Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session about leadership and social media as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits. Lean on Your Staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

For example, just a few weeks ago I decided to kick a bad habit to curb: sleeping with my mobile phone which was disrupting my sleep. I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat. I did it! I’m now am feeling refreshed and recharged for a new year.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2017

"It is a driving passion of mine to get people to understand that improv skills can be effectively translated into the business world with powerful results," says Bob Kulhan , veteran improv performer, university professor, and author of the fascinating new book, Getting To "Yes And": The Art of Business Improv. It facilitates conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. I said yes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Resource List Early Use of Backchannels Tara Hunt, Backchannel=Blogosphere Marc Cantor, Spell My Name Correctly Liz Lawley, Backchannel Modes Liz Lawley, Confessions of a Backchannel Queen Clay Shirky, Snarkiness on Parade NY Times, In the Lecture Hall, A Geek Chorus Dannah Boyd, Bridging Diverse Groups Backchannel in Learning and Education Vicky Davis, (..)

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

In the case of social and political upheaval, these might include coming together with others to advocate, share music and art, create and offer support (sometimes virtually). phone calls, emails, mailed notes, texts and social media) with donors to build relationships and set the stage for asking again as we emerge from the crisis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. Learn the Art of Saying No Effectively. Many times we need to use technology to facilitate the meeting, whether it is bring a remote worker or view a presentation.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 10, 2016

I've been thinking recently about distributed content experiences--ways for people to interact with museum content (art, history, science, etc.) Are you going to use it to scan for public art near you? What do we use our phones for most? Museum technology nerds: this post is for you. but none of them are great. Pokemon Go).

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EveryAction

JUNE 20, 2023

We also recently made enhancements to our OpenVPB phone bank organizing tool to allow users to set a default script and up to four alternate scripts for their phone banks. Education, art, and culture can receive the support they need to flourish. Animals and the earth are protected and respected. And so much more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

The implementation team was in the conference room in San Francisco for the first time, plus we had in-country leaders on Skype and phone. Our first day of meetings devoted most of the morning for team building and orientation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

I did my first presentation about the Internet when I started working with Arts Wire in 1993. Arts Wire was patterned after the Well and was designed as an online conversation community for artists and arts organizations. Or participating in the online conversation on Arts Wire. Remember that "aztex ascii garbage."?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

What: The art of social instructional design. Understand the art of repurposing your materials to save time. They're done on the phone and chat. I like webinar software that facilitates learning between participants). once and it was disaster, best to use to supplement discussion in between phone calls).

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Security: In the cloud, there is a higher investment in state-of-the-art security. A phone system? For example, if you have determined that you need a CRM solution, you need to understand how you are going to facilitate your business processes through the system. The IT piece belongs to somebody else. A CRM solution?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I’ve managed campaigns ranging from about $5 million to over a billion dollars in health care, education, arts and culture, and advocacy sectors. Our board members can facilitate personal introductions to our professional leadership. So you recommend people getting involved in making phone calls, writing thank you notes.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

I want to see more multi-person exhibits, more prompts for discussion about content, more tools to facilitate connecting wtih other visitors whose interests are similar or in some way useful to your own. Use the authority of the museum to facilitate exchange of phone numbers between strangers?"

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Linux desktops? The eePC is a great example, as are cell phones, media players, etc. 2 trackbacks } What software freedom means to me » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 06.25.08

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Consider whether the software provider offers live chat, email support, or phone support. Arts People Arts People (hey that’s also us!) Check out this page to learn more about Arts People, or sign up for a personalized demo by clicking the button below! Request an Arts People Demo 3. Find My Neon CRM Group Demo 2.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I ran in and picked up the phone, fully intending to quickly dispatch whoever was on the line and get back to my tight cooking schedule. What followed, instead, was a 20 minute phone call that changed my day and has had a powerful impression on me since. Dial-A-Stranger is what it sounds like. They really cared about me.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Many think of fundraising as more art than science, and understandably so. What’s exciting about data is that applying it doesn’t have to mean devaluing the human element of the art of fundraising. Why Fundraiser Productivity Is So Important Fundraisers often bear the responsibility of facilitating growth for the entire nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

