Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2015

We know that sitting is bad for your health and has been dubbed “the new smoking.” ” Two years ago I got put on a fitbit and started walking, and haven’t stopped. There is no better type of professional relationship building than walking shoulder-to-shoulder. Hack a standing desk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

On February 12th, I’ll be presenting on a FREE Guidestar Webinar on healthy and productive meetings and talking about walking meetings (register here ). There is much research out there about why sitting at work is downright dangerous for your health. It is enough to make you stand up and go out for a walk right now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2015

This year I designed and facilitated a highly interactive session called “ Walking is Work: Don’t Call It A Break ” with Ritu Sharma. I also lead a conference networking walk following the session. This post summarizes some thoughts and reflections. We, as the presenters, stood or walked for the whole session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

And surely given events of this past week, we all need to continue to practice a little self-care and nurture a culture of support while standing up for what we what we believe in. One of the participants mentioned that they were going to start regular walking meetings with staff, to ensure they keep moving but also build community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Board retreats, day long meetings, can be potentially be deadly — sitting most of the time and hearing a parade of reports. Give Everyone at the Meeting Permission to Stand Up. When I work in my home office, I’m used to standing every 20 or so minutes. The human body was not designed for sitting all day long.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Moving around is better than sitting still to enhance learning. As a facilitator, you have to watch the participants body language and look for the “slump,” and if you notice people getting tired, interject some movement. People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2017

In my book , co-written with Aliza Sherman , we walk through plenty of warning signs, along with self-care activities to alleviate your stress. Self-care solution: Add more movement into your workday—stand up and walk around to clear your mind. Instead, incorporate a brain-replenishing walk into your lunch hour.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

It’s harder to create a fun event when everyone is sitting at home in front of their computer. Stand-up comedy can feel a little more risky. But many organizations have booked just the right stand-up comedian for their virtual fundraising event! RaceDirectors HQ.com has great advice for organizing a virtual walk or run.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

You spend your days in back-to-back meetings and sitting behind a screen all day. . having a cup of tea, walking the dog, or doing yoga) before jumping into your work. . Life doesn’t stand still. So, it stands to reason that balance isn’t a destination you arrive at someday. . But you’re not a robot.

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JULY 13, 2021

Is the venue easily accessible or is it a long walk from the car? Will guests who can’t stand for long periods of time be able to sit? Will guests who can’t stand for long periods of time be able to sit? As I just mentioned, some places charge per car for parking. Are there wheelchair ramps available?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2012

An example: One of the first weeks I was here, I remember going to Farmer Joe''s on Fruitvale, and walking by a black lesbian couple getting out of their Prius. And then I walked into the store to see this black lesbian who was way more pierced and tattooed that I could ever imagine being (and I have my fair share of both.)

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Direct mail can stand out to donors, allow you to tell longer stories, and let you personalize your communication. Over the course of 3 hour-long classes, we’ll walk you through how to plan your year-end giving campaign step by step + provide you with tools and templates to equip you to succeed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

This tip is about standing meetings, where everyone stands during the meeting which is typically 15-30 minutes. Standing meetings are popular for check-ins on projects, especially at start-up companies. Here’s good tips about how to hold a standing meeting.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Nothing is more frustrating as a volunteer than signing up to help a cause, only to end up standing around with nothing to do. Before you even begin recruiting volunteers, sit down and write out what needs to be done and how many people are needed to do it. and who at the organization will oversee the volunteer working on it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

Walking Meetings and Video Platforms. My presentation was about walking meetings. Guidestar has a history of doing walking meetings, especially one on ones and at its Williamsburg location. Team meets virtually and uses video platform, so difficult to do it as a walking meeting.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 8, 2012

An example: One of the first weeks I was here, I remember going to Farmer Joe's on Fruitvale, and walking by a black lesbian couple getting out of their Prius. And then I walked into the store to see this black lesbian who was way more pierced and tattooed that I could ever imagine being (and I have my fair share of both.)

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 29, 2023

In this post, we’ll walk you through the benefits of working with nonprofit event planning and production experts. Instead of having your attendees sit through a series of presentations and speeches, why not play an interactive game or have a side-splitting comedy performance? Let’s begin!

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JULY 10, 2023

To be clear, this was not because I was a shy and introverted child who was generally happiest sitting in a quiet room with a chess set, some books about dragons, and no friends. You might skip right past those spots when giving a quick, silent re-read, but they’ll stand out when you trip over them aloud. Or, not only that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2015

Why Not A Walking Meeting? Sitting is the new smoking and very unhealthy. Why not try a walking meeting? Listen to this Nonprofit Radio show on walking meetings. How can we avoid that trap? Do you really need a meeting? They are especially useful for one-on-ones or team brainstorms.

