Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

Director of Programs and Policy answered a few questions about how they used learning and pivoting to get better results. LCF inspires philanthropy from the Latino community and invests in community driven solution lead by Latino-based organizations. Why did you decide to do a crowd-funding campaign in 2012? Masha Chernyak.

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Qgiv

MAY 8, 2023

In this blog post, we will discuss how to create a successful event communication plan with a focus on pre-event communication. in 2012 at the age of 24. Philanthropy United We are an agency designed to help nonprofits thrive through digital strategy + amazing events.

Effective 52

Effective Practice Registration Sponsor 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

What is the change that will result? Leaders in philanthropy, social media, innovative giving, grassroots organizing, marketing and communications are providing counsel and resources to help build this movement. What is the definition of success?

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National Giving Afghanistan Iraq 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” .” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Alliance Magazine, September 2012. A starting point for envisioning a future state in which data is the ‘GPS of philanthropy.’ Beth’s Blog, September 2011. Alliance Magazine, September 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you did not attend and are curious what funders are learning, you still have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions discussed right here on this blog. Are we turning a corner in philanthropy? I sure hope so.

Advocacy 96

Advocacy Fund Service Seattle 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. He’s the managing editor of the White Courtesy Telephone blog.

Seattle 94

Seattle Conference Survey Grant 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. Use All the Tools in Your Tool Box – guest post by David C.

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Seattle Exercise Philanthropy Grant 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. He blogs frequently on the CEP Blog. To What End?

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Seattle Chart Conference National 97

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

A report released by The Center for Effective Philanthropy suggested that over 70 percent of surveyed nonprofits said that their funders do not tend to provide any support for assessment efforts. What resulted was a sector-wide effort to switch the focus from financial metrics to outcome evaluation. The Evaluation of Reporting Results.

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Research Culture Evaluation Arizona 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. The GEO 2012 conference is off to a great start.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

But that data doesn’t tell anything about how we can improve and get better results.” Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 4, 2012. If you’ve not seen The Center for Effective Philanthropy survey of September, 2012, it sets up the challenge pretty clearly. What is funder’s role to support good measurement?

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Measure Roles Support Literacy 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. Just let me know and I’ll put you on the list.

Learning 92

Learning Seattle Knowledge Management Evaluation 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. Can you have your cake and eat it too? When does it work?

California 95

California Policy Seattle Texas 95

AFP Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

Online Fundraising Shows Strong Gains - Online Fundraising - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : Explore Online Fundraising Results, by Quarter The Chronicle uses online fundraising data provided quarterly by Blackbaud, Network for Good, and PayPal to analyze online giving.

Philanthropy 26

Philanthropy Job News Online 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. He’s the managing editor of the White Courtesy Telephone blog.

Seattle 92

Seattle Conference National Culture 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog. Doing More by Doing Less – guest post by David Greco.

United States 104

United States Seattle Attitude Fund 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers.

Effective 94

Effective Seattle Attitude Game 94

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

This level of increased global philanthropy is worth a further look. The Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity recently published its Annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2010 and reported “financial flows to the developing world from the United States increased notably in 2010 to $326.4 PHILANTHROPY (U.S.

Research 79

Research Impact United States Philanthropy 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Yesterday was the fourth Giving Tuesday , a global day of community-driven philanthropy. It is the part of the “Give While You Live” philanthropy being championed by some of the world’s wealthiest people. Today is ThankYouWednesday because it was a huge success, including financial with 52% increase in giving.

Philanthropy 50

Philanthropy Global Participatory New York 50

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Editor's note — This blog piece by Micah Sifry touches on the still inadequate state of funding for nonprofit technology. This new free online data visualization and mapping tool demonstrates the value of applying technology to philanthropy, in this case, creating a place to find out how and where foundations are supporting U.S.

America 36

America Tech New York City Foundation 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you’re not attending and curious what funders are learning, you’ll have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions being discussed right here on this blog.

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San Francisco Seattle Conference Knowledge 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

While giving related to Hurricane Sandy may boost total fundraising in 2012 it is unlikely to change fundraising results for most nonprofits. But the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says we are experiencing the second slowest recovery since 1971. Are people giving less because of the economy? billion in revenue.

