Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Over the past two decades of teaching workshops to nonprofits on the use of technology for mission-driven work and more recently on the use of online networks and data, people come workshops with different degrees of organizational readiness to embrace change that is needed to be successful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

While participants in each track will explore their topics in depth and in the context of a facilitated structure, there will be inspiring keynotes and opportunities for networking for all participants. One of our first design tasks as facilitators was for all of us to get clear on what we mean by “Impact Leadership.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

A recent McKinsey survey suggests that 90% of organizations will adopt some version of the hybrid workplace. The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Philanthropy is an effort an individual or organization undertakes based on an altruistic desire to improve human welfare, and wealthy individuals sometimes establish private foundations to facilitate their philanthropic efforts. Technology, including social media, has also shaped how many individuals give to others. In the U.S.,

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Candid

JUNE 16, 2022

It’s not a binary question of whether your guidelines state you are or are not a climate or justice funder. Invest in, support, and learn from intermediary organizations, many of which can help you adopt participatory approaches to grantmaking. . The climate crisis is analogous to the pandemic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2009

The book, written in 2002, does not address social media and change management or even technology. I also wondered about the historical context of change management and technology tool adoption, asking on Twitter if there case studies about the adoption of the typewriter in the workplace. Remington & Sons around 1875.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

Our family with adopted senior rescue dog, “Tigger.” So, I’ve been experimenting with how to socialize at a distance using the technology. Ask yourself these questions or use them to check-in with your staff at the beginning of meetings. ” Greetings from shelter in place California! Look for positives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Guest Post By: Kyle Lagunas Old Habits Die Hard It’s no secret that social and mobile technologies make HR leaders nervous. But while research shows these next generation tools have the potential to improve communication and collaboration across the enterprise, business leaders are left with one question: “Who takes ownership of these tools?”

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

By having the option to streamline event planning and event facilitation, event planners experience less stress and are better equipped to provide services for each remote attendee as well as the event hosts. Facilitate attendee engagement. Facilitate globalized networking. Event planning software gives you options.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

As a long-time advocate for a global copyright exception and the founder of Benetech—which I started twenty-five years ago in order to make technology tools to address the needs of people with print disabilities—I was thrilled to become an active player in global diplomacy and witness the adoption and signing of this landmark Treaty.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The goal of these activities is to help form strong relationships to help facilitate honest and impactful decisions in the board room. . Using remote meeting technology, cameras, computers, phones, electronic board book technology and shared information platforms , board members got together and got funds out the door.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. Community Fellows posed the question: “How might we leverage the full power of the Salesforce ecosystem – employees, philanthropy, product, suppliers, and policy influence – to address food insecurity?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2015

The proposed session title “ Go Reboot Yourself: Get A Grip on Tech ” and I hope to be co-facilitating with Aliza Sherman, a web and social mobile pioneer whose work helped shape the early new media industry. How can we use technology to help us be more productive, happy, and healthier at work?

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Clubhouse—the invite-only, audio-based social application that’s been drawing in celebrities and expert thought leaders—facilitates widespread collaboration on global topics by allowing users to participate in different conversations on different topics in real-time. As one might guess, Clubhouse was one that floated to the top.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

By having the option to streamline event planning and event facilitation, event planners experience less stress and are better equipped to provide services for each remote attendee as well as the event hosts. Facilitate attendee engagement. Facilitate globalized networking. Event planning software gives you options.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. The question. How to analyze a moving target? was created. Who responded?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

4 external factors The external factors are the economy, the political climate, the COVID-19 pandemic , and the death of donors, and they raise the following questions for your consideration: How is your nonprofit affected by inflation, unemployment rates, the vagaries of the stock market, and fear of a recession?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Note From Beth: Back in 2011, I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about research study they were conducting about social media use in the arts. How Strong Is Your Social Net?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2012

I love this new video from the Case Foundation about the power of social media for social change. The numbers illustrate how far the field has come in adopting social media, although not 100% adoption. The video reminded me of the classic video, “ The Machine is US/ing Us.” ” I often used [.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy. Why Use One?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In early 2020, several longstanding NTEN members and community leaders created the first iteration of the NTEN Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology. These technology tools frequently create ecosystems of users and businesses that either implement them or create integrated software tools. “Innovation” is a heady word.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating a Networked Nonprofit and Social Media workshop at the Independent Sector Annual Conference “ Forging A Stronger Future Together &# in Atlanta. Technology Changes, People Don’t. The downside to virtual presenting is that you don’t get to see your friends face-to-face !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. While early adopters want and can go at warp speed, there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking an incremental approach. Ask: What Area Practice Do We Want To Improve?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2006

I am going to trust that it was as I see so many of my colleagues using this technology well and powerfully and satisfyingly. I realize now that I didn't adopt all those things all once! It made me think about the whole question " Can blog conversation be facilitated ?" She ends with: So.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

During the next two days, I will be facilitating a two-day social media bootcamp for NGOs from Jordan and Lebanon that have been through the program in their respective countries. This post is brief re-cap about what I learned about technology innovation investments to develop new social media platforms and apps for the Arab World.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I spent the last two days at the TechSoup Global Summit getting inspiration overload about social media, networks, social network mapping, networks of networks, global peer learning, building a sector, nonprofit technology, and many other ideas I’m passionate about. Modeling the Network Mindset. Designing for Serendipity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

We used Dave Gray’s “ Board Thing ” online tool to crowdsource questions to discuss from the audience. She also publishes the Top Learning Tools Index , a crowdsourced list of the best technologies for networked learning. You can find a storify of the curated tweets and links here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. I was presenting a strategic technology workshop at one of their conferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Adopt a mobile mindset and do everything on your mobile phone for a week, no matter how painful it is. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book. Sample survey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

As a culture, we value answers over questions because answers allow us to take action faster, while asking questions makes us think. I think this is particularly important to emphasize if you want to nurture any peer learning, but especially around technology skills. A New Definition of An Expert: Your Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Adopting a networked mindset is believing in abundance rather than scarcity. June Holley, an expert in networks and facilitating a community of practice of network weavers , defines some of these techniques below. Some questions to ask: What patterns do you see? Integrating Network Mindset. Where are you falling short?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

Our charge was to teach back-to-back simultaneous workshops covering social media strategy for NGOs and social media tools. It made me think of the metaphor of the Dance Floor and the Balcony a phrase and exercise that I learned from a session that Eric Eugene Kim facilitated. . It can serve as an anchor for additional conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2008

I put a question on Twitter, " What are your best Wiki adoption tips? One question I'm wondering myself - what does effective wiki facilitation really look like - literally. I know there are many wiki patterns - how they evolve, are they are facilitated, what works, what doesn't -- just read Stewart Mader's book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Facilitating peer-learning and exchange. I asked the "very comfortable" people the following question: What was your ah ha moment with social media, when you understood its power and benefit to your movement/network? . This prompted some great insights into adoption strategies. I was part of a team that included.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

As one social media strategist told me over a year ago, "I facilitated social media guidelines as a first doable step because there was so much fear about encouraging staff to use social media at organization. Here come nagging policy questions. with "just for fun." Do you think you have an obligation to do so?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The first thing I asked about was his view of the new role of nonprofit organizations in the social media or technology revolution that is well underway. How to contribute: Blog your answer to the question either on your blog or the NetSquared blog. I asked Prof. For directions on contributing to the NetSquared blog, click here.).

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