Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also use it as a reflection as the year progresses.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Engaging the consultant search using a JEDI approach requires clarity of intent, a commitment to being uncomfortable, and a great deal of “cultural humility” (self-reflection, personal critique, and acknowledgment of existing biases), especially in white-lead and white-dominated organizations and institutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Here they are: My Three Rituals. What gave me joy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Example of A/B Testing Results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, I had the honor of doing a mini workshop at the annual BoardSource Conference called “Governing the Networked Nonprofit in An Age of Social Media &# where I had an opportunity to share some ideas on social media culture, transparency, and simplicity from the Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

You can't answer this question "What's the Value?" In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , we devote an entire chapter to something we called "Learning Loops" which is a combination of tracking and monitoring in real time as a project unfolds, but also incorporates a process of reflection at the end of the project to the next experiment. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. I also use it as a year in review tool. Year in Review.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 15, 2012

I’m starting to really appreciate the difference between being an individual agent and creating a culture of agency. And increasingly, what I’m trying to enable is a culture of experimentation. I’m not even sure a “culture of change” is a meaningful concept or one that could be sustained over an extended period.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

As Osborn wrote in his book, “Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it in the bud.” The simple rules of brainstorming are typically articulated at the beginning of a session as ground rules and include the following: NO criticism or debate. ” questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

One of the things that I love at the Packard Foundation is the learning culture. Some reflections from David here ). Business plans are not difficult to measure and the process is a discipline process of asking questions. So, articulated success metrics for a networked strategy is also important.

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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. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

Cultural Reasons (Thanksgiving) – Being thankful for what we have and recognizing that we might have more to be thankful for than others. . For any questions that pop up along the way, the team at Media Cause is here to help guide your plans and move your mission forward. It also presents seasonal needs for some charities. .

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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. I’ve managed campaigns ranging from about $5 million to over a billion dollars in health care, education, arts and culture, and advocacy sectors.

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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. Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum. organizational change, and technology.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We thought so, so we put together a short list of items we felt could trigger meaningful conversations just in time for end-of-year reflection and 2019 planning. . Think carefully about what questions could result in data points that can help guide funding decisions, smart partnerships, and stronger board relationships.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Based on a lot of experimentation (and a lot of failures), a whole lot of conversations and some amazing questions from people, here are some things that seem to contribute to getting creativity introduced and to having it stick. The leadership environment is key. What happens when you take away the chairs? Or the tables?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

A group dialogue followed allowing people to articulate why they felt one way or other. Might I dare suggest that future spectrograms include a question about gender balance in OS? The questions that emerged from this group were not different from those that are asked when we talk about online facilitation and online communities.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

I'm focusing on the community response to the prospect of the millage and the way the public debate reflects broader conversations about the public value of the arts. But the arguments trotted out represent how far we have to go in articulating the public value of arts institutions (and helping our supporters speak the same language).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The intent was to provide a deep dive for program officers to reflect on the way they currently work, identify what needs to change to create more impact, and come up with some prototypes. After landing on a single question, I facilitated a collective brainstorm activity that generated many ideas to address the question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Clearly articulated benefits statement that looks at tangible and intangible. Learning is using experiments with metrics and the right questions at the right point to understand what works, what doesn’t. It may require internal culture change – proactive listening and experiments. It answers the "Was it worth doing?"

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 26, 2021

She has been both volunteer and activist for organizations working on human rights, poverty elimination, non-violence, and cultural exchange. Articulate Your Brand Characteristics. Although your brand is reflected in much more than just its visual identity, your logo is the centerpiece of your nonprofit’s brand.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And so at any point, if you have a question, a comment, you want to just co-sign, give me a plus one, please keep your chat up so that we can keep talking and I’ll be looking at it while I’m going through my slides. So I have a question for y’all. And so the question then comes into play, is it really time to go back?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

You can find my materials and slides on the workshop wiki - CSR and NGO workshops, but always like to do a reflective wrap up post. When I get on site, I focus on listening and soaking up the culture and perspective. A big question in this workshop is how can these program incorporate social media effectively? NGOS in India.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

We’ll save some time for questions but, most importantly, we would love to hear from you. But do reach out because we’ll have some time for your questions at the end. A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. We’ll see them. Steven, you can see my screen okay?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

How can create a culture of fun around measurement so that we can’t keep ourselves from doing it from the beginning of a project. . You have to put a flag in the sand and articulate what your outcome will be, whether grand or modest. Idealware Study. Creating is more appealing then analysis to most. Less is more. .

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. There are expectations around what people wear, what they can and can''t do, and how they relate to each other that may be comfortable for whites while feeling alien for people who don''t grow up in a white culture. Why can''t new visitors do the same?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

It reflects the GMSP’s—and Jen’s—commitment to creating a set of programs by and for its audience: teen girls. We field questions for science fairs and research. Having the girl blogs and the parent blogs coming out in Feb, it’s a small way to start a community—but when a girl asks a question instead of an adult, it’s more fascinating.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The honest reflections from staff members beyond curatorial and education departments--including registrars, security staff, and PR--are unparalleled. Artist as Problem Solver vs. Artist as Problem Explorer Mark Allen (director of Machine Project) and I have talked about this issue several times, and Mark articulates it beautifully.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. There are expectations around what people wear, what they can and can't do, and how they relate to each other that may be comfortable for whites while feeling alien for people who don't grow up in a white culture. Why can't new visitors do the same?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

But this isn't just a financial question--it's also a question of reach. There are three key questions museum decision-makers should ask themselves in evaluating the value of virtual visitors: How much do we value outreach in our educational programming and content delivery? So where do online initiatives fit in?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Our desire to "protect kids"--which reflects twenty years of clamping down (at least in the U.S.) And so my question is, why are we keeping them away? Few were able to articulate a response policy that wasn't based entirely on the volume of the ire raised. Why aren't we developing our audiences?"

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

In Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits , we’re reminded that a key step to improvement is having an accurate retrospective view. Why Designing Your Nonprofit Culture is Do or Die is about sharing values, a defined mission and vision, and valuing your people. Connections.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? In this model, rather than trying to answer a set of broad questions, you look at the spectrum of viable conditions and extrapolate useful strategies from those. The question was raised of whether we all belonged at the same table. Who owns the stuff?

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