Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

Recently I facilitated an online session about how to get better at online meetings for Lightful in the UK where I am a Senior Advisor at Lightful, among other activities, facilitate online master classes for their BRIDGE programme. An online meeting is more effective when you have at least two facilitators. Don’t wing it alone.

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Bloomerang

MAY 22, 2024

By facilitating instant donations within the context of a story, Storyraise fundraising technology empowers audiences to translate their emotional response into tangible impact with just a few clicks. ” Find or create a donation form, click “View Hosted Form,” and copy the URL from the new window.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

This means your website is one of your nonprofit’s most valuable tools for staying connected to your supporters and bringing in end-of-year donations. After helping hundreds of organizations prep their own sites for year-end fundraising, we have a few key recommendations: Use integrated tools whenever possible. Let’s get started.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Host interactive events: Consider organizing interactive events where participants need to work together to solve a puzzle or mystery. And you can host them in person, or as virtual or hybrid events. And you can host them in person, or as virtual or hybrid events. Make the process as seamless as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Let’s Define Your Community Since your mission is to facilitate philanthropy in order to move your mission forward, let’s talk about your philanthropic community – the donors, volunteers, advocates and ambassadors who fuel your work, making your impact the greatest it can be. But it won’t happen unless you facilitate it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Smaller nonprofits that might have board members from many different geographic locations have probably hosted hybrid board meetings. Center Inclusion.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

They just need to feel engaged in your organization’s mission and be given the necessary tools and support to maximize their impact. To facilitate this process, your consultant will lead interviews with your stakeholders, including your board, to gather their unbiased feedback. Support your donor stewardship strategy.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

One potent but underutilized tool at your disposal during this time is employee giving⁠ —a form of corporate philanthropy that directly engages a company’s staff. Employee matching gift programs Program overview: Employee matching gifts are a powerful tool for nonprofits, driving individual and corporate revenue alike.

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

This guide will give you the rundown on how to get started so you can smoothly host an engaging podcast that will “wow” audiences. You can choose to host the podcast alone, essentially monologuing for each episode. Or, you could co-host with another nonprofit professional. Hosting site. Why start a nonprofit podcast?

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

By taking advantage of more traditional methods as well as leveraging social media and peer-to-peer fundraising best practices, you’ll be on your way to hosting a winning event! Do your research to find a user-friendly platform that has these features and other intuitive tools designed to make fundraising as seamless as possible.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 15, 2021

And they allow companies to continue hosting popular events for their consumers even with gathering restrictions in place. . A hybrid event means that at the same time, you can host two types of event styles tailored to each audience (an online audience and an in-person audience) for a great attendee experience. . We are here to help.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Hosting a hybrid event can boost physical attendance and promote your brand and content to a wider and broader audience. . From event ticketing to marketing, an event planning software allows an event organizer to see all of their tools in one cohesive place. Automated event planning and hosting. Facilitate attendee engagement.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

And, we know a lot more about how to host virtual events and engage an online audience than we did last year. Your online donation tool is one of the quickest and easiest ways for supporters to give to your cause. Leverages common tools. Take Advantage Of Video Conferencing And Streaming Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I also use it as a year in review tool. 3) Start A New Journal: As I mentioned above, I keep an annual professional journal, part planner and part reflection tool. Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Use these tips to create a fulfilling volunteer experience and retain your remote volunteers’ support year-round: Provide thorough training Use the right tools Show volunteer appreciation By keeping your remote volunteers motivated, you can leverage their unique skills and interests to fuel change in your community. Let’s begin.

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2020

Doublecheck your plans and host your auction. With the right strategies and tools on your side, you’ll be launching your first virtual auction in no time. With the right strategies and tools on your side, you’ll be launching your first virtual auction in no time. You’ll definitely need the right tools for the job. .

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You’ve probably seen donation pages on popular sites like GoFundMe, but any website can host its own custom-made giving page, just like yours. Our campaign tools let you conjure up visually appealing pages in a flash, and we’ve got your back with interface and report handling for all kinds of donations and fundraisers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

I track to learn and improve relationships on Twitter. For example, here’s the spreadsheet from the workshop I facilitated that was hosted by Compasspoint. It is a Twitter analytics tool. Crowdbooster is another Twitter analytics tool that gives you a lot of interesting charts and graphs and data.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Naturally, hosting an online event takes some effort. And if you’ve never hosted an online conference, you may be unsure how they work and the steps you need to take. . The key distinction is that a virtual conference is hosted completely online. The only difference is that these components will be hosted online.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Hosting a hybrid event can boost physical attendance and promote your brand and content to a wider and broader audience. . From event ticketing to marketing, an event planning software allows an event organizer to see all of their tools in one cohesive place. Automated event planning and hosting. Facilitate attendee engagement.

