Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Last year, I decided that I didn’t need to wait until New Year’s to establish happy, healthy habits in my life. I also facilitated several design labs with nonprofits as part of the research for the Happy Healthy Nonprofit at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management and the National Arts Marketing Project. How about you? I did it!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

When contemplating their favorites, they likely thought about which books were in their minds the best, most favored, most inspiring, most instructional, most relevant, and which ones they might reference frequently. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

Fundraising is both an art and a science. It’s important to approach fundraising with a plan in mind. Check out this blog post for step-by-step instructions on developing a strategic fundraising plan. How did donations to your cause help make someone’s life better? Read on to learn more! We’ve got you covered!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

When contemplating their favorites, they likely thought about which books were in their minds the best, most favored, most inspiring, most instructional, most relevant, and which ones they might reference frequently. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Raising funds for nonprofit organizations is both an art and a science. To get started with peer-to-peer fundraising, it’s important to have a fundraising goal in mind. Your goal should be making life easier for those who are supporting your peer-to-peer event. But how does peer-to-peer fundraising work?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2015

Kyle Reis, senior director and east coast representative, recommends The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel Levitin. " Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki — Former apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki illuminates the art of persuasion.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 31, 2015

Julie Lyles Carr was asked a life-changing question five years ago: "What is the one thing you would like to do to impact your community?" Meeting of the Minds: An Engineer with a Desire to Help. " Armed with this vision, Carr secured a private grant and launched Legacy of Hope Austin (LOH) in 2010.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 31, 2011

I was joined by Lori Fogarty (ED of the Oakland Museum of California), Adam Lerner (ED and Chief Animator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver), and Beck Tench (Director for Innovation and Digital Engagement at the Museum of Life and Science). I learned three big things from this panel: Risk-takers need space-makers.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

While it is a feature of many social sharing sites, often times those very sites do not provide beginner-friendly instructions on how to use tags effectively. Check out TechSoup's Nonprofits in Second Life Delicious group page for an example of how multiple users can collaborate with social bookmarking.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 16, 2019

I have dragged my kids, museum kids mind you, through many a museum gallery. Add to this, our designers are careful to pick seats that work with the aesthetic of the art. But our visitors are worried about getting yelled at, and then we put in seats that sort of vaguely look like art. I know which of you don’t have seating.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

This completes the ‘ask-thank-report’ cycle that keeps it simple for any organization to follow (shout out to shampoo bottle instructions everywhere…). And as he read, and stole, more books his life took another path which took him out of a tough upbringing in a segregated society to the Judge’s bench in the state of Alabama.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Hooking up with a cohort or a group of like-minded folks is a great way not only to learn but to build, gain, and exchange trust with your peers. After logging in for the first time, they are instructed to change their temporary password. There is no real protection anywhere in life. " 'Nuff said. Live long and prosper.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

There are many things in my life and work that I need to streamline, and an important skill to facilitate this is learn how to say no. I will also continue to write case studies, step-by-steps instructional pieces, and trend pieces. I hope to learn the art of sentence combining. Stated another way, organize and simplify.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

The art of writing letters, and writing in general, has fallen by the way­side. Writing is a skill learned early in life, and most of us disliked writing and grammar classes as much as we disliked eating vegetables. Case Study: The lost art of writing. Writing is an art people can do well if they practice.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

In defining your target audience, too, keep the intended outcome in mind: Which people are actually in a position to act on your information? Random Thoughts on Life and Work. Zen and the Art of Non-profit Technology. instructional video. And who may be able to influence those actors in their decision-making? Feedburner.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

He had no instructions to give or laugh lines to hit. Ze Frank recently posed this question to several designers, filmmakers, and artists here , asking: When you make things with an audience in mind, do you have internal representations of that audience to help guide you in the process? Usable art. His show was wordless.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

This could be environmental issues, education, or arts. With this in mind, you could include stories in your auction marketing materials that illustrate how your programs have helped kids learn to read. For example, teachers could explain how the whiteboards have enhanced their instructional methods, allowing for more engaging lessons.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Make sure you’re keeping your mission, audience, and goals in mind each step of the way. However, keep this in mind: To set yourself up for success, you should determine who you’re targeting and what resources you have at your disposal before picking your marketing channels. Determine Your Goal. Give Your Team Members Specific Roles.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

That’s why we work with a group of like-minded strategic partners— BDI , DNL Omnimedia , Donorly , and Oneicity , who share our passion to help make a difference. In my mind, “relevance is as important as reach” is key – messaging is important to get right (and always will be!). In this context, relevance is as important as reach.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

If you all don’t know Jen, I don’t know what you’re doing with your life. But here is the catch, the more optimistic part of me say, “You know what, if one person can love that one person who has hurt the most in their life, then understanding people loving people is probably quite enough a job to figure out.”

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind. Share an infographic with instructions for how to opt in and pin it to the top of your social media page until your end-of-year campaign is over. Pictures and videos bring your cause to life. Optimize your donation form. Request a Demo.

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