Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2015

This year I designed and facilitated a highly interactive session called “ Walking is Work: Don’t Call It A Break ” with Ritu Sharma. I also lead a conference networking walk following the session. This post summarizes some thoughts and reflections. The slides and resources from the session can be found here.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 23, 2009

Aardvark - Take a look at this tool that leverages the extended networks we all have to get answers to questions that you may not know who to ask, but your network does! Reflections on America’s Giving Challenge - Did you follow or participate in the America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

Photo by HeyDee Almost a year ago, Allison Fine and I finished a reflection paper on the lessons learned from the first America's Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation. This year, we are experimenting with incorporating social media techniques as part of the evaluation process for the second America’s Giving Challenge.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In a highly personal and reflective manner, Mulligan, with Greg Shaw , details through stories, examples, insights and frameworks, how business leaders can prepare for and respond to technological disruption. Mulligan is Board Chair and former CEO of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Reskilling is the clear solution.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In a highly personal and reflective manner, Mulligan, with Greg Shaw , details through stories, examples, insights and frameworks, how business leaders can prepare for and respond to technological disruption. Mulligan is Board Chair and former CEO of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Reskilling is the clear solution.

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MARCH 15, 2021

Thanks for giving us a place to hide from reality, to question our assumptions, or to escape into a fantasy world, depending on the day. Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America by Chris Arnade. So THANK YOU to the Books that Changed Us in 2020. It doesn’t hurt that Obama is a damn fine writer. I eagerly await Volume 2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

I’m facilitating and presenting on a panel session at the Opera America National Conference taking place in San Francisco this week with Guillaume DeCugis, CEO of Scoop.It and Sean Waugh, San Francisco Opera. Here’s a guide to this useful productivity habit.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” There’s also a Q&A box specifically, your questions might be a little more visible there if you use that one. We’ll take questions at the end.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. I''d love to hear more peoples'' reflections on this. QUESTIONS ABOUT RESISTANCE TO CHANGE 5.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I've heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. I'd love to hear more peoples' reflections on this. QUESTIONS ABOUT RESISTANCE TO CHANGE 5. The Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2007

I'm hoping that if you learn something from reading my reflections that you will make the minimum contribution to my Sharing Foundation Cause Questions. I'm bound to make mistakes (in part because I'm well over the legal age limit for Facebook and I'm pretty good at making public mistakes.). Setting up the Cause is the easy part.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

It’s a reflection of culture and online practice and by understanding the audience you will understand better how they talk to each other. Liverpool Football Club in the UK for example, uses a separate account to talk to its fans in Thailand, and another to talk to its fans in America. Be relevant. Trends in technology change quickly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

We are so focused on getting things done, checking it off the to do list and the forward momentum that it requires, that we miss an important opportunity to hit the pause button, reflect, and improve process. Instead, make sure you are offering personalized outlets to stimulate both feedback and questions. Administer a Survey Pilot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

GiveMN has been hosting their giving day , Give to the Max Day for the past few years and working as a peer coach. As part of the work we’re doing together, participants share a reflection of what worked and what they learned from their giving day. The team at GiveMN had a powerful learning experience that are showing below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

This blog post is a roundup of the face-to-face we had last week in Houston to share some of the amazing lessons learned and some reflections. ” The exercise used the layer cake metaphor and some planning questions. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. and storify.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Integrate Practical Use of the Tools for Reflection, Network Weaving, Getting Ideas, Follow Up Work. organizational change, and technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 28, 2012

In fact, we were encouraged to reach out, ask questions and built a rapport with some of the most respected members of the nonprofit sector. I cannot tell you how valuable it has been to ask questions and get advice from experts who have been through and seen it all. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 16, 2014

As I prepped for what I wanted to say to the next graduating class of Public Allies Arizona, I took a queue from my own days as an ally and reflected. Further more we should question ourselves more and ask those we serve more questions. More questions to find out if what we think they need is in fact what they know they want.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2010

Enjoying a great view of Manhattan's skyline on the roof of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. (L In fact, Foursquare was started as a response to the question, “How can we get better at living in our cities?”. Your check-ins can be seen as a reflection of your personal brand. A little competition can go a long way.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2008

See3 has been working for months with NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation to conceive, develop, and produce their latest youth-oriented initiative: free.will.power. We even re-skinned their MySpace page to reflect the microsite creative!). And the timing for this initiative couldn’t be better.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

We were lucky enough to locate the training at the America House Kiev which offered the dream combination of great lattes, flexible space, state of the art equipment, and super fast internet. The first day the room layout was in small groups, to encourage knowledge sharing and co-learning.

