Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

Amy Sample Ward facilitated a lunch time conversation about impact measurement for nonprofits in the Beacon Lounge with Lynn Labieniec of Beaconfire and Robert Rosenthal of VolunteerMatch. David Neff said that even small nonprofits can do this and recommended framework called OGST. million views and asking was that success?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Consider these two sample audiences: “Canadian women” or “18 to 30-year-old women in BC or Alberta who live in cities with more than 100,000 people” Of course, most NGOs can’t afford to hire the kind of market researchers you’d need to produce a sophisticated work-up of who your core audience is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. It is a flow chart that calculates business performance taking into account not only whether the company had a profit, but whether that profit was good enough relative to the assets it took to generate it. ROI Story Telling. View more presentations from kanter. Engagement.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

One agenda item is mentioned, and that is Betty’s cue to break into lengthy stories and opinions, basically hijacking the conversation. He’s the one that somehow manages to turn a conversation about the next fundraiser into a story about his nephew’s baseball game. Solution: Redirect. Repeat after me: “Great, Betty. You know David.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Here's the list: Amy Sample Ward, Building Blocks of Social Media. Click to See Larger Image I have been noodling around with this chart to show that insight comes before dollars, but if you measure and improve your initial pilot efforts over time, eventually the dollars do come. Corey Pudhorodsky, Podcasting and Storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 31, 2012

—– Last month, a pop song rose up the charts and quickly became number one on both the iTunes and Billboard Top 100 lists. The Sesame Street show teaches basic lessons through stories of characters in typical situations and common scenarios. You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or below.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

." Pew Research raw survey data now available – Looking for some data to help tell your organization's story? "The "The Pew Research churns out a lot of interesting results from a number of surveys about online and American culture, but they usually only shared aggregated results, pre-made charts and graphs.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

What are they like: what are the demographics, the data, the stories? Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Case Studies.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam How do you transform it into charts, graphs, and maps that will help your audience understand the data and move them to take action?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2009

If you like charts for understanding trending and relationships, this is a great one! This joint program is developed to help ensure we are working from the same assumptions and telling the same story. So i quit my job and set up Talk About Local to bring locally created and locally owned websites to communities across the country."

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

Assuming our fictional organization has done this, let’s say that they chose to create a blog that the middle and high school students who volunteer in the after school program author, with stories form their work, things they are thinking about, events, friendships, and so on. The benefits? These are both tangible and intangible.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

Possible questions include the following (*also see the end of this article for a sample survey): a. What is the donor’s story and would they serve as a spokesperson for hospital services? We developed the following chart to help our organization track and evaluate the donor kits’ impact on giving: . Sample survey: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Let's Fondle The Tools the Right Way Chris Brogan's A Sample Social Media Toolkit describes a few sample tools and what they can be used to accomplish. Via NTEN blog Google moves one step closer to making desktop applications obsolete with the release of the Google Chart API. Her selection criteria. " Whats Your Revolution?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Software Advice surveyed a random sample of 2,833 U.S. Too often we approach communications like the left-hand side of this pie chart: Supporters have told us time and again that they want to hear impact stories and to see the human side of the nonprofit brand.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Set her heart on fire with stories of real lives and real change – it’s what she wants to know after giving. ONE Success story. Kick off your newsletter by sharing one good story that shows how your nonprofit is making a difference. Don’t let a story go on and on. Less is definitely more. Lots of stats and facts.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

Moral of the story? The Flip Side: A Success Story What happens when you have a diversified funding stream for a nonprofit? Make a pie chart of your funding sources. I like Excel for pie charts because it’s super easy to use. Time was not on their side, and it was heartbreaking. Give this exercise a try! Revenue stream.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Thursday, August 12, 2010 Go Old School.Use A Flip Chart For Gathering Ideas Heres a great idea from communications consultant, speaker and author David Grossman : And, yes its old school. Grossman recommends that when you have something you want to get your employees input on, post a question on a flip chart in your department or office.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

You have fallen into a new story. Do not confuse the beginning of the story with the end.” I love that poem because I like the idea that we are creating and writing this story and we do have some agency here and our donors are doing the same with us and we can help them. And the other way is to just use stories.

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sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2023

Use Data to Clearly Convey Impact Your impact story is multi-dimensional, so your reporting capabilities should be as well. If your organization is working to increase first-time applications, for example, you can keep that chart front-and-center on your dashboard so you know your progress at any given time.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And so they had an Excel chart that was presented quarterly. Then around being an advocate, share their personal stories. You have to teach them to share their personal stories, and we’re going to get into that in more detail in what I’m talking about around sharing the personal story. So keep that in mind.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

Saturday, August 14, 2010 Communicate Often And Tell A Story "Most leaders visions fail, not due to a leaders inadequacies, but due to the leaders lack of communication," said Margaret Reynolds of Reynolds Consulting, LLC in Lees Summit, MO. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2023

It tells the story of what you’ve accomplished during that year. You’ll probably have room for a photo, so pick one that best illustrates your organization in action and let that photo help bring the story to life. The best way to show financial information is in pie charts. Sample Time! Financials. Contact information.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Creating share-worthy content means understanding your audience and the story they want to tell. Twitter and Facebook serve different functions, but two things should always be consistent: your ask and your story. What’s the story? It’s hot.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Jimmie Alford, one of the great fundraisers in America, told me a story a few years ago, which was about this volunteer who had to raise money for mental health in a community. Again, integrating your own personal stories can be highly motivating to people. . The only thing that makes you different is your stories. .

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I want to start, first, with a story…. What are they like: what are the demographics, the data, the stories? Whether it seems important in the moment or not, it’s really valuable to make a list or chart or picture, whatever you want, of all the information you have about your community. Comunity-Driven Libraries.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

How do we tell our story and also engage Millennials virtually? You can get the full report, review charts and data, and more at: [link]. Using Google and other search engines is the most common way Millennials find you. Make sure you see how your organization comes up in search results. Engage your Millennials as guest bloggers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2012

People give because they have an emotional response to a story, and because they’re asked to give." Where previously people mainly donated to reputable charities who sent them donation requests, or in response to a disaster, now people are spontaneously giving to ad-hoc fundraisers online. Why is this happening?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

Allow enough time for sharing samples of his work and for Q&A. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Plus, the new-found knowledge drives a better appreciation for what everyone does, and proves to the team that success comes only when all the pieces fit together like a well-oiled machine.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 3, 2010

One of my favorite anonymous manager stories. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Posted by Eric Jacobson at 9:04 PM Labels: General Management Skills , Management , Motivating Employees 1 comments: davidburkus said. New employee messes up and losses $1 million. His boss calls him in.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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