Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. The secret is in the structure and design of the small group exercises. Reflection.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Your strategic plan should detail how you’ll engage with the media, build community partnerships, and effectively communicate your organization’s values. Start by outlining your organizational structures. Webinar Next-Level Storytelling Tactics for Nonprofits Learn More 5. Don’t stop there!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Collaborative Partnerships and Community Support (5 percent). Organization Social Media (Facebook page, Instagram page, Twitter page, etc.). Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We adapted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. My colleague, Wendy Harman , was also inspired by Chris Brogan’s technique, but she takes it deeper and includes daily reflection questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Overall, the program led to over 100 collaborations and its impact is ongoing. Teampedia -This collection includes many useful team building activities, icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams that want to improve their collaborative processes, including meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? If you are going to purchase one book about using social media , this is the one to read.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

Other project management tools that I recommend and like to use are Asana or Trello or any other collaborative digital tool that might be useful and preferred by your team. Being able to write social media posts that need to get posted during your campaign. In brief, to ask more than once and in different places. Don’t be shy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2014

Now that we’ve had some time to reflect, I am wondering about how the Sharing Economy will catalyze new forms of philanthropy and CSR? This is where a company or other entities donates it data for a social good cause. Lucy Bernholz wrote a reflection post Share Conference called “ Sharing Data.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

Over the past decade, the Internet and social media have been one of my primary sources for professional learning. As far as geekery topics, I’m particularly excited to explore some of the new tools for coping with the ever expanding information on social networks and mobile.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

For example, the report highlights the growing importance of digital fundraising, so investing more resources in online campaigns and social media outreach would be a smart move. Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Christian Kreutz has written up his reflections on the recent Web2.0fordev conference. How do I offer all these channels for collaboration and still filter what is important to me? A complete contrast to that was Damir Simunic, who talked about Collaboration on the Edge of Network. how to best combine all these web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

We at Monitor Institute have been digging into questions such as these as part of a broader reflection on the networks-focused work of the organizational effectiveness team at the David & Lucile Packard Foundation. How can insight generated by the learning group be made more broadly available?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. As you reflect on these questions, feel free to update the answers accordingly in your fundraising plan. How have things been coming along? Implementing Your Plan You’ve done it!

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Also, Doucet Campbell said that, depending on the structure of the organization, there’s sometimes a misguided belief that a built-in pipeline of giving is automatic. . Faith-based giving can be deeply reflective of a person’s belief. Lisa is the proud mom of Ava, a Mini Schnauzer with her own social media presence (@avalynndog).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

While participants in each track will explore their topics in depth and in the context of a facilitated structure, there will be inspiring keynotes and opportunities for networking for all participants.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

I often tell folks that making a practice of self-editing is a great way to level up : finish your draft (email appeal, social media post, video script, or whatever else), walk away from it for a minute, and then go back and make changes as an editor would. Repetitive structure. That’s not how we should approach editing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

The nature of today’s nonprofit workplace – fast paced and heavy workloads – makes it nearly impossible to find the reflective time to put together a learning plan and implement it. For decades, even centuries, our view of leadership has been defined by top-down, hierarchical structures.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2012

We wanted to round up all your posts and resources in one place, so you can continue to collaborate and learn from each other. 12NTC: Engaging Youth Using Social Media , Ariel Gilbert Knight. Let's Get Local: Using Social Media in State and Local Campaigns , Ted Fickes. If we missed your blog post, we're sorry!

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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. She explained that “learning or teaching the old” is about training, knowledge transfer, and structured, directed learning. He asked us to list them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. But whether you call it “networked” ways of working, “collaboration 2.0” Call this “social change 2.0”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2012

During the conference, “a small army of guest bloggers [and] grantmakers, who [attended GEO] posted their reflections on the session and LIP in general on my blog. These are here: Bridge Building or Trust Busting: A Warts-and-All Reflection on “Learning in Public”? The learning in public (slides and resources here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. If you want a chance of winning a copy, leave a comment saying how you might apply some of the science of participation to your social media strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to do a Webinar called " Social Media for Trainers: A Bag of Tricks " over at the Engage 365 Online Community site. Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media. It has 400 members.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Collaborate with peers from across North America who understand your challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content. I’ve done this as a reflection exercise towards the end of a multiple day training or full day training. I might have them sit and discuss a small group exercise, but the results are on the wall for a standing debrief.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

One area we cover is social awareness, the ability to recognize and understand the moods of other individuals and teams that we collaborate with professionally. Use reflective listening skills and clear communication to adjust. Emerging nonprofit leaders who engage in reflective listening are more likely to succeed.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

That’s why you have to develop a fundraising strategy for your nonprofit that consists of a variety of different approaches, reflects elements like campaign strategies and budget planning , and helps your organization meet its goals. Remember how important it is that all members of your team collaborate.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2019

If this has you reflecting on your experience, remember that there are tangible tips you can use to connect your organization. By centering your work around constituents, you not only enable the type of supporter-driven frameworks required by today’s standards, but also structure yourself for success.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In order to come up with the answer as well as enact a proper social media approach, be sure to reference the steps below: Don’t Lose Sight of your Current State. Establish your current state before you begin implementing social components. Don’t just enable social features for the sake of having them.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Presented in collaboration with African American Development Officers Network (AADO).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2009

There is a tension with using social media to support your network. The diagnostic tool includes 8 different areas: membership, leadership, governance, purpose, strategy/structure, assessment, communications/technology, and resource management. I did a presentation on social media and nonprofits in the afternoon.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2018

Some of the findings in this year’s survey included the importance of having leaders with digital experience, the connection between well-structured teams and outcomes, the challenges in restructuring digital teams, and the gap between the value organizations place on supporter engagement and how they are prioritizing managing and tracking it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Brainstorming can be done as a solo activity or group or collaborative brainstorming. Then you reflect on the difference in creative energy – typically yes and has more of it. Capture their reflections on the flip chart by writing down key phrases. What is Brainstorming? . Select one or two questions for the brainstorm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Organizing a community and serving it well has a lot of dimensions poorly reflected in webstats alone. Social Media Roundup There are places in the world where YouTube has been banned, including Turkey and Thailand. Maybe open Social Graphs will help ? What do you think? Here's a growing list.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). I''d love to hear more peoples'' reflections on this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In this approach, the Brainerd Foundation would focus on fostering sharing and innovation by thinking differently, funding differently, collaborating with other funders differently, and sharing differently—all starting tomorrow. We finished with a group photo and fun co-creation reflection. Making: Ideation and Rapid Prototyping.

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