Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

Today I attended an informative lunchtime presentation by Chad Nelsen who is the Environmental Director at the Surfrider Foundation where he has worked since 1998. Learning across the network, particularly across chapters is important. Their chapters grow faster than internal staff can support them. in surf economics!)

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Make sure they get to attend their local AFP chapter meetings. Nonprofit directors and Boards who don’t pay for training for their staff are shooting themselves in the foot. Click on the comment link and share your thoughts. Once you find the right person, it behooves you to do what needs to be done to keep them.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I sat down with Kristen Denner, Director of Membership and Annual Fund, to learn more about the program's development and the museum's goals for its future. Kristen will be responding to comments and questions here on the blog. How did this project start? It started over a year ago, with a couple of moments of insight.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. They ask, “How can we present to our Board of Directors, our funders, and our volunteers how much value volunteering brings to our ability to carry out our mission?”. Chapter 5 focuses on the valuation of volunteer hours as an add-on to the traditional income and position statements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

I shared the video on my personal profile and it prompted quite a heated discussion in the comments between my colleagues. The controversy on my Facebook wall boiled down to those who felt the emotional pull of the story and those who had an alternative view. And so the debate on my Facebook wall continued with very thoughtful comments.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2012

posted by Sheryl Keeme , Executive Director, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Today, she is proud to lead the Arizona Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, an organization new to Annual Funds. Have you ever been asked what you do for a living and when you responded, the person reacted as though you were Mother Teresa? Get another!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2019

Sign up for email newsletters from local chapters of industry associations to get notified when an event is going on in your area. Please share in the comments section! . Some membership associations also provide opportunities for members to contribute their expertise on their blogs or in their member communities.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Kathleen Rogers has been the NOZAsearch managing director and product manager since 2007. Alice, a development director at a local, mid-sized arts nonprofit, had paid access to NOZA, but she "didn’t have the time" to do any prospect research. NOZAsearch is available through the Blackbaud donation program at TechSoup.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Through collaboration across many years of challenges, regions, nonprofit leaders and volunteers, the team identified a common need – a playbook of tools, templates, tips and resources that could align chapter activities to the overarching Boys & Girls Clubs of America 2025 strategic plan.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

A long time ago (in web years) I was working with a certain CEO of a certain chapter of a certain very-big-nonprofit (whose role in life is to fund other nonprofits – this kinda gives it away, but it’s necessary for the story.) at 7:35 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michele 03.19.07

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

We're a global movement with chapters in 24 countries. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum. Find your local #Tech4Good group. The link need to be like so: Africa. Thursday, October 6, 2016.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2009

Last week I wrote a post called " 8 Nonprofit CEOs Who Tweet " and the number quickly grew based on the responses in the comments. The example above is from Lisa Goddard who is the marketing director at the Capital Area Food Bank. I know of about 30 chapters that have adopted it, but haven't heard any amazing success stories.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Boston, Masschusetts: Summer Happy Hour Featuring Karen Graham, Idealware Executive Director! Newest Groups. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared St. Louis in St.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum. They're the new Santa Claus, offering #nptech gifts year-round! Newest NetSquared Groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

And, as always, if you have a favorite social media presentation to recommend to other nonprofits, please tell us about it in the comments. Social Media for Non-Profits: Succeeding in a Social World Beeline Labs made this presentation to a United Way chapter in Boston: see especially the “10 Guiding Principles” and “Most Common Mistakes.”

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

I first learned about Year Up's local Bay Area chapter through a Microsoft YouthSpark initiative event. To get a better sense of Year Up's involvement with TechHire, I spoke with Jeff Artis, TechHire's national director of corporate engagement. Share with us in the comments. The Power of a Year. spanhidden.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review). Technorati Tags: databases , opensource { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Mike S. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

more on Open Standards and Benkler (actually, Benkler is up next – I’ve got two chapters to review). Technorati Tags: databases , opensource { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Mike S. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