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MAY 23, 2013

The rational for "seeing data as a state" rather than a donor in Africa to help answer policymakers questions is also explained. Data philanthropy efforts are reviewed and advice for writing about data is offered. Data and Philanthropy. The New Science of Giving. Data Philanthropy: Where are we now.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

The strategic planning process involves reflecting on your mission to identify your most important goals and determining the strategies you’ll use to reach them. Ask yourself some of the following questions. A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I’ve asked this question before, but this is the first time I had so many stories that it was hard to narrow it down to a few. The conference hashtag #watech4good was used to encourage people both in the room and not in the room to Tweet – and ask questions. How Feeding America Uses KPIs to Measure Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

Beth Dunn wrote a great piece called " We're The Young Generation " reflecting on an article in the New York Times about the growing use of social networks by young people for social good. He discovered the Sharing Foundation's project on Global Giving and decided to enter the America's Giving Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

My friends responding with public questions about what else was needed or suggesting fundraising strategies. Connie Reece shared some insights in this interview and you find more links to case studies and post campaign reflections here. Paul Young raised an addition $637 through Twitter and shared some of his reflections.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 11, 2012

While not wholly explored, that question reverberates throughout a new book, Blueprint , that shares the plans for the Dutch Museum of National History. Most of the books we've explored on this blog in the past focus on museums in North America. The team developed some highly innovative digital projects and approaches to history.

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DECEMBER 16, 2008

Bringing democracy and policy deliberations directly to the people by requiring his Cabinet officials to have periodic national online town hall meetings to answer questions and discuss issues before their agencies. They reported getting "600,000 votes from more than 10,000 people on more than 7,300 questions" on December 10-11.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

" So, I have been immersed in boiling down 50 days of socially-networked fundraising strategies and stories into a succinct and engaging presentation about the America's Giving Challenge. Lately, I've been asking myself a question, "Why don't I just do the same old presentation. and use the same slides?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2008

Roger Carr at the Everyday Giving Blog responded to my reflections about networked fundraising , particularly my concern about donor fatique and potentially annoying blog readers here when I'm raising money for the Sharing Foundation. The question is "when is enough enough? (in Photo by Rich Anderson.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I tried to make the point by raising the question, " Can you quantify the intangible ?" I'm trying to shift myself off the forward movement and into reflection mode around the America's Challenge. If the conversations focuses on the results, not the measurement unit. " Of course you can't. m not sure why exactly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2009

I shared with them how I plan out my "scenes" and had them watch me shoot and make the movie - answering their questions. We watched together and i asked them to reflect on how they could improve their video. (And give me a chance to focus on the packing!) So, I got Harry and Sara one of the smaller FLIP cameras.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

” America’s Charities’ workplace giving statistics estimate that $5 billion is donated through workplace giving every year. Ensure staff can answer donors’ questions about matching gifts. When [provided] multiple ways to get involved, employees have the freedom to choose how they want to give.”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then we’ll have some time for question and answers to make sure that we can do our best to address some of the things that you and your teams and your boards are facing today. So we have three questions that will help anchor our conversation. And just to make it easy, we’ll ask you to type your questions in the chat.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 5, 2023

As we head into 2023 with excitement and enthusiasm, we reflect back fondly on 2022 as a year of important and successful investments from Association Analytics (A2) to the association community covering everything from analytics webinars, industry partnerships, evolving product features, great employees and significant focus on customer success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

That was a question posed on a listserv with little response except for this observation: Micro-campaign 'competitions' are not going to last as an effective means of NPO fundraising. Over at the NTEN blog, you can read reflections from nonprofits that are participating in America's Giving Challenge.

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