The art of writing letters, and writing in general, has fallen by the way­side. We live in a world of smart phones, emails, text messages, Zoom, and LinkedIn. Case Study: The lost art of writing. Writing is an art people can do well if they practice. If you’re like most Americans, it’s probably been a while.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Find a spokesperson or facilitator who is familiar to your audience; ideally, someone who is perceived as a colleague or fellow member of the community. Zen and the Art of Non-profit Technology. Contact us: 144 Front Street West, Suite 725, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2L7, Toll-free phone: 1-877-270-4268, support@wildapricot.com. -->.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Add ski goggles, hand/feet warmers, and a thermal phone case to this basket, alongside a season ski pass and a few lessons for those who are new to the sport. To help facilitate a pleasant outdoor meal experience, auction off a picnic gift basket with dishware, cutlery, wine glasses, and a cheeseboard. Activity Auction Basket Ideas.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

These small adjustments to your donation form will inspire donors and facilitate donations… and all of them can be done in just a few minutes. Art museums can show a small family enjoying an exhibit. A good example of this is a donor’s phone number. Don’t have much time? That’s perfect! Want to see these tips in action?

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2021

They’re the gatekeepers and the data-keepers and control, prompt, or otherwise facilitate follow-. You don’t want the person answering your phones not to have the details of the next fundraising event! through on appointments and promises. This training even extends to the staff in your program areas and back-office administration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2015

I just spent two days in Miami at the Knight Foundation Media Learning Seminar where I co-facilitator a pre-conference workshop on leading on social channels with Amy Gahran and Stephanie Rudat. He said use your phone as a notebook and take photos. And finally, always be connecting. Everything we do is in service of the art.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This type of tool has a more narrow feature set—it focuses almost exclusively on facilitating bidding without including any other event planning tools. Instead of repeatedly inputting bidder numbers and bid amounts, donors can conveniently place bids from their own mobile phones from anywhere in the venue or at home.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Your donor profiles are an element of your donor database where you’ll track and record all supporter interactions, including events attended, donations received, emails received and read, and notes from phone calls or meetings. Fundraising software solutions are designed to facilitate the donation collection process for organizations.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Common channels include email, direct mail, social media, phone calls, your website, etc. Your nonprofit can produce QR codes that store your organization’s website or donation page; when someone scans the QR code using the camera function on their smartphone, the code will open that page on their phone.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

This guest post was written by Joël Tan , Director of Community Engagement at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco, CA. They want to connect with each other about the art. If an arts experience is not shared, is the experience still transformative? But they don’t. This isn’t a coincidence ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

I was honored to design and facilitate a panel at SXSW on Sunday called " Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change." We addressed two content areas: The art and science of crowd sourcing for social change. So, armed with an improvised mobile wireless mic, I used an Oprah style facilitation.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2009

Facilitated/Unfacilitated Blend When we started this course, I really pushed the students to think about ways to induce unfacilitated interactions among strangers. I love facilitated experiences, but I worry that they aren't scalable to every visitor. They were roped to very specific locations and activities. Not so for the post-its.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

Note from Beth: Last month, I facilitated a workshop for the Knight Digital Media Learning Seminar in Miami on “Leading on Social Media.” Some of the passions written were arts, education, animals, domestic violence, dance, family, health and wellness, abused children, boy scouts, environment and many others.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2010

EWF International provides professionally facilitated peer advisory groups for women business owners and executives. Turn off the television, turn off the cell phone and pay attention to the people around you. Its so powerful I wanted to pass it along. • Do something that you are afraid to do. • Take a personal risk.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Pro tip: Facilitate donations by making your “Donate” button easy to find! Use your text messaging tool to send texts to attendees letting them know they can give right from their phones. How to Promote a Fundraiser Like a Pro Looking for even more ways to master the art of nonprofit promotion? Check out this list of ideas.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And is a really great and pretty highly esteemed trainer and facilitator. In fact, he was named one of the 10 best retreat facilitators in America. And it’s not just what we do, because you can send a thank-you letter, or you can send, you know, make a phone call, but it’s how we do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

A few posts on mobile activism Sparechange blogger, Nedra Weinreich writes about two social activism strategies using mobile phones designed to involve young people. If you want connect with other nonprofit mobile activists, check out the N-TEN Affinity Group Cell Phones for Social Change.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

So that is what we explore in depth in our certificate in philanthropic psychology at our institute, how can we, through fundraising in the charitable sector, facilitate the love that people can have, not only for those easily lovable, but also for the people that might be most difficult for us to love. Now, show your love.

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