Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Instead, they serve as partners in your work, representing the community you serve and even boosting the productivity of your workforce.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 10, 2016

“Proposition 22: The normal expectation ought to be that success will be very difficult to achieve in cross-sector collaborations.” - John Bryson, et al., "The The Design and Implementation of Cross-Sector Collaborations". Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

Our article, “ 8 Steps Nonprofits Can Take to Adopt AI Responsibly, ” published in the Stanford Innovation Review was listed as the ten top most popular articles of 2023. Training & Facilitation: I have maintained an active schedule of leading workshops, facilitating retreats, and presenting.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The good news is that smart people are working to identify ways that newsrooms and individual journalists can stem the decline and build trust within their communities. Members are asking for resources they can use to bring people together and enhance trust within their communities. Collaborate with other associations in your field.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Of course, there are auxiliaries that are adaptable, responsive, and truly collaborative. Well, first and foremost, they are proceeding slowly, carefully, and collaboratively. This is where collaboration is especially crucial. But there are also many that are, well, less so. Mapping the Change. Sustaining the Change.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Collaborative reporting: Nonprofits can facilitate partnerships between different news organizations to pool resources, share content, and cover stories more effectively. Collaboration with academia: Partner with educational institutions to create programs that benefit both students and local journalism.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. Collective Impact requires collaborating organizations to: Identify a common goal: Understand a problem and the pathway to solve it together. Communicate openly and timely.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2017

I’ve always benefited from learning from colleagues who do nonprofit technology training and capacity but often we come from the same perspective. The subject matter, of course, the effective use of digital and networks that is holistic and that incorporates on culture change, innovation, and collaboration skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we wrote and published the Emerging Leaders Playbook last year, along with facilitating a peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . Educational Assistance and Training Programs. Areas served: Worldwide (communities where IGT operates). Areas served: Worldwide (communities with a Costco).

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Creates an environment that facilitates fundraising Regardless of whether you do face-to-face fundraising, ensuring that the organization is prepared to fundraise is the development professional’s main priority. The BIPOC or LGBTQ communities? The forward-thinking development professional performs the following six practices: 1.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Kate Elliott, Training Administrator, Planned Parenthood Arizona. Providing formal training to staff and volunteers has obvious benefits for an organization, individual staff members and volunteers. For staff members and volunteers, training is a means of professional development many are eager to receive.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 3, 2023

These events, whether fundraisers, galas, or community outreach programs, rely on the passion and commitment of these volunteers. By effectively communicating the organization’s mission and the event’s objectives, the coordinator motivates potential volunteers to join the cause.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

From their website : “Our process is designed to help leaders and organizations who want to proactively understand and address racism, both in their organization and in the community where the organization is working. From their website : “We work across spheres to develop the practices, policies, and beliefs of professional communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Last week I facilitated a workshop in Detroit hosed by Co-Act , a nonprofit collaboration space in Detroit. Co-Act is a unique organization, a hub for accelerating collaborative action in Southeast Michigan’s nonprofit community. Training is better when you content and instruction is as inclusive as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. Much of this has to do with how people appreciate each other as well as building a sense of community, followed by activities and supporting policies in the workplace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. By Beth Kanter & Joan Garry Leading with empathy is one of the most effective ways to avoid burnout at your nonprofit. Evaluate Empathy Skill s We should also evaluate empathy skills as part of job performance appraisals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

The toolkit was designed through a collaboration between a European agency ( STBY ) and an Indian agency ( Quicksand ), it was commissioned by Nesta and the Rockefeller Foundation , who together saw a gap in the support for innovation provided to the development community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She is also the Founder and CEO of Liz Ngonzi Transforms , a boutique international consulting firm that provides consulting, executive coaching, and training services that enable social sector leaders and entrepreneurs to increase their impact and reach their potential.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

Each student signed in to the collaborative Google document to indicate that they were in attendance. Collaborative technology is incredible. In past days of in-person training, I presented a slide deck in front of the class and distributed a paper course reader that students could hold in their hands and take notes on.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

During September, the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) to host World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 with National Suicide Prevention Week being recognized in the week around September 10.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Freely sharing and facilitating community knowledge is part of my DNA as it for many colleagues in the nonprofit technology field. There is an added benefit to learning communities. I then modeled this support on the online community — and we quickly had a village of practitioners supporting one of another.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In the vast landscape of nonprofit operations, volunteers are the unsung heroes who fuel the engine of change and community service. Each has a unique reason to volunteer—whether it’s for personal growth, community engagement, or a heartfelt connection to your cause. Keeping them engaged is where the real challenge lies.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

You’ll be able to leverage these features to create a user-friendly nonprofit website that facilitates online donations and other transactions, keeps donor information secure, and increases brand awareness. Plus, they both have a strong user support community. Staff training to assist with content migration and entry.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Haymakers for Hope’s mission is to give everyday people the chance to fight back against cancer by training for, and competing in charity boxing events to raise money and awareness. Training plans . Community meet-ups. Access to Network Collaboration Platform. Private Strava group with weekly workouts .

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. We’ve been trained in our society that it’s not polite to talk about money. Collaboration is key. It’s in your job description. And it’s not an individual sport.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

Michael DeLong, senior manager of online community and social media at TechSoup and managing editor at Emerging Arts Professionals , moderated the discussion. Panelists included: Danielle Siembieda, former community engagement and special projects manager for ZERO1: The Art & Technology Network in San Jose, CA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

We have designed and been delivering “ Friending the Finish Line ” with the goals of having organizations create an integrated social media strategy into their overall communications plan and as a way to accelerate the progress of their children’s health care advocacy work and create a peer networked learning community.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

It can support funder and cross-sector collaborations and the processes of decision-making. The team included the director, board chair, administrative marketing and communication staff and a community engagement consultant. It can contribute to exchanges and interactions that are at the heart of nonprofit network building.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

We recently wrapped up our 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions event here at Classy. The Classy team created engaging content that Collaborative participants could use in their professional lives. Alexa shared a variety of ways her team evaluated the success of their planning and execution of the Collaborative event.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, Community Development Manager, TechSoup Global. Over the last few of years I've had a the opportunity to work with a team of intelligent and thoughtful colleagues, speak at conferences, and collaborate with other facilitators and community builders. Community Map. Why : Why map your community?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. Over the last five years, a series of funders, communities and cross-sector stakeholders have embarked on new ways of working characterized by thinking at a systems-level, and then mobilizing networks of actors to try and solve large problems at scale.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2021

We support children and their families from pregnancy to early childhood through to adolescence, and many live in some of the world’s most rural, vulnerable, and remote communities. Now, we are using our 75-year history and expertise to reach every community with COVID-19 vaccines. Store & Deliver Vaccines to Remote Communities.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 11, 2010

So, you have decided you need a tool for collaboration or content management. Below I discuss some adoption strategies that you should consider if you plan to launch a collaborative platform or content management system. Hire a Community/Content Manager! The importance of a community manager cannot be understated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2011

This spring, CARD is working hard to get 15 iPads donated for use in their training and response efforts. The agency was created by local nonprofit agencies to address the preparedness and response needs of service providers — whose consumers are among the most vulnerable people in any community. Source: [link].

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