Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Here are some important tips to keep in mind when cranking out content that people want to read. A host of studies show that the most successful blogs are those that allow for readers to comment on a post, offer an opinion, suggest another line of thinking etc. This means always using the first person voice (I, I’ve, me etc.)

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, one word comes to mind: gratitude. I share this to invite a conversation and hopefully tap into the collective of this team. In a world where we celebrate diversity, we need to find ways to connect through our common humanity while honoring and being open to other voices. How can I connect with them?

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

For non-profits and other organizations, narrative change as a strategy is an opportunity to build power and shape the conversation around their work and their values, which is part of their communications plan and strategy. These messages explain your big idea and how it fits into the current conversation about a particular issue.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

Read the post and join the conversation on the NTEN blog. There are mind-boggling reports and stats our there that show just how much time many of us are spending [wasting?] But operating and communicating as if every commenter is a troll will shut down conversation very quickly. This post is cross-published from NTEN.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The essence of the study is that as partners in a conversation interact, their brain patterns for both listening and speaking mirror one another causing a number of observable side effects such as imitating one another, body posture, grammar structure, and accents. Really, I thought? So must these types be excluded from consideration?

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

To take your National Nonprofit Day campaign to the next level, make sure to: Maintain a style and voice that is consistent with your brand. Craft a powerful caption with descriptive language, and consider asking donors to leave a comment with a few reasons why they support your organization. A Day to Celebrate.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

There’s a flurry of conversation happening about the issues your organization works on that can move the needle on your campaign. The best part is that these conversations are happening with your current supporters…in your CRM. Join our webinar, Influencing the Conversation on March 2nd with Attentive.ly But it’s all good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Pictures are great conversation starters. Expect to get answers both in the poll itself and in the comments, and run with both! Note: this feature does not function with groups of 250 members or more. ) Consider the following: What are the deeper conversations your group seems inclined to have? The power of pictures.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Face, name, and voice — People care about other people, so putting a face and name to this individual is critical if you want to connect with supporters. . Responding to DM’s, comments, and tags from followers. Getting Attention’s guide on nonprofit storytelling recommends including the following elements in your stories: .

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Face, name, and voice — People care about other people, so putting a face and name to this individual is critical if you want to connect with supporters. . Responding to DM’s, comments, and tags from followers. Getting Attention’s guide on nonprofit storytelling recommends including the following elements in your stories: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

.&# The Free Agent session is similar to what I’ve proposed for SXSW and will be doing a “networked conversational keynote version&# for the Department of State Civil Society 2.0 Here’s my complete list (if I missed your panel, add it in a comment – there were so many entries …). event in November.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

In the same EU LGBT survey, more than eight in 10 of all respondents in each LGBT sub-group had witnessed negative comments or conduct during their time in school. Here are some more key takeaways from our conversation: It Starts with You. Most importantly, be open-minded — no one person is the same.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

And beyond that, you can expand your reach to find even more like-minded people who would resonate with your mission and be interested in supporting your organization. Choose useful metrics that track things like your engagement, impressions, reach, referrals, and conversion rates.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 21, 2020

And, with her, I've had conversations that stick with me. I honestly still think about a conversation I had with her years ago about interpretation. I wish I could relate that conversation, but it would be hard because it doesn't quite relate without Kate doing the talking. She listens, considers, and then shares.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

While many nonprofit professionals talked about how their nonprofits were pressure cookers, Gabriela Schneider, Chief Communications Officer at Issue One, wrote in a comment how grateful she was that her organization promoted a culture of “we care” or wellbeing for its employees. Gabriela graciously agreed to share her experience.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2016

This is one area where traditional nonprofits can take a cue from advocacy groups to tap into issues that are already top of mind for the public. They tap into the power of topics that are top of mind for people—big stories in the media or conversations online—and then they ask them to take action. Respond in a Timely Fashion.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. I bike to work and at least once every couple of weeks it’s Lindsay having an awesome conversation with somebody that speeds up that commute for me. Just look for an email from me towards the end of the day. – [Steven] Yeah.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2007

Welcome to the first installment of the Visitor Voices book club. This week, we're looking at the first section, Talking Back and Talking Together , which features comment boards, talk-back walls, and discussion forums at a variety of museums. I invite you to do the same in the comments. responded to other visitors' comments.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

We can use our voice and our economic power and our political power to actually make changes to the platform. Let me put that aspect of it aside for the rest of this particular conversation and what I’d like to hear from you, our suggestions. I mean, I think in the back of our minds, we all knew this was very likely.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

