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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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The event, which was exclusive to.orgCommunity VIP members , took place on March 2 at the Rolling Green Country Club in Arlington Heights. All of the association’s activities and initiatives are grounded in the ideals that are outlined below. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

It also supports members through activities that inspire them to excel in their careers and personal lives.” They have distinct viewpoints about activities like financial management and the execution of programs and services. As the executive director, you facilitate an International group that is service-oriented and driven by women.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. This is also the right place to experiment with an MVP , or minimum viable product. When you’re ready to launch, be prepared to monitor, track, and analyze the chat’s activity.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

When you have a portfolio management meeting on the calendar, it will drive ongoing attention and activity. Research time that doesn’t facilitate, spark, or lead to action in your donors and prospects isn’t time well spent, even when you have a little more time in your day. Set and commit to a next date of portfolio review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2019

As part of my work with nonprofit organizations to help them build a culture of resilience that I wrote about in the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , I have facilitated retreats where staff brainstorm ideas and identify simple ways that they can make working at their organization more enjoyable. Do people genuinely like each other?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

This can be accomplished with creative use of the Zoom Breakout Rooms for activities to support the meeting objectives. . Breakout Rooms are a feature on Zoom meetings (it has to be turned on in your zoom profile/account ) that allows the meeting host to put people into small groups for more intimate discussions or activities. .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

His idea was to bring attention to the positive impact philanthropy has on society and to encourage people to become more involved in charitable activities. The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) played a significant role in promoting and organizing National Philanthropy Day activities. In the U.S.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. In fact, He encourages His followers to seek the welfare of the places in which they live (Jeremiah 29:7). Collective Impact is a place-based methodology conceived to affect large scale change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In my work as a trainer and facilitator, I make workshops and master classes as interactive as possible, incorporating peer discussion, movement, and creativity. However, these days so many of my meetings take place online, typically on Zoom, and interactivity can be a challenge. These activities are called icebreakers.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2023

But, more specifically, project managers juggle various responsibilities and wear a multitude of hats—organizer, leader, motivator, facilitator, liaison, and driver—to ensure success. Projects have many components, such as team members, budget, timeframes, activities, tasks, and more.

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2023

Facilitate peer-to-peer fundraising. You might: Plan fun activities, such as a live concert or free luncheon. Facilitate peer-to-peer fundraising. To facilitate effective peer-to-peer fundraising: Reach out to supporters personally to invite them to participate. Plan kickoff and wrapping up events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

And while illness isn’t the most energizing start of a new year, I kept replaying the words from the ballon song in the new Mary Poppins movie, “ there is no place to go but up.” I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Ensuring a smooth user experience is especially critical for complex virtual campaigns like peer-to-peer fundraising, which relies heavily on your website to facilitate a number of different interactions between donors, their networks, and your organization. Integrated functionality is critical for nonprofit virtual engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. You use this to follow a brainstorming activity which may yield an abundance of new ideas. You use this to follow a brainstorming activity which may yield an abundance of new ideas.

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Classy

MAY 26, 2021

As hosts of the Collaborative , an annual immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofits, we’re no strangers to facilitating meaningful connections. The event hashtag will also be a great place to look for fellow attendees. Be an Active, Intentional Participant . Leave Room for Serendipity .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Wilson's book is packed with case studies and activities that help you put to practice in your organization the learnings from the book. are learning programs and critical events systematically timetabled and well facilitated so that engagement is translated into commitments to action?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

Older adults tend to be more actively engaged in charitable giving and are more likely to make substantial donations. The fact remains that most charitable giving still goes to the donor’s family, the school they attended, and their church, synagogue, or place of worship. It’s important that you actively listen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

” Greetings from shelter in place California! Focus on these three activities: sleep, nutrition and exercise to help strengthen your immune system and feel better. The blessing of shelter in place is that you can still exercise by walking, jogging, or running as long as keep your distance from other people.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review five game-changing strategies you can use to activate your marketing potential and bring in more supporters, let’s begin! Your website is the digital home base for your operations, so it’s the first place many supporters will look for more event-related information. Opting for interactive content.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 14, 2020

While lockdowns and stay at home orders are in place, virtual events are the best alternative to postponing or canceling an event altogether. Why are you holding this event in the first place? . For the virtual component, you will want to make sure you have all the right technology in place. First, ask yourself the following: .

