Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

And, if you want steal a great job description for an intern and recruitment method, check this post out from the ACLU of Northern California. For those organizations in a position to talent scout for social media expertise, here's some good advice from David Armano and what should go in a job description.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2021

Today’s question comes from a donor relations manager who needs advice on how to best organize, prioritize, and stay on top of tasks. . I’m trying to find a good method to keep all my tasks in order and on time, with proper follow-up and follow-through. I log everything in the database, so I leave a good paper trail/report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2012

He has some terrific advice about how to apply visual thinking to your data visualization and to get insights. But first, he simplifies what visual thinking is: Look, See, Imagine, and Show. Map the data. Better Method: Create Visualizations of Important Data and Pull Together On One Slide. Look: What is out there?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. The type of tie depicted in a social network map depends on a study's content and purpose (Knoke and Yang, 2008) [3].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference. The culmination of these two and half very intense days was an Idea Accelerator Lab. Do you have a preferred method?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

With this particular activity being an experiment we didn’t formally map out a ladder. What are your 2-3 tips or advice for ngos about using pinterest? ” I will have a full book review coming. We regularly mix individuals across teams to get the benefit of cross-disciplinary insight and that spark that often happens.-

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

JP’s top advice for a successful virtual event production? Map Out Your Email Strategy in Advance. Taking time to map out how your email marketing fits in with these other methods, such as blog posts or social media, makes for a more robust communications plan. Spend Time in Pre-Production. Start in pre-production.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

This method makes complex concepts easier for your stakeholders to understand and makes it easier to have more informed discussions on the next steps your organization should take. “Map out the story you need to tell. His advice to the audience, “Everyday you can learn a little more. You can learn something from everybody.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

He will join me via skype from Italy for an interview and discussion. I recorded the above skype interview as a technology back up – it is filled with great advice and worth listening to for 14 minutes. (If you’re short on time, I have a transcript linked to resources here ). A Simple Method For Getting Started.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2017

Whether you call it an annual fundraising plan or a communications road map, now is your chance to push the envelope on your ongoing digital efforts to engage constituents, grow your list, and raise money. Offer additional digital payment methods such as PayPal, Amazon Checkout, Apple Pay, and Android Pay to meet interest and demand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Share Pairs: Share pairs are when you ask folks to find someone in the room and discuss a question. I use this for peer groups to get them to reflect their successes and challenges and to begin to offer peer advice. Some facilitators start with easy questions like “What was it like to get here today.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Attend some of the FREE gatherings for social media professionals like the social media breakfast or Social Media Club and get advice or help learning. Take my information overload quiz. Look at your score and ask yourself the following reflection questions.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To find a consultant whose services and methods align with your nonprofit’s needs, follow these steps: Review your needs. Developing a clear map for the future now can help you create tangible benchmarks to achieve long-term goals. Begin by defining your organization’s needs. What will this consultant help accomplish?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

I was most interested in Part 2 (pages 17-21) because I think the advice is applicable to organizations beyond those managing head start programs. It maps out stages of change, but also recognizes that organizations may be in different stages at the same time: Dormant: At this stage, the organization does not know where to start.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

Full Stop Campaign - google maps and flickr mashup. Source for Presentations, Documentation Methods. Amy Gahran's Advice on Using Flickr Photos As Source Material. Voter's s (flickr and other social media sites). Creative Commons Swag Contest and I won! Freedom from Oil Flickr Photo Contest. Nature Conservancy Photo Contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Attend some of the FREE gatherings for social media professionals like the social media breakfast or Social Media Club and get advice or help learning. Think about what is most effective for your organization's goals, mission, and capacity. Use Time Management Techniques.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover how to create a donor data migration strategy with deep dives into data mapping, data cleaning, and testing. Build a data mapping plan: Understand your current data structure comprehensively, identifying the fields and attributes you use at your organization. What is Data Mapping? Sound exciting?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The work is difficult, but Brian’s advice and practical tools on how to approach donors in this book will make you successful. 3) The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future by Ryder Carroll. It provides advice on how to develop a theory of change and what can or should be measured.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

I've also been looking at examples from the corporate sector like the POST method from Forrester and thinking about adaptions for nonprofit. The Social Media Strategy Map and Worksheet 1. Robin Broitman, How To Sell Social Media To Cynics, Skeptics, Luddites - Tips, Resources, and Advice 5. What else might you add or change?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

Her confidence and engagement methods and authentic relationship buildings get 10 donors on the phone fast, and they all participate in the challenge. Then we use my signature asset mapping system that helps you identify both what your partners are looking for and what your assets are beyond your programming.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

Her confidence and engagement methods and authentic relationship buildings get 10 donors on the phone fast, and they all participate in the challenge. And I really didn’t want to leave the nonprofit sector, so I spent the next few months iterating and creating a reliable fundraising method with the tiny bit of time that I could sacrifice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

I did a quick scan of data visualization resources to look for practical advice on the process of thinking visually and some technical information on what chart to select and data storytelling. The deck provides specific practical advice on charts, color, and maps. I like the chart advice: Avoid 3d-charts at all costs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

The current conversation is about the need for new metrics and methods for objective measurement. What metric(s) you select depends on your strategy map, tool selection, and context. This session will use a training game as a conversation starter for participants to begin to identify the most important metric mapped with strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Finally, here's a screencast on strategic blog commenting, although a lot of the advice is mostly for those who already have a blog, much can be learned. Tagging is an open and informal method of categorizing that allows users to describe web resources with keywords. Chicago Crime Maps; Another googlemap mashup with crime statistics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Enrique Allen , the teaching assistant for the PoST class, Social entrepreneur and Stanford Persuasive Tech Lab Researcher (and one smart dude who generously shares what he knows), created a drawing on the whiteboard that mapped out the my campaign in the context of a behavior change model. It blew me away.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2017

We’ll walk through why your nonprofit should: Work with a nonprofit consultant to map out a path to success. Work with a nonprofit consultant to map out a path to success. In order to ensure you get the most from matching gift programs, follow our advice: Market matching gifts in an as many places as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

The audio is fading a bit, so I've been thinking about what Mark wrote in his essay, " Sharing Power (Aussie Rules)" I read the essay three times, I mind mapped it, and have been noodling on it for an hour or two. His advice: (1) Embrace the cloud - it isn't evil. Here are the bits that resonated with me. Don't be scared of it. (2)

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

So feel free to share with everyone your recommendations and your advice in the chat, because we all benefit and learn from each other. They may not have a program officer that is able to give strategic advice or provide that kind of conversation. Do you need to map out some other steps in the process? That was great.

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Grant Lesson Tips Video 82

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

So then we’ll talk about what are some participatory planning methods. Resource mapping, who’s already here? If you were revising an existing strategic plan rather than creating a new one, what’s different about this advice, if anything, Julie? Good advice to always go back to those things, right?

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