Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

In fact, there is a lab at Stanford that studies workplace rituals and a book, “ Rituals at Work ,” devoted to the topic). Write A FutureMe Email: I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

In fact, there is a lab at Stanford that studies workplace rituals and a book, “ Rituals at Work ,” devoted to the topic). Write A FutureMe Email: I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Source: Pratham Books. Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

David Lavenda wrote this excellent article in Fast Company about the history of the Post-It notes and their potential for becoming a killer innovation technology. Take for example my colleague Eugene Eric Kim who shares his facilitation toolkit which includes links to his favorite Post It notes and markers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Google Analytics vs Site Meter September 18, 2006 Yes, I promise, the post on tagging and folksonomies is coming. You can follow 10 sites instead of one. But first, a great example of Web 1.0

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JUNE 9, 2009

Clive Thompson's article in the latest Wired on " The Future of Reading " is a compelling read. And I found especially interesting his mentioning of "what bibliophiles call book discovery.". He talks about the benefits of both putting book content online *and* also allowing people to engage/comment/mashup the text.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 30, 2017

Is it the visual appeal of the site itself? Here are some tips that should be taken to heart when crafting a winning WordPress blog site. Remember that you want visitors to focus on the words, and a junked-up and cluttered site is a big turn off, especially in respect to sidebars. But what makes one blog better than the next?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

At the start of the summer season I posted the article below. Now that most of summer has gone by, what books did you read? Let me know, and I'll add them to the next recommended list. __ This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens. They are also more likely to donate to a nonprofit directly from a social networking site or through text than any other generation. Generation X (Born 1965–1979, Currently Ages 35–49).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. Here’s an overview of the book from the authors blog. This article summarizes how some corporations are doing this with AI and other automation tools. AI Technology.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2009

Every so often, Holly walks by my desk, says, "You need to read this article", and drops the latest Stanford Social Innovation Review. There's just something about the feel of paper and the heft of well-written, insightful articles -- complete with references -- that warms the cockles of a liberal artist's heart.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. Once you understand these five elements, you’ll be able to pick them out in TV shows, movies, books, and news articles. What Makes a Good Story? Setting: This is where your story happens.

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CauseVox

MARCH 11, 2022

Using these standards, and for the purposes of this article, we’re classifying any org with assets totaling $500K or less as small. With CauseVox’s integrated ticketing , your supporters can purchase tickets ease on any of your campaign sites: (Kansas Advocates for Better Care Stand by Me 2021). Small But Mighty.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

Her website is loaded with blogs, books, and free YouTube videos on how to raise more from your business community. . Ligia, the globetrotting fundraiser , has a site loaded with helpful free blog articles and a legacy course to help your nonprofit realize the economic windfall of planned gifts. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2013

I first head of this book after reading this article in the New York Times back in March, 2013. So many of the ideas resonate that it is one of those books where I’m highlighting and making notes. The main thesis in the book is that in a networked world success depends on how we interact with others.

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Whole Whale

MAY 19, 2023

We wrote this article because our very own site is in a visual crisis as we transition to AI-based images. The DALL·E 2 Prompt Book : This is the OG image prompt library and guide on designing great prompts. Phygital Plus AI Library : A library of AI-generated images and prompts, including various categories and themes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2017

The book is about our behavioral addictions to our smartphones, video games, social media, and email and how to break them. I have been reading Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked by Adam Alter, a professor of marketing at NYU.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

We’ll break these down one at a time over this and two subsequent articles. How many times do we go to online giving sites and give up?” — Daniel Mansoor (see Science, technology, and design: A new framework in fundraising ). Those pillars are: . Donor experience. The next phase of business evolution is upon us, and it’s digital first.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 22, 2020

You can create website content that will boost your nonprofit’s site in search results and put it on people’s radar without a degree in copywriting or any technical expertise. That’s why we wrote this—to give you the need-to-knows about how to write for SEO and empower you to optimize your site for search. . What is SEO? .

