Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. Can you share some stories about a few of your recent fundraising with social media projects to help nonprofits in Austin, TX? Tell me about you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2012

But while research shows these next generation tools have the potential to improve communication and collaboration across the enterprise, business leaders are left with one question: “Who takes ownership of these tools?” Based in Austin, TX, he's a tech enthusiast reporting on trends and best practices in talent management.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Hopefully you are already doing a great job of media relations, but if not it’s never too late to start. For example, here in Austin, the news stations have shown great interest in how Austin Zoo is dealing with the heat and keeping animals cool. ” is often an appreciated question from a reporter.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 27, 2018

Your job is to reduce cognitive strain —i.e., In one famous anchoring demonstration, test subjects were asked two questions: Is the tallest redwood tree in California taller or shorter than 130 feet? When a second group was given this simple questionnaire, the first question was switched to “…taller or shorter than 1,400 feet?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I spent some time on the phone answering questions, referring resources, and later introduced her to colleagues. . She did a fantastic job. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. We had to replace one of the speakers and I recommended Michaela.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At every talk I give about The Art of Relevance , no matter the audience, there's one question I always hear. They may fear for their own experience, wondering: Will I still have a job? Then Cookie Ruiz, CEO of Ballet Austin, taught me the phrase "bless and release." These insiders may be fellow staff members.

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JULY 20, 2013

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $675. SXSW / Austin, TX / Price varies. We know you've got questions. Your job is hard enough. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. Fundraising & Grants. 2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. 2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. Jan 16 - 19. State/Local. Mar 8 - 17.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. My question is what happens when the numbers don't look good? You have to set up a framework at the beginning - hence the vital importance of a strategy map.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2012

2- Ask Questions. Simply put, if your tweet or Facebook post ends in a question mark vs. a period, you can expect about five times the amount of likes/comments/shares, retweets, etc. So instead of just making a statement, ask a question and invite your audience into a conversation!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

This was an initiative that began in the city of Austin, Texas with the municipally owned utility company, Austin Energy. I applied for this job with the Freedom from Oil campaign because I see climate change, in particular, as one of the most pressing issues of our time.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Ask Questions. Simply put, if your tweet or Facebook post ends in a question mark versus a period, you can expect about five times the amount of likes, comments, shares, retweets, and so on. So instead of just making a statement, ask a question and invite your audience into a conversation!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2010

(By the way CWPT does an amazing job of integrating traditional direct mail, online and other channels to tell their story, but that is a post for another time, this is about me being “stupid.”). ” I was all ready for the questions about Santa Claus, girls and where babies come from, but I wasn’t ready for this.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

So send in your questions and comments along the way. If you use the Q&A box, it might be a little bit easier, a little higher chance that we get to that question as insider tip for you, but we won’t discriminate. Pretty please with sugar on top, any questions that you have, just pop them in that Q&A box.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

To follow the Twitter stream or ask questions or make comments, use the #ROI hashtag. So I tweeted, questions and links, to see what each member thinks. Back into my cubicle turning, all the questions within me burning, Soon again I started tweeting more strategically than before. Who knew that there were poets on Twitter?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2009

For background, in the 3 previous NMC conferences I have been involved with since starting my job there in 2006- we’ve done mainly a “tag this conference” approach where we ask people to tag photos, web sites, blog posts e.g. 2006 , 2007 , 2008 where I cobbled together some summary pages using mainly my own Feed2JS code. Previously, On NMC….

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Once we learned all flights were grounded, we quickly arrived at the decision to abandon our plans and drive back to Austin at once. I was also surprised that El Paso, TX is only the half-way point between LA and Austin. Our brave protectors, doing their jobs without knowing the fate of their own families. The calls for calm.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2021

My first job was in 1992. That’s a great question. Now, I got a question about responsibility versus ownership, and this is a big thing. My only job is to listen. I have my thing about how great our organization is, and my first job is to listen who they are and what they want. There, I said it. I will, Olga.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

Those busted myths, described more fully later in this post, include: Over 70% of CEOs set their sights on the top job late in their careers. Today, Powell answered the following questions for me. Powell (photo by: Mariana McClure) Question : A lot has been written about CEOs. Only 7% graduated from a top university.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

As young professionals who have served both as members and staff managers of these groups, Sarah Willey and Corinne Austin will lead you through the research on Next Gen supporters, challenges to anticipate, and steps your organization can take to start a new young friends board from scratch OR to maximize the potential of your existing group.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The question this blog post addresses is: does civic engagement strengthen the economy? Most jobs for paid employment are secured through personal connections, which can often stem from community work, volunteer engagement, and service programs. We have long known that civic engagement strengthens democratic systems.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

So they'll each tell you a little about that, and we'll have time for questions and answers at the end. One of our jobs as women changemakers, which you are by showing up today, is to tell each other stories and recognize the impact that all women have on the world. I am the Campaign Director at MoveOn.org. That was really me.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2006

Ilyse Hogue: Well I came to this work and I came to this job, very differently, maybe I could start from the beginning. Got the citizens of Austin to sign their names enough times to get it on the ballot. Ilyse Hogue: I enjoy, wow, that's a great question. Britt Bravo: How did you come to this work?

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