Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Cindy Rizzo, Senior Director, Grantmaking and Evaluation, Arcus Foundation. Darin McKeever, Deputy Director, Charitable Sector Support, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. David Greco, Vice President, Nonprofit Finance Fund.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

Special thanks to awesome guest bloggers who will be covering these important topics over the next week on my blog: Special thanks to the following members of the conference social media team for their contributions: Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Roshan Paul, Senior Change Manager, Ashoka.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

Based on that feedback, this new exclusive event offers advanced level learning for nonprofit leaders and changemakers across an organization in three tracks: Impact Leadership: Dynamic executive directors and leadership teams will learn how to plan and implement effective programs through a data-informed approach.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For example, if you were creating a job description for a development associate at your nonprofit, you might have a purpose statement that says: “The development associate will source and recommend grant applications to the development manager to ensure that the organization is exploring all of the funding resources available.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Learn more about the insights they shared, including the future of funding. Founder and CEO Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, and director of communications Kirsten Morrison talked about how the organization is using technology to scale their goals, their programs, and their impact. .

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

What if the executive director tweeted about the upcoming gala? She is the co-founder and volunteer executive director of Paper Darts , a literary arts organization, and currently serves as vice chair of the board of directors for the Twin Cities chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr: kool_skatkat Last month, NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, posted a provocative article on our blog: " Rebranding the Accidental Techie." Here are some excerpts: Amber Eastman Black, Rosenberg Fund for Children. The organization could not manage either of those.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Following a point-counterpoint tradition, NTEN''s CEO Amy Sample Ward will facilitate a conversation with panelists Michael Enos, CTO, of the Second Harvest Food Bank, Gouri Sadhwani, CEO of the Akanksha Fund, and Rick Cohen, Director of Communications and Operations at the National Council of Nonprofits. >> Don''t miss out!

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012. The Center staff includes just five staff members (four full-time) plus one very part-time social media manager at five hours a week.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

We are committed to changing beliefs like, "You are broken and need to be fixed," to "All people have the right to live in a community free of culturally constructed barriers." We were also introduced to this really cool guy, John Kenyon (you might have heard of him), who helped us solve our problem with one word: wiki. Fast forward to Jan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Last fall, we marched all 350 or so Environmental Defense Fund staff through two days of a social media challenge. We all voted, and the winning team got budget money to fund their social media plan. Kira Marchense is the Online communications director at Environmental Defense Fund. . Why did we do this? How did it go?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 23, 2020

It didn’t take long, after that, to realize that rather than through social work, I could make the biggest difference through my organizational development and change management skills along with fundraising. From that point on, I decided to commit my life to helping others to the best of my ability. A: This makes me laugh.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Averill Fundraising Solutions – Annual Fund Strategy. Their core services include: Complete start-to-finish technical support for leading fund accounting platforms, including Financial Edge and Abila MIP, for setup, configuration, integrations, and migration. Customizable add-ons, like cash management and billing modules.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The workshop was presented by the Colorado Association of Funders and the Colorado Nonprofit Association and sponsored by Gill Foundation , Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado , The Colorado Health Foundation , and The Colorado Trust. The Environmental Defense Fund has used the game for an internal training for 300 people.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I was also suspicious of consultants (the Packard Foundation funds capacity building largely by paying for consultants). Keri brought structure and expert knowledge about how to coordinate the change. Stacey and Lis brought openness and honesty with regard to how their roles would change as they evolved into new director-level roles.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Clearly, my conversation partner didn’t understand the role of a CFO, let alone how important the position is in providing financial acumen and strategic vision in the rapidly changing nonprofit sector.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Or if the communications director is busy creating content with little thought to annual campaign? Maybe there's a donor list (updated by fundraising), a volunteer list (managed by the volunteer coordinator) and a fan list (engaged by the social media expert) and never the three (or more, as the case may be) shall meet.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. How many of you report to the Finance Director? Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. How great it is to be in a room with everyone. Want to do more.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Moving to a More Flexible Grantmaking Process The McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis knows that how they do grantmaking is as critical as what they fund. When I joined McKnight in the middle of the pandemic, we were still using our legacy technology,” Lusiba said.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The key is to begin, said Linton Myers, Director of Innovation and Incubation at Blackbaud, and keep trying, even if the first attempt is not a slam-dunk.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Nonprofits face unique challenges that commercial enterprises often don't face: you have no IT staff, no IT budget, uneven levels of technical skills in staff, high turnover and volunteer staff, distributed teams with only the internet connecting them, no long term IT planning or vision, and project based funding models.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

Tax-exempt organizations have seen significant changes to financial accounting and reporting standards in recent years. Implementing new standards can be challenging, but the cost of noncompliance can be devastating: a tarnished reputation, loss of funding, or even revocation of exempt status. Maintain a clear accountability structure.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Blue” orgs get a small fraction of environment funding. Rachel Weidinger, Director of Upwell , can be found on Twitter at @rachelannyes and @upwell_us. We’re a nonprofit, data-driven social media PR agency with one client, the ocean, and one goal: more people talking about the ocean. We don’t have to work alone.

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