Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Jacobwith of the Fire Starters Blog offers up some terrific ways to avoid burnout that are free or low cost. Top Ten Tips for Dealing with Anxiety by Suzette Annan at the HealUrHead blog offers some terrific tips on how to calm anxiety that many of us feel when we work in situations with few resources and lots of major work to accomplish.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection. Read Sector Blogs That Cover Data: If you want to stay current on data in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, the best place to go is Lucy Bernholz’s Philanthropy 2173 Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I’m excited to co-presenting a session at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

book launch at Stanford University with my children, Harry and Sara. My colleague, Kami Huyse , has a terrific blog post that links to the different campaigns and has summarize the tips offer in the study. Here’s David Krumlauf’s page – he’s a huge NTEN booster. The book’s message is simple.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Over the past couple of months weve been introducing you to the incredible cast of characters who are helping to shape NTENs inaugural Leading Change Summit. Its about time we celebrate the dynamic duo behind the Idea Accelerator : Emily Lonigro Boylan and Demetrio Cardona-Maguigad of LimeRed Studio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” Get Training : NTEN is offering regular webinars on the topic of how nonprofits can effectively use data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I reached to fellow NTEN board member, Jason Shim , who works for Pathways to Education in Canada, who shared what their organization does to create community and well being in their nonprofit. Researchers led by Kevin Kniffin, of Cornell University, discovered that communal meals can help with team building and more effective work together.

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JULY 18, 2013

1 Throughout the day, we''ll be live blogging sessions from MCON13 , a virtual conference to help leaders engage the Millennial generation. Over 60% of young people do not go to any college or university. Here are highlights from the session with Paul Schmitz and notes from the talk with Rachael Chong. Change how giving is done.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

September 19, 2008 Note: This blog entry was originally posted on Idealware’s new community blog. I’m honored and happy to be contributing blog posts there. Most proprietary LMS are geared specifically toward the college/university or corporate training markets, and are thus quite expensive.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

You know, like Voltron: Defender of the Universe , only with fewer robot lions.) For those of you who look at NTEN as a model (for things other than cat video distribution and Saturday Morning Cartoon references), consider this: at heart, we are essentially one big communications team. Heck, even Karl's blogging now.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

And if you need a little inspiration, then look no further than your fellow NTEN community members, some of whom have recently received recognition for their work. To see details of their findings, check out the Idealist blog and download the reports.

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APRIL 12, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 5 Good Nonprofit Infographics Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on April 12th, 2011 Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Especially when they help reveal a lot of information in a visual format.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Learn more about the three common barriers that nonprofits often face on Nancy Schwartzs blog. On day 2, I was part of the Visual Communications panel with four panelists (some you might recognize from the NTEN Community!): We also asked the audience what tools they would recommend through Poll Everywhere.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

Read more posts on our blog. A slightly different universe than the one we know of as Star Wars. The digital world is changing our known universe, and Genevieve Bell can describe this in a way that only an anthropologist who works at Intel Labs can. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies.

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JULY 22, 2014

Head on over to TechSoup's Training and Education page to find donated products as well as articles and blog posts on online training. American University's free technology training courses range from building basic computer skills to more advanced IT training workshops. QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Beth''s Blog recently featured a guest post by Christian Arno, Using Social Media Internationally: How Not to Get Lost in Translation , full of useful tips for anyone with a global audience. John Haydon helps to clarify Facebook''s changes to their news feed and how this will affect your organization''s account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

I gave a lightening talk at the Gates Foundation convening of the Markets for Good community on “ Between the Keyboard and the Chair “ Facilitation and Train the Trainers: I was honored to co-facilitate a leadership track at the first ever Leading Change Summit hosted by NTEN which was an amazing learning experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

MacLaughlin serves on the board of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and is a frequent speaker at conferences and events. Steve earned both his undergraduate degree and a Master of Science degree in Interactive Media from Indiana University. His newest book, Data Driven Nonprofits , was published in 2016.

