Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2011

I’ve been heads down working on my next book about measurement and networked nonprofit s with KD Paine and our editor, Bill Paarlberg. One of the chapters is about measuring transparency. Phil Buchanan, Center for Effective Philanthropy, talked about the nuances of transparency. Where do you draw the line?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Allison Fine and I have been looking at artificial intelligence, nonprofits, and philanthropy. Organizations need to understand the impact that AI systems may have on workers’ physical health and encourage an active, not sedentary workplace. Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human , has been serializing chapters from his book on Medium.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 21, 2023

The upside is this will not require separate books, government reporting, and boards and committees. It means working with an attorney to incorporate and establish nonprofit status, building a board, hiring staff, setting up administrative and communications systems and putting in all the pre-conditions for fundraising.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact. To look is an act of choice.”

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

I would highly recommend a course like the one offered through The Fundraising School at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. This means you’ve got a plan and business systems in place to develop, manage and track your work. It sounds like you may not be quite ready for a big fundraiser. It’s every bit as relevant today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. Philanthropy and Fundraising. Here’s an overview of the book from the authors blog. We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good. Venture Beat.

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sgEngage

JULY 19, 2021

hospitals and health systems, you’ve just closed the door on one fiscal year and started another. The organization is closing its books, and your head is spinning. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans caused widespread pain and increased the urgency of addressing systemic racism. Happy July!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2010

As a capacity-building organization for the global nonprofit and social benefit sector, we at TechSoup are very conscious of the need to understand and work within different cultural contexts for philanthropy. Four themes emerge from the book, which provides an overview of the philanthropic sectors in countries across the world: 1.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2014

Braille books saved her from isolation and she became an insatiable reader. However, she soon encountered the frustrating “accessible book famine” because very few books available were available in Braille. The data and its related systems, however, can take us only so far. Data is now a core resource.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In his book, Start with Why, Simon Sinek shares his theory of the Golden Circle : Every person knows what they do; some people know how they do it. GlobalGiving : To transform aid and philanthropy to accelerate community-led change. What is the difference: Mission vs Vision Statement? But few people know why they do it.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2023

One intention behind publishing the Sustainable Giving Report was to find data, trends, and solutions to some of the biggest challenges that fundraisers encounter today, including the Great Resignation, the economy impacting philanthropy, and more! We asked fundraisers for details about their job satisfaction, workload, and support systems.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 9, 2024

The world is changing, and so is philanthropy. This often means that systems have to shift so those who may be outside of power have the opportunity to move toward it. For instance, don’t assume everyone on your staff or board has a personal credit card with room on it to book a work trip.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

As a nonprofit technology consultant, I spend a lot of time talking with people about their systems, staffing, and business processes. Alan is the VP of Philanthropy. The database didn’t have space for the multi-part campaign codes that corresponded to Barbara’s financial system. Meet Barbara and Alan. Those coding errors?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2018

Note from Beth: In my recent book, The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit and leading workshops for nonprofits all over the world on this topic, I continue to be passionate about the need to build resilient and sustainable nonprofit leaders and organizations. Think systemically and act proximately. This is true now more than ever.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2017

There have been many news articles recently about social media for evil: How Facebook, Twitter, Google, and even Instagram have been abused for coordinated misinformation paid social media or advertising to influence our political system. Five years ago, Howard Rheingold wrote a book called Netsmart, that presaged the attention economy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The NTEN Book Club, organized by Lauren McKown and Kai Williams, hosted a video chat this week.This month they have been reading The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout and discussing it in the NTEN online community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

Aisha Ahmad in the Chronicle of Philanthropy points out. Focus on these three activities: sleep, nutrition and exercise to help strengthen your immune system and feel better. My friend, John Haydon, who passed away from cancer last month, shared this one tip on how he remained optimistic in his book, Donor Care. “Eat a rainbow.’

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2022

By embracing flexibility, building deep relationships, and leveraging powerful technology, this global nonprofit establishes resilient food systems, empowering communities to feed themselves. As Jane Fonda writes in her new book, What Can I Do? Activism in a Digital-First World. What can we do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

There is a scaling system for Karma points - for example supporting a classroom is five points while sending a book to a library in a developing country is 100. And, of course, there is the trade-off - the fact that you're trading in your shopping habits data for corporate donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2019

The founders of BRI, Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott, are also the authors of the breakout book, “Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World.” And Toronto celebrated their first official Blockchain Week April 22-28. 4 th Industrial Revolution.

