Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Icebreakers Can Be Fun! Share what social media networks you use. Also, fun results! Materials: none Feedback: So much fun! Renee captured some of the letting loose on Twitter: Having fun at the Facilitation: Tools of the Trade workshop. Guest Post by Jen Bokoff. We saw a bunny and a boat as two favorites.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

Your best board members are like a treasure trove of expertise—guiding decision-making, fueling innovation, and opening doors to resources and networks that would otherwise remain out of reach. You can leverage trusted board members and donor networks to find great candidates who share your organization’s values.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Networking is an excellent way to grow, develop, or maintain business relationships. But, with the world trying to figure out a new normal amidst the coronavirus pandemic, most live events have been canceled or postponed indefinitely, leaving networking as something of an afterthought. Should you switch to virtual networking events?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Be sure to talk about your event on social media and ask your peer-to-peer participants and supporters to share your event promotion posts on their social networks too. A phenomenal example is the game board developed by Crossroads School for their Crossroads 5K and Family Fun Day event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. It’s a throwback from social networking circa 2006. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

At an in-person, live event, networking often just happens. These impromptu networking opportunities are not possible at a virtual event. It can seem difficult to think of networking ideas for your virtual event, but we’re here to help. Virtual Networking Ideas. Mix things up by adding a fun session or two.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

That’s why when nonprofits encourage the act of social fundraising, they not only empower supporters to share their love of the cause, but they also leverage their vast personal networks to grow in so many ways. This can lead to a new network of donors, volunteers, fundraisers, grantors, and even corporate sponsors. Promotions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The ninth guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Katya Andresen. Katya is the COO of Network for Good and the author of Robin Hood Marketing: Stealing Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes. Katya Andresen, Network for Good: How I Have Fun, Do Good Britt Bravo is ahead of her time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

There’s lots to enjoy during the holiday season – from gathering with friends and family to the festivities and fun. It includes a tool that helps measure your networking skills and also lots of methods to help you identify, expand, and use your network to improve your knowledge and work.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It is a networking and development organization that connects executives with education, research, ideas, and people. After the launch party, the fun starts. Sponsored by Results Direct The Real Fun— Plenty of time to network with old and new friends during breaks, lunch, and the cocktail reception. See you there!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 9, 2012

The third blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the wonderfully wise, Christine Egger. Christine is a facilitator, network weaver, and catalyst. How do I have fun and do good? But I’ve found the most-fun-and-most-good-doing kind aligns best with the word’s origins. I create conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Bob Agres Executive Director of Hawai’i Alliance for Community Based Economic Development said that network weaving is the humility to discover the unique gift of each person you encounter and to connect it with a need. I heard several people at the Grant maker’s Gathering on Networks say that networks are beautiful.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 15, 2021

Whether you have always been a wall-flower or a networking pro, now is as good a time as any to up your skills. Strategic Business Networking mentions that increasing your visibility and making relationships that can lead to partnerships and positive references down the line are two top reasons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

The snowball effect—if your event is fun, participants will come back year after year (along with new supporters). Below, we’ll show you how to build and incorporate a peer-to-peer campaign and share a few fun ideas to try, but first, we’ll explain what sets this form of social fundraising apart. Sounds good, right?

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DonorDrive

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

For eight years, our staff has participated in this 24-hour gaming marathon benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. It’s a worthy cause, a fun event, and an opportunity for us to fundraise with the peer-to-peer fundraising technology we build every day.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

One idea that has emerged for me through this way of exploring the topic is that of temporary versus permanent networks. Temporary versus Permanent Networks. People are networked. In this back and forth, we encounter both temporary and permanent networks – and identifying each from the other can make a huge difference!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 30, 2012

my pinterest boards Did you know that Pinterest is the third most popular social network ? As the host of the Nonprofit Blog Carnival for June 2012, I want to tap your collective wisdom to explore the theme of: Fun Ways Nonprofits Can Use Pinterest You’re invited to submit your blog posts for consideration any time before Monday, June 25th.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 28, 2018

Among the best ways to build those relationships with current donors and to gain new ones is networking. Ah yes, networking: the word we’ve heard on repeat at every conference and seminar we’ve ever been to. If your nonprofit networking is off to a rocky start, these steps can make the process go a little smoother.

