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. When it comes to using generative AI tools such as Copilot for drafts of written materials, a human must always check it for accuracy because it can make mistakes.

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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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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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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Then, guided by those goals, use effective data collection tools, measure outcomes, implement improvement strategies, and promote transparency. Data analysis tools are helping organizations of all sizes to automate, streamline, and standardize processes so they can measure and optimize performance.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

As a grantmaker, questions are your tools. 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. Does this question reflect the mission of my organization? But are you asking the right questions?

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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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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

“Born from necessity, the pandemic catalyzed the shift to a more digitally-driven selling process, and consequently thought leadership has become an increasingly important top of the funnel marketing tool.” So how do you begin to tap this new resource? Be Deliberate Thought leadership is an important top of the funnel marketing tool.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

They are wise stewards of our resources and visionaries who identify strategies for future growth. A board matrix can be a powerful tool to point the selection process in positive directions. Those achievements reflect your organization’s quality and imply a standard of excellence. the organization’s greatest asset?

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

In the United States, philanthropic collaboratives—entities that either pool or channel resources from multiple donors to nonprofits— collectively directed between $2 billion and $3 billion to a variety of grantees in 2021, and our research indicates that figure has grown since then.

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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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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. Include your teams in strategy sessions and provide them with the tech tools they need to keep pace. These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It might seem daunting, but tools like Bloomerang can simplify this process. These documents not only fulfill legal obligations but also serve as a tangible reflection of donors’ impact on your organization’s mission. These aren’t just transactional receipts; they reflect donors’ contributions to your cause.

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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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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Reflect on your strengths, weaknesses, and professional goals to identify areas for improvement and growth. Invest In Training and Workshops Some of the best resources available in any industry are training programs, webinars, and workshops.

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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. After all, your website’s success as a digital marketing tool depends on how user-friendly it is to your visitors, whether they’re exploring your website on desktop or mobile.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Reflecting on the anniversary of 9/11 this year, we honor those working in the Towers, the first responders and all of their families and friends—and all Americans who woke up to a changed nation. The team at Visionlink has a direct connection to this attack, for in its aftermath we began our work around the concept of coordinated care.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Every nonprofit leader can relate to the challenges of operating with limited resources, a small staff, and even less time. That’s why it’s vital to consider leveraging support services to augment your organization’s efficiency and resourcefulness.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At Candid, we recognize that nonprofit leaders and fundraising professionals, particularly those working at small or under-resourced organizations, need access to the nonprofit training and resources that equip them to do good. Courses are not only offered in a “live,” real-time format.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 2, 2021

“Giving Tuesday fundraising results in 2021 were largely driven by the recent release of a new suite of online fundraising tools and Bloomerang Payments , our best-in-class payment processor,” said Ann Fellman, CMO of Bloomerang. Additional Resources: Learn more about Bloomerang’s Online Fundraising Tools.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

The latest resource from the Blackbaud Institute, Development Plan Toolkit: Your Three-Step Guide to Strategic Fundraising offers a pathway to reaching and retaining major donors: Step 1: Reflect on successes and opportunities. Tools for Success. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

They set aside time daily to prepare themselves with actions such as: Learning about new tools to enhance their campaigns. Help your teammates understand the tools available to them so they can maximize their roles within your organization. Successful nonprofits know what fundraising tools they have access to—and they use them.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

For example, consider creating a strategy for segmenting your emails and testing, this is a great resource from Kivi Leroux Miller. While my workshop on Day 1 focused a lot on internal processes and best practices, the next question that we anticipated from attendees was, "What tools can I use to help create this compelling content?"

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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

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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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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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Importance of Testimonials Testimonials are personal endorsements, typically in the form of a statement or story, that reflect a person’s experience with your nonprofit. They serve as powerful tools for building trust and authenticity, showcasing real-life impacts of your organization’s work.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

Do you have the time or resources to find out what people are saying? You can change the settings to reflect how often you want notifications sent to you, what language you prefer, which specific locations to monitor, and what types of content you want to search. That’s great in theory, but how do you go about doing that?

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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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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I was also unaccustomed to having to find all my own resources; I had spent the previous 15 years of my career working in higher education with access to a university research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. I’d taken it for granted that these resources were just there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

The tool of choice has changed from IRC or Meebo to Twitter and the use of hashtags. 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.

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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. Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. You should have a mix of approaches in your webinar. Incorporate Different Delivery Options.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

This culture can bring about the desired outcomes of staff, volunteers, and members who reflect the community, having a team possessing strong problem-solving skills, and leadership that embraces innovation. Appreciating diversity and creating a team that reflects the community in appearance and thoughts are only the first steps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Many nonprofit professionals will tell you that the answer is “time” and/or “resources.” By investing in automation and organizational tools that let technology take over on the day-to-day tasks, your team can devote more of themselves to your organization’s big-picture initiatives.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here we reflect on what we learned and set the stage for where we’re headed. For funders and nonprofits alike, we now offer robust tools and resources to make the process of collecting and accessing demographic data as simple as possible.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

The latest resource from the Blackbaud Institute, Development Plan Toolkit: Your Three-Step Guide to Strategic Fundraising offers a pathway to reaching and retaining major donors: Step 1: Reflect on successes and opportunities. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. The New Social Economy. Let’s start with a definition first.

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