Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. now hear from homegrown social networks and what they have to offer local nonprofits. The majority of the room had experience in social networking sites and tools, both personally and for their organization. All live blogging disclaimers apply.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

The tour was organized by a group of library consultants from Kixal, Anneal, and Clarion Collaborative. In Hsieh’s book, “ Delivering Happiness ,” he writes about the 10 core values of Zappos culture, which include: Deliver WOW through service. They even make job candidates join their specialized social network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

. Yesterday at the Packard Foundation, as part of a series of "deeper dives" to learn about networks and social media, Eugene Eric Kim of Blue Oxen Associates gave a talk about "Networks in an International Context." . Eugene Eric Kim is an expert in online culture and collaboration, particularly with new tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2009

I've been playing in a sand box to explore online collaboration/social media tools and how they support network weaving. The big ah ha for me during our reflection that was that effective online collaboration tools for working in a networked way can't have top-down control interaction design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

Guest blogger, Patti Anklam , author of Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World , explores the role of organizational leadership in a network world. This post is part of a series of articles exploring topics related to network leadership hosted by Leadership for a New Era (LNE).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 31, 2010

Women Who Tech’s thought provoking virtual panels offer the latest resources and tools for launching a successful startup, tools and apps to build your online community, Social Media ROI, and more. Creating a Culture of Collaboration and Innovation. ROI of Social Networking. Female Ferocity.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Have you used Yammer , the internal "enterprise social network," to help connect, collaborate, and share with your staff? Eastern), get familiar with how to use Yammer, a social network from Microsoft, to help connect, collaborate, and share with volunteers, staff and stakeholders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

As part of my research at the Packard Foundation, I've had the opportunity to attend a lot of briefings and discussions related to social media and network effectiveness. WiserEarth is more than a "green" online social network for individuals, although you join as an individual.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. Dave Gray : Dave Gray is a guru on the topics of design, innovation, culture and change. ” She used the metaphor of white river rafting.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

Blood and Milk » Blog Archive » Ushahidi, Twitter, and the future of foreign aid – Alanna's post is a great example of the power of networks, social media, and open systems. As she notes, her example has luck but it is an example of a growing model of a changing world. What do you think? Check it out! Great slides.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

You can learn in public in different ways – self-directed individual learning, with a peer group or in an organization, or as a network or entire field practice. . But we’re also using social technologies which made think of the various “Ladders of Engagement&# that communications strategist use to shape a campaign.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

I am also interested in the intersection of the government and the nonprofit sectors, which includes cross-sector collaboration, nonprofit provision of public services, etc. migrant associations, and government-nonprofit collaboration. My main research interest is in individual and institutional philanthropy. Any secondary interests?

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Tech Soup

JULY 3, 2013

He wanted to merge with a pop-culture following who could not just donate but support, engage and contribute to his goal of raising $10,000 a year. Teespring quickly designed Brad’s Champion System cycling kit and became involved in his pre-existing fundraising efforts. Image: Teespring.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

where he discussed the crossroads of movements and campaigns and the need for an open culture. Our use of social networking has exposed many cultural differences within our organization. Policy and research staff have a different culture than those of us who work directly with individuals on the group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. networks, training and capacity building approaches, and culture change. Then, try to think in even broader terms. I’ve been doing this for two years now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

I spent sometime reviewing what Planned Parenthood was doing on social networks as well as their online presence - so it was good to get the inside story. A couple of takeaways from the interview: Leaders Lead Culture Change. Says Richards, "Confidentiality is a big part of Planned Parenthood’s culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

I started my talk with a story about why I liked Twitter: It allows me to connect with people in my professional field and have a great conversations or ad hoc collaborations that improve practice. The principles cover strategy, learning, capacity, and organizational culture. 5: Make sure your content has a social life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2009

was adopted (or not) in the nonprofit workplace over the past 10-15 years, you'll notice that fear and silo culture are nothing new or unique as barriers to adoption. Steve said silo culture has been a barrier to effective web strategy for years. It's working in a networked way. If you witnessed how Web 1.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

In this workshop you will discover how the latest tools for online collaboration and sharing can offer opportunities to improve the way you work. Ways to collaborate and share knowledge using social media tools View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. T Technology isn't the barrier, it's culture. .

