Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. With our blog firmly established as a valuable source of content, we are now developing strategies to further leverage our blog to support our policy goals.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

Another collaborative may monitor the mission-aligned metrics, financial stability, implementation of evidence-based practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies of grantees to assess whether it is supporting the organizations most likely to realize the impact it seeks.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But is this the right question? The data collected is usually owned by the grantmaker, not questioned, and not shared back with the grantee or any larger community. For many grantmakers, the answer to these questions is our own institutions. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Once there is enough awareness of the program, launch a planned giving committee to review planned giving processes and fundraising policies. A Planned Giving Committee: Committee members should have a working knowledge of planned giving tax regulations and legal factors to keep the program up to date on all planned giving processes.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Kellogg Foundation This resource helps answer a key question on many leaders’ minds: How can leaders and companies create a culture that embodies a feeling of inclusion and a sense of belonging for all employees? Expanding Equity: Inclusion & Belonging Guidebook , by the W.K.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Yet the public will expect knowledge, and their decision-making ability is enhanced if they have a significant working knowledge of your mission’s discipline. That level of knowledge builds over time with ongoing training at board meetings, through tours, at events, and by other means. They don’t need to become experts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Do any nonprofits have a formal blogging policy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

The term is a play on “ organizational memory ” which is defined as is the accumulated body of data, information, and informal learning created in the course of an organization’s existence or known as “Knowledge Management.” This understanding allows employees to seek out the right peers for information in the future.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

But some general knowledge about financial literacy will bode well. Reading financial statements, analyzing data, reviewing the Form 990 before it’s filed, approving policies related to conflicts of interest, tapping into reserves, and conducting internal audits might not light your fire. It’s not sexy.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here! Protecting the environment or cutting taxes for billionaires?”

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. Answer questions like: Did participants’ attitudes, knowledge and skills change?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

From this learning, I was left with the question, “How can collaborations thrive when everyone feels that they are “unique”? As a social impact sector and in philanthropy, we exist to do good, but at times we can unintentionally create policies, practices, and even projects that impede progress and can create harm.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They should put internal controls in place and help write policies to prevent loss, theft, or confusion, using current b est practices. Determine, Monitor, and Strengthen the Organization’s Programs and Services Board members should have detailed knowledge of who participates in or takes advantage of your major programs and services.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible. In the absence of knowledge of what the right thing is, your Board is probably swinging in the dark because they truly don’t know what is expected of them. Brainstorm.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

in an interactive activity to consider challenging questions about race, identity, and economic justice over a meal. 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.

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2014

At the 2014 National Conference in Seattle, you’ll find plenary programs featuring thought leaders from the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, alongside breakout sessions that will zero in on the most complex questions of our day.

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

Have Cybersecurity Policies and Practices in Place. Protecting grantees’ data requires asking questions such as: How secure is my grants management system? Are staff familiar with our policies? Among the questions you may want to address: What do we need to do to keep grantees safe in different situations?

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

The question now is — what do we do with all this? Similar to visualizations, AI can help uncover key connections in your organizational data and isolate them for further analysis by knowledgeable humans. AI is now a core part of Microsoft’s suite. At Google, Bard becames Gemini. The answer: Use it.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

The problem lies in thinking of editing as a process of correction — where a better, more knowledgeable, or more experienced writer fixes the shortcomings in a draft. What works best is to ask yourself specific questions that help you see your own writing through fresh eyes and spot opportunities for revision that will make your copy sing.

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Achieve

MARCH 4, 2022

An attorney knowledgeable about data privacy matters will always be your best guide when navigating these rules, but there’s still plenty you can do to familiarize yourself with the landscape. Work with a nonprofit technology consultant if needed to conduct an assessment of your current data policies and protections.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2009

It has some terrific questions to think about including: What behavior are we wanting to change? And rather than pay people to go get information about those places, Google has smartly been using a service called Map Maker, which lets locals and people knowledgeable about the area edit it themselves. What problem can we help solve?

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

In the last post I talked about the difficulties we see organizations have in managing knowledge. In my experience, for information to be truly organizational knowledge, at the very minimum four things must be true: It must be written down so it cannot walk out the door. So often vital information is just in one person's head.

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Forum One

JANUARY 19, 2023

It serves as the digital face of your organization and is the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on. This global ecosystem serves as the digital brand and voice of your organization, as well as the main source of knowledge about the programs and issues you work on, and the audience you are reaching.

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Gyrus

JULY 21, 2016

Continuous learning is an established persistent learning process, designed for bolstering the knowledge and skills of your workforce over time, and presents itself in many forms. Establishing a formal policy of Continuous Learning. Use this as an opportunity for knowledge transfer.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

From their website : “We work across spheres to develop the practices, policies, and beliefs of professional communities. At the same time, we support companies in their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and tools to create an inclusive environment, in a safe and welcoming space.”.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

Educate yourself Familiarize yourself with the different types of legacy gifts , such as bequests, charitable trusts, life insurance policies, or retirement account designations. Understand the associated legal and financial implications so that you can answer any questions that may arise.

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BoardAssist

MAY 20, 2014

Does your organization have a sound, carefully managed and board-approved Investment Policy Statement? Morgan Securities, to weigh in and pass on a bit of carefully curated knowledge, gathered from decades of experience in the field. We hope you enjoy this week’s guest post and would like to thank Madelyn for her thoughtful advice!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As Mwande Chileshe, Food Security, Nutrition & Agriculture Global Policy Lead, said, “We’ve created a false narrative that hunger must always exist.” We need to engage, learn, and innovate based on the success of the solutions,” said Imelda Awino, Deputy Director of the Knowledge and Innovation Hub at Action Against Hunger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Way back in 2009, when I first Peter and Madeline, we brainstormed some questions about the strategic use of social media to build a network. There is a good set of start up design questions for a network: Purpose: What is the network’s purpose for being?

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

The original question: My organization is working on a data retention policy and wondering if others have insights to share. good questions to consider – “How much space does a record take up?”, “How much space do you you have/need/can get?”, “How much space do our backups take up?”, “How many new records do we amass per year?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

I used the following statements given that I had a mix of staff members – from executive directors, social media managers, and policy/program directors. Following the presentation, I provided feedback on best practices and how to extend them – then asked questions to kick off a group discussion. Living Case Study.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

I hope you join us as we advance this global right and work towards making the Marrakesh Treaty as successful as possible, so that it can empower people with print disabilities—particularly those in developing countries—to live fuller lives based on equal access to knowledge. And when you sign the treaty, you haven’t succeeded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Great, provocative question. Efurd’s question demands an examination of the functions that philanthropies need to tap — functions that could be commoditized and procured and delivered over a network. Marty Kearns, of Netcentric Campaigns, has a more intriguing answer to Efurd’s question.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 21, 2021

Implementing policies and prioritizing DEI best practices will help you start seeing a difference in your own organization. All changes should be rooted in knowledge and learning, so that’s the first step. Create a setting where people can ask questions and start discussions on the topic. Wanting it isn’t enough.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 1, 2019

Anyone who’s gone through this transition will tell you that investing in software is a big decision, and deserve to have all of your questions answered before making the final purchase. That’s why we’ve compiled the most commonly asked questions into this comprehensive guide. The short answer to this question is a simple yes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2012

It’s also a way of becoming a thought-leader, by answering the questions of others. As an example, here’s a philosophical question for you, one that needs practical answers: To what extent can you engage with unethical partners without becoming tainted yourself? What would you answer to the question posed above?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings.

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