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Having one (or more) active and highly functioning advisory committees fosters resilience, creativity, and even resource development for your organization. At the same time, having agreements and guides in place will help ensure committee members know what is expected of them and how to successfully work together.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Visualizing Where Meaning Making Can Happen “Mapping” activities are often the starting point of identifying data collection opportunities. We are taught to create an organizational chart or a program activity graphic or a network diagram of organizations needed to address an issue like homelessness or educational equity.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

However, if no one knows that your event is taking place, you won’t be able to achieve a high turnout or meet your fundraising goals. Make sure your advertising materials reflect the exact activities that will take place and highlight how your donors’ support can help propel your mission forward.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

It is a meeting place, or a cross roads for nonprofit, business and civil society groups to come together around improving the state. Community Managers ensure successful engagement and participation on a new platform by facilitating discussion, modeling behavior, and supporting leadership development.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Come from a place of service. This aligns with one definition of philanthropy : “Goodwill to fellow members of the human race; especially: active effort to promote human welfare.”.

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Adopt Philanthropy Culture Strategy 136

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

I love that it puts everything in ONE place, all fully integrated. It lets you choose from Stripe or Moolah to facilitate online transactions, monthly gifts, or EFT donations. Kindful is another powerful donor-tracking software that facilitates online giving as a built-in feature.

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Tools Online Giving Tips 75

Museum 2.0

JUNE 1, 2010

This is the first installment of a book discussion about Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place. Like many museum and library professionals, I am enamored of the idea of cultural institutions as “third places” – public venues for informal, peaceable, social engagement outside of home or work. Facebook discussion board here.

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Network for Good

MAY 17, 2021

The database is very flexible, which allows a nonprofit to use Salesforce.com for tracking donor management and other activities. The place for prospecting and tracking donations, grants, memberships, and volunteering. Integrate with other programs that facilitate donor communication, stewardship, and payment processing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

In the figure below, which represents an ideal ecosystem, they are the interconnected spokes that drive traffic to a central hub — typically a website — where most of the engagement takes place. Also by Elizabeth Ngonzi: How NGOs Worldwide Can Use Digital Storytelling to Access, Attract and Activate U.S.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. MEL, as it turns out, is not neutral, but yet another place where power differentials show up. In the Equitable Evaluation Framework , advancing equity is at the center of all activities.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Facilitate this information-gathering process by enhancing your site’s user experience (UX). To facilitate this journey, ensure your site is optimized for telling your organization’s story. With these website elements, you can create a fundraising culture within your organization that facilitates donations 365 days a year.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Wilson's book is packed with case studies and activities that help you put to practice in your organization the learnings from the book. are learning programs and critical events systematically timetabled and well facilitated so that engagement is translated into commitments to action?

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor management allows organization leaders to be transparent with donors and volunteers within their network while simultaneously facilitating an environment for sustainable investment. Ultimately, every donor values and appreciates streamlined and consistent communication, often facilitated through monthly newsletters or periodic reports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

If you haven’t done so already, update your procedures to collect contact methods and donor information that will facilitate virtual fundraising. Have a Solid Donor Stewardship Plan in Place. Brainstorm ways to get donors actively involved with your organization through events, surveys, and volunteer opportunities. Engagement.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

If your organization maintains an active presence on social media platforms , include social media links on your website. By placing the donation button on every page, you reinforce its presence in the minds of your website visitors. This cohesive approach enables your supporters to contribute to your cause with just a few clicks.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Always be mindful of the burden you’re placing on applicants. A timeline with activities, time commitments, and deadlines. You or the facilitators can ask participants to identify biases and point out any discrepancies or gaps that emerge as the group moves towards decision making. Support from a mentor, peer, or staff person.

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