Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

The summit will be an opportunity for deeper peer learning for nonprofit change makers in three theme areas: digital strategy , impact leadership , and the future of technology. I’m excited to be co-facilitating the Impact Leadership track with colleagues John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

The toolkit was designed through a collaboration between a European agency ( STBY ) and an Indian agency ( Quicksand ), it was commissioned by Nesta and the Rockefeller Foundation , who together saw a gap in the support for innovation provided to the development community. Lucy Kimbell: Social Design Menu Method.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted. The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. There is minimal structure or roles and as a living organism, the structure changes. ” The members don’t necessarily develop powerful relationships and collaborations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s the list: Function.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

A comprehensive solution will require a collective effort, and creative collaboration across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Operationalizing equity is about what are the concrete things you do to put it into action to make a difference. But technology alone isn’t the answer. The Power of Tech to Solve Big Problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. The secret is in the structure and design of the small group exercises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

He emphasizes that living mindfully in cyberspace is as important to us as civilization itself. Mindfully is defined as not just going in to auto pilot to update your FB status, but to consciously think about all aspects of our digital actions. They include: attention, crap detection, collaboration, networks, and participation.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. Collaborate with peers from across North America who understand your challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

Instead we hinge on values as drivers for our action… It’s a great time for this dialogue: the baby boomer generation has accumulated a lot of resources and is also at a point where it’s asking (again) the big questions and addressing the big issues in the world. What does strategy and how to scale mean to different generations? “

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. For the networked nonprofit workshops I facilitate, I’ve developed a maturity of practice assessment called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly ” which gives me a detailed understanding of where the organization is in its practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

At first glance, it sounds like user-generated content strategy but with a more disciplined story telling structure and intentional networked approach than getting your supporters to share your messaging points in their own words or activating the activists with social media or cause-related marketing.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. He's explicit about different project structures and their implications, listing five levels of participation and three of non-participation.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Speak candidly with any prospective consultant partners to develop a clear understanding of their fee structure. Explore our past work for a few examples of our services in action. Reporting and analysis through the Revenue Opportunity and Action Report (ROAR). Top Nonprofit Consulting Firms by Specialty. Why They Stand Out.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

We actively seek participation and develop structured opportunities for visitors to collaborate with us. Here's a picture of it in action. the most powerful evidence of it happening is when our active role as designers/facilitators becomes invisible. That's all fabulous, but it's also all by design.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. Melinda Kramer: Women's Global Green Action Network is an international organization that is linking and empowering women working in environmental sustainability around the world. We do it in a number of ways.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Collaboration difficulties: Collaborating on projects and campaigns can be challenging when team members are using different tools that don’t easily integrate. Using a ChMS alongside other disconnected systems like donor management software, email marketing platforms, and volunteer management systems , can hamper collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2009

The diagnostic tool includes 8 different areas: membership, leadership, governance, purpose, strategy/structure, assessment, communications/technology, and resource management. The session was expertly facilitated by the Monitor Team which included David Sawyer, Diana Scearce, and Heather McLeod Grant.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

Collaboration difficulties: Collaborating on projects and campaigns can be challenging when team members use different tools that don’t integrate easily. Instant real-time insights facilitate donor relationship building.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

How can we facilitate digital experiences that empower more people to discover, engage, and contribute to the narratives and realities of race in America? These digital experiences foster meaningful conversations, challenge perspectives, and inspire action toward a more just and equitable future. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Focus 24 hour event with broadcasts and all local partners participating to raise awareness (a sort of Blog Action Day on steroids). I guess I look at it like this: if you give a hundred people tools to lay bricks, you'll likely get a hundred small structures. Seems like facilitative leadership is key.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime. Less a conference than a facilitated retreat, the 2016 gathering will encourage the active and full engagement of all participants.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Another is how funders like the Ford and Sloan Foundations have used our platform to facilitate millions of funding for digital infrastructure research. At Open Collective, we use technology to bend legal structures and entities to fit the needs of communities all over the world. There are many potential pathways.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 8, 2011

I wanted the details of the residency to be shaped by the people who got involved with it, so it needed a structure with an edge that could be pushed against in different directions. What were the City Gallery goals for the project? Beyond the initial orientation I deliberately distanced myself from telling people what to do.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The connections you make at conferences could lead to new partnerships, collaborations, and even funding opportunities. It uses special facilitation techniques to stimulate conversations among guests and unleash the potential for guests to emerge as leaders. We’ve put together a list of the top nonprofit conferences to attend.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Second is to develop some action-oriented strategies to recruit and retain and engage diverse board members in fundraising activity broadly. And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. So the question I’m asked a lot is how can we turn this insight into action?

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 27, 2021

The open and flexible framework of EDA also works to break down departmental silos between Admissions Offices, Student Services, and Academic Departments to create a collaborative environment for all sides of campus that impact recruitment & admissions efforts. Read More ».

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

For the leadership development, there were four guiding questions that we explored throughout our journey – and now as I’m back I will continue to reflect and take action based on these: What does it mean to be a leader in the face of complex challenges. What social disparities do you most want to remedy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Last week, as part of my work at the Packard Foundation as visiting scholar I had the opportunity to participate in a face-to-face convening of the "Network of Network Funders," facilitated by the Monitor Institute. They think about the network structure, evaluation, communication, training, opportunities, and reflection.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

She’s also the founder of The Rooted Collaborative, which I think she’s going to tell you more about later on. And as Steven mentioned, my baby that I released into the world is The Rooted Collaborative. Flat structures have hidden hierarchy. Y’all are in for a super awesome treat over the next hour or so.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2015

I was lucky enough to attend CityCamp Oakland earlier this month to see this collaboration in action. For example, a "voting tools" session facilitated by WeVote generated discussion among participants on the barriers to voting and how to reduce them. The answer is: something pretty amazing. Here's what I learned.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2009

In short, he knows me by my actions relative to the gym, and he can offer me custom information based on my past behavior. While this can be facilitated digitally, it doesn't take complicated tools to create an environment in which guests are treated personally based on their preferences and interests.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Structure Content With An Introduction, Body, and Conclusion. This is what makes structure such a critical component of any content marketing process. It’s not a sexy topic, but structuring your ideas is what constrains our thoughts to adherable guidelines. As mentioned, thoughts are tough to translate into words.

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