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Achieve

MARCH 24, 2022

However, just because you don’t have the bandwidth to host a grand fundraising event yet, that doesn’t mean that you don’t have options. To get started, find a trusted crowdfunding platform to host your campaign. is that there’s already a pipeline in place to facilitate donations. simplified multichannel fundraising campaigns.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 10, 2021

If you’re thinking of hosting a virtual event, then you are likely sourcing the perfect digital environment for your brand’s needs. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest differences between an event platform and a streaming platform for hosting a virtual event. Live video hosting capabilities. Event Platform Overview and Advantages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

I realized after the first week, that I needed to gather every tool from my Happy Healthy Nonprofit toolkit to try to keep calm, focused, and positive. TechSoup has been hosting a weekly themed Happy Hours with staff Participants get to do a show & tell and of course bring their own beverage. 4 New Workplace Norms for Meetings .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

International Training Work: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world. This past year I had the honor of facilitating an intense training in Tunisia in January for Women Entrepreneurs that included leadership, entrepreneurship, business planning, and communications.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This is also the time when many organizations host their year-end gala or another major event to drive even more donations. However, with the rise of online fundraising technology and virtual events, nonprofits are moving away from the traditional strategy of hosting just one larger event each year. Intuitive user experience.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 14, 2020

Because hosting a hybrid event essentially means managing two audiences simultaneously, pulling it off takes some careful consideration. . Using a tool like Accelevents , you can seamlessly manage all ticketing and registration while facilitating participation and networking across physical and virtual sessions. .

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 21, 2020

In a world that is rapidly adjusting to COVID-19, hosting physical events has become difficult, if not impossible. . A virtual event venue is a production or broadcast studio designed to facilitate virtual events and webcasting. If you don’t want the event hosted in your workspace, you can go to the production studio. .

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Organizing an exciting scavenger hunt is no easy feat, but luckily, there are a few tools you can use to help make your event a success. An app-based scavenger hunt can also facilitate a hybrid event if you have participants who are more comfortable virtually attending. Use an app. Haunted House fundraiser. Ghost story contest.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 30, 2022

With Accelevents, you can export all this data you’ve collected with a two-way integration into CRM and email/demand gen tools like HubSpot , Marketo , or Salesforce. . Moreover, always host your event with online ticketing and registration, an online event app, and email reminders. Train your team for a positive customer experience.

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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.

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Qgiv

JULY 25, 2022

However, when it comes to nonprofit fundraising, crowdfunding platforms often lack tools for supporters to get more involved in raising money. Each participant has their own fundraising page, access to essential fundraising tools, and a dashboard with resources from a nonprofit. Best Donor Management Software. DonorPerfect. Bloomerang.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

Amy saw that members of the nonprofit tech community were itching to dive more deeply and regularly into topics of online community building, but she didn’t want to create a space if there weren’t willing co-facilitators and a good deal of buy-in. Whoever’s hosting facilitates the discussion using the @CommBuild account.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Ensure you have access to these useful tools: CRM. With a matching gift tool, you can follow up with match-eligible donors to remind them to apply for a match. And, you can even embed a matching gift search tool into your online donation form so donors can research their eligibility and apply for a match on the spot.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 4, 2020

This is particularly important if you are hosting a virtual conference , education session, or industry event. Links to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, can help you increase brand awareness and facilitate networking before and during your virtual event. Program Networking Sessions. Use the Right Virtual Event Platform.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 10, 2021

If you’re thinking of hosting a virtual event, then you are likely sourcing the perfect digital environment for your brand’s needs. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest differences between an event platform and a streaming platform for hosting a virtual event. Live video hosting capabilities. Event Platform Overview and Advantages.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Generosity Xchange is a two-day virtual conference hosted by Neon One. Whether you’re searching for industry best practices and inspiration, looking to connect with other fundraisers, or are on the hunt for practical tips leveraging the tools in your Neon One account, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for at Generosity Xchange.

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