Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

One of the most valuable is to incorporate a process evaluation, capturing what actually happened as the event or program unfolded. You can always learn from documenting as an event unfolds and having a formal reflection or debrief post program or event. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned.

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Candid

MAY 16, 2024

Here are some of the highlights: Sector leadership does not reflect the diversity of the nonprofit sector The nonprofit sector is racially diverse, but the leadership ranks are not. Organizations led by BIPOC women also have fewer resources as measured by revenue. BIPOC women lead 28% of the smallest nonprofits and 14% of the largest.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 21, 2021

When writing any online content, whether it’s for your blog, about us page, store or resources, you must always consider the Google gods, and craft your content accordingly. Natural language queries are web searches reflecting your normal spoken language like you might express if you were asking the question verbally of another person.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

There are more and more resources and opportunities for nonprofit professionals seeking to learn about how to use measurement and data. You will also find a well-curated resource toolkit that includes articles, books, tools, and resources. How to collect data? Making meaning. Communicating Results. Communicating Results.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

This way of thinking is reflected in your actions and demeanor, modeling behavior for those around you. Take your own journey further through private reflection and public sharing, acknowledgement of failures without shame, and discussing openly how you are solving for challenges. You transcend what you already know.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

This statement is crucial for demonstrating how effectively your nonprofit manages its resources. This walkthrough isn’t just a cautionary tale—it’s a roadmap to ensuring your financial narrative remains clear, accurate, and reflective of your nonprofit’s integrity and mission. Let’s dive in!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Now that we’ve done our audit (at least until next year), I’m taking a moment to reflect on key takeaways from our compliance initiative that all nonprofits can benefit from. For example, we tapped resources from all parts of Candid—from facilities to product managers—to collect and develop necessary materials and documentation.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2020

But here are some of my reflections from this year in museum work: Camp Life: I came to camping late and through my children. We did many of the things we did before, but with many fewer resources. So, if you’re not quite ready to learn from 2020, that’s fine. What I thought of as dirty and cold often turned out to be that way.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2024

Here are a few simple steps to help you create a solid budget that helps your organization allocate resources effectively and makes your budgeting process easier. Revenue Before Expenses Before your organization can figure out the expense side of the budget, you should first start with the inflows and available resources.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 28, 2024

Nonprofits should create a detailed budget that accurately reflects the costs associated with implementing the proposed project or program. Maximize Cost-Effectiveness and Efficiency Grant reviewers are often looking for proposals that demonstrate cost-effectiveness and efficiency in resource utilization.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In a conversation with Candid insights, WAWF president and CEO Dr. Tamara Wilds Lawson highlighted key findings and reflected on the challenges faced by Black women and Black gender-expansive leaders. This disparity underscores what the leaders in the report say about the need for equitable support and resources. “I

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Reflecting on the past success of your fundraising efforts while also learning about emerging fundraising trends can help you decide how to best allocate resources for the upcoming year. Fundraisers can create social media posts, promotional calendars, and other helpful resources to amplify the celebrity’s time and support!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The nonprofit sector, often stretched for resources and expertise, is uniquely positioned to benefit from the efficiencies and opportunities offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Each of these tools could be the subject of its own article, and the internet abounds with resources on how to utilise them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Participants reflected on their style strength and how it has helped them be successful in different situations. We had some fun doing role plays with a partner to figure out their style and some reflection on how we needed to adapt. You can find the resources here. Reflection questions : “Why did this work?”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Designed to support social sector organizations and consultants with tools and resources to get ready for engagement in capacity-building projects, ImpactRising.org aims to help make the consulting sector stronger. In that spirit, I’m excited to introduce ImpactRising.org as a resource to nonprofits and the consultants they work with.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Many in the philanthropic community desire that nonprofits reflect the communities they serve—including everyone from volunteers and donors to staff, executives, and the board. You want to ensure all voices from the communities you serve are reflected throughout your organization, especially on your board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Last week I participate on a panel on “ Data Visualization for Nonprofits: A Picture Is Better Than A 1,000 Words ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. The day of the panel, I published a blog post that shared our slides, wiki, and resources. Documentation of Session.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 23, 2022

