Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit , and I are actively researching the use of Artificial Intelligence to better understand what nonprofits need to know about artificial intelligence to future proof their programs, marketing, and fundraising strategies? Source: AI for Lawyers (Click image for larger version).

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

To adequately fulfill the three duties of a nonprofit board member —Care, Loyalty, and Obedience—a solid understanding of the organization’s financial activities is needed. They should explain their activities and how they interface with staff and other finance professionals. Bring that connection to life.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. If one or more of your directors is involved in diversity planning in their professional life, ask them to present to the group; Or invite a CEO and/or staff members from another association to tell their story.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sunk cost fallacy is that soul-sucking tendency to continue investing time, money, or effort into activities that are clearly failing. Use Data to Reach People If you’re looking for a real-life example of how data can improve decision-making and by extension the bottom line, I’ll share one group’s impactful experience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

That said, launching the Nonprofit Organizations Myspace Page changed the entire trajectory of my life in positive ways that I never could have imagined, so I wanted to see the new Myspace succeed. The new design was good enough to temp many of the old Myspacers back and Rupert Murdoch was out and Justin Timberlake was in.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Now’s the perfect time to rejuvenate the activities that drive recruitment, engagement, and retention. Here are three ways to use data from the study to breathe new life into your membership. The post 3 ways to breathe new life into your membership in 2020 appeared first on NimbleAMS.com. Explore Nimble AMS.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2024

Think about your grandparents’ activities before you lost them. This typically happens in the final years of life. If you don’t communicate with these donors in their last years of life, the odds of them not making that gift to you increase as much as 50% , according to Russell James, PH.D, It’s expected that they’re lapsing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

How to Design an Effective Staff Retreat: A Lesson from Life – Guest Post by Karen Axelson from ETR. There would be plenty of activities that asked me to think hard, interact with colleagues, move around the room, and spend some time in personal reflection. Here’s some terrific advice from Sarah Axelson.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Once you know who is needed, you must explain exactly what the organization expects from their service both in terms of activities and culture. To bring the facts to life, tell stories. Ask a senior volunteer to describe how the organization enriched their professional life. Set Expectations. This seems obvious.

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.orgSource

MAY 28, 2024

In a digital market moving at the speed of a video game, recruiting the right staff is a make-or-break activity. The mentoring process, whether it’s formal or informal, cultivates the friendships and the connections that are a joy in life. But what about the other half of the equation? How do we bring novice players up to speed?

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2024

They need a supportive culture of philanthropy flowing throughout the organization that actively engages other staff, board, volunteers, and current donors to strengthen discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities. Confirm work-life boundaries. Explore opportunities for growth.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 15, 2024

Domestic abusers often use victims' digital presence and online activities to track their location, monitor their activities, or reestablish contact. A combination of security practices can be used to help prevent abusers from accessing someone's digital life, and robust cybersecurity software is a great place to start.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

Data-driven empathy is about humanizing data: bringing personal insights to life in a way that allows you to know your customer beyond the incomplete information that populates traditional systems of records. After that seamless technology is in place, these are strategies that bring data to life. Solis’ advice sounds complex.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

As of now, nonprofits, activism, and philanthropy are virtually non-existent in the metaverse (pun intended). Also worth a mention Second Life (founded in 2003) – an online platform that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and have a second life in a virtual world. The Oculus Quest 2 experience.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Invest your time into these mentor and mentee relationships to create a space in your life that focuses on professional growth. By actively engaging in networking activities, leaders can broaden their perspectives, stay informed about industry trends, and cultivate a supportive community of peers and mentors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Simultaneously, I was struggling with burnout related to work-life imbalance and feeling overwhelmed by all the digital technology in my personal life and professional work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2022

When possible, nonprofit professionals want the flexibility and work-life balance that remote work can offer. Positions actively posted and recruited for on Foundation List include part-time and full-time positions from executive to entry-level. In 2022 nonprofits will continue their shift to becoming digital-first organizations.

