Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

As part ongoing work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I am designing, facilitating, and delivering workshops with Compasspoint. Last week, I had the great pleasure of presenting a one-day workshop with colleagues Holly Minch , JD Lasica , Janet Fouts , and Susan Tenby. Morning Session.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

The Campaign Workshop Joe Fuld, president Often campaigns make assumptions that people on the team—volunteers, donors, etc.—understand The Campaign Workshop is an award-winning political consulting firm that specializes in targeted communications, digital, mail, and video for advocacy and political campaigns. Don’t assume!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The reality is that skipping or neglecting the discovery phase is the most common cause of budget and timeline overruns, low adoption and ROI, and misalignment to people and processes. It’s about people. After all, these tools exist to help people do their jobs better, right? Why is that? Here are our top 3 reasons: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. ” He went into details about how people consume or share content via mobile phones vs tablets. Alois Bell was a diner at AppleBee’s in St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” Analytical Style people control their emotions but tend to ask questions rather than give orders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

1. Deep Analysis of Your Audience: I always (try) to do a thorough participant assessment before I teach any workshop or do a presentation. I conduct a survey that collects information that I can analyze against a maturity of practice model I’ve created called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly.&#. Ellie taught a great trick.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At this year’s Council on Foundations conference in New Orleans, I had the honor of doing a mini-workshop for CEOs of Community Foundations as part of a half-day pre-conference session organized by the Knight Digital Media Center called “Digital Strategies for Community Foundations.”

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Acting on this insight, they shift their live workshops to nighttime, leading to a 30% increase in participation. Tell an Emotional Story The Power of Narratives: People connect with stories. This insight can then inform course scheduling, content creation, and more. That’s the power of analytics.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

A word on content and AI Search for SEO tips and you’ll read a lot about creating good content that people will want to read. ” Then, create content that guides users through steps they can take, such as participating in local clean-up events or educational workshops your organization offers.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For professional associations, these resources can help your members stay informed and up-to-date in their field. Online forums and communities with members-only access can also provide a platform for people to exchange ideas and collaborate. Let’s get at it! Think about the ways you can help your nonprofit’s members connect!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

The needs and goals of the larger community are listened to by someone or a group of people and they create opportunities for action, service, and change. Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 8, 2021

The virtual summit offerings might include multiple speakers, product demos, session topics, workshops, and other ways to connect with both the presenters and attendees. Virtual summits are a great way for diverse groups of people to connect over ideas, trends, and best practices! Virtual Workshops & Webinars.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 8, 2021

The virtual summit offerings might include multiple speakers, product demos, session topics, workshops, and other ways to connect with both the presenters and attendees. Virtual summits are a great way for diverse groups of people to connect over ideas, trends, and best practices! Virtual Workshops & Webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Flickr Photo: Illustration of Participant's Learning Questions Earlier this month, we piloted the first two-day workshop on social media strategy and tools for NTEN 's WeAreMedia project. I was pleased with workshop, even though it was the first time and that is always difficult because instruction improves with feedback from learners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Over the years, I have developed and refined one-day or half-day workshops on social media strategy and tactics for nonprofits. The add-on to my previous workshops were three "experiment in a box" modules which included Listening , Twitter , and Facebook Fan Pages. Many people have also remixed it.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 4, 2024

Standardize practices such as auditing and appending data so no important information falls through the cracks. For instance, if you’d like to boost voter registration in a certain local community, you can send more voter information communications to people in that area. 3 engagement strategies for supporter mobilization 1.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In addition to the info-packed sessions and workshops, these conferences provide invaluable opportunities to connect with other fundraisers, share ideas, and encourage each other. There are tons of sessions, workshops, and roundtables to choose from, and they cover an unbelievably broad range of topics. They’re the best!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 19, 2023

Member experiences are how people perceive and interact with your nonprofit. Provide a welcome packet: Let members know about all the fantastic perks that your nonprofit offers and important details like contact information with a welcome packet. This software lets you gather information about your members and put them into segments.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Social media is a powerful, yet affordable, way to inform, engage, and recruit volunteers. In fact, according to Nonprofits Source, 53% of people who engage with a nonprofit on social media volunteer. Showcase volunteer impact People will likely connect with stories that show how volunteers are making a difference.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