When nonprofit employees, leaders and their boards are not reflective of the communities they serve, they jeopardize mission attainment and the implementation of ineffective strategies to address social issues. Another notable barrier is the capabilities of nonprofit human resource departments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

You can watch the video here as well as the human curated resources shared and a Copilot created summary transcript here. Below is my fully human-generated reflection. If you want to continue learning about AI for nonprofits, register for the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit , using the code VIRTUAL.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

There are many ways to do this, but try to avoid the “Q/A of the Expert at the End,” and facilitate discussion that is more reflective. Reflection. It is important to evolve your presentation style so it is more interactive, engaging, and a lean forward experience. Presenting Integrated Social Media Strategy.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2024

By contrast, positive emotions and experiences broaden our perspectives and build up our mental resources, facilitating increased innovation, social connection, and solutions. When people reflect on how something positive in their lives might never have happened , it improves their mood. This exercise is powerful for two reasons.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

But when you’re lean on resources and human power, just producing blog posts and updating your website feels like a miracle, never mind SEO or a content strategy. Give them names that reflect the content and your keywords. Search Engine Optimization. So, the next time you write an article, make it your mission to do the following.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

In today’s world, organizations simply cannot afford to invest their time and limited resources in initiatives that do not demonstrably deliver outcomes that support their goals. And having the right combination of technology and human resources ensures you can get dependable reporting in this area. Brainstorm Leading Indicators.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 26, 2021

This month, we’ve finished redesigning our online learning videos to reflect the many changes we have seen in Wild Apricot in recent years, and now we're happy to announce that Boot Camp 2.0 We've also added several new resources. is now live!

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

It’s also about making sure that your questions reflect the current state of your community and the sector, and that they respect the diversity and expertise of your applicants. You can also avoid asking for information that you don’t need or use, which can save time and resources for both you and your grantees.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 9, 2010

As I recently announced , I’m collaborating with Matt Chevy on a redesign of this website to freshen up the design, make presentations, resources and case studies all easier to find, and surface the rich conversations taking place in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The Playbook offers practical tools grounded in research, and accompanied by systems of support to guide reflection, growth, and organizational best practices. It offers a comprehensive guide for emerging leaders and their mentors to help them make sense of the changing nature of leadership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Raymond raised some good reflective questions about backchannels that are still very relevant four years later as back channels goe more mainstream and search for best practices on how to incorporate them into our conferencing experience. One of the reflections. (Warning she says the F-word on the clip.)

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

We also ensured that we reflected industry best practices for funders and our own organizational values were embedded deeper into our grantmaking practices and partnerships. Use the Resources Already at Your Fingertips The grant management system we use, Blackbaud Grantmaking , already has many processes and flows built into the system.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 10, 2024

This next generation is reshaping the giving landscape in ways predictably reflective of their status as digital natives while rallying around priority causes like social justice and climate change. This is underscored by the 84% of them who support charitable causes in some way and the 59% who do so through donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. This can be as simple as a poll or having participants type a reflective question in the chat at the beginning.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 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 !

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Shift the gaze internally to reflect on both progress made and opportunities ahead. In the spirit of self-reflection and sharing how we are fueling evolution, here are three ideas to spark forward momentum as a change agent for equitable grantmaking practices. Tap into the full set of rich resources available, financial and otherwise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

ONTC Slides View more presentations from kanter. I just finished my session on ROI as part of the Online Nonprofit Technology Conference - a two-day virtual conference. I presented on ROI and Nonprofit Technology. My presentation is based on Chapter 3 of NTEN's book.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Your nonprofit website houses plenty of important information and resources, from the story of your organization’s founding to your donation page. This way, visitors who might land on a blog article or your donation form can easily find their way to another relevant page or resource that they’re searching for.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 1, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Maximizing Outreach: Why Nonprofits Need a Powerful Online Presence As a leader of a nonprofit, you know the importance of reaching your audience effectively and making the most of your limited resources. Resource Center Your website can be a dedicated space to assemble all your resources.

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