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

An effective fundraising video makes me feel an emotion so strongly that I have an overwhelming desire to help and to participate. Told from the perspective of her father, this video is a story of childhood cancer hero Jordan Vincent – named the Cancer Slayer. A fundraising video can be very different from a marketing video.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Evaluation Capacity = ability to do and use evaluations The key to achieving more effective evaluation and overcoming these challenges is evaluation capacity building (ECB). Effective communication, feedback, and engagement of stakeholders. You need to assess the process’ own outcomes and effectiveness. Evaluate ECB efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

There’s both an art and science to effectively using social media and by implementing the best practices below your NGO’s ability to reach a global audience is significantly increased. Finding refuge just across the border in Hartha, Jordan, the family now lives in a meager one-room shelter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

Both conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society goals. These sessions were focused on sharing best practices and tips for using social media effectively. Poster Sessions.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

This potential was because it was endorsed by FIFA, has over 200 world-class footballers as supporters, had other high profile supporters like Shakira, Desmund Tutu and Queen Rania of Jordan as well as having an amazing line-up of support from mobile network providers, broadcasters, large digital sites (Facebook, Twitter, Meetup, MSN), etc.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

It is more important to be interested than interesting (as stated by former United States House of Representatives Barbara Jordan) Mark is also the author of: The Fred Factor You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader The Encore Effect At the end of Mark’s presentation I immediately sent a Tweet on what a great job he had done.

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Care2

JUNE 19, 2013

This is a significant advancement , creating more effective ad campaigns that waste less money on ads served to the wrong people. Jordan Lieberman , President of CampaignGrid. Basically, we have evolved beyond targeting websites that people we want to reach visit to targeting the people we want to reach specifically.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Remember that a simple and small change, implemented the right away, can be more effective than a complex rewiring of a skill. Finally, the book is packed with stories of practice masters like Coach John Wooden, surgeon Atul Gawande, and basketball star Michael Jordan. Focus on the solution rather than the problem.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Remember that a simple and small change, implemented the right away, can be more effective than a complex rewiring of a skill. Finally, the book is packed with stories of practice masters like Coach John Wooden, surgeon Atul Gawande, and basketball star Michael Jordan. Focus on the solution rather than the problem.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 17, 2012

It is more important to be interested than interesting (as stated by former United States House of Representatives Barbara Jordan) Mark is also the author of: The Fred Factor You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader The Encore Effect At the end of Mark’s presentation I immediately sent a Tweet on what a great job he had done.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Could it be more effective? Jordan Viator ( Convio ) weighs in: Seth Godin took nonprofits to task on their (as he argued) lack of penetration into the social media sphere. Jordan Viator ( Convio ) weighs in: Seth Godin took nonprofits to task on their (as he argued) lack of penetration into the social media sphere.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Michael Jordan definitely didn’t start out as a professional basketball player. In fact, it can be most effective when paired with the digital world we all love, for better or worse. As with anything in life, if you want to see results you have to make time for it. There are hours of practice involved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Note from Beth: Two years ago while working on a capacity building project for NGOs funded by the Dept of State in the Middle East, I found myself in Jordan and visiting colleague Rami Al Karmi’s start up lab. In his office, he had a stack of Lean Start Up books, authored by Eric Ries. Connect with Leah at @leahtn.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2010

This enables great conversations: the serendipity effect is huge. Conversation Two I had agreed to act as a mentor to a Global Changemaker, in this case Mousa Mousawy, an Iraqi teenager now living in Jordan. The WEF is all about having a critical mass of incredible people. What a great kick-off for a day!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2008

Last week I taught a social media workshop for artists and arts nonprofits and did some research on different arts organizations using social media effectively. While hunting through Facebook for examples, I connected with the Rob Stein from Indianapolis Art Museum - another arts organization using social media effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