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

The following books ask you to rethink your assumptions, consider new approaches, and act on your best ideas. 14 Must-Read Books for Nonprofits. While people typically seek advice on how to earn, save, and invest their money, this book will help you discover how to spend money to boost your happiness. . Dive in today. .

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Chief Philanthropy Officer. Vice Chairman, Philanthropy. Chief Philanthropy Officer. Kimberly Mitchell. National University. Abby Maxman. Oxfam America.

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NTEN

AUGUST 24, 2012

To enter, just vote for your favorite fearless book for a chance to win one of five Amazon Kindles loaded with a some pre-loaded e-books! Partner organizations DoSomething , Global Giving, Pencils of Promise, Points of Light Institute, and Startup Weekend each submitted a favorite fearless book to the collection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

I was curious so I asked Mario Marino who wrote the book, Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes , about this issue. If you’ve not seen The Center for Effective Philanthropy survey of September, 2012, it sets up the challenge pretty clearly. What is funder’s role to support good measurement? … Read More

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , we highlight the work of the Sunlight Foundation and its executive director, Ellen Miller. We’d like to thank Ellen and the Sunlight Foundation for giving copies of the book to nonprofit and foundation leaders at last week’s Independent Sector Conference. How do I know it’s obscene?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I just spent two amazing days at the Social Innovation Summit 2013 , a cross disciplinary crowd of people who work on social good in the areas of technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business. Books Research Studies' Hey #SIS13 thanks for all the love. Now, how about getting me out of this cage?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2012

The goal of the series is to understand how small acts of generosity rather than exclusively deep-pocketed philanthropy can make a difference. To celebrate, I’m giving away TWO Dell Computers equipped with Windows 8. Have the best of productivity and entertainment right at your fingertips. Introducing Windows 8. Always up to date.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Known primary as mobile wallets that allow brick-and-mortar payments through near-field communication, all three payment systems also have online and in-app payment capability. Similar to digital payments on social media, Apple has launched Apple Pay, Android has Android Pay, and Samsung has Samsung Pay.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

It is a numbering system we’re developing to uniquely identify philanthropic entities across the globe. … VV: Why do we need a new numbering system? JF: The field of international development and global aid is an extremely complex ecosystem with many, many committed players in philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2013

Adam Grant gave an engaging presentation about his research on givers, summarizing a few of the big ideas in his book “ Give and Take.” I think everyone who works in nonprofits should read his book and think about how they can use his advice to avoid passion fatigue and burnout. Networks Philanthropy Research Studies'

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

Donor management systems offer communication solutions and help track and monitor donor data. Fun Team Events | Best software for entertainment activities Fun Team Events blends entertainment and philanthropy by offering a distinctive and enjoyable avenue for your donors to support your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Over the last five years, a series of funders, communities and cross-sector stakeholders have embarked on new ways of working characterized by thinking at a systems-level, and then mobilizing networks of actors to try and solve large problems at scale. Call this “social change 2.0”. Networks'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2013

Two new books on measurement and analytics came to my attention this week. ” Here’s a quick review of both books. ” Here’s a quick review of both books. One is about nonprofit performance assessment and written for an audience of nonprofits, especially those that manage social service programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2009

Submitted by Lucy Bernholz, publisher of Philanthropy 2173. Everything I have seen in philanthropic innovation in the last two decades is predicated on this simple observation—there are two kinds of philanthropy products: financial products and information products. This leads to systems like DonorEdge or Blackbaud’s Nonprofit Central.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

I’ve been thinking a lot about scarcity and abundance mindsets lately because the first chapter of the Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout book I’m writing with Aliza Sherman asks this question: “Why do people who work for nonprofits not practice self-care and burnout?” Gamify Self-Care.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2014

The first is The Giving Day Play books which a collective archive of formally documented processes, examples, check lists, and case studies planning and hosting giving days. And how do you handle a tech glitch —or even a systems crash? This learning approach has two ways to capture knowledge. Today, we are excited to share them.

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