He’s spent the last three years specializing in WordPress and conversion optimization, and is an active proponent of coding guidelines. Keep in mind that while WordPress is brimming with possibilities, all of that potential is only potential until it’s actually put to use. Showcase your unique brand voice.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

You can read it and the comments on the blog here , it’s copied below. It’s something I can only wrap my mind around by talking to others and hope that this is a chance to further a very important conversation. and so… The Conversation. To some, these events were unimportant. Well, it means a lot.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

One of my favorite comments on the first post in this series came from Lyndall Linaker, an Australian museum worker, who asked: " Who decides what is relevant? The curatorial team or a multidisciplinary team who have the audience in mind when decisions are made about the best way to connect visitors to the collection?" Not your voice.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2015

While there are always lessons to be learned as we gather feedback—through evaluations, emails, and conversations with members of the Community (yup, we really do read them all)—we wanted to take a moment to share some of the highlights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

A mix of conversational marketing. Conversation is very important and the nature of Web 2.0. Each has a composite page that has biography, conversation, and music/media area. Through the Internet, they learned about the Rising Voices Grant. They also prepared them about how to respond to comments. It is two-way.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2016

You have to use the account to engage with your audience and spark conversations about your cause. No likes or comments is always discouraging. Keep in mind that you don’t have to utilize every form of social media just because it’s there and it’s free. They Annoy Their Followers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2016

Don’t react to comments like…you have changed or you are a brown nose. However, if you don’t find your own managerial leader voice, you will be perceived as inauthentic to the people you lead. They are open-minded. They are more open minded and willing to change.” It is not fun but it will not last long. They are helpful.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 23, 2014

Sometimes it’s a long conversation. Sometimes it’s the underlying tone of her voice. Without these things relationships fade away – out of sight, out of mind. With that in mind I give you three long time fundraising experts - Rachel Muir, Shanon Doolittle and Pamela Grow. Let us know in the comments.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Social love is thoughtful engagement (liking, retweeting, commenting, following) with your social media audience. In the age of digital engagement, social love serves to nurture the relationship with your people by demonstrating that their voice matters to your cause. But first, what is social love and why does it matter?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

We welcome your comments and feedback. Two things come to mind. Second, and perhaps more importantly, join in on the conversation about CEO compensation. The report details the challenges and perspectives of nonprofit CEOs in an elegant blend of statistical findings and personal voices.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

Elana Wolowitz, the Communications Director and voice behind the @wellstoneaction profile, took some time out of her hectic schedule to answer a few questions. The only guideline I have is that our tweets should be genuine and come from a real "voice" -- and that for our organizational account, that "voice" is a key part of our brand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

In Meet Generation Y Francine Hardaway interviewed the great (and young) Mark Bao presented right before me, and I was preoccupied - but Francine's presenting style was so engaging and the conversational approach to this session got me so engaged that I forgot I was speaking next. Salaam Garage by Amanda Koster presented her work.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 7, 2010

Most of my work contracts involve a conversation that goes something like this: "We want to find ways to make our institution more participatory and lively." I don't know - and I hope you'll share your thoughts in the comments. They should be a starting point for a conversation about how the whole institution might grow and shift.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

There were quite a few participants and some really great conversation. I’ve tried to pull out some of the relevant tweets from the Twitter stream to help follow the flow of the conversation in case you missed it. Please leave a comment or use the #4change hashtag to tweet your post if you do write something of your own!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

Background: Why They Did What They Did The Henry Art Gallery exhibition we worked with, Vortexhibition Polyphonica , was intended to explore three big ideas: Different voices “intervene” or add new points of view to the exhibition at periodic intervals. All the photos in this post are on Flickr here. Dirty Laundry had buttons.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

We have different conversations on the phone than we do in person or in internet chat rooms. The outcome of our conversations is dependent on the diversity of designed environments in which they occur. Many institutions do this unintentionally--by providing post-its or comment books, pens or crayons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

All staff voices are respected and a sense of belonging. Leaders can leverage the hybrid meeting model to change this by looking around the table and making sure all voices are seen and heard, whether participating on-screen or in-person. This creates a constant visual reminder to include them in the conversation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

After your nonprofit has crafted a content strategy and created an editorial calendar (Chapter 7), the next step is to start thinking about the tone of voice of your content. The easiest way to craft your tone of voice is to base it upon the mission of your nonprofit. And then use those words to craft your tone of voice.

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