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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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Identify your target audiences, whether they be policymakers, community leaders, or the general public, then develop communication strategies for each group. Start by outlining your organizational structures. Develop a Public Relations Plan Advocacy is about being the voice of change. Don’t stop there!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

The same historical and cultural structures that have held back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in so many aspects of our lives are also mirrored in much of the nonprofit sector. Workstream priorities should reflect this knowledge. Change Organizational Culture. By: Yolanda F.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Set SMART goals Build your audience persona Develop your brand Determine what channels to use Put together a content strategy Drive engagement Track your results. Build your audience persona. Instead, build an audience persona to guide the creation of your social media posts and content. What do they like?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Back then, we were concerned about heady items like constituent-centric experiences, data-driven culture and strategy, technology for change, and use cases for technology. Our latest 4th edition of the Nonprofit Trends Report reflects a set of organizations struggling with this imbalance while navigating a rapidly-changing future.

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Forum One

JUNE 17, 2021

Staff and external audiences alike have often called out that many of these pledges were simply lip service with no follow-through. Delivering authenticity in your DEI messaging means not just talking the talk, but walking the walk by working to be part of a larger cultural conversation around systemic issues of inequality. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. When the people, formerly known as the audience, get to participate, you always learn something. The New Social Economy. This session was a high level view of what is happening in the ecosystem in which I do my work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The morning had two segments, beginning with content and small group exercises on several themes from the Networked Nonprofit including culture change , transparency , and simplicity. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. Some Reflections. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

While participants in each track will explore their topics in depth and in the context of a facilitated structure, there will be inspiring keynotes and opportunities for networking for all participants. (Early bird registration ends on July 31 and scholarship information is here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

The highlight was a master panel with Dave Gray, Harold Jarche, and Jane Hart on connected learning and culture change needed to embrace this type of learning. We used Dave Gray’s “ Board Thing ” online tool to crowdsource questions to discuss from the audience. He asked to reflect on our network map.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Fundraising Planning and Climate Report ’s findings show the following: Adjust fundraising strategies : Based on the report’s predictions, consider adjusting your fundraising strategies to align with the current socioeconomic and cultural climate, and donor preferences. It’s important to determine the real amount of revenue needed.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

There Has Been a Change In Your Nonprofit’s Scope Over time, technology, politics, and culture will impact your mission and how you approach it. If your nonprofit has made any large-scale changes, your team should sit down and assess whether your mission statement still accurately reflects your work. Who Do You Serve?

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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 ). Structure: How will they estimate, describe and test the operational structure? Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation and Author David La Piana. Market: Is there a need for this? Is this new and unique?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content. I’ve done this as a reflection exercise towards the end of a multiple day training or full day training. There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. Here’s some examples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I wanted to get a better understanding of context for this audience and the approaches they were already using. Understanding audience motivation and peer influences. The art part includes all the ways nonprofits and schools can engage and connect with alumni of their programs through social channels. Micro conversions or steps.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

I received a copy of her reflections and asked if I could share it with more people. As an intern, I was working for Bookshare in Chennai, India, as their "on-the-ground" person, doing outreach and helping to establish a structure that will support their service there. Thanks to Anna for saying yes, and for sharing her experiences!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

.” I had opportunity to write up a case study about how VolunteerMatch’s calculates social return on investment as a prelude for a facilitated session at Media Impact Funders , so it was a delight to hear more examples from Robert about VolunteerMatch’s measurement culture. netnon I want one thing for this audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2005

My argument here is that we need to pay attention to the network structures. I'm not interested in having separate networks; i'm interested in making certain that people understand the gender bias they build into the network and that it represents a diversity of perspectives, is flexible to deal with a diversity of social structures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

Listening may happen at the personal, staff level as a best practice for doing their job whether or not it is embedded in the organization's culture. For listening to become an organization wide activity and more impact, it needs to be part of the organization's culture. You should reach out to both audiences.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums. BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Do you see any cultural differences in whether and how people like to participate around the world? Yes and no.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This Black History Month, we reflect on the strategy work that our team does through our partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture —much of which centers around expanding access. The outcome was an immensely successful event that attracted audiences from all corners of the country.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Join other data experts, academics, practitioners, and social sector leaders for two days of skillfully-led sessions on topics ranging from aligning practice with policy to creating a culture of data, and how Silicon Valley is facilitating data practices in civil society. 2018 Nonprofit Talent & Culture Summit. Apr 18 - 20.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums. BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Do you see any cultural differences in whether and how people like to participate around the world? Yes and no.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Diversifying your donor base has two meanings: to ensure your revenue comes from a variety of sources so that your organization can better weather economic fluctuations, and to ensure your donor base reflects the diversity of your community. This orientation starts with building cultural competencies.

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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. So strategy really focuses on organizational direction, establishing values, mission, ensuring the organization embodies its cultural ethos. It builds a culture of trust and respect.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2012

We asked the whole group to brainstorm communities/constituencies who they thought could make a stronger connection with art, history, and culture. How do you find out what's important to different communities, and how do you change your plans based on their needs? Six goals for MAH community programs. Then, we went honeycomb-crazy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2010

Think about those 4th grade science experiments where huddled over your experiment you all learn together. The instruction not only included the content – all the best practices and how-tos, but also took an approach that encouraged and developed reflection. An Unanticipated Outcome.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

We had incredible success transforming our institution into a vibrant cultural center. In some ways, we do a good job engaging people who reflect our whole County. Our audience’s income diversity matches that of the County. If we want to reflect the identities of our community, we’ve got to focus on changing that.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 4, 2010

The Wikimedians asked if the museum would coordinate a project in which people could photograph artworks in cultural institutions to illustrate Wikipedia articles. In contrast, the Wikimedians were focused on making cultural content digitally available online using as open a licensing structure as possible.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2009

I'm a huge fan of Jane's and have been writing about her work since the early days of this blog, so I was thrilled to learn that the CFM was bringing in Jane to speak live and then opening up the lecture to a wider audience of about 300 online. However, I'm wary of the limitations of game structures to support human happiness.

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

While we push ourselves and our clients every day toward a more equitable future, we’re also continually evaluating our internal structures to determine how we can bring an equity-centered approach to all of our work. As folks working in media relations, we try to never assume our target audience consumes the same news sources that we do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

I'll be using a new online learning platform that I haven't used before and the participants are a slightly different audience than nonprofit staff or at least I think. Personal learning and reflection on and about your instructional topic. Your first blog could even document your learnings and reflections about Web.20!

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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. To convey information in a clear manner to your target audience, you should use consistent typography. Emily has taught in underprivileged communities in New York and Buenos Aires.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

In this webinar, Sarah Durham will focus on identifying who your audiences are, how to prioritize them, and other elements key to developing a smart communications strategy. People who are great at engagement also have a nuanced understanding of the audiences they’re trying to reach. All right, awesome.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

I’ll say at the beginning of the pandemic, there were so many stories of friends and family who were being like go, that there was a culture of uncertainty and through this whole last year, there’s been a period of navigating through uncertainty, which I think is challenging overall. Mimosa: Absolutely. Let’s move forward.

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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. Here are three techniques I use: Connect with and research audience via social media. I was lucky enough to discover @ gauravonomics work in translating these profiles to an audience in India.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 22, 2017

Once you determine the purpose of your fundraiser, you can structure the event and outline your goals. Make sure they align with your target audience and are obtainable. Identify your Target Audience: Identify a target audience, and then let that audience influence the event’s details. Set an Objective.

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