Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2011

Illustration by Jonny Goldstein who will provide live graphic facilitation of this highly interactive and fun panel. Jonny Goldstein will be our graphic facilitator and capture the conversation – these images will be shared on Twitter with NGOs around the world. So, come join the fun and learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

This image above, recently making the rounds on social media, is a funny statement on the challenges of an open office layouts, where there are no walls or doors. Their staff spent a day with a facilitator and came up with some strategies to change their way of working that balanced excellence without excessive work hours and stress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

I’m facilitating a Peer Learning Program for the Knight Foundation with community foundations that are hosting Giving Days using the Knight Foundation’s Giving Day Playbook. Use images in every communication #21CapitalCamp. GuideStar USA (@GuideStarUSA) October 8, 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Later in the morning, I facilitated a large group discussion hour-long discussion right before lunch with Greg and Laura Efurd from ZeroDivide. Listening to the conversation and watching the audience for signs of energy drop, I inserted some movement into the discussion related to the topic by asking them to do the ” failure bow.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

I designed and facilitated one panel, I’ve Found My Free Agent, Now What? This year I not only facilitated a conversation in the room, but integrated visual facilitation techniques to spark insights and capture learnings. Also, the element of fun, more interaction, and opportunities for sharing in smaller groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2015

Flickr Image from Carlos ZGZ. Note from Beth: For the past two years, I’ve had the honor of facilitating a peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees who are hosting Giving Days. I just read a fun piece on Next Avenue called “5 Sesame Street Lessons We Need Again As Adults” by Bryce Kirchoff. When All Else Fails, Dance.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 4, 2009

David Wilcox just posted a terrific wrap-up of our Social by Social game’s newest iteration, played at this week’s London Net Tuesday: Full size image here. each card had a image, a brief description, and budget of one, two or three points. The task was to choose cards totalling only 10 points from each pack.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. It was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. Do you have videos, pictures, or slides?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Image from Blog Action Day - their topic this year is also climate change!). How can the web facilitate culture shifts? Check out TweetChat – it’s a great application that integrates with your Twitter account and makes chats more fun! When: 2 – 4 pm US Pacific Time, 5 – 7 pm US Eastern Time, 10pm – 12am London, UK (Late!).

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The cards are unique and beautiful and carry the voices of women (and some men) depicted in images and words and offer compassionate healing for those who both make them, and for those who receive them. How can Have Fun, Do Good readers get involved with Traveling Postcards? Traveling Postcards workshops are easy and fun for everyone.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

And, since all virtual engagements are facilitated by your digital tools, it’s the perfect method of collecting valuable data and determining if and where engagements are dropping off. Their friends and family will love supporting a loved one while also watching a fun movie in the comforts of their own home. Social fundraisers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2013

Click to See Larger Image and Full Data by Marc Smith. The last drawing/map is from a peer learning group of Packard Grantees that I am facilitating based on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” from Radio Bilingue. Click to See Larger Image. How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

Spectragram is a facilitation technique I learned from Allen Gunner at Aspiration. They used the landing page as a hotbed for A/B testing – analyzing what worked best to get conversion — images, less or more text, placement of “sign petition&# button and so forth. They learned that images are really key for conversion.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2014

Because you want to be able to control your brand, your message, your image. Blackbaud of course has a lot of good options to facilitate do-it-yourself campaigns and our newest service, everydayhero , is an excellent option. Have fun with it. Because it’s just not the way it is DONE. Step 1 – Have a good partner.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

[Event-ebook-top] There are plenty of ways to raise money, but one of the most popular (and let’s face it: fun!) In addition to raising money, you might also use a fundraising event to facilitate other goals, such as: Acquiring new donors. Promoting your cause or gaining publicity. Stewarding existing donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

is a web-based digital photo sharing application that uses tags to facilitate finding people and photos. What if you could invite other people from the around the world to have discussions about those images? What if you could become part of an online community that contributes images of similar topics for you to consume?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 25, 2009

Kiva.org facilitates ordinary people, like you and me, making loans online to entrepreneurs in the "developing" world. You can see images from the other "Think Indian" ads on In a Good Way , the blog of Rick Williams, President & CEO of the American Indian College Fund. According to the U.S. Whaddya think?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2013

It’s not just about visualizing data in a fun way; it’s about communicating something important to your audience. Check out the image below. 7) Facilitate Sharing. Do yourself and your audience a favor- don’t forget this important step. 4) Craft Your Story. One that sticks. You don’t see any text describing it. Take note.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