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NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2014

In-person Events 10/14 SFTech4Good (San Francisco, CA): Cause Funding: Indiegogo + Cause Funder: Geek Club Books, Autism Story Apps 10/15 NCTech4Good (Triangle Region, NC): Does Your Donation Page Need Work? We''d love to hear from you - please share articles about your ideas, tools, best practices, case examples, and more.'

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 26, 2020

Check out our other blog articles on what makes a good nonprofit website and on what makes an effective donation page. If a person is viewing your site, it’s likely because they want to know what you do, why it’s important and if they should donate. Related Articles. Post links to your donation page on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times throughout October-December as we presented dozens online webinars and guest posts and articles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Also, Defenders of Wildlife is listed as an “Example of Excellence” in the book. Articles and information pages that are text-only tend to overwhelm visitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

There is a nonprofit site called “ Admitting Failure ” that was created by the NGO Engineers Without Borders to avoid having mistakes replicated. There is a nonprofit site called “ Admitting Failure ” that was created by the NGO Engineers Without Borders to avoid having mistakes replicated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Note from Beth: Alison Zarella is the co-author of the recently published “ The Facebook Marketing Book.&# I received a review copy from O’Reilly. You’ve just co-written a book with your husband, Dan Zarrella called “The Facebook Marketing Book.&# But that’s just the way we are.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

National Trust utilises the passion of its supporters and their beautiful photography to spread the word about its beautiful sites. By showing how beautiful these places are, they can encourage more visitors, earning more donations, which can then be spent on the upkeep of their sites. Book a free consultation. Related Articles.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

The site, which serves as a learning and sharing center for nonprofits and social change organizations, debuted today at [link]. Lasica , a consultant and author of four books about emerging technologies. A Causes widget that points to charitable actions and donations on other sites such as GlobalGiving and Facebook Causes.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

What if you didn’t need a highly trained designer every time you needed an image for an article or report? No offense to generic photo stock sites that let every customer get rights to the same photos so often that meme websites can resist making jokes but… People Are Adding Dad Jokes To Cringy Stock Pics, And Here Are The 40 Funniest Ones.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

They developed programming that offered results based on the number of pages of the site and also the number of backlinks to the site, which meant it was an authority in its subject. . Explaining what occurred with a few of the most massive data hacks of the 21st Century could be a book in and of itself.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

She had an epiphany several years ago after seeing the article Our Oceans Are Turning into Plastic … Are We? This blog is a resource-rich site on all things having to do with reducing plastics and packaging. Beth is also the author of the book Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

She had an epiphany several years ago after seeing the article Our Oceans Are Turning into Plastic … Are We? This blog is a resource-rich site on all things having to do with reducing plastics and packaging. Beth is also the author of the book Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2016

She had an epiphany several years ago after seeing the article Our Oceans Are Turning into Plastic … Are We? This blog is a resource-rich site on all things having to do with reducing plastics and packaging. Beth is also the author of the book Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Because it was such a painfully long process and because I couldn’t find too many complete articles when I googled “ Wikipedia nonprofits “, I decided to share the lessons we learned so that you may not make the same mistakes we made. This set the rules of their site and it’s worked for them so far… though the jury is still out on this one.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

| craigconnects – "I took a look at a few articles and studies, and according to ComScore's 2010 Digital Year in Review, email use dropped 59% among Internet users ages 12 to 17 in 2010. An increase in email use, however, was visible in the 55+ age group, who used web-email 15% more in 2010 than in 2009.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 11, 2005

Whenever someone asks me if I've read a good book lately, I can never remember what I've read, so this year, I wrote down titles as I read them. But I can tell you that after reading this book, there is no way I will ever buy non-organic produce again, if I have the choice. This was the first book I read in 2005.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Picture this: you just Googled “how to patch the hole in my jeans,” and find the most irresistible article with the top three ways to mend your favorite pair (number 2 will blow your mind!). But create eye-catching creative showing off your new e-book or coupon code? ” My guess is never. Now we’re talking.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 11, 2007

We just did a site upgrade on Bookshare.org : our third in as many months. can easily see which books have global permissions, which are required when we can't rely on our copyright exemption (which only works inside the U.S.). Among the dozens of improvements in this update are two that I'm particularly jazzed about.

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