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sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2022

One common misconception people often have is that you need a big budget and a coding expert to create a beautiful and useful NGO web sit e , but that’s not the case. In this post, we’ll walk you through the following strategies to jumpstart your design journey: . Leverage your NGO’s branding. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2010

I first met Heather Gold when she did stand up comedy at the first Blogher conference in 2005. When you open up the room for conversation, the unexpected might happen. Understand that if you’re uncomfortable, the rest of the room might not be – so sit and stay with it. Also, self-recognition gets the most laughs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2008

We walked around the island along a path that ran near the water. Kathy would stop and chat with different people as we walked around the island's circumference, checking in before taking our party further. Donna went to work, checking to see if the little girl could stand and walk. She needs encouragement and challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Wellcome Trust : This health care funder has a work culture that encourages their staff to move around – they don’t need to be sitting at their desks to be working. They also encourage stand up and walking meetings.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 5, 2018

For that reason, they can’t just walk down the hall and ask a question about a project. The dog sits, you give it a treat. Jitasa’s tagline is “Numbers For Good” and that’s exactly what they stand for. Make yourself available. The cat uses the litter box, you give it some cat nip. Believe it or not, humans work the same way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Let’s say that after implementing your own self-care plan, you discover that you have more energy and are more productive work. You are walking more, eating healthy foods, getting more sleep, taking breaks, and have fully internalized the self-care techniques we cover in the first part of the book.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

adjusted) in part due to declines in revenue from fundraising walks, runs, and other events. . The more targeted and personal you are, the more you’ll stand out positively and the better retention you’ll experience. International affairs -related causes grew 9.1% (7.8% adjusted) . Foundations grew 2% (0.8%

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sit down with your event planning team and ask yourselves this question: why should someone take the time out of their day to attend your event? Peer-to-peer fundraisers pair well with fundraising events such as walk-a-thons or 5K races. Supporters will appreciate having the flexibility to choose how they want to get involved.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2014

Think about what they stand for and how they embody your mission. 4) Check out your Workspace – where people work, where they sit or stand or move around to do their jobs, matters. Make customers a part of your culture even if those customers don’t walk through the door every day. So look at your people.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Instead, I walked into a lush garden in the middle of the city. Every seat was taken--with conference delegates and neighborhood families sitting side by side. It wasn't uncommon for a group to break into song, or for people to stand in spontaneous applause halfway through a presentation. There wasn't one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

He sits down for coffee and reads on his iPad using Flipboard making it easy to share. Bruce’s secret: be organized and know your sources. The point was to create “SMARTer” objectives. The “E” stands for evaluator and the “R” stands for “Revaluate.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 12, 2006

I walked around the old town, seeing the sights (the Gateway of India) and doing some shopping. Finally, I saw a place with the words "beerbar" on a sign out front, and a couple of bouncers standing out front. No problem, there were already eight guys sitting around the edges of this smaller room, and a mix of male and female waiters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

We two more exercises to learn about their personal and organizational social media use - a stand up and sit down exercise. The moderator asks a somewhat controversial question and directs participants to take a stand on the spectrum. Some participants acknowledged that they "Twitter resisters."

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 5, 2016

An organization's chief fundraiser is sitting in on a board meeting when a board member suddenly suggests that social media should become the focus of the organization's fundraising strategy. It isn't until our head fundraiser walks out of the room that he or she realizes (no doubt, in horror) what just happened.

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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. People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 10-20 minutes. If you are doing a full-day training, you will get the “after lunch” slump.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 16, 2019

But, what I would say, anecdotally, is that almost every visitor walking in the door at the museum is there on their time off. Now, I will say, I’ve never been yelled at for sitting on the floor. But most visitors wouldn’t even think to sit on the floor. Rarely, outside of museums, do people stand and ponder something static.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2012

Individuals touch lives by taking a stand for something we believe in by walking, or marching or running for a cause. Whether I’m sitting in bed and catching up on email, out shopping and comparing the prices with the online store, or trying to register for a 5k run this Saturday, I’m touching technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

I used the “Fishbowl” technique for an exercise to help participants experience what it is like to brainstorm ideas for an integrated content strategy. Four participants sit in the center and use sticky notes and a strategy template to generate ideas for content for different channels.

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