Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2009

Allison Fine and I have been noodling with an evaluation model that looks social media from an organizational perspective - from social networks to social capital (relationships) to action in the real world. Now I'm wondering where the techniques of engagement need to be incorporated. Listening is not just a one-way activity.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

At Dataro , we specialize in machine learning tools for nonprofits, so we’re big believers in this technology’s ability to completely change how organizations think about and use their data. Machine Learning & Predictive Modeling. Machine learning is the new answer for modern fundraising. Let’s walk through why. Decreased expenses.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Through times of change and uncertainty, higher education institutions have persevered and even thrived through innovation and agility. These are just a few of the highlights: Transforming Mid-level Giving Programs with AI and Visualization. Join them to learn the strategy, techniques, and usage of this new generation of innovation.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

ChatGPT is an advanced AI language model that processes vast amounts of information to generate responses to questions and statements entered by the user. This model was developed by Open AI and is one of the few language models to pass the Turing Test. What is ChatGPT?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? A willingness to engage about what to do to make your program better. Based on a logic model.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

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. The Foundation partnered with private-sector firm IKEA to embed circular economy principles into their business by shifting to a closed-loop furniture design and production model.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. To guide evaluation, there are several learning theories, including The Four Levels of Evaluation, also referred to as the Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model , was created by Donald Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.

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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

DECEMBER 17, 2020

AI is what we call an equal opportunity disrupter; it will impact every part of organizational life, from the back office to programs and communications. It also integrates marketing principles and human behavior models into its machine-learning-based model. They have been applying machine learning for programs and fundraising.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

SXSW Civic Engagement & Climate Change + SXSW EDU. When: March 10-13, 2023 (Civic Engagement, Climate Change & more). SXSW’s Civic Engagement & Climate Change tracks are hosted under SXSW at large. Note: We combined our summaries for the SXSW bonanza because, Texas. Where : Austin, TX & Online (Hybrid).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

Networked nonprofits are experts at using new media (social media, mobile, and other emerging technologies) to spread their missions, design and scale programs, communicate with stakeholders, or inspire behavior change. The Networked Nonprofit Practice Model. Their impact is to make the world a better place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. The commonality was that everyone was working on Women’s Rights and Social Justice, although from different local contexts and different types of programs.

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

But as the “the new normal” went from weeks to months, and every workday was spent at home with my kids running around screaming (AKA distance learning), I found myself falling back on techniques I knew would work—well-worn grooves, in an effort to stay sane and manage the mental and emotional load. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

The art part includes all the ways nonprofits and schools can engage and connect with alumni of their programs through social channels. Measuring the Networked Nonprofit describes techniques for measuring engagement and networks and I’ll be presenting some of that material. Engagement: Readers engage with their content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. The process for the one and half day lab used techniques that fall into these categories: Looking and Observing: Unpacking the Context for 21 st Century Advocacy.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 19, 2020

If this is your first time hosting an event using the hybrid model, know that for the most part, these security measures are the same as a traditional physical event. All that changes when adding a virtual portion is that the online sessions need to be protected as well. . COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

The Foundation has teamed up with an evaluation consultant, TCC Group, to figure out if working wikily can enhance the quality of learning as the OE Goldmine Research project and the Foundation’s OE program review move forward. What are the techniques and methods for moving people up the ladder?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

The materials she has released include case studies, course outlines, resources, assignments for four courses: 1) Strategic Philanthropy : This course, taught at the Stanford GSB, is based on applying core business practices to social change. 3) Giving 2.0: Carve out some time and explore the many useful resources and materials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. Assessment Framework and Theory of Change. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Identify Specific Network Weaving Techniques To Integrate. June Holley, an expert in networks and facilitating a community of practice of network weavers , defines some of these techniques below. Convene: This is bringing together small groups of stakeholders to give you input and feedback – from designing programs to planning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

I was honored to be a trainer as part of the launch of the ACE Leaders Project, a program developed by the Institute of International Education Sub-Saharan Regional Office and supported by the Packard Foundation. Here’s a few facilitation techniques that I learned from documenting the session.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2017

I can think of many extraordinary innovators in the nonprofit cultural sector--people and organizations creating brilliant programs, site-based experiences, and products. Precarious business model. Even if an institution or a project is fabulous, it may not have a solid, replicable business model behind it. Skills mismatch.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Temra Costa's book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat features the stories of over 30 women and how they are changing our food system for the better as farmers, educators, mothers, chefs, businesswomen, and policy wonks. Our conversation began with my asking Temra, "How are women changing the way we eat?"

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

But the reality is that in many nonprofit organizations, different teams and departments do not have a shared mental model for a culture of philanthropy. Too many nonprofit staff are so busy doing the work, they don’t step back to consider the bigger picture of organizational culture and a shared mental model. Business guru Peter F.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Each of these life-changing innovations was the result of many missteps and an occasional brilliant insight that turned a mistake into a surprising portal of discovery. I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it The model balances content, learning design, and participants.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Maybe you’re considering your program and how you can actually engage folks to actually think that they’re part of a community which will create that sticky power that continues to be self-perpetuating so that folks continue to give their time, their talent, their technology, their treasure. . The leadership changed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. Shabakat Al Ordon trains young people in technical, professional and facilitation skills who then go out and create programs to train people in their communities.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Susan Spero brought up the cost tuition rises had to the field: The rise in tuition which in turn has meant that museum studies programs have taken a huge hit. The loss is that a good program provides a broad base of understanding about the field, and provides a holistic view. good riddance to museum studies programs! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

Epic Change is the lucky winner of my Reader Appreciation Day Charity Giveaway (Beth's Big Give!). Epic Change uses their donations to provide interest-free loans to local partners to finance their community improvement efforts. You can see some of the recent successes of these programs in their blog. Epic Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

One thing we’re trying to do is model abundant behavior. I believe this is because it is so difficult to measure behavior change. One question that bubbled up was about specific techniques to measure or benchmark your nonprofits social media strategy and execution. There are specific metrics for specific platforms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2006

This model can also be scaled to an entire blog community platform. Take for example the upcoming podcamp in Boston that is using a wiki for registration, program planning, note taking, and virtually all the logistical details or any of the barcamp gatherings. Take for example, the netsquared conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

I was most interested in Part 2 (pages 17-21) because I think the advice is applicable to organizations beyond those managing head start programs. They have a created a safe space for staff and program participants and other stakeholders to give feedback, reflect, ask questions, and think creatively about solutions.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 19, 2020

If this is your first time hosting an event using the hybrid model, know that for the most part, these security measures are the same as a traditional physical event. All that changes when adding a virtual portion is that the online sessions need to be protected as well. . COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Social media data is not linked to higher level organizational results or mission-driven goals across programs. Empowering: Sets organization wide key results areas and key performance indicators that are used across programs. It is more than hiring someone who knows how to program formulas in Excel spreadsheets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

I asked colleagues what nonprofits had good employee champion programs and Chris Tuttle pointed me to Human Rights Watch. The organizational strategy is to impact policy change. In addition, they have an internal listserv for support where staff share suggested tweets for new reports or new features or techniques on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

GlobalGiving has just launched GG Rewards , a new program rewarding nonprofits that are committed to learning and improving. Alison Carlman, Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications, has written this guest post about how to use some tools and techniques for using feedback. Seemingly, the same model should apply to nonprofits. (If

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