Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote a reflection on a CNET article called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0," musing about the solution. I think too many times people are raising money without a specific objective in mind. Amanda Rose is an entrepreneur and creative strategy consultant based in London.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

However, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), it’s time to reevaluate and update our productivity strategies. Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. This allows us to clear our minds and focus on the present moment. So why wait?

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 14, 2022

This reflects my own journey, and many also in attendance at the event, as my experience with DevOps has slowly matured alongside the emerging technology. I’m currently setting up an internal pilot to utilize Git as the main focus of a new deployment strategy I’ve devised. DevOps Sessions + Speakers.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Finding special ways to thank donors for their recurring donations is crucial to a strong stewardship strategy, but identifying perks or incentives that truly excite your donors can be challenging. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of five recurring giving programs with unique incentives to inspire your creative thinking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. Will Coley , comes to the topic understanding how activists and activist organizations are using the techniques as part of their content and engagement strategies. Content curation takes focus and discipline — being “brains on.”

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

We view the new year as a period of both reflection and preparation for what’s to come. To help get you started with this template, and your fundraising plan, we’ve put together some tips and strategies below. Outline Your Strategies For The Year. With this knowledge, you can begin creating a plan for the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. You have now moved into the area of “Mindfulness and Technology,” what inspired the move from nonprofit techie into mindfulness?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Can participants apply the skills?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

The brain needs a break from the barrage and needs to reset itself to normal operating mode. Overworked new media managers often find it challenging to connect face to face, or they cannot quiet their mind long enough to read a book on the beach or watch a sunset. The will to engage and interact is drained, and procrastination sets in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Team members reflect on their own remote working experiences and use that insight to create a shared charter for your nonprofit. Reflect on the past six months or the past year as a team. Get to know your Ultradian Rhythms , the natural rhythms of your body and brain that repeat throughout the day. PRIORITIES.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

How can storytelling improve your nonprofit’s communication strategy? Storytelling makes it personal and transforms the heart and mind of your target audience by showing them why something is important, instead of just telling them. As with the end of the year, the end of life is often a time for reflection. Meet Dewey: Part 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

They capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. It is about making it possible for participants to capture, share, and reflect on what they have learned. Year in Review. 2015 will be another year of learning for me.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. Also, perhaps you’re interested in the podcast and reflections that I’ve learned.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. And folks should check your agency out once the session is over, over there at RBW Strategy. What’s our strategy?” And we’re going to talk through some strategy building blocks.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

Boards are the brain trusts of nonprofit organizations, responsible for providing leadership, oversight, expertise, guidance, accountability, vision, fundraising and an invaluable connection to community. And what strategies and tactics can nonprofits employ to successfully diversify board membership?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 20, 2009

I was thrilled by Max’s talk and looked forward to seeing how the physical site reflected the transparency and engagement he spoke about. You tag your brains out on the Powerhouse online collection database. I showed up at the IMA expecting innovation. Instead, I found a standard art museum. Impersonal guards. Lovely grounds.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We’re talking about today something that’s important because here is what I have noticed that the tactics and the strategies around major gifts are super important, but in my experience more than anything, it’s actually mindset that can make or break your success. Take a minute to reflect. There we go. perfection.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Second is to develop some action-oriented strategies to recruit and retain and engage diverse board members in fundraising activity broadly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time. Return on Investment is what many executive directors may be thinking when social media strategy comes up. Return on Investment. How much time will it take?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We’re talking about today something that’s important because here is what I have noticed that the tactics and the strategies around major gifts are super important, but in my experience more than anything, it’s actually mindset that can make or break your success. Take a minute to reflect. There we go. perfection.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. Content marketing is an excellent strategy for cultivating and retaining donors. Content marketing is an often-overlooked strategy to combat mid-campaign drop-offs. At its core, gamification is a strategy to engage more people.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

I recently read a reflection on Twitter called How To Use Twitter When You Follow Several Thousand People. With these questions in mind, I decided to start a second Twitter account - and I want to share with you my strategy and implementation steps - so you can see if something similar is right for you, too! Follow it here!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. So these things are floating through our minds all day long. . no, no, no. .

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Ben, isn’t the popcorn thing blowing your mind? So when I think about back to work as a manager, these are some of the things that comes to mind for me. I want you to also consider, is there someone actually focused on strategy? There’s got to be somebody who is driving that strategy. Absolutely. I love that.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 14, 2022

Reflect diversity. Reflect diversity. That’s why you should choose website images that accurately reflect the diversity of your organization and surrounding community. But remember that updating your imagery to reflect diversity should be just one element of your overarching inclusion strategy.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind. Here are some questions your team can ask to help you reflect on last year’s results: What was our goal last year, and did we meet it? What went well with our marketing strategy last year? Optimize your donation form. Request a Demo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. Mindfulness and Reflection – How to use these techniques to help keep your focus. I stopped sleeping with my mobile phone and built in more time for morning reflection. Two important tips.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

In Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits , we’re reminded that a key step to improvement is having an accurate retrospective view. But acquiring new members does involve strategy. Speak to the part of the brain that controls action-taking. Tell stories. Evoke emotion.

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