Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Silence on video calls makes us anxious about the technology compared to natural pauses that happen during in-person communication. ( BBC – Gianpiero Petriglieri ) . Alternately, If you are using Zoom, set up a personal room that is open 24/7 for people to drop into. second delay. These can be useful for 1:1 check-ins. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

They decided that it is fair use both to create a full-text searchable database of copyrighted works and to provide those works in alternate formats that are accessible to patrons with disabilities. With the leverage of technology and the foundation provided by well thought-out IP laws, we can inspire both economic growth and social good.

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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. Are you promoting cutting edge technologies in a physical trade show supported by access to virtual trade show elements? . Choose the right event technology. Long term goals?

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2020

One thing we know for sure is that technology and digital marketing are more central than ever to nonprofits’ strategies. While your traditional events are likely on a pause right now, your nonprofit should still have effective event management tools to facilitate registration and other related processes. Event management tools.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Consider your own user pathways and design your site to facilitate a faster transfer of information. You can boost perception by using sufficient color contrast between the foreground and background, adding alternative text to images and videos, and creating audio descriptions for text when necessary. Tell your organization’s story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 3, 2020

However, as businesses continue to seek ways to uphold their revenue and persevere through this complicated time, many industries are turning towards virtual and hybrid events to stay connected and drive revenue through alternative avenues. . Getting all of this technology setup might be taxing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Alternately, you may feel so good about it and say my job is done. Formative Evaluation.

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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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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

Consider your own user pathways and design your site to facilitate a faster transfer of information. You can boost perception by using sufficient color contrast between the foreground and background, adding alternative text to images and videos, and creating audio descriptions for text when necessary. Prioritize accessibility.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. As a different kind of Silicon Valley tech company—a nonprofit with a pure focus on social good—our goal is to see that the best of technology gets applied to social needs left unaddressed by for-profit businesses. copyright law.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Follow accessibility guidelines such as ensuring sufficient contrast between text and background colors, adding alternative text to images, putting captions on videos, and making it possible to navigate the site with keyboard controls. Keywords facilitate the connection between your website and a prospective donor. Prioritize SEO.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With the popularity of online experiences and the abundance of software to help facilitate them, this article can even help you recruit volunteers in a post-COVID-19 world. For online training, the right tools can help facilitate a similar type of engagement. Take your onboarding online. Keep your volunteers engaged.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Actions that support environmental sustainability include setting new environmental regulations, developing technology through renewable energy, and leaning into eco-friendly living. Annually, 154 million pounds of plastic is incinerated and releases toxins that end up in our food and water supply. Instagram: @energyleaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2013

This past week, Google announced that it would close Google Reader on July 1st. Nonprofit technology colleague Nancy Schwartz shared that link and it prompted a lot of angst for many who had grown dependent on this free software.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

That expedited route includes fostering entrepreneurship by facilitating the introduction of product and service “ rough drafts ” to customers, and then, based on feedback, swiftly adjusting—or dumping—them. He draws on his work with many talented entrepreneurs (the founders of Yahoo! Schroeder calls this The LeanModel Framework.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2006

This session introduces the concepts and tools behind the next generation of internet technologies or what has been dubbed "Web.20" One of the ideas we want to start with is technology steward concept that Nancy White, John Smith, and Etienne Wenger have been shaping in their Technologies for Communities report.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

This solution was designed by industry experts and consultants who are familiar with nonprofit challenges and how technology can address those roadblocks. This can quickly run up the cost, unlike alternatives that come with all the donor management features you need already built into the system.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

At SXSW and facilitating a panel called A Global Discussion About Networked Nonprofits and Free Agents , I introduced myself with this photo of me and Lena, the master trainer from Yemen for the E-Mediat Project. It was always peer learning – I’d share about the technology and they’d teach me about their work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On December 17 at 6:30 pm, I am facilitating a discussion and presenting at one of Scoop.It’s “ Lean Content ” events in San Francisco. While I have been doing content curation for the past twenty years that I’ve worked as a technology trainer, in July, 2011 I discovered the Scoop.It Is it the best?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 4, 2009

The Social by Social Game really took off at Net Tuesday this week when some 20 participants invented a south London borough, created a set of project ideas for better health, happiness and the environment, and then went on to plan how social technology could yield these social benefits. All within 90 minutes. Social by Social game cards.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Over 90% of these people live in third world countries, where books and newspapers in Braille or other alternative formats are very difficult to acquire. based non-profit that addresses unmet social needs through innovative technology solutions. This summer I interned with an organization called Benetech , a U.S.-based

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

When it comes to the following payment types, a payment processor is required in order to facilitate a secure transaction: Credit and debit cards: This is the most common digital payment method, allowing donors to use their cards for one-time or recurring donations. Schedule a free demo today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

are not) and how knowledge transfers from one to another in 'first wave' (technologically savvy) proto-communities. provocative questions, offers an alternative view, and helps facilitate fresh insights or alternative sources of information or expertise. When do you as the wiki facilitator get out of the way?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. That’s why I’ve added a new workshop on running and facilitating effective virtual meetings.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2015

That expedited route includes fostering entrepreneurship by facilitating the introduction of product and service “ rough drafts ” to customers, and then, based on feedback, swiftly adjusting—or dumping—them. He draws on his work with many talented entrepreneurs (the founder of Yahoo! Schroeder calls this The Lean Model Framework.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Types of fundraising software to consider When you think about fundraising software, you probably first think of online donation platforms that allow nonprofits to facilitate online gifts. Accessible , with high-contrast colors, alternative text for images, and clearly labeled form fields.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. We worked with a partner and had to alternate counting to three. Of course, we messed up.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

I hope that in the future we don’t have to turn to a back up/alternative, but I’d love to hear your thoughts about the use of CoverItLive this time! Our “job&# is to facilitate that action and make it easier for them to participate. Inspire, empower and facilitate to take action.

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Forum One

AUGUST 17, 2009

Before the event we used the Knowledge Garage to share document resources with participants, promote discussions and idea sharing, and to facilitate online connections so participants could better connect with each other when the Summit began. Murphy's Law: technology will inherently fail you when you least expect it.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofit consulting services might solve a specific challenge, like customizing and cleaning up your database , or serve as more of a long-term investment, like designing a complete technology plan for your nonprofit. Technology strategy and solution implementation. We specialize in: Nonprofit technology strategy development.

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EveryAction

JUNE 20, 2023

In 2022, we shared that EveryAction joined other leading social good technology companies CyberGrants, Network for Good, Social Solutions, and their respective entities to become Bonterra. A look at our product roadmap and commitments for 2023 and beyond. As we continue as Bonterra, our original values will remain the same.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Linux desktops? And, of course, designers need software that just don’t have high enough quality open source alternatives yet. Which is unfortunate, and I hope it changes. 10 Isaac 11.20.08

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Its funding has skyrocketed as major foundations and technology companies have made multi-million dollar grants and investments in its growth. We often talk about museums as leaders in providing substantive, essential alternatives to formal schooling. But there are other content models we can explore.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

I’m often asked to help nonprofits define a technology roadmap – that is, figuring out how to migrate their business from a legacy system(s) to a new solution(s) and beyond. ” In response, technology directors and CIOs ask, “I know we can customize this, but is it a good idea?” significant cost savings).

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 4, 2017

As you can probably infer from its name, the term “charity auction software” refers to any type of technology that was developed to help nonprofits host more effective fundraising auctions. Facilitate merchandise sales. Let’s get started! Plan your entire auction without leaving the platform. Sell event tickets.

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