We welcome your comments and feedback. Stephanie teaches undergraduate courses in the Nonprofit Leadership and Management program, and she has also been a youth summer camp director for over 20 years. Evidence- Based Management , (Chapter 5). Stephanie La Loggia, M.A. By Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum. We've scheduled 46 events for June, and the month is just beginning. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Directors' Forum. Attending our events is like going to NTC in Austin — except without the cost of a hotel and flight.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

This was the book I skimmed, because, honestly, I was bored after the first chapter. 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele Martin 10.22.07 I infer from your comments that there is, in you view, something antithetical about providing quality consulting and making money. 2 Alan Weiss 10.23.07

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

org co-founder Jon Warnow, who is their web director, which is as close as anyone gets to being an IT person at the organization. Also our network of informal national chapters are hosted in WordPress. I’d love to hear your comments below on what you’re able to do with your cloud-based tools and other green technologies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2008

Sharing Foundation's founder, Dr. Hendrie or our in-country director, Elephant, regularly makes two trips a year across, on a rickety wooden ferry, to bringing school uniforms made in the Sharing Foundation's sewing school , and school supplies. I do get to see icons with first name and last initial. For example, I know that Earl K.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Katrin 10.23.06 It would have been nice to have heard from a circuit-rider or "for-little-profit" integrator/consultant type person, and maybe another nonprofit type (a moderately tech savvy ED?) at 7:56 am Michelle- Great summary. Thanks much for getting this going.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

For now, I am a one-person shop, and several advisers have pointed out that the "blogging" me is snarky will not be taken seriously as the "executive director" (professional) me. Update: I wanted to summarize the terrific learning and sharing in the comments. Perhaps that is why I am protective of my blogging voice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

What I need is your input -I'd love to hear about your social media "adaption stories" - please leave me a comment. Here's but one example from a blogger: “I took an American Red Cross class I thought was less than satisfactory. […] Someone found my blog post and told the local chapter director. Now say that five times fast!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

org co-founder Jon Warnow, who is their web director, which is as close as anyone gets to being an IT person at the organization. Also our network of informal national chapters are hosted in WordPress. I’d love to hear your comments below on what you’re able to do with your cloud-based tools and other green technologies.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

I've included a sampling below, and hope that you'll add other events in the comments. For others, it is a day of political significance to raise awareness around women's rights. Numerous nonprofits and NGOs are organizing events and campaign to celebrate. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com. Britt Bravo is a Big Vision Consultant.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 7, 2010

I don't know - and I hope you'll share your thoughts in the comments. At the Oakland Museum, a longstanding successful parallel program, the Days of the Dead community exhibition and celebration, became a touchstone in the museum's recent overhaul (read more on this in Chapter 8 of my book ). So what's the solution?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

Almost six months ago, I wrote a chapter for BJ Fogg's Psychology of Facebook apps about fundraising applications on Facebook. Someone who expects Causes — or any social networking approach — to replace their development director doesn’t understand the nature of social networks. I agree that's not true.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Mira Cohen, the Reagan Library's Director of Education (and the creator of the Discovery Center experience) told me that the intent was to design a pilot program for 5th graders with a focus on learning historical thinking skills. Could 5th graders handle a truly open simulation? Maybe, maybe not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp. executive summary here ) ContinuousProgress: Better Advocacy Through Evaluation is an online guide to more effective foreign policy advocacy and evaluation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. Kathleen, thank you for the comments, and I admit that I’ve just been going through this deck and not looking as much at the comments in the chat. Steven, are there any other comments or questions that are coming in yet? .

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Care2

JULY 10, 2007

Fine Interview:Social Media Author Allison Fine | Main | Just a Few Comments on Email Readability from Michael Leuthner » Tuesday Jul 10 2007 Make New Friends, But Keep the Old Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at 11:13AM | by Karen Taggart Reporting live from the DMAW/AFP Bridge Conference i n Washington, DC I love this conference.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 29, 2009

You should be able to read your mission statement like a chapter of the Torah--exploding out its implications and using it as a kind of legal text for proper action. In particular, I've enjoyed digging into the workshops that were held on Education , Business Models , Technology and Ops , Curation and Research , and Directors.

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