Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

You’ll notice that the application they’re using allows them to pull out the moderator’s tweets on the side. A couple of Twitter moderator techniques I used to try to get some deeper insights from the discussion: I had a search open on #sm73 the whole time. What are your best Twitter moderation techniques?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

I’ve been excited to add ideas covered in the book and sharing the inspiring stories of nonprofit organizations have created a sense of well-being in the office such as Issue One , Opening Act , Sierra Club , Crisis Text Line , Crisis Response Network , and Pathways to Education Canada into my training practice for workshops.

Technique 102

Technique Free Learning Management 102

Nimble AMS

JULY 5, 2023

Read our blog for five employee empowerment strategies you can adopt at your organization today. 5 techniques association leaders can leverage for employee empowerment When you take steps to empower your association’s staff, you’ll notice an improved experience for both employees and members. Provide time off benefits.

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Empowerment Associations Practice Training 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). Help participants vote on concepts or reports as part of a report out to stimulate discussion or reflection (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

Mentoring 96

Mentoring Policy Review Technique 96

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Friedman teaches that there are seven steps , based on human virtues we all strive to achieve, that are key to unlocking the power of a people-first culture : Patience. Honesty and Integrity. Compassion. Not guiding the troops.

Culture 73

Culture Companies People Create 73

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

.” — Alex Osborn, How to Think Up , 1942 seminal book on concept off brainstorming The process of getting a group to generate and build on others’ ideas depends on how you facilitate openness in the group. A picture often really is worth 1,000 words. Even a verbal picture. Introduce inquiry “What if…?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations. Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board. I’ve used the burning question technique in many different ways over the years, this is an example of one way to do it. New Zealand Workshop: Burning Questions. Connecting Up Master Class. Circle and Workspace in New Zealand. Pass the Ugly Doll in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Arts Australia Open 96

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 79

Mentoring Policy Technique News 79

TechImpact

MAY 12, 2014

In previous blog posts we’ve discussed responsive web design, formatting mobile friendly emails , and shown you even more statistics that will convince you to prioritize mobile sooner rather than later. Stats say 47% of email is now opened on a mobile device Litmus –”Email Analytics” (Aug 2013). O2 – “Mobile life report” UK (2013).

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Statistics Mobile Marketing India 168

EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In this six-part blog series, we’re highlighting key digital features your organization can start implementing now to boost fundraising this fall. Email inboxes are often crowded, and major players in the tech sector have made changes in the recent past that affect the way we understand open rates.

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Mobile Digital Fundraising Advocacy 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. Others have also documented and used the technique or taught others how to do it. Can this technique work for an online meeting? Each person shares their drawing and you guess who it is.

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Online Technique Training Train 107

NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

OK, not everything, but I am regularly inspired by basic tenets of old-tyme magazine publishing (circa 1990s), where I got my start as a writer and editor, to cultivate juicy conversations on the ASPCA’s blog for animal sheltering professionals, Shelters’ Edge. That sounds like a no-brainer—but not all blogs do it. Want Something?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master.

Facilitation 132

Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 132

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Normalize Feedback Use the technique of calling in and calling out. In addition to bringing issues into the open, you need to build a mechanism in which there is a consistent opportunity for calling in/calling out behaviors: Are there structural and procedural processes in place in which to have these feedback conversations?

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Activities Active Activism Organization 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Meico Whitlock (Mindful Techie) leads the NTEN Board in a meditation meeting opener. An engaging meeting or training should always starts with a great opening. In light of the pandemic, I’ve been using different questions that allow people to reflect how things have changed and focus on coping techniques.

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Virtual Facilitation Exercise Training 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

On June 25, 2009, I announced on my blog that I was five days away from a cross-country move and knew it would disrupt my routine, including my blogging routine. I didn't want the stress of writing posts or the stress of having a blog go dark and disappoint loyal readers. I've even lived blogged my vacations.

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Reflection Florida Social Media Metrics 76

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Next month, I will be heading to TOC a couple of days early in order to participate in a W3C Workshop on eBooks and the Open Web Platform, where I will be talking about Social DRM (Digital Rights Management). You can read much more about this in Jim Fruchterman’s blog post, “Upholding the Social Bargain: Bookshare and Copyright Compliance.”

