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 But whether you call it “networked” ways of working, “collaboration 2.0”

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 9, 2015

In order to be successful in effectively addressing social ills, nonprofit organizations must learn to utilize a network strategy of collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders to create true social impact. Nonprofits may choose to involve the public through technological venues such as e-mail, text messaging, and social networking platforms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change. Generative Social-Impact Network.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Welcome Risk and Change Entrepreneurs have an intimate relationship with risk. With a growing business, things change, but they don’t get easier. Decisions are made by consensus, volunteer leadership changes frequently, and strategy can be subject to a president’s predilections. CEOs need to be change agents.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

When it comes to raising visibility on a given issue, nonprofits often strive to achieve broader impact—the kind of change that comes through collective action. These movements typically don’t start with a structured entity, but with inspired individuals who see what needs to change in their communities and decide to act on it.

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Charity Village

MARCH 9, 2023

Fora Network for Change presents Rise on Boards, a program developed to build more equitable and inclusive boardrooms in Canada. Prior to board appointment, individuals receive in-depth training on governance, financials, fundraising, communications, problem-solving, and leadership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

LinkedIn announced Board Connect , resources that helps nonprofits transform themselves into networked nonprofits by finding and recruiting board members using a networked approach. You and your board look at your professional networks and connections on LinkedIn. Board Connect changes all that. You can sign up here.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

We are a funder collaborative that harnesses the collective power of philanthropy, financial institutions, and local governments to close racial income and wealth gaps and advance inclusive and equitable economic progress in American cities.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. Even those of modest means can make personally meaningful annual donations.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

A strong and effective board can help provide strategic direction, keep your finances in check, and uphold a high standard of governance. Your best board members are like a treasure trove of expertise—guiding decision-making, fueling innovation, and opening doors to resources and networks that would otherwise remain out of reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Note from Beth: Since the concept of working in Networks is can be hard to explain to newcomers, learning from case studies, stories, and examples can be illuminating. This afternoon we got a chance to explore specific examples of activating, supporting and leveraging networks. The design was to share this learning was amazing.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 30, 2017

prove not only millennials’ passionate concern for others, but the unique form of activism they’re engaged in to effect societal change. The majority of these active millennials still look to government and established organizations to address the causes/social issues they care about. As you’ll see, new data collected for the.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

Networking is encouraged during breaks, and there is also a reception. SXSW Civic Engagement & Climate Change + SXSW EDU. When: March 10-13, 2023 (Civic Engagement, Climate Change & more). SXSW EDU is more focused to educators, government and people working in the ed space. . Website s: [link] & [link].

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations. Associations revolve around relationships, but the shape of those connections has changed. The event, which was exclusive to.orgCommunity VIP members , took place on March 2 at the Rolling Green Country Club in Arlington Heights.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2022

The nonprofit sector is ever-changing, and in this digital age it is now opening its arms to a new way to accept donations : through the blockchain and cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is created by code, not issued by a government like dollars or pesos. This ensures the transaction’s authenticity while maintaining the network.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

But at a time when many foundations are looking for creative ways to address the overlapping crises of COVID-19, racial injustice, and climate change, they are viewing collaboration much differently. An example is the Community Foundation Opportunity Network – a coalition of community foundations across the U.S. Why Collaborate?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 12, 2024

Until very r ecently , the federal government had not made changes to the FAFSA in more than 30 years and the process was overly complex, especially for first-generation students and those from lower-income backgrounds. More information: What’s Changed for the 2024–25 FAFSA® Form? In 2020, the U.S.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 27, 2023

Our team joined thousands of industry peers and trailblazing association professionals to learn, network, and innovate at the free Sales force Tour event. After the event concluded, w e sat down with the onsite Nimble AMS team to discuss their experiences. Here are four take aways you can l everage at your association: 1.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

2 CFR 200 Part 200) for government grants is extensive and can be intimidating. Government funders typically have a list of minimum requirements that a grantee’s accounting system must be able to support—such as the ability to manage multiple revenue streams, budget and report by grant and program, and apply indirect cost rates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Change the conversation from vanity metrics to validated learning. In these early stages, it is more important to honor learning. But there is something else to add as well. The article makes a compelling case for funders to focus on relationships rather than networks. From the Kids’ Table to the Adults’ Table.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

I’d like to use this post to share some of the responses to the Networked Nonprofit at different book events and online during the past month and let you know about upcoming events in November. Networked Nonprofit in Vegas. And, they all got copies of Networked Nonprofit (thank you James!) Photo by KK. Here’s a few.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2024

The Bob Woodruff Foundation ’s (BWF) Got Your 6 Network organizations provide targeted services to over 20.6 Key components to the cascade effect, as they relate to veterans’ services, could include barriers to employment opportunities, lack of social support networks, and access to mental health services, among others,” she said.

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JULY 27, 2023

It changed their lives for the better,” adds Burstall. The first place to turn when widening your circle externally is your sector or industry network. Is there something your industry or the government can do to help? How are your peers responding? Are they facing similar problems? Are they facing similar problems?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

This post shares a few observations about Networked Nonprofits. Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. I have been experimenting with how to deliver “networked&# presentations and workshops. Organizational leaders are changing questions from “why bother with this?&#

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

Investing ten hours in talking about the organization with family, friends, associates, and various groups helps raise awareness and broaden the network of potential supporters. Dedicate 16 hours per year to attend local boardroom training, conferences, and webinars to gain knowledge about effective board governance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Plain Language Movement started in the 1970s based on the idea to make it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications. The Plain Language Action and Information Network. TikTok is the fastest-growing social media network ever. Characteristics of Plain Language. Plain language is concise.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Creating Change Conference. Creating Change Conference.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

Over the past 18 months, I’ve been participating in The Network of Networked Funders , a community of practice for grantmakers facilitated by the Monitor Institute. These grantmakers are supporting and working through networks to pool their learning and increase the impact of their respective grantmaking practices.

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MARCH 12, 2012

Invisible Children is hoping to change that. Government to help capture Kony. People have been so moved by the video and story that they are sharing it across social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, by the minute. While Kony was indicted in 2005 for war crimes, he has never been captured.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

Women wield greater economic power than ever before and are harnessing their influence to lead change on these issues and beyond. Women are drawn to an expanded definition of philanthropy, tapping into all their resources—not just money but also their time, expertise, advocacy, and networks—to support the causes they care about.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Networking can be second nature to those raised in that environment, but completely alien to others. Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, I got to BoardSource at 8 am just so I could hear Marnie Webb and Rebecca Masisak, CO-CEOs of TechSoup Global share their lessons learned in developing, weaving, and stewarding two very different types of networks. The second network, Netsquared , in contrast was more loosely controlled with a lower risk in failure.

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fusionSpan

MARCH 29, 2023

The government may have its challenges in many areas, but I’ll give credit where credit is due. That topic has three ingredients that make for a pretty dry discussion: cybersecurity, framework, and government-made. The Protect function can be difficult as there is so much change in our environments. I wish it were that easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

” That’s when you use software on the Internet versus your local hard drive or local computer network. We’ve published those results and our partner network has translated the executive summary into a wide variety of languages. And that means advocacy and access can happen in ways similar to open government efforts.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. As you develop community relationships, you can leverage your network to run a larger campaign down the line.

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