Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2012

The proliferation of social media has left many organizations playing catch up with their communications and privacy policies. Guided by TechSoup online community manager Michael DeLong , Nonprofits Live welcomed guest experts Alexandra Ross, senior counsel at Paragon Legal , and Jacob Chang, legal counsel for TechSoup Global.

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APRIL 5, 2013

Jacobwith Flickr: jenny8lee When it comes to building community and increasing brand awareness, some organizations hire communications, marketing, and engagement staff to handle these activities. Social media policy - Make sure the organization has a social media policy in place and that it is a positive, encouraging policy and not punitive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Flickr Photo by S. Advocating for particular policies, likewise, can lead to positive systemic change. In addition, recent GEO research has revealed that the specific practices, resources, and talents that are most needed by nonprofits striving to accelerate social change vary according to developmental stage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Flickr photo by Geoff Livingston. Finally, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. I know that might seem old fashioned, but being a trainer and facilitator and in the room with social change leaders is what inspires and energizes me.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" 3 Powerful Social Good Trends in 2010 – Ben Rattray, the founder and CEO of Change.org, has a great piece on Mashable showcasing the three trends he sees coming in 2010 for the social change sector. Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. ." Check it out!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Flickr Photo by Kris Krug. We’ve done a deep scan of the literature on personal habit change, like Gretchen Rubin’s Better Than Before and BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits and have tested their approaches on ourselves. But as we all know, changing personal habits isn’t easy for a lot of people.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

. —– Whether it’s political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. org’s story is that our changing climate and toxic levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere are affecting everyone on earth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Flickr Photo by TheeErin. This makes it difficult for staff to strike a meaningful, sustainable balance between work and self-care because it does not permeate a organization’s culture or fundamentally change staff behavior. It changes how we think.”. And, that’s an great way for change, from the bottom up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Flickr photo by Panacheart. Typically their mission is to bring about some type of societal change relative to their concern.” Social Policy: Organizing for Social and Economic Justice , vol.28, Guest post by Mary Manuel. Movement: “A collection of persons or groups who come together around a common concern.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Flickr Photo: tylerdurden1 Ask any nonprofit to describe how they feel about their overhead percentage, and you're most likely to be met with groans, sighs and rolls of eyes. We're all for a change in the way that effectiveness is accounted for. We need a culture change. And what do you want to see NTEN tackle?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Flickr photo by Sarah and Mike.probably Decisions are tough. Then there are those decisions in between that might not change the direction of your life or work but will certainly shape and impact it. Just choosing which shoes you'll pack for your trip can be tough, not to mention the big, life ones. But should they?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Flickr Photo: tylerdurden1 Ask any nonprofit to describe how they feel about their overhead percentage, and you're most likely to be met with groans, sighs and rolls of eyes. We're all for a change in the way that effectiveness is accounted for. We need a culture change. And what do you want to see NTEN tackle?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

Flickr Photo by Eqqman. Sam's story illustrates the pressing need for culture change within nonprofits or as colleague, Allison Fine , puts it "organizational silos prevent people from empowering their edge." . I asked about a SM policy when I started a new position in a nonprofit institution about seven months ago.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Flickr Photo by Yung Tsai. The landscape is changing so quickly that there’s no guarantee a social measurement tool will remain relevant. Luke’s, StoryCorps, NPR, and Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. Avoid long contracts with social media-related software providers.

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Forum One

APRIL 25, 2009

It's always an inspiring time as you hear real stories of people using technology to help solve problems and change lives. Flickr Photosharing Bootcamp , Sunday, April 26: Micheala is teaching a session on Flickr and related tools. Whether attending or not, you can connect with on Twitter: Sophie Campagne: @sophieci.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

Change the subject: If you’re having a debate over the value of social media, you’re having the wrong discussion. Set some ground rules: Set a social media policy for your organization, so it’s clear how to respond to what you’re hearing - and what types of initiatives have internal support. being the means, not the end (see #2).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2016

Flickr Photo by Annamatic3000. And yes, this is a start up, a for-profit, and nonprofits could never afford many of the perks, like organic fruit in the break room, BaseCamp’s founder writes about the “informal policy” about not having employees over work themselves. Self-care is not a simple feel-good activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Flickr Photo by Mburpee. KONY2012 has prompted countless reporters, bloggers, and talking heads to comment on the changing ways in which we are becoming aware of social problems and the organizations that are tackling them. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Flickr Photo by Lee Haywood. You can change direction at any moment. The moderation is handled by Quora Admins who are not necessarily employees of the company. Their community use policy is also pretty extensive. Note from Beth: Geoff Livingston contributed to this post. Thanks Geoff! ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

Click Through to Flickr for Attributions. The nonprofit’s social media policy formalizes the value and vision for social media use and networked approach and encourages “outsiders&# or free agents to help with implementation. Their impact is to make the world a better place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Flickr Photo by Roadsidepictures. For those of us who have long encouraged nonprofits to advocate for policy change and provide education on nonpartisan electoral issues, the ruling threatens to undermine the credibility and legitimacy of efforts that truly reflect the First Amendment rights of civic associations.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

Flickr Photo: h.koppdelaney Transparent. If I'm not mistaken, a somewhat famous social activist once said, " You must be the change you want to see in the world." Tags: alissa black Collaboration Data dimitry kachaev Leadership noel hidago Open Source Policy sxswi transparency. Participatory. Collaborative.

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MAY 2, 2012

Social media policy: cartoon-blogging , Rob Cottingham. Why Fundraisers are Failing at Storytelling -- and What They Need to Change , Lori Jacobwith. And just for fun, here are all the photos on Flickr tagged 12ntc ! Reflections from NTC Plenary Panel on Innovation , Beth Kanter. Monday morning after NTC. Flicker Sets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. It’s also allowed them to find a new audience that are not as familiar with their policy issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

The photo is of the Pacific Ocean at Monterey taken by a Flickr user, Amayu. (No, it wasn't a presentation about Google Wave!). The title of the presentation was inspired by the title of a 1995 Harvard Business School Journal piece called "Catching the Wave" by Clay Christensen who coined the term "disruptive technologies."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

They're like tags on Flickr, only added inline to your post. Others are more formal, structured conversations that happen weekly at a particular time. #4change is a regular chat about social media change. Another example is their use in a policy debate. Another example, although not totally nonprofit focused is #blogchat.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

." -- President-elect Obama's acceptance speech November 4, 2008 In her post today, Congratulations President-elect Obama: Now, BlogHers, what will YOU do to change America? BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone asks us to make our own "transition plan," and ask ourselves how are we are each going to help create change in America.

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 executive summary here ) ContinuousProgress: Better Advocacy Through Evaluation is an online guide to more effective foreign policy advocacy and evaluation. Steve Bridger from NFP 2.0

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APRIL 29, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility.

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MAY 27, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

Jeremiah Owyang posted this case study about how they used YouTube and Flickr to share their media and encouraged the community to create content. What are the organizational change issues necessary for implementing a successful social media strategy? How to distribute your stories via YouTube, Flickr, Utterz, and other ways.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility.

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Forum One

MARCH 27, 2007

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility.

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Forum One

MARCH 13, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Read More » Local Government Web Managers Notes: Responding to Economic Uncertainty Michael Walsh in Influence 18 May 2010 In the past few months, world-wide political and economic uncertainty has shaken global confidence, which in turn has resulted in continued market instability and volatility.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2005

It's no accident that services such as Gmail, Google Maps, Flickr, del.icio.us, and the like may be expected to bear a Beta logo for years at a time. But your mission-critical systems are NOT Gmail or Flickr. They can change your workflow. There is always a risk of some new problem when changing your software.

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