Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation looks at how younger generations are always connected and are multi-taskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and approach problems in a different way from older generations. It raises the question (unanswered) whether this is a good or bad thing. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2009

There is more analysis and reaction to the Washington Post piece two days ago that trashed the Facebook Causes application and caused quite a lot of commentary and reactions from those of us work with nonprofits. Photo by Matt Callow. Its a slow process, but progress is definitely being made.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2018

When I do not awaken to a song running through my head, I attribute that to my brain watching over me by not allowing The Joker to slip into my subconscious. Practice institutional self-reflection. There are three key components of institutional self-reflection: where have we been, where are we now, and where do we want to be?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

Boards are the brain trusts of nonprofit organizations, responsible for providing leadership, oversight, expertise, guidance, accountability, vision, fundraising and an invaluable connection to community. So, how can diversity help nonprofit boards better accomplish their mission? Let that sink in a moment. percent of the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I still feel like I haven't totally wrapped my brain around all this. When I blogged my preliminary thoughts and set up a wikispace , I was seeking a specific nonprofit example to make it more real. Tim also wrote a reflection and it is enormously helpful. And, it will make your brain hurt!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

One of the takeaways was that in order to pursue this type of learning, organizational culture was the key indicator to success. Peter’s post shares some ideas about cultivating a learning culture and while written for funders, these are applicable to nonprofits. What have you learned, Dorothy? – Guest post by Peter Laugharn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. tags: nonprofits roi ). But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. Definition: An analysis that looks at the benefits, costs, and value of a technology project over time. Look at what other nonprofits are doing in the space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

The participants were consultants who worked with nonprofits on organizational strategic planning, financial planning, evaluation, and other organizational capacity areas. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn what types of questions are raised about social media in the context of strategic planning with nonprofits.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

It’s been a few days since I returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) hosted by NTEN in San Francisco, CA. Now that I’ve had a bit to get my brain together I thought I’d share a few key takeaways (for me) from the conference. The conference was amazing! 2) Mobile (as expected) is On the Rise.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

This is why so many people like to give to their favorite nonprofits during the end-of-year giving season. However, end-of-year giving can sneak up on nonprofits that don’t have a plan. Why is an end-of-year giving plan important for nonprofits? Conduct post-campaign analysis. Analyze your results from last year.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I operate a grants and fundraising consulting business, and we support nonprofits all over the country, started off primarily with those in the DMV area but it’s expanded since then. So really just trying to see how nonprofits have managed and how you’ve really been able to thrive. . And nonprofits are no exception.

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