Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals 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. ” I use it for annual planning and goal setting. Year in Review.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Together, participants collaborate, innovate, and discover new ways to spark change with technology. If this resonates with you, join us for this session which confirms the biggest challenges, but also explores some pretty great opportunities and success stories. That’s a whole other challenge. Not Loving GA4?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 Call this “social change 2.0”. Guest Post by Heather Grant-McLeod.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Our goal for these videos has always been to reach younger audiences and those with a preference for video content, as well as captivate our existing followers on social media. Tips for nonprofit short-form video creation The way we make videos has changed so much over the last year.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For nonprofit storytelling, conflict really refers to the challenges that need to be overcome or maybe the circumstances that perpetuate the problem. Who would have thought a simple meal could change a family’s life? Our goal is to expand our shelter so that we can help more women and children who need an emergency place to stay.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Every change, every burst of creativity, begins with the identification of a problem or opportunity that somebody finds meaningful. They didn’t shy away from challenges; they offered stakeholders meaningful ways to engage with the swiftly evolving issues of the day. It can be effective if you have a manager resistant to change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 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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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

To learn more about knowledge work and its role in grantmaking, check out the post Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work is Core to Equitable Change. However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

UK-based breast cancer awareness charities, have consistently used innovative marketing techniques to educate and empower people about the importance of early breast cancer detection. While the campaign generated some controversy, it succeeded in its primary goal of sparking conversations about mental health.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It also requires strategic planning, effective communication, and innovative marketing techniques to reach your target audience and inspire them to take action. Introduce a challenge that your character faces. Use data, visuals, and concrete examples to demonstrate the positive changes your organization has made.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Today, largely thanks to the work of Greenpeace , WWF , and others, it is recognised as the defining challenge of the century. The nonprofit sector is at the heart of helping communities adapt to the effects of climate change and is working across sectors to innovate new ways to address it. Protect the Worst-Affected Communities.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

Fundraising is a pivotal part of your nonprofit’s ability to help change the world. With technology and societal changes, organizations like yours must stay on top of the trends to meet donors’ expectations. Employing these latest trends and best practices can help you amplify your organization’s fundraising success!

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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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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

and, “How can we prepare ourselves for the challenges that we will bump up against?” We are all responsible for defining the goals, doing the work required, and being part of the solution. Normalize Feedback Use the technique of calling in and calling out. Your team may be thinking, “equity work is hard.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2022

A CRM strategy includes a combination of clearly defined strategies connected to specific goals that are delivered by the most effective tools available. The initial process of defining the organizational strategies and goals that the CRM will help deliver is essential. Defining Your CRM Objectives and Goals.

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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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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2017

We often hear about the doing good movement in the context of millennials , and oftentimes Gen Z’ers, two generations that have demonstrated substantial shifts in attitude surrounding the belief in their own power to create positive change in the world. So what does this movement mean for your nonprofit’s strategy?

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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

JUNE 22, 2017

And sometimes, we are not even aware of the symptoms , let alone changing the situation. Self-care and managing your stress is all about establishing and maintaining good habits, and writing it down helps you change and commit to the good habits. It also helps you keep track of progress made towards goals. Do you keep a journal?

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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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

When your mission is effecting positive change it’s sometimes easy to overlook that at its heart a nonprofit is still a business model, with all the same ways of failing. If you wish to make a difference that may mean looking at an alternative place to affect change than the one you first envisioned.

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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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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2019

If you’ve paid any attention to the fundraising landscape within higher education over the past few years, you’ve seen a deluge of announcements touting massive campaign goals. It’s unrealistic to expect front-line fundraisers to bear the brunt of this challenge alone. Bigger than” campaigns necessitate a reliance on mega-gifts.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

To learn about the future of arts & culture… Aubrey Bergauer, CEO of Changing the Narrative, will deliver our Super Session this year on how to run your arts & cultural organization like a for-profit business. Whether a Blackbaud Altru rookie or veteran, you will find useful tips and techniques to launch from this session!

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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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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 1, 2015

For example, de-duplication, the process of removing or consolidating duplicate records from a database, is a common data cleaning technique. Data science incorporates techniques and theories from a variety of disciplines including mathematics, statistics, computer science, data engineering, and system modeling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

A focus on the bar charts without taking the time to understand the challenges and open up creative thinking will not inspire organizational buy-in which is so important. Here are two stories about two very different nonprofits and how they approached designing their dashboards with human-centered design techniques.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2019

Rusty Morgen Stahl, in an article examining research on nonprofit hiring strategies, wrote for The Foundation Review, “It is reasonable to ask what has been done to tackle the talent challenge. It is apparent that the nonprofit sector is going through a time of difficulties and change when it comes to recruiting and retaining employees.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic forced the 2020 version of Pulse Everywhere to change it up into a hybrid event, fit with both onsite and digital participants. Given the scale of this event, there were undoubted challenges that the crew faced. The event was free, and it helped boost audience engagement and attendance in such strange times. .

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

There are lots of things to keep an eye on to run a successful nonprofit so you can change more lives! You need a big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG) to attract tons of attention and support for your cause. It needs to be something that challenges status quo and stirs people’s hearts. So, what tools do you need?

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

When you mastered arcane rules to achieve your goal. They are the geniuses behind SF0 , Ghosts of a Chance , and Journey to the End of the Night --games that encourage people to see their city or a museum in a new way through a series of unusual rules and challenges. Our goal was to help people see the museum as a Friday night habit.

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

The chatter is everywhere, and it can be challenging for organizations, especially those that tend to have fewer technical resources on staff, to know how these new tools might help (or hinder) their work. Most machine learning techniques revolve around simple arithmetic. Is it worth the trouble? from a “no” to a “yes.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

He explains that: Company culture is the system of beliefs, values, goals, behaviors, and the way employees feel working in the organization—from leadership style, decision-making norms, customer experience, and company policies—officially and unofficially. It is earned as much as it is defined.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

ChatGPT’s real value lies in its ability to reduce uncertainty in ways that introduce system-wide change, prompting creativity as we reimagine old ways of doing things. Use it once, though, and you’ll discover the need for improved prompt techniques to get the responses you want. ChatGPT Prompt: How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The problem is that with the quickly changing landscape of today’s challenges the assembly line concept is not agile enough to adapt to those changes. Work requirements often changed before the team could even complete the work. I am sure we all can relate to the challenge of ever changing demands on our organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

I just published this piece guest blog post over at MarketsforGood about how nonprofit data nerds can use data to set some new goals for 2017 to become healthier – Enjoy. On the one hand, that fervor helps us to keep going in the face of difficult challenges, like analyzing a huge data set. Start with getting enough sleep.

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