Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. When I facilitate training, I use analog and digital tools and materials. It was fascinating to experience this tool and hear how Dave is thinking through what can brought online from a face-to-face experience. What’s in your facilitation toolkit?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

Photo Tweeted by @starfocus during a network mapping session at NWF. Daniel facilitated a network mapping activity with NNF’s 10 education advocacy staff from regional offices and headquarters. Staff members were at the core of the map. They reorganized the map into clusters. It can be done with low tech tools.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Venture 2 Impact leveraged technology to continue providing nonprofit partners and volunteers around the world with necessary tools and training to advance their mission despite challenges created by the pandemic. Ecosystem map visually representing Venture2Impact, the system it operates within and value exchanges between key partners.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

D2: Do I use the CRM vendor’s import tools? But the import tool needs to be well-tested. Unfortunately, based on our experience, the quality of these tools varies. The less work that you can complete through the import tool, the more work you will have to address alternatively. You stop and review your map again.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Geographic information systems (GIS) and online mapping applications continue to become more powerful and easier to use every year. Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools.

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Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Forum One

DECEMBER 1, 2021

“Digital transformation” may sound grandiose, but it just means the people, processes, and systems that leverage digital tools to help organizations realize impact. SEIU and Forum One working through design-thinking exercises to best approach their digitization strategy. Then the tools can be tuned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

To understand networks and their value as a social media trainer’s tool. To model and practice integrating the use of social media tools and networked approaches to document, deliver, and share learning. Network Mapping Exercise. For partners and In-Country teams to get to know one another and the project.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Here is a tool to play with to see rough costs of the exact mobile app features you’re planning. . Apple’s top apps of 2018 were YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Messenger, Facebook, Bitmoji, Netflix, Google Maps, and Gmail. The United Service Organizations created a tool for their direct internal stakeholders. Charity Miles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

As part of the face-to-face training, we spent a day introducing participants to the different platforms and because we had wifi at the training, integrated using it as part of the exercise report outs. We are also using a Facebook group for daily communication. There is also an self-assessment exercise. We did this on Day 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

It has been a pleasure to co-design this session with knowledgeable and smart colleagues who are as obsessed with instructional design and interactive exercises as I am. Group Polling Techniques and Tools. Creating a Network Map. Incorporating Movement Into Exercises. Interactive Exercises. Learning Styles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As part of the class , we look at different examples of networked strategies and digital platforms and tools and how they can be used to advance civil society goals. Then students complete exercises, either in small groups or solo. I use this design checklist to identify interactive exercises.

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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

APRIL 15, 2014

We used Dave Gray’s “ Board Thing ” online tool to crowdsource questions to discuss from the audience. She also publishes the Top Learning Tools Index , a crowdsourced list of the best technologies for networked learning. He asked to reflect on our network map. He asked us to list them. Organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

Together, we co-facilitated this exercise in two languages and Maria did a great job at bi-lingual capture of the notes. They also created network maps for each country as well sharing examples using online networks using technology tools. The workshop was a tango dance between English and Spanish — and it worked!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

Since then, this practical tool has received great feedback and praise from our colleagues: Beth Kanter , author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media and co-author of “ The Networked Nonprofit ” says “It’s not every day that you come across high quality content shared freely with the community – it helps lift all the boats.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

We also use it an opportunity for participants to get on Twitter as an individual and how to use it as a personal professional learning and branding tool. In India, the line between personality and brand is not strict as it is in the US – and the identities can be fluid.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

In addition to the technical skills and tools described [ in the extended version of this article ], it is also important for staff to incorporate techniques into their daily work life that reduce distraction and stress. I use this as a pre-writing exercise as well as a reflection exercise. By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Join us to examine where your community resides online using a mapping exercise, think about cross-channel best practices, and talk about examples of successful cross-platform community building. We’ll invite three participants to serve as case studies, break up into small groups and collectively map out an online strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As you consider these questions, here are two important exercises that will help you clarify your vision and goals: 1. Map out as much as you can with as many details as possible. Create a fundraising plan to bring in the money you need, mapping out all your fundraising activities for the year. What need will you address?