John details five identity needs that are well-served by museums: explorer, experience seeker, recharger, professional/hobbyist, and facilitator. And the facilitator wants his friends and family to have a good time. The explorer is a curious person who loves to dig into things. The recharger wants a mental break in a relaxing setting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2006

The project uses a tool named STEVE , an open-source tool for enabling social tagging of museum object images to create folksonomies. of works of art based on tag subscriptions, could also facilitate the personal exploration of collections and offer more active connections between museums and users. tools (like flickr Tag Fight.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But this becomes especially critical during the spring season when most nonprofits host key fundraisers, galas, fun runs, and more to generate revenue after the slower winter months. Consider posting volunteer “casting calls” on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram using compelling images, videos, and text to generate excitement.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

When possible, integrate video, audio, and images to create multimedia stories. It invites its super fans to join a private Facebook group, with useful information and a facilitated discussion. She has created a community around making fitness fun and also a little bit crazy. Tell the same story in multiple ways.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 27, 2006

Hey Have Fun * Do Gooders--I've started posting over at WorldChanging: San Francisco about local WorldChanging happenings. Shop Local First is a program sponsored by San Francisco's Small Business Commission and is being facilitated nationally by the San Francisco-based BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Images are incredibly effective at capturing our attention quickly, much more so than text alone. Simply adding a high-quality image or video can enhance your nonprofit’s content, whether it be a website page , flyer, or annual report. Incorporate compelling visuals. This is because our brains process them almost instantly.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2007

According to their manifesto , Big Games are human-powered software for cities, life-size collaborative hallucinations, and serious fun. And fun they are. For example, the image above is from a game called BUG (Big Urban Game), developed with the University of Minnesota, in which three teams of players in St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2009

Click to see larger image. The Causes Birthday Application Makes You Feel Good What's more fun than a birthday celebration? I shared some thoughts about the Causes Birthday application design , and have continued my reflections below. Notes about application. And giving makes me feel good. Harry's First Fundraising Video 3.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to skim, but irresistible read Use images with every post. Facilitate commenting Allow commenting. If your blog is integrated into your main website, make sure it is easy to navigate back and forth between the blog and your home page. Use bold, italics, bullets and numbered lists to break up the page.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

Virtual events have skyrocketed in popularity, with more and more nonprofits moving to the digital space to facilitate traditional face-to-face engagement efforts like auctions, galas, and walkathons. OBS users can create live scenes made up of different windows, images, webcams, capture cards, and more. Web-based bidding.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2021

Step 2: Facilitate donation pages. The header image features bright colors and an adorable logo, which reinforces the nonprofit’s brand. What makes this campaign successful: They combined a fun activity (bowling!) Check out this list of 10 fun ideas to get started. What’s the central theme?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Find a spokesperson or facilitator who is familiar to your audience; ideally, someone who is perceived as a colleague or fellow member of the community. Have Fun â?¢ In order to enhance the transfer of knowledge, it is important that the messenger be seen as a credible expert on the information being presented. ". Beths Blog.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Finally, some history museum staff members feel that they should not be dealing with contemporary social issues or that they are unable to facilitate dialogue on contentious topics. Balancing multi-vocal content with a comprehensive narrative can be tricky. What kinds of challenges and opportunities exist in your own institution?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This type of tool has a more narrow feature set—it focuses almost exclusively on facilitating bidding without including any other event planning tools. Offer Outstanding Items Charity auctions are fun, engaging opportunities for donors to get cool items while supporting a great cause. Mobile bidding. That’s all there is to it!

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

With parents’ permission, you can even post pictures of your current kid volunteers in action to show the program’s potential for fun and impact. You can also include infographics or images for visual appeal. That way, you can focus on facilitating the volunteer program while your supporters take care of recruitment.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Pro tip: Facilitate donations by making your “Donate” button easy to find! A hero image: First impressions are everything! A hero image is an oversized banner image that lets you showcase one striking image. This means you should provide links to the most important sections of your website first.

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

We’re going to have some fun today. We’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so. Steven: It’s always a fun transition. So if you look at this image, it may look that you may understand here that this is the “Three Bears,” right. I’m Steven. I’m over here at Bloomerang.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

They have a huge toolkit, blog posts, logos and social media images, data from past years, and a particularly cool area called the Giving Lab. Do something fun and different on social media such as creating a special #GivingTuesday hashtag for your campaign, going LIVE on Facebook throughout the day, or utilizing Instagram Stories.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

These are fun and gradual ways to improve writing skills. Dull, choppy, and sloppy writing will smudge your image, taint your brand, and create negative impressions that steer people away from your nonprofit. Create standards and guidelines for quality writing and then set up structures to facilitate quality writing among staff.

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