Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

Now that task has been checked off my to do list, I am ready to pay attention to technology wellness again. It was like a reboot for my brain, but I found it really difficult to do. Take for example, when was the last time you consulted a paper map for driving directions? That task required a screen!

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2015

He has become one of the most famous users of assistive technology; the electronic speech synthesizer he uses is a well-known part of his persona. Although Hawking has made augmentative systems much more visible in popular culture, there are lots of technology advancements that can still be achieved. Why is this important? spanhidden

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It shouldn’t be surprising that a nonprofit focusing on closing the gender gap in technology has a beautifully-coded annual report built right into its website. We love how Girls Who Code built an interactive map of the U.S. We also love the evolving design for each year’s report. Girls Who Code.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

But, is this new technology a passing fad, a mere game, or can it be leveraged to create truly meaningful experiences that shape our world for the better? People see where a Pokémon is hidden on a map and have to travel to the location to find it. You hear the buzz all over the place: augmented reality this, augmented reality that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

Participants create a poster of their networks, view other the network maps of others, and then do a debrief. The big ah ha after viewing the maps on the wall next to each other is that these NGOs had strong and vibrant networks established on the ground. It Isn’t Enough To Tell People About Best Practices: Hands-On, Brains-On.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

It might be hard to look at these figures and to wrap your brain around how much money you need to raise to employ the staff you need. The important thing is that you map out a plan and get Board buy-in. Will your organization provide a computer, or give the employee a technology stipend so they can use their own devices?

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Regular readers of this space will know there's a growing consensus that technology is physically changing the ways our brains work. Here's a map to help you find your way. Fortunately, there's an easy way to reboot: get outside. There are so many social media options these days, you may be feeling a little lost.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky's claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus' - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. He also advises senior executives about technology, trends, investment planning, and execution.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

If you’re looking at your technology budget and wondering whether you’re getting your money’s worth, join Digital Strategist & Technology Coach Maureen Wallbeoff and learn exactly how to harness the power of your technology to help your organization grow. They’re just technology.” ” I love it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

A Google maps, Twitter and Foursquare mashup that show’s where your event participants are checking in on a map and what they’re  talking about).    It helped me wrap my brain around the potential value of something like FourSquare. Tags: Art Sector Arts & Technology location. A 3 day walk).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I spent the last two days at the TechSoup Global Summit getting inspiration overload about social media, networks, social network mapping, networks of networks, global peer learning, building a sector, nonprofit technology, and many other ideas I’m passionate about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

organizational change, and technology. Having this network map on the wall during the whole training, let us as the trainers acknowledge the expertise and knowledge in the room. There was a lot of synergy and points of reciprocity.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

The District adopted consumer technologies for use in the public sector to make the District’s public information more accessible. People are coming together to create cool technologies – Syndication and programming tools such as APIs, widgets, and RSS have provided publishers with a bevy of methods to disseminate information.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

If you think that a mash-up of online tools for capacity mapping and resource matching would assist nonprofits, philanthropies, and the communities that they serve, then we invite you join us at our upcoming session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. I think that our best hope is to work for incremental successes.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

A top-notch plan is like having a treasure map; it lays out the path to follow, helping to steer clear of hazards and find the best route to the treasure—making a real difference in the community. Consider the technology needs of your organization, such as software for donor management , project tracking, or financial reporting.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

Nowhere was this clearer than at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 this April in snowy Minneapolis. If you want to make your story to pop with data, try infographics and maps. And brain scans now show that when you tell a story that taps into your audience's emotions, their brains actually reflect your own.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

technology is becoming a buzzword, and is becoming a little bit of a cultural change just overall. We could literally take a map and then say, "OK, here are the 10 communities. Actually, the technology is in place, we're just trying to get our footing before we make a push. graphic, or a map. how would that work?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2007

At the info desk with the maps? When I stretch my brain, I can imagine this being useful when: most of the museum-going audience does not have regular access to computers/web. New technologies around web display and interaction are the darlings of Siggraph, TED, and other hipster conferences. Where do you display those ratings?

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

A lot of people are saying this, more need for technology. It could be equipment, technology. And it’s just really a way to map out everything from soup to nuts for all the resources and inputs that you have and matching that and aligning that with your impact and all the steps in between to get you there. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. What metric(s) you select depends on your strategy map, tool selection, and context. Here's a brain dump of some key points.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. After a nervous giggle, I shared with them that donating and volunteering does the same thing as chocolate to your brain. She writes: I love how social technologies allow us to discover more beautiful voices and empower people.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

Now we are friends on Google Maps, and I can see his dot throughout his evening commute. Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey ( @JACK ) recently said that social media is just the right technology to surface awareness of what needs to be done, what you are doing, and how. Listen, I’m not just a worst-case-scenario person.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2008

One winds along a google map. When we want to do "something new," we cast our eyes everywhere, looking for the most compelling design, the wildest technology, the most intriguing label copy. What sneaky boxes do you put yourself in to move your brain in new directions? One is a garden of forking paths.

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