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Data Hurricane Fundraising Disaster 118

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you did not attend and are curious what funders are learning, you still have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions discussed right here on this blog. Beth Kanter has blogged about the topic for years.

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Internet API Taxonomy Conference 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2016

When I heard about Guidestar’s plans to measure high performance at scale, I invited Jacob Harold, CEO and fellow ambassador to share a guest post about it on my blog. We have gathered 700 suggested metrics for our Common Results Catalog —but nonprofits can always add their own metrics, too. Social change is hard.

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Measure Metrics Nonprofit Ratio 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Most often these new experiments have grown out of frustration with the fact that, despite several decades of rapid growth in philanthropy and nonprofits, many of the same social and environmental problems persist, or are getting worse. Including some posts that have appeared on this blog.)

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Build Change Social Facilitation 112

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2012

The purpose of this blog post is to summarize the information from this report. Social service and nonprofit programs have traditionally been supported through philanthropy and government contracts. Needs continue to grow beyond what philanthropy or government can provide. One such model is the Social Impact Bond (SIB).

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Impact Research Tools Social 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. I’m here at the 2012 Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) conference in Seattle – which is aptly nicknamed “The Emerald City.” Participants at this conference are talking about a “paradigm shift” from evaluation to learning.

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Conference Learning Effective Organization 92

AFP Blog

AUGUST 18, 2013

Catapult, a crowdfunding site that insists on transparency and engagement with donors, is one of several organizations changing the world of philanthropy. Launched on the first International Day of the Girl, in October 2012, the start-up has already seen impressive results. NPCrowdfunding'

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Generation Create Philanthropy Director 24

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Results were all that mattered. ” In the last five years alone, Dan has given over 275 talks on philanthropy and innovation in 34 states and eight countries. He is a regular contributor to Philanthropy News Digest and the Huffington Post IMPACT Channel. Ahern didn’t start in fundraising. It was hardcore. He is a William J.

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Causes Nebraska Lecture North Carolina 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

Social 50

Social Nigeria Student Cancer 50

Connection Cafe

JUNE 6, 2012

It was orginally featured on The Huffington Post , June 4, 2012. In our initial blog post , we identified five key shifts affecting the environment for nonprofits that have co-mingled with the economy to create the potential for continued rough times. Author: Guest Blogger. This post was written by Marc Chardon and Hal Williams.

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Mexico Picture Generation Phone 29

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

She is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media , one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. Optimize your search results (they do their Internet research). This post originally appeared on Beth Kanter’s blog. Beth Kanter is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub.

Social 28

Social Nigeria Student Cancer 28

Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2016

As I mentioned in my previous two blog posts about the GMN 2016 annual conference , we asked conference attendees to respond to the following question: Where are you on your journey to measuring outcomes and impact? The choices were Minimal/Basic; Developing; and Strategic/Integrated. Here is the final tally: Minimal/Basic: 41%.

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Conference Foundation Hurricane Language 20

CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This annual “Global Day of Giving” event takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving (this year it’s Nov 30 which might feel late but is sneaking up fast) and has helped to amplify year-end fundraising efforts for nonprofits and charitable causes since 2012. Giving is the result of inspiration, empathy, and connection.

Campaign 87

Campaign Fundraising Social Media Case Study 87

TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

In 2012, 58% of the Millennial population said they used the mobile Internet, and this number is only increasing. Particularly younger generations are more interested in seeing the results of their donation. Believe it or not, young donors are not the only ones that want to access nonprofit websites on their phone.

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Websites Donation Donor Reddit 138

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I felt very strongly that the information gap about non-profits in the country severely impacted philanthropy; it was so hard to find out who was doing what and where in the country, and then screen them through due diligence filters in order to give a guarantee that these were credible non-profits.

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India NGO South Africa Profit 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. If you did not attend and are curious what funders are learning, you still have an opportunity to read some of the ideas and questions discussed right here on this blog. On Turning 4, Grit and Imagination Emergencies! Casey Foundation.

Children 89

Children Conference United States Seattle 89