Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

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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. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. What is needed for nonprofit organizations to make this shift? DoSomething.Org: A Data-Driven Nonprofit In Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

I’m always on the look out for useful and thought provoking resources on how nonprofits can use data to make better decisions that lead to greater impact. It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. There is not a reflection process for analyzing success or failure for future use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. Social media can be filled with metrics to track results. Anupam Shukla and Ms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

When nonprofits started to read and apply our book, ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I noticed this tweet from the ACLU in NJ showing a white board capturing their team meetings to define success for social media. Pictured is: Eliza Straim (Communications Associate) and Katie Wang (Communications Director).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

On Twitter, Kami Huyse pointed over to her reflections on this paper which lead me again to the paper itself. This voice, articulated through social media, can be extremely powerful and can force individuals, companies and communities to change the way they behave. The big question - as applied to nonprofits.

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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 ). My chapter lays out a traditional ROI process that Nonprofit technology staff use to make major IT investment purchases such as hardware, video conference system, database system, etc. Use of metrics to measure your results. Return on Investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2011

.&# Lately, I’ve been hearing about “measurement malaise&# infecting nonprofits and not just social media measurement. As measurement guru KD Paine says, you need the right measurement tool for the job – identify SMART objectives , pick metrics , and then your tool. Idealware Study.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. Reflection gives you a chance to understand what worked and what didn't. You need metrics or measure against goals, but you also need harvest those insights. My challenge was to get into a reflective mindset. So is creativity.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

She’s an awesome nonprofit consultant. nonprofit CEOs were killing it, knocking it out of the park, but they still need more money, and they needed their revenue to grow at a higher rate because frankly, the amount of money they were bringing in was simply not matching their strategic plans or the plans within their strategic plans.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Chances are high that at the end of this year, people will once again reach deep into their pockets to support the nonprofits they love. Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both its appeal language and its CTA. 30% of all giving happens in the last month of the year!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And if the collection of resources and highlights below are any indication, a lot has happened in the nonprofit industry over the past 365 days. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. So what’s a nonprofit to do?

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Though we continue to face hardship with the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are high that at the end of this year people will once again reach deep into their pockets to support the nonprofits they love—as they did in 2020. Here’s a rundown on the 5 elements that craft a compelling story for nonprofits. Why – THE STORY.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2011

Here’s how Eli describes it in his book: “More and more, your computer monitor is a kind of one-way mirror, reflecting your own interest while algorithmic observers watch what you click.”. One question raised is how does a nonprofit working on issues that might not be popular find a way to rally activists?

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