Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

Tharum has served as a communications director for a number of international NGOs based in Cambodia, but recently launched his own communications agency. So, it was really a great honor to co-teach a master class on digital strategy and two crowdfunding workshops.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It wasn’t long after their civil war, and the program was working with child combatants, using sports to teach new skills. We wanted to create a standard for best practices and celebrate organizations that are aligned with Laureus’ purpose — leading from the front in using sport for good in society.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: 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 (..)

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. Susan Chavez, Nonprofit Social Media Consultant, Association of Junior Leagues International. Sue Clement, Senior Web Director, ASPCA.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: 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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

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 (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

One of the workshop exercises was to teach leaders a process they can facilitate back in their organizations to begin the discussion about how to activate a culture of well being. Improve internal information systems. Work anniversary celebration, shout outs to staff, hand-written gratitude notes. Responsive tech support.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 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 (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I continued an active schedule of teaching workshops on self-care for nonprofit professionals and creating a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace as well as numerous keynote presentations. It requires carving out time to think, dream, celebrate, give gratitude, and build upon your life and work.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

humming along smoothly and seamlessly for both internal and external audiences? As part of The Blackbaud Institute Index 10 th anniversary celebration, the Institute has hosted a series of virtual fireside chats to get exclusive insights from thought leaders and perspectives on this decade’s most influential charitable giving trends.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Dreamforce welcomed trailblazers of all sizes in the nonprofit sector, including International Justice Mission , UNICEF Australia , Canadian Cancer Society , Autism Plus , and more to share their stories and speak at the event’s global mainstage and in breakout sessions — all of which are available to watch with a free Salesforce+ account.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. Here’s an example from a recent webinar on training. by Eric Jensen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

I am honored to be working with Wake International on their Tech2Empower Program in Cusco, Peru. The program teaches women how to build confidence with self-promotion. Greetings from Cusco, Peru! The workshop was developed by several women who work at Google.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

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 (..)

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Tim sat down with Steve McLaughlin as part of the Blackbaud Institute Index’s 10 th Anniversary Celebration series to discuss how testing and data are critical to identifying and optimizing your value prop. Your mission statement may be the internal compass of your organization, but your value prop is how the outside world perceives you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

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 (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Celebrated my 9th Year of Blogging: I continued to blog or host guest posts regularly every week as I have been doing for the past nine years. Teach: This is my passion, my calling, and my professional work. I will be teaching a graduate course at the Monterrey Institute in January as well as other opportunities.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2019

Celebrate your employees' successes, not your own 12. Teach something new to your team 24. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40. Be courageous, quick and fair 8. Talk more about values more than rules 9. Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance 10. Be visible 15.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. So the evaluator has to consider if they are going to: Teach. Guide to building evaluation capacity.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

This was initially a struggle, as the lack of face-to-face interaction makes it much harder to teach concepts and learn about a new role. If you don’t already have learning opportunities and internal training to upskill your existing workforce, now is the time to really dive in. Celebrate and show appreciation often.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 24, 2018

And, if you are still seeking resolutions for this year, perhaps write down (and start working on) five to ten from the following list of ideal 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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2014

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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2017

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 (..)

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference (AFP ICON) This is one of our favorite conferences. DonorPerfect Community Conference The DonorPerfect Community Conference is a free virtual conference that teaches industry skills to nonprofit professionals. Learn more about Cause Camp.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

Celebrate your employees' successes, not your own 12. Teach something new to your team 24. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40. Be courageous, quick and fair 8. Talk more about values more than rules 9. Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance 10. Be visible 15.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

“ How to Break the Rules, Celebrate Good News and Get More People to Notice “ Branden is a storyteller focused on the good in the world. He’ll teach you how to build creativity and innovation into your marketing efforts and how to grab people’s attention by breaking traditional “rules” of marketing. Branden Harvey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Celebrate the Accomplishments of Individuals in Your Alumni Network. Make sure that you good internal system for sharing any updates that might come in through fundraising office or other school connections. Here’s a great example from Teach for America sharing a funny visual about goofy year-book photos.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2016

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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

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 (..)

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

This year marked the 10 th anniversary of the Social Good Summit , an annual conference hosted by the UN Foundation, Mashable, 92 nd Street Y and the United Nations Development Programme that celebrates advocacy and activism for social impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

Celebrate your employees'' successes, not your own 12. Teach something new to your team 24. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40. Be courageous, quick and fair 8. Talk more about values more than rules 9. Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance 10. Be visible 15.

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