Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

It is a simple, elegant way to train your attention while working online to keep mindful how you are spending your time. The problem is not the dependency on the technology but it is designed to make money for the creators than a focus on the user-experience. Distraction is still a problem and we need to need to find coping methods.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

As you read the book, you’ll learn what Sonnenberg has learned through years of building a leading efficiency consulting business – that the primary reason why so many teams are overwhelmed is not because they don’t have enough time, or that managers expect too much of their employees, or that there aren’t enough people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

As you read the book, you’ll learn what Sonnenberg has learned through years of building a leading efficiency consulting business – that the primary reason why so many teams are overwhelmed is not because they don’t have enough time, or that managers expect too much of their employees, or that there aren’t enough people.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Saves time and money. Volunteers save your organization time and money when utilized correctly with a volunteer management process. Show them proper techniques for each job and inform them about what they can expect during their time volunteering. Why is volunteer retention important?

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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. In short, continuous learning is one of the most important commitments your organization can make, and there are many methods to implement a quality program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

The workshop includes a facilitated process based on the “ World Cafe ” method where participants work in small groups to discuss the challenges in the workplace and how to address them. One technique is to weave self-care into your workday . Crisis As Workplace Culture. Crisis mode happens for a variety of reasons.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Once you have that part in place, it’s time to find fundraising tools that will help you meet those goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. You, as the instructor, will learn along with them because you are not the one talking the whole time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

I first became interested in the topic after reading David Shenk’s “ Data Smog ” in 1998 using the metaphor of environmental problems to talk about the dangers of having too much online information, primarily email. The problem of “information overload” is nothing new and has been around for centuries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

She said the workshop gave her the time to get started working on it and was confident that she’d be putting it into practice immediately. Design for Different Levels of Capacity and Skills: Adapt in Real Time. This means that you can’t be in the front of the room delivering content all the time!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems. Are there methods and tools in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector for using it effectively?

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. Employees with busy schedules or the ones who are always on-move have the luxury to access training resources at any time, from any place.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

As Learning and Development professionals it is time to ask ourselves… What does this mean to our industry? Someone who has been there, experienced that, and advised you how to use the methods you have learned in your learnings, and encourage you to succeed within this environment. How can my organization utilize coaching?

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Many nonprofits prioritize spring fundraising, making this a busy and lucrative time of the year for fundraisers. But aside from thinking about this season as just a time to raise money, also stop to consider how you can truly enhance relationships with these current donors while you’re making the big “ask.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. This approach means the instructor takes a “guide on the side&# approach versus “expert on the stage.&# And, of course, it takes more preparation time than slapping together a powerpoint.

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Achieve

JANUARY 17, 2016

That’s because surveys are often not well-constructed; they only provide self-report data; and they often are only capturing data from one point in time. Quantitative methods will likely use a survey as the data collection instrument, whereas qualitative methods might necessitate in-depth interviewing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

Here’s the method. Define the problem from your stakeholder’s point of view. Remember that when you use the scientific method, your experiment is only as good as your hypothesis. Use Scientific Methods: These include having a significant sample size, randomly selected groups and some split testing. Read more here.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. Use statistics to vividly demonstrate the scale of the problem being addressed. Use time-limited offers to create urgency. Personal stories, donor benefits, time sensitivity? Apply those lessons.

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Gyrus

JUNE 9, 2016

In particular, I highlighted six statements of Industry professionals and paraphrased what that meant to problems they experienced with their LMS providers. Now is the time when I should mention that the users surveyed were not Gyrus Systems Users and that the easiest resolution would be to explore our most recent release of GyrusAim.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

million messages valued at ten dollars each, 95% of which were from first-time donors. There’s plenty of time to put together a thoughtful mobile fundraising strategy. There’s never been a better time to start a mobile campaign. Using this method, you’d similarly promote your designated fundraising phone number.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

How does your organization avoid falling into the trap that a networked nonprofit is just about using tools and platforms? Your organization needs to think holistically. If you don’t have a developmental model, you won’t know where to start or how to prioritize your time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Do research first and implement one presence at a time with specific goals and metrics. Make Time for Reflection. Here's one way you might celebrate. Take Breaks.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

It also creates a problem internally where turf wars and a noncollaborative environment lead to frustration, burnout, and staff turnover. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time. Use Human-Centered Design Methods to Help Everyone Understand the Donor’s Experience with Your Organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2015

As my work as a trainer pivots more towards leadership development in a networked world, I’ve been doing more and more training on the topic of mindfulness at work techniques. If it is in your hand so you don’t miss an alert, then you have a problem. That is actually a disorder. Where do you carry your phone?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2010

Last month, the The New York Times published an article called " Pepsi Trips Over Its Own Submission Rules " which described a little mishap with the submission rules. In all fairness, in the contest guidelines , it doesn't say that this technique is a violation of the contest rules. For Pepsi, the top prize is $250,000.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

What if a funder got real-time input from its grantees and other partners to develop its investment strategy? It is a useful technique for creating a more responsive, flexible organizational culture as well as coming up with more innovative ideas for programs and grants that are a good fit. Why Use One?

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sgEngage

JUNE 2, 2011

In a nutshell, creating a social media strategy that can stand the test of time. It gets into some real finite looks at strategy, too, and types of approaches that work, including participation, serving great content, top down influencer approaches and empowerment techniques like crowdsourcing. in their social media strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

He will join me via skype from Italy for an interview and discussion. I recorded the above skype interview as a technology back up – it is filled with great advice and worth listening to for 14 minutes. (If you’re short on time, I have a transcript linked to resources here ). A Simple Method For Getting Started.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2015

If you deploy these two approaches, you will be able to make connections that can help you solve problems, learn, move forward on a professional or organizational goal, or what ever it is need you need to succeed. Many times we don’t value serendipity because we don’t see an immediate ROI. It is time to tune your network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Not all nonprofits are born with the spreadsheet gene. And it isn’t simply a technical problem that can be solved through training or purchasing analytics software. Does data collection may occur from time-to-time, but not formal reporting. There are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

In a comment I suggested that crowdsourcing for visioning purposes was reminiscent of the use of OD (organizational development) principles and methods often found in large-scale organizational or system change initiatives. Many of us have been paying attention to the evolution of the Web’s impact on our lives and work for some time now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Many times, it means both the “doer” and the “decision maker.”. It is also important to target the right level of authority. I might audit their Facebook best practices and other social media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

Not only do organizations need data collection systems, but also systems for observation, learning, reflection, and action or as the report describes “ systems that help us identify and solve problems proactively instead of always reacting.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2017

Note from Beth: Several years ago, I was got trained in design thinking facilitation methods using Luma and have incorporated these techniques into my consulting and training practice. Different Ways Nonprofits Are Using Design Thinking to Solve Problems and Achieve Impact. Mike Radke agreed to share this post about the work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2008

An interesting article in today's New York Times called " Lost in E=Mail, Tech Firms Face Self-Made Beast." I also created an information overload assessment that helps you figure out the degree and problem areas and offers some reflection questions that can help you begin to change your habit. Photo by Will Lion.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Unfortunately, many founders or leaders skip creating one — which generally leads to fundraising frustrations and stalled services, among other problems. Without a guide or roadmap to get you where you want to go, you can spend a lot of time floundering. Maybe they don’t know what a nonprofit business plan can do to help them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

In his question to create the storage battery, he conducted 10,000 experiments before arriving at a method that worked. Some participants got frustrated along the way, but part of the learning was to make time and space for reflection to get to deeper insights and improve practice. Self-Select Delivery Style. A Few AH HA’s.

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