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VisionLink

JULY 12, 2023

You can also sign up for one of our $50 Amazon gift cards -- just to keep it fun. The conference Program Committee has done it again by putting together quality sessions that incorporate cross-sector collaboration, education, solutions, and networking opportunities. Leaders are welcome to attend, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2011

Networked NGO. But, I’ll get to birthday fun in a minute. I spent my part of my birthday giving a presentation at the Packard Foundation Program Forum on translating the Networked Nonprofit into the Networked NGO. It was a fun way to spend part of my birthday! . View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 2, 2023

ASAE 2023 is the premier event for association leaders to network, share knowledge , and grow from industry thought leaders. I’m excited to show off all of the new and fun features we’ve grown Nimble AMS to include since last year’s conference!” Networking. Join us at ASAE 2023 on August 5-8.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

The fourth blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the delicious Meg Worden (I say delicious because I love her e-cookbook, Salad Alchemy). Doing good is fun. And incredibly fun. Meg is a writer, speaker, storyteller and a certified Holistic Health Coach. My work as a Health Coach is deeply rewarding.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

My second guest blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the warm and wonderful Jocelyn Harmon. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Network for Good , she is privileged to lead the team to help over 5,000 nonprofits raise more friends and funds online.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 10, 2011

The eighth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Mary Mulliken. Mary Mulliken, Intentional Motherhood: How I Have Fun, Do Good While I was pregnant, I heard one of my favorite writers, Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy say, "we treat our planet like a supply closet and a garbage dump."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on 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.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2012

I'm starting the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series up again! From there, the fun begins! My first guest blogger is the lovely Amy Kessel. Amy is a certified life coach devoted to helping women unfurl into their authentic selves. The interviews all contain the same five questions.

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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.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

For fun, have them also prepare a 30 minute presentation for the organization. For fun, you can also offer a bounty for any spelling or grammar errors found on the site. Custom photo stock This is a fun excuse for an intern to run around the office and any physical sites to take good pictures of work in action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

Creative Commons on Flickr : A great source for images for your organization’s website, blog, e-newsletter, social networking profiles, etc. IconsPedia : A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc. oneforty : A gallery of over 2,500 (and counting) Twitter Apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

What’s more, golfers often tap into their personal and professional networks to field a team, which expands your tournament’s reach and donor pool and opens doors for further stewardship and partnerships. Fortunately, there are a ton of options to build-in revenue enhancers that add fun and excitement without incurring prohibitive costs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Note from Beth: I’ve learned a lot about how to cultivate your professional network so it returns value by reading Porter Gale’s Your Network is Your Networth over the summer. It is about how you cultivate and develop your network. The other day I witnessed the result of feeding and tuning a network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

This year my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation includes training, coaching, and facilitating peer learning sessions for grantees on using social media effectively, becoming a Networked Nonprofit. It has been incredible laboratory to put the big ideas in the book in practice. Techniques for More Engagement.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2011

The third guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is by Jen Louden. Jen Louden, Savor and Serve: How I Have Fun, Do Good After reading my friend Keri Smith's book The Guerilla Art Kit , my 16-year-old daughter Lillian decided it would be delish to write little-bitty love notes and plaster them all over our tiny town.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

Imagine if you could tap into the networks of all of your donors. Wouldn’t that increase your network by tenfold (or maybe even more)? A fun way to bring in a few extra donations is to start a range of cute merchandise sporting your nonprofit’s logo. Well, thanks to peer-to-peer fundraisers , you can.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2011

The seventh guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Jamie Ridler. Jamie Ridler, Creative Living: How I Have Fun, Do Good I’ve always been kind of like Mary Poppins. As someone who used to sing at her day job, I discovered that when you have fun, people think you’re not taking your work terribly seriously.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Your supporters can purchase a ticket to participate and spend a day going through fun clues around your community that focus on your mission. Spring provides the perfect weather and some great scenery for a fun run event.

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