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Forj

JUNE 4, 2024

A vibrant online community is a sign of a thriving, successful organization—it signifies active engagement, robust knowledge-sharing, and a connected membership. Before stagnation creeps in, it's important to recognize the signs of decline and take steps to inject new life into your community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

I’ve really enjoyed interviewing individuals about the self-care practices they can do for themselves to improve work life balance and their own well-being. So, one thing I’ve tried is to add time to my calendar for “self-care” and pick from a variety of activities that I’m drawn too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2023

According to Pew Research Center , 85% of people have a smartphone and even more than that are active on a number of social media platforms. This is where we share life updates with friends and family, get inspiration from others, and even consume news.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

In this post, we explore how these agents of change are fostering freedom and independence through activism and social impact, turning the ideals of liberty and pursuit of happiness into realities for those who are often forgotten.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Take a nice deep breath, think about your life, and start writing. Which of your activities are a distraction from actually living? Now look back at your distractions list: What are those distractions in your life that you have to include? That plan guided my life. This was my LIFE DREAM. What life are you living?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

there is a dead-even tie between work-life splitters (who prefer strict hours) and work-life blenders (who might get work done on an evening or weekend). Globally, eight in 10 employees are not engaged or are actively disengaged at work: in the U.S., The most important activity of today’s manager. 90% of U.S. 90% of U.S.

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2024

For example, if you’re trying to onboard volunteers, you could create a YouTube series featuring short videos that follow a volunteer’s journey from application to active service. This approach not only keeps learners engaged but also helps them visualize real-life applications of their new skills.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

But given the realities of today’s 24/7 world, you’re grappling with how to keep up, make a meaningful impact, and live a fulfilling life with so many things competing for your limited time, attention, and energy. It took me nearly coming face-to-face with a life-threatening health crisis to have this realization.

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 21, 2012

First you activate the channels for the web apps you already use. Clear and easy to tell what you’ve activated. You can send an email or text to IFTTT to set off a recipe (so once again, no obvious worries that your private stuff is getting broadcast if you activate these channels). A nice touch. Like condiments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

We at the Diabetes Hands Foundation started the Big Blue Test in 2009 with a simple premise meant to raise awareness about the importance of physical activity for diabetes management: testing your blood sugar, exercising 14 minutes, testing your blood sugar again and sharing the results with the community. 1 and Nov.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It usually gets sent to every donor in your donor file (or at least, every donor that has been active over the past several years) and normally gets sent out around the same time each year (the time of year differs by nonprofit, but once you pick a time of year, you normally stick with it). Include a photo or two if you can. #3

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2020

Is online life taking over our real life? All while actively fundraising, since a donate button to the related nonprofit’s verified donation page is embedded within each post. Create and sign into one more profile? And regularly check one more feed? Half of that time is spent on mobile devices.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 4, 2021

This will give your team time to clear the schedule and set the expectation that everyone will attend this activity. If you’re not prepared to do this, you can hire a team-building coach to talk your team through these activities and learnings. Team-building activities come in four types: Communication focused. Building trust.

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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. Engage their family members and loved ones in your organization’s activities, events, and communication. Use clear and simple language and include testimonials or examples relevant to their life stage.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 11, 2022

Save the Children focuses on responding quickly with life-saving humanitarian aid to children who are fleeing their homes and, in the process, are exposed to injury, hunger, and freezing temperatures. Save the Children : When crises happen, like this one in Ukraine, children are undoubtedly the most vulnerable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Ryan Ozimek is actively bringing his dream to life— to help accidental techies make the right decisions for their organizations. Lori Jacobwith and Lori Halley share two things—a first name and a dream of sufficient resources of time, talent and treasure (a.k.a. budget). .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Since tweets have a very short life span, it’s a good practice to retweet your own tweets. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2021

One in four American adults has a disability that impacts major life activities. Often these disabilities include communication challenges, like hearing and vision loss, sensory processing disorders, and difficulty speaking clearly.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2024

Beyond the primary Account records that hold budget numbers and distributions, you can also budget for your Grants and Projects, such as programs and activities. Life is unpredictable, which is why auditable Adjustment records can be added to Finalized budgets. Are we expecting grant revenue?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Organizations using a nonprofit CRM can gain a broad perspective on their operations, covering donor management, fundraising activities, and stakeholder engagement. Consider the experiences of organizations like Urban Wellness Initiative, Sea Life Preservation Society, and EcoFuture Foundation.

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