A member newsletter or club newsletter is a great tool to share important information with members in a place they likely visit every day, multiple times a day: their email inbox. Consider Your Audience The key to creating a member newsletter that people keep opening and reading is to offer content that’s beneficial to them in some way.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Funders share how frustratingly difficult it can be to find Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC)-led and community-based nonprofits that are closest to the needs but may not have the resources to create visibility for themselves on a broad scale.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Take for example the Community Media Workshop's Ning Site which is used to complement their face-to-face training session. Community Media Workshop???s keeping workshop participants and trainers connected. During a social media workshop, trainers Demetrio Maguigad and Gordon Mayer covered a number of online tools with attendees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

Yesterday, I spent a day facilitating leadership workshops for arts leaders attending the Art House Convergence Conference near Park City, Utah. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes learning. What to do? You can build your resilience by listening to a lecture!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Before I get to the topic of using posters to make your workshops or meeting more interactive (and fun), I want to wish you a Happy International Women’s Day! The photo above is from a mini-workshop I did as part of Wake International’s “ Tech2EmpowerUSA.” Photo by Equal Rights Advocates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Improve internal information systems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Much of this has to do with how people appreciate each other as well as building a sense of community, followed by activities and supporting policies in the workplace. I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 16, 2023

Create awareness : Events give you a stage to share your story, educate people about your cause, and inspire them to take action. Community events : Organize events like fairs, festivals, or workshops to bring your community together while raising funds and awareness for your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2015

Terry and Rusty Stahl have just published a new book, “ The Talent Development Platform ,” that provides strategic and practical information to help nonprofits guide, nurture, and strengthen the next generation of nonprofit leaders. Heather Carpenter and Tera Wozniak Qualls, along with Alexis S. … Read More Books Leadership'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2016

I traveled with a team of Advisers to conduct an interactive “Tech2Empower” workshop for leaders of anti-trafficking and women’s rights NGOs. I’ve also taught social media to young people in Cambodia. In my other training work, I’ve been a “Canvangelist” sharing Canva for Nonprofits at many of my workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. It isn’t just about the tools, but about how people need to work and think differently.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Strategy sessions, workshops, or committee meetings are better choices. Scenario planning fills you with information and an understanding of the possibilities. It gives you some control when the external environment is rapidly changing, and people are looking to you for leadership.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Earlier this summer, I had the huge privilege to visit Romania and help with the Local Philanthropy Workshop. It was so much fun and it was an amazing experience to work with people like Chris Worman and meet with so many local nonprofit and community changemakers. The Local Philanthropy Workshop: Facebook Campaigning in Romania.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

When discussing the ideas in The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , people in Finland have figured out keeping calm versus fire drill culture. Take for example, Fulbright Finland where I did a workshop with their staff about personal branding and professional networking.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Even the people who benefit from the organization’s mission can provide valuable input on the strategic plan. Leaders need to take the time to compile all available information and allow time for discussion. Employees, volunteers, donors, community members want to feel connected to the organizations they care about.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 18, 2015

In a Community Science Workshop. A couple months ago, I visited a Community Science Workshop for the first time in Watsonville, CA. A small room, packed with gadgets, packed with fossils, packed with tools, packed with PEOPLE everywhere making and exploring and building and learning. How are Workshop locations selected?

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Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

Target audiences are increasingly calling your help desk because they are having trouble, and your team is responding with inconsistent messaging and information. They conducted extensive research, including an employee workshop, created a current state journey map, and conducted contextual inquiries and phone interviews.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Let the Machines Work so the People Can Think!: From Juggling Hats to Mastering Financial Communication: Empowering Leadership through Numbers : Nonprofit finance professionals are no strangers to doing the jobs of several people, but that doesn’t make explaining the numbers to your non-finance colleagues any easier.

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