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Lack of resources, expertise, leadership buy-in, choosing the right software tools (or the right strategic partners) all while trying to stay current on the latest marketing trends is overwhelming. Heat maps, Click Maps, and Session Recorders. Heat maps and click maps are helpful to show what content is most useful to visitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Collaborative overload is defined as the burnout that results from our over reliance on e-mails, meetings and other collaborative technology tools that have, ironically, limited our ability to get stuff done. Having too many platforms and tools for collaboration can confuse and annoy your team and partners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

I'd aggregate the responses to create a shared mental map. Over the years, I used this exercise for different audiences, from filmmakers to university professionals. This exercise is most appropriate for people who want to know the what/why versus the best practices of how to do it. What style of dancing?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 30, 2010

With the passage of this law, it is also an opportune time to showcase a few online tools, techniques, and communications strategies that some pretty cool nonprofits (some of them our clients) are using to amplify the voice of the healthy kids movement. Site visitors can sign up as leaders in the movement or add themselves to the map.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

We thought it might be fun to share with you some TechSoup staff recommendations for apps beyond the usual suspects : Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter, YouTube, Gmail, Pandora, iTunes, and Google Play. It also calculates calories burned by exercise. This is the first of two installments on app recommendations from our TechSoup staff.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Not only does reading exercise the brain and improve concentration, but it also helps children develop more advanced language skills and engage their imagination. Unlike a fun run or a 5K fundraiser, you don’t need to map out a racecourse or organize volunteers to man your event. How to host a read-a-thon fundraiser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

.’ The book was an inspiration and encouragement for those us whose inner critics have been keeping us away from using the technique in front of other people. The book offers a wonderful road map for a learning journey to internalize these techniques and I’ve practicing a lot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

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. Social Media Game: Scaling Small Group Learning Exercises. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections.

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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. They brought along their chimes which are a great tool for getting people's attention when they are working in pairs or small groups. I also created a stand up, sit down exercise. What's the Hash Tag?

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 16, 2014

His organization didn’t have an up-to-date strategic plan, his development team was using an antiquated tracking system and he was putting zero time into mapping out a volunteer engagement strategy. Remember sleeping, eating and exercising? Map Out a Strategic Fundraising Plan. Those need to make a comeback. It can’t be done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2008

We used a map metaphor , inspired by and adapted a post by Chris Brogan. Amy Sample Ward contributed a workshop group exercise based on Forrester's POST method. Does our staff have an effective new tool for external feedback and reputation management? I found 3 really good planning templates. t know before? ???

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Especially with the increased use of social media tools to help community building activity around causes or specific organizations. Think of it like this: In “Community-driven Social Impact,” the driving is up to the community; but you can act as the vehicle and event the map for those “drivers.” So, what is that opportunity?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Even better, the stakeholder should have pulled up a persona of “Frieda,” the user in question, noting the close mapping of the functionality to her key tasks and issues. ” Everyone has to see the exercise as a set of tradeoffs that need to be made in the context of evidence, or, if need be, highly selected bets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Along with Ed Walz, myself, and Liane, we spent a lot of time at the beginning mapping out program level outs and used a modified theory of change process. This prevents getting to tactical too quickly and places results in a larger context. ” The exercise used the layer cake metaphor and some planning questions.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

It also can map turn-by-turn directions for you. that sends exercise and sleep info the cloud. Please log in and perhaps using mind tools give us your thoughts. Here are some of the things it currently does: It takes photos and videos by voice command and can upload them to the web. You can speak to send text messages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Extension programs use wikis, flickr, blogs, tagging, and other tools to share information and content. Discovery Exercise (from 23 things ). tools can provide quick and dirty market research tools or the ability to do an environmental scans for strategic planning. Discovery Exercise. Discover Exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

over at her Netsquared blog about adoption of blogs and wikis in an organizational context and how these tools further organizational mission. tools] - it was a very interesting exercise, because it revealed the different ways of thinking about technology that we had. Steve Anderson continues his series on donation process maps.

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