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The Internal is the new External: EDF Business Innovation Exchange

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The objective of the The Innovation Exchange is to facilitate rapid and widespread adoption of environmental innovation in business. They hope to improve both the environmental impact of business (improve operations) and the business impact of the environment (improve products). Sharing internal presentations on slideshare.

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Free E-Book: NetworkforGood Giving Day Planning Guide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Convene A Passionate Team : This is so important to have both internal (staff/board) and external champions helping you spread the word. Let your champions and supporters roll with adapting and remixing your content or jumping onto fun memes. 3. Take Advantage of Creative Generosity: This is good community management practice.

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. EDF has embraced the spirit of this sharing - not only remixing a version of the game for their organization,but also sharing back the materials and what worked! . Here’s what we’re seeing.

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Transparency, Social Media, and Dealing with Criticism

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

new Better Business Bureau??? Business is still business. So, fellow nonprofit communications professionals, I remixed David's scenario and replaced the word "corporate" with "nonprofit." The effects of the ???new are the ones that are going to strike your organization between the eyes first.

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Designing A Space Suit for Mars

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In reflecting on the desired attributes in the diagnostic tool, these are useful for assessing communications and use of technology for what I called "inward facing" groups or a bounded group where the members are known and the purpose might be for internal communications, coordination, collaboration, sharing resources, and learning.

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How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Marketing Genius: What's Your Brilliant Thought?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The key to crossing the chasm to adoption is education, awareness, and discussion internally. This is a nonprofit remix of some of Chris Brogan's ideas and 50 ways to use social media organized by Groundswell objectives from Jeremiah Owyang. Especially in this economy. and what you can achieve.

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The NMC Symposium for the Future: Prepping for Virtual Keynote about Nonprofits in 2020

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Remix. -- @NurtureGirl Foundations leveraging unrestricted funds to "challenge" people to engage in philanthropy (S.A. How can we assist organizations in moving from using technology to increase internal productivity to using it to fuel social change? foundation match days trending upward.)

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