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JUNE 3, 2009

If you're an NTEN Member -- or have been lurking around for awhile -- you know that Universal Broadband Access is an issue we care deeply about. They're doing some fabulous organizing around universal access and have provided some basic talking points for comments to the FCC. It's essential that they hear from us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

This post was originally published on the NTEN Blog. Cindy Leonard is the Consulting Team Leader at the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. If you were unable to attend the live session at the NTC, you may still access trainer bios and session notes and materials online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

In the nonprofit sector, there is no universal review mechanism to benchmark against, but Great Nonprofits is beginning to fill those shoes. blog posts from Geoff Livingston and Valeria Maltoni about one popular influence measuring tool. Holly Ross, NTEN, Four Lessons Learned About Social Media in 2010. Respond here.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Haven''t renewed your 2013 NTEN membership or thinking of joining? Read the full report produced by The Community Roundtable, or for some quick highlights of key findings , SocialFish''s blog post, 2013 State of Community Management Report Stresses Importance of Community Managers. Take advantage of the summer special rate!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. We each tackled a different aspect of resilience.

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MAY 3, 2012

You can read her writing in Fundraising Success magazine and her personal blog, Marketing for Nonprofits. Finally, she serves on the board of directors for NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network). Jocelyn has a bachelor's degree in literature from New York University and a master’s degree in sociology from University of Washington.

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MARCH 26, 2009

In fact, with blogs and the ability to post comments, sometimes you're not even involved in some of your best or worst marketing efforts. When you launch an integrated marketing plan, you're most likely producing content for a web site, a landing page, a blog, a newsletter, and perhaps a Facebook or MySpace page.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2008

The best part of working at NTEN is you: the great people in our community. Please join me in welcoming Rusty, Tom, Steve, and Nancy to the NTEN Board! . Tom has a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Duke University and an MPP in Public Policy from UC Berkeley. I love working with really smart and talented people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2008

Two years ago, with funds from the Long Island chapter of the American Association of University Women, we were able to replace their highly arsenic contaminated well with a huge rainwater collection tank and delivery system to supply safe drinking water. Some responses: Holly Ross at NTEN tweeted about the blog post on the NTEN blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. I’m doing a panel at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference in March called “ Learn You Will ” with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2012

At this webinar, you will: Learn about the universal benefits of having an accessible website. Food blogs would be greatly enhanced, but. Beyond being the right thing to do, implementing web accessibility can improve your SEO, cross-browser compatibility, mobile device usability, and more.

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NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

A University of North Carolina study found people were more helpful at the top rather than bottom of stairs and escalators. Or instead of asking for a contribution to a university, ask for the money to support one freshman. Katya Andresen is COO, Network for Good, blogs at www.nonprofitmarketingblog.com and tweets @KatyaN4G.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

A new report from Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University suggests that “Millennial&# donors (adults born since 1981) have different approaches to giving, and suggests ways to adapt to a more connected and global-minded generation.

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JULY 15, 2011

The reasons are sourced from blog, news, or case study posts from a network of American Red Cross sites. Please join us online on September 13th, 10am Pacific for our NTEN Webinar, The Social Website: Integrating Social Media into Website Design and Function to look at additional examples of sites getting social. Debra holds a B.A.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The host kit included information about using e-invitations, recipes and recipe blogs, and linked to a blog where volunteer hosts could exchange ideas about their party planning. in Leadership Studies from the University of Richmond , a Certificate in Fundraising Administration from New York University and an M.B.A.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Read more posts on our blog. Oh, and you might want to check out the longest tennis match in the history of the Universe -- at Wimbledon, no less). Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. According to the NYTimes, it's not good. Yes, they can !

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APRIL 30, 2013

Nancy is also a board member of NTEN, a columnist for Fundraising Success, and the curator of the new Nonprofit Marketing 360 blog hosted by Philanthropy.com. Cara is also a yoga teacher, life coach and part-time instructor in the Multimedia Communications Department at the Academy of Art University.

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