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Accessibility eBook New York City Social 171

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggl es with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. And second, what techniques can help us find more? open to anyone (minimize cultural bias). What kinds of questions do you seek, and what techniques do you use to find them?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Creative Power of Datamaking Focusing on the action of datamaking opens a world of possibilities for developing knowledge. Determine the best type of question, like multiple choice, Likert scale, open or closed ended, short text, or long text. The post Data as Decision in Grantmaking first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Haiti crisis demonstrated that text to give fundraising can be a powerful tool, particularly as an "early responder" fundraising technique in disaster. In fact, I created one for Beth's Blog ! Or be bailout for our nonprofit. I like the way that Allison Fine reflected on this question last week.

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Open Gartner Fundraising Hype 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! A quick focus on the solutions without taking the time to understand the challenges and open up creative thinking.

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Design Strategy Digital Technique 128

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

And he shares his techniques for: Turning a healthy fear of failure to your advantage. Give the speaker your full attention and keep an open, receptive mind. In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

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Lesson Leadership Hunger Chapter 57

sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

These people are already open to building a relationship with your organization. Include donation buttons or text links at the end of blog posts or articles. The post 3 Proven Ways to Find and Convert New Donors first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Let’s think about your non-donor records. Don’t forget about your website footer.

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Donor Social Media Websites Content 87

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Check out this blog article on effective fundraising communications tips you can use as you talk with your supporters. That will make them more likely to open and read other messages in the future. Find Ways to Be Valuable to Donors Is there a brand whose emails you always open? These techniques can help.

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Donor Strategy Nonprofit Phone 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

A 2013 study in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, based on a survey of 43,000 workers, concluded that the disadvantages of noise and distraction associated with open office plans reduced productivity. We also no that workplace noise and interruptions can cause stress and even be bad for our health.

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Product Technique Nonprofit Method 110

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Friedman teaches that there are seven steps , based on human virtues we all strive to achieve, that are key to unlocking the power of a people-first culture : Patience. Honesty and Integrity. Compassion. Not guiding the troops.

Culture 52

Culture People Create Chapter 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 98

Mentoring Policy Technique News 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

These are two photos of me and Tharum Bun , a Cambodia blogger I met via our blogs back in 2003. In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. The IFCAsia delivered on all the reasons why someone should attend.

Philanthropy 75

Philanthropy Cambodia Impact Learning 75

TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

How can your nonprofit’s next email campaign avoid the trash bin, and improve its open and click-through rates? Chances are good, your nonprofit has employed an array of communication techniques. The answer lies in the segmentation of donors, and the personalization of emails to each one of these unique donors. Direct mail.

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Donor Effective Fundraising Blackbaud 237

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I’ve used Chris Brogan’s technique for over a decade and found it very helpful in keeping me focused. I’ve used these rituals for over a decade and found them helpful.

Professional 0

Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

In this 6-part blog series, we’re highlighting key digital features your organization can start implementing now to boost fundraising this fall. If we can leave you with just a few findings, it’s these: digital advocacy opens up new opportunities to engage your supporters, no matter the economic climate or geographic distance.

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Digital Advocacy Fundraising Channel 130

The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Keep in mind good storytelling techniques. Twitter is an opportunity for continuous and open conversation with your supporters. You can additionally maintain a blog on Linkedin to establish thought leadership in your sector. Prioritize posting photos or short videos with succinct captions over very lengthy updates.

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Social Media Platform Media Social 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2009

Crowdsourcing is the technique of allowing many people to provide feedback, advice, knowledge, expertise or ideas for a project or create collective intelligence for an issue. Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing , defines it as: The application of Open Source principles to fields outside of software.

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Work Blended Technique Case Study 50

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 7, 2021

Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Friedman teaches that there are seven steps , based on human virtues we all strive to achieve, that are key to unlocking the power of a people-first culture : Patience. Honesty and Integrity. Compassion. Not guiding the troops.

Culture 52

Culture Companies People Create 52