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

which heralded a new, participatory web culture. Online social networking was just being born. site in which people could interact and collaborate with each other to create a virtual community. Social Networking Web 2.0 Tools social media Twitter NetSquared' The Iraq War was raging. Text messaging.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

In the age of the social network, new sites want to be “the hub” for information/engagement and the non-profit space is no different. Non-profits must collaborate to create change, and we are no different. Outside of that, non-profits need a culture shift an they need to take leadership.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Having a venue from which your organization can share its knowledge will expand your audiences, and build a robust internal culture. That will make it more likely that others will want to spread the word about what you’re working on, and collaborate with you. Tags: Online Marketing Social Networking Trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2015

Learning agility is valuable skill because it can help organizations get to better outcomes, especially when it becomes embedded into organizational culture and systems for continuous learning and improvement. And, in this day of social networks — feedback can come from a variety of sources and unsolicited.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

A great fundraising plan is one that both serves as a blueprint, but also offers this information through the lens of your nonprofit’s culture, mission, and values from beginning to end. The same is true for volunteers, whose social networks could potentially provide some serious peer-to-peer fundraising boosts to your campaign.

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2010

Women Who Tech’s thought provoking virtual panels offer the latest resources and tools for launching a successful startup, tools and apps to build your online community, Social Media ROI, and more. Creating a Culture of Collaboration and Innovation. ROI of Social Networking. Female Ferocity. And more…. >

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

While many of us in the nonprofit sector are arguably ahead of the corporate sector in terms of collaboration and participant-based interaction, the following conclusions that the authors draw may also be interesting for nonprofits as well: The transformation to a bottom-up culture needs help from the top. Tools Social Networking.

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NTEN

MARCH 13, 2013

Instead of siloing social media into “that stuff that so-and-so does,” what would a more integrated approach look like? Since social media relies on social networks, let’s examine junctures in various organizational relationships where social media could be useful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. How do you use the latest technologies to build active networks and roadmaps for action? Are older groups evolving quickly enough?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Peer discussion on use of online tools for collaboration for bounded networks, exploring some of the concepts in Digital Habits (each participant got a copy). I also lead a workshop on social media strategy for communications professionals who work with networks, nonprofits, and foundations. My reflections are here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2009

My colleague, Marshall Kirkpatrick , who works with Read/Write Web, had invited me to participate, but I was at another convening about network strategy and evaluation scheduled at the same time. I could have sat in the convening on network strategy and evaluation, but also have dipped into Real Time Web Summit live stream.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Nowhere is this truer than in the online collaboration space. In cases where an organization wants to engage in collaboration online but doesn't know exactly how, they could certainly evaluate the options and do a detailed software selection to find the "right" solution. This same dynamic is true in other cases as well?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I had joked with Jerry that one downside is the inability to remember our calendar - and that with this socialness will our friends eventually collaborately remind us of our appointments. (It This is already happening to some nonprofits as a by-product of their participation on social networks and using simplicity.

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

] By Beth Kanter, Author of Beth's Blog Content curation is the process of sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network. The creation and sharing of content on social media and social networks is contributing to this information overload.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2019

We’re the most connected we’ve ever been – with our friends, social networks and even strangers near and far having constant influence and involvement in our daily lives through messaging, social media, in app social tools, online communities and more. By 2020, millennials will make up over half of the workforce.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

I was delighted when Ron Schultz invited me to collaborate with him on his latest book Creating Good Work – The World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs Show How to Build a Healthy Economy. What I liked most was the idea to create a body of knowledge that’s truly helpful to prospective and emerging social entrepreneurs.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. How do you use the latest technologies to build active networks and roadmaps for action? Are older groups evolving quickly enough? Submitted by Ted Fickes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. This case study, " Using Network to Stop Genocide ," by Ian Boothe was published on Idealware a few days ago. Go read it.

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