Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 15, 2014

Helen Clark has embraced the power of online networks and integrated social media to drive news and engagement around these important goals. According to Twiplomacy study of how International Organizations use Twitter, Helen Clark of UNDP is one of the most conversational heads of international organizations on Twitter.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Read time: 2 minutes We don’t have to tell you the news is heavy these days, and collectively we are anxious about global violence, threats to reproductive freedom and voting access and LGBTQIA rights and crumbling democracy. But jokes aside, it’s yet another proof point that our democracy is in crisis.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

Despite the robust annual increases, however, the current total falls short of the 13% of GDP analysts at NITI Aayog, an Indian government public policy think tank, believe is necessary for the country to meet its commitment to achieving 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. That amount constituted 8.3%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Make a one-time or monthly financial contribution to the organization. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps. This could be done annually or just one time.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

As a former member of the New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NJ VOAD), Aaron coordinated Hurricane Sandy and Irene response efforts for Mormon Helping Hands. Aaron has spent seven years as the Privacy Fellow for the Washington DC policy institute Liberty Coalition. Aaron Titus received his J.D.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Meaningful data is a tremendous asset to advocates, policymakers, and mission-driven organizations. Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Know your audience.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

PacSci’s new website launched in tandem with the museum’s physical reopening, successfully serving a high number of visitors on reopening weekend. GOLD – Government Website. Gold – Government Website. It advocates for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services. ??Forum Washington State Wine Commission.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 22, 2020

Keep your members up to date on your association’s response, including your office work procedures, events calendar and any other necessary news. With many businesses implementing work from home policies to help flatten the curve with this virus, re-enforce your association’s value in this new work from home environment.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. September 16, 2021 African Parks has announced a five-year, $100 million pledge from the Rob and Melani Walton Foundation in support of the organization's endowment. Gates Foundation awards $35 million PRI for anti-viral therapeutics. Read more. .

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2016

And we need advocacy for new levels of excellence and for policies that support our work. The organizations we lead, GuideStar and the Center for Effective Philanthropy , are among more than 20 "infrastructure organizations" that are formally calling on foundations to step up their level of support for infrastructure.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Web Marketing Association, organizers of the WebAwards, highlights the importance of “recognizing the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective and best web sites on the Internet today. Government Standard of Excellence. It’s a great morale builder.”. Check out our winners below!

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

These are the themes I heard while attending the interesting Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook" event this past Monday in DC, organized by the team of Lucas Cioffi , Stephen Buckley , and Kaliya Hamlin. Here are some insights I picked up: Open Government Directive: Coming soon? News: InformationWeek ?

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The National Council on Mental Wellbeing drives policy and social change on behalf of over 3,100 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. It advocates for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services. ??Forum

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The National Council on Mental Wellbeing drives policy and social change on behalf of over 3,100 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. It advocates for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services. ??Forum

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 20, 2021

You and your staff have worked tirelessly to keep your organization afloat through 2020 and 2021, fundraising for your cause and maintaining good relationships with donors. . And, with a few exceptions, the government hasn’t stopped expecting nonprofits to adhere to its rules, either. Adhere to local mask and vaccination policies.

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2014

Each panelist explained how they used social media to further their mission and then shared their experience with finding and telling their organizations'' stories, goal-setting, and developing strategies for engagement. Feedly : a news aggregation app that pulls feeds from news sites and social media.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In July 2020, Candid published a blog post examining the many surveys inquiring about social sector organizations’ needs in light of COVID-19. Organizations across the globe continue to feel negative impacts of COVID-19. Most charitable organizations’ greatest concern continues to be financial stability.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. 5 Ways to Organize. If your organization has constituent communications segregated through different departments (e.g., CFRE is a fundraising visionary with 30+ years frontline development work helping organizations raise millions in support.

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

I hosted a webinar that digs into the approaches and tools that Forum One thinks any modern nonprofit, association, foundation or government agency should be looking at in order to manage their data. The great news is that new approaches and affordable tools are changing how nonprofits can manage and analyze data throughout this process.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose .

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. 2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. NYSSCPA / New York, NY / $480. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. 15th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Fundraising & Grants.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2018

A statement to the international news agency Reuters read: “We revised our Ad Grants policies to help nonprofits be more effective with AdWords and improve the quality of their ads, which will lead to targeted awareness of their projects and mission.” Why did you do this, Google Ad Grant team?!

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. Some big news this week as President Obama further commits to opening up government data by signing an Executive Order. Open Government Data.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. Everything from news to shopping to their friends and influencers was accessible to them online. . The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. .

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

Whether you’re advancing from within an organization, assuming an executive director position, or starting a nonprofit, the budgeting process is the first step to grasping an organization’s financial health and future. I once sat in a boardroom reviewing a forecasted profit and loss statement for an organization I was leading.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It points out that poverty in rural areas is higher than in urban ones, but that "rural nonprofits find it incredibly difficult to build strong organizations" despite this reality. While private foundations are clearly more urban-oriented, state and corporate foundation grantmaking now favors rural organizations.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

Purpose is an organization’s aspirational reason for being, beyond profits alone. It’s why an organization matters to people. Despite this, less than half of employees know what their organization stands for and what makes it different. So, how do organizations pursue purpose successfully? What’s next?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2012

Some nonprofit organizations hire professional fundraisers to help them reach their funding goals more quickly and easily. Although insurance companies underwrite bonds, they do not function the same way as traditional insurance policies. Danielle Rodabaugh , Educational Outreach Editor. at SuretyBonds.com.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

or B- average — underwhelming results for the top leaders of their organizations and such high achieving individuals. Earlier this year, BoardSource launched Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices , which is a comprehensive scan of current nonprofit board practices, policies, and performance.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 27, 2023

Here are a few options: Better Than Nothing Export Go through the major reports of Audience, Acquisition, Behavior and Conversions and export data in a PDF for 1 year at a time and then save it in an organized series of folders by year. What do I even do with all these new tags and tracking codes?!” Buries head in pillow* 5.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

The good news is that digital literacy is becoming part of lesson plans for K-12 students in public schools. Organizations like the YMCA or The Boys and Girls Clubs of America offer free after-school programs in technology. And what if government agencies and corporations better supported these efforts? The Role of Schools.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2016

"Organizations will pay significant consequences if they don't work openly, honestly and proactively with government and society. People’s tools of communication and organization—from smartphones to social media—are more powerful than ever before. Their shares fell 30% when the news broke.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

2018 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. 2018 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. The program provides focused attention on key compliance issues for both private foundations and charitable organizations, plus practical walk-throughs of an IRS audit and an Attorney General Investigation. NYSSCPA / New York, NY / $480.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While the primary goal is for students to learn about strategic use of networks and social media for international organizations, I will also be covering some practical career skills such as effective networking and self-directed professional learning (also called “Social Learning”). Global Conversations.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

The scope of the problem makes efforts to organize and strengthen the electronics refurbishment industry in Europe a pretty big deal. Congress multiple times regarding e-waste policy. Not only was Jim one of the organizers of the early Refurbishers Summits in the U.S., The Greatest Environmental Benefit. How times have changed!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2011

What's an organization to do to get a handle on this? Many nonprofit and library workers and volunteers get work email or access databases or use the organization’s intranet using their personal devices. TechSoup itself has adopted a tiered user policy. The Problem. How BYOD Affects Workers.

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