Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

The Little Golden books from my childhood, non-fiction books that revolutionized my perspective of the world and novels that I rarely take the luxury of reading. And, this month, Sam is raising money to support a new documentary called Wisconsin Rising on the kickstarter platform. I invited her to share her experience in crowd funding.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

There’s a thriving debate about the role computers should play in children’s museums, with many professionals sounding the alarm about the negative impact of exchanging screen time for tactile environments. Why haven't children's museums pushed past the 1970s model? To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Making the switch from value to affinity membership programs can sound risky. For example, COSI's premium membership provides families with access to extended morning hours in their early childhood exhibit area--a benefit that only appeals to visitors who want an exclusive morning experience with their children. What do you think?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But the YMCA model is still very different than other nonprofits. It could be a childhood memory of their first swimming lesson. That doesn’t mean that’s the only time they invite donors to give, since YMCAs may also participate in the YMCA Day of Giving , GivingTuesday, end-of-year fundraising , or a capital campaign.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

One aspect of PEP’s program that we love is a community-based model which works with everyone involved in the at-risk child’s life to create a plan of care aimed at helping the child access support from the community. Their Integrated Care Center is a new model for delivering healthcare and wellness programs to low-income and homeless people.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Now, I have a whole nother talk I can give you on the nonprofit business model, but let me just tell you, nonprofits as businesses are more complex than for-profits. One is that we tend to do all this research in the traditional strategic planning model. And the third thing. And that’s really the work of good marketing, right?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Virtual Parent/Family Education - Richard Wollenberger This tool will provide video chat help for parents with children aged P-5/6; Trained parent educators will provide research-based support for specific early childhood issues via video chat. Looking for a business process/model for moving tech to each department.

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