In this case, I used the exercise to help the teams from Yemen, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Jordan see a visualization of their collective expertise.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Rem Hoffmann, Exponent Partners , and Rob Jordan, Idealist Consulting. You may want x, y, and z, but can you realistically afford them and leverage them effectively? Tags: cloud computing Newsletter NPTech NTEN rem hoffmann rob jordan. Everyone has come across the term "cloud computing", but what exactly does it mean?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Test your messages – use different messages and calls to action, track trends and iterate the most effective techniques. Measure – look at social activity data to learn who you are influencing, what is causing activity, what content is effective and what you can optimize.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Jordan Viator explains. Peter gives an overview of what the changes are and what they mean -- and how we, as the nonprofit technology community, can help make tracking and reporting more effective for the whole sector. In case you hadn't heard , Convio is sponsoring 50 NTEN memberships to nonprofits nominated in their NPHero contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. It is an effective technique to use to help participants process what they’ve learned and to harvest insights.I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

The goal is to train over 150-250 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Morocco, and other countries and help them put social media skills into practice. Build the capacity of these NGOs and CSOs to use new media effectively through mentoring and coaching.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. If you experience a surge in donations or web traffic, find what messaging was effective and replicate it in the future. Getting Strategic With Social Media: Approach, Integration and Measurement View more presentations from Jordan Viator. Was the recent direct mail you sent worth the investment?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

This is an NGO that is relies heavily on good communication and effective project management. It helps endangered Asian children get off the streets in Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, East Timor, Jordan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. All these are available as donations from TechSoup.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 16, 2009

09 NTENnies At Large (Blackbaud's Chad Norman, and Convio's Jordan Viator) (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Debra wants you and your organization to use online tools effectively to engage with your supporters and constituents. Members are in bold. Thanks, Debra!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Earlier this year, the United Nations launched its first VR video at the World Economic Forum; it provides insight into the world of a young Syrian girl named Sidra as she shows you through Jordan's Za'atari refugee camp, home to more than 80,000 displaced Syrians since 2012. million registered nonprofits in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). In addition, there's be lots of learning shared freely.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Sure, you collect a lot of data, but if you don't use it effectively, it's essentially dead. Photographer Chris Jordan's new series of photorealistic images depicts everyday detritus on a massive scale, like the 2 million plastic bottles used in the U.S. Track an Illness. Oh, wait, we've only been tracking it for 2 days.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 16, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Everybody loves a great best practices guide, especially when it’s one that can help you do your job better and more effectively. Developing Online Relationships with Supporters : The Internet is a fast and cost-effective communication channel to engage with your constituents.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

Today, Jordan Viator, our super communications manager for all things interactive, fun and digital was featured in The New York Times about using Foursquare to broadcast to her friends where she is during SXSW Interactive. Being a father of high school and college age daughters, I say "I just don't get it" quite often.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2009

attending Mass Comm week at Texas State University and of course checked out the Social Media for Social Good panel presented by Kerri Qunell, VP of Communications at Capital Area Food Bank , David Neff, Director of Web, Film and Interactive at American Cancer Society , and Jordan Viator, Interactive Communications Manager at Convio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

It’s really critical to equip those working for human rights and peaceful conflict resolution with skills to put these tools to effective use!” ” Stephanie Rudat, my co-trainer for Tunisia, pointed to a resource that included non-violent tactics for social change.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Author: Jordan Viator. But what came out in yesterday's discussion was the true need to integrate social media into offline, and more traditional online media such as email, and vice versa, to make each as effective as possible. At a minimum, these media can be used for an outbound channel and get their feet wet.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2010

Author: Jordan Viator. Having worked on full-scale web designs, I was intrigued to see what some of the leaders in the industry had to say about wireframing and user research for web design -- an imperative aspect for nonprofits I might add as every organization should have a web site designed for optimal user experience and effectiveness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

In the morning, we did a team building exercise to better understand the network core, the in-country teams from Yemen, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Jordan.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 23, 2022

After go-live “it was like turning the light on in a room,” said HGF CIO Eric Jordan. “We This allows the organization to better track how certain efforts and programs are impacting or influencing overall goals and effectiveness. . We’re all looking at the same story now,” said Jordan. “We

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