Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

to share files, and sundry web applications for online communications. That’s not surprising since faith-based organizations are all about community. Church Technology Listservs. I’ve been following the discussions on the Unitarian Universalist techie listserv and it’s a great information sharing group.

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

3) Find resources to build your skills, and give them time every week: webinars, listservs, online classes, books, etc. 4) Learn the basic business skills that are essential to success and sanity: - communication (timely, clear, complete, appropriate method: sometimes a phone call, sometimes an email, sometimes a memo, sometimes a meeting.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Head on over there to see what other resources we have for nonprofit communications and marketing professionals! One of the most common questions we see on nonprofit listservs is: “Who’s the current op-ed editor at such-and-such-outlet?” This is one of the many tools you can find in the M+R Toolshed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2009

WOMM (word of mouth marketing) and earned media should be key components of any communications plan to market your nonprofit’s website. Listservs: Participate in listservs that align with your nonprofit’s mission and where your organizations’ issues are being discussed. YouTube Nonprofit Program: YouTube.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 8, 2010

We have a couple of email listservs on Google Groups of our top-tier advocates that we've been interested in migrating to an online community. But if this is going to go viral, it has to be baked in to where folks are already communicating. For folks who live in their Salesforce orgs, it's probably fine.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2011

A close read of the lyrics provides a good framework for thinking about communicating horizontally (across departments or silos) and vertically (with everyone from senior management to interns) in your organization about technology. Ask on listservs ( ProgEx , NTEN Affinity Groups , ISF Yahoo group , etc.) No, really.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

As with all popular communications channels, sometimes social media gets a bad rep. Here are the top five ways building a community on social networking sites benefits nonprofits advocating for social change. Then in the 90’s people had some of these conversations via online forums and listservs.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Here’s the way TAG describes itself: "TAG is a membership organization of foundations that promotes the understanding of how information and communications technology can help its members further their philanthropic goals." Hold a yearly conference. Organize regional meetings. Attend webinars.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Basic data sets allow organizations to take action—such as communicating with members or soliciting donors. There are grassroots groups on social media, listservs, and informal peer groups for users of various Blackbaud products. Check out the Blackbaud Community to get started connecting with other data-focused friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Ivan Boothe helped start the Genocide Intervention Network in 2004, and was responsible for communications, web development and social networking strategy. So he cautioned me that some of the information might not be entirely up to date that he shared on listserv including a pointer to his awesome slide show with audio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2009

Last October, Livingston Communications partnered with the United Way to develop a comprehensive social media strategy for the campaign. Iavor points out that training (in the form of Webinars to be delivered by Livingston Communications ) and content kits are critical.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 3, 2013

Why do we think science is impossible to communicate in its "pure" form but that art must be communicated in that way lest it be distorted? Thank you to the ISEN listserv for helping spark this post, via the controversy over Richard Dawkins' denigrating remarks about informal science.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 15, 2023

This email type is sent with the usual goals of acquiring, recruiting, informing, or welcoming new subscribers to your organization’s email listserv. Acquisition emails encourage movement down the marketing funnel, or as we like to call it, the funnel of engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

You’re likely using more than one channel to communicate. Email, Facebook, posting to listserves, your website, direct mail—the list goes on and on. Want to know more about strategizing, planning, and implementing a solid integrated communications regime? Enter source codes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Blogs, wikis, photo-sharing and other forms of online dialogue (unless posted by authorized Easter Seals personnel) are individual interactions, not corporate communications.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

Blogging is a great way for organizations to communicate and establish themselves as thought leaders. She advises organizations to make blogging a part of a their content strategy only if it aligns with their communication plan. Ideas for content can be sourced from staff, supporters, other blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and listservs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2009

Most of my work in social media and nonprofits has been focused on the how to integrate a social media strategy as part of an organization's external communications plan or "outward" facing to engage audiences, consumers, and supporters. Step 3: stewarding technology in use, in the life of the community and at its closing.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

As nonprofit strategist Ted Fickes said on a nonprofit listserv, “the ice bucket challenge has been going on for a while now among golfers and many others donating to the charity of their choice, law enforcement groups raising money for police charities, etc.” They are going to need to go beyond the traditional welcome series.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2005

I can communicate with new people who share an interest in my country. s why I started a listserv to help people from Cambodia to learn how to do it. Eath is video blogging her life story. Why did you start vlogging? I think vlogging is an interesting way to express yourself and the right medium for my. How did you learn vlogging?

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See3

APRIL 22, 2009

When I left my position at Easter Seals , I had seven-plus years of research covering the field of nonprofits online flowing (more like gushing) in daily via email newsletters, listserve digests, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

There are no better champions for your organization’s communication’s strategy than your staff. Policy makers, another target audience, were also using Twitter as a communications channel. Says Murphy, it was a tough barrier for advocates and researchers who not used to communicating in 140 characters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

The problem is that many people use the text bullet points templates to communicate their information, rather than the power of visuals to tell their organization's story. See Amy Gahran's advice : I also started an affinity group (listserv) over at N-TEN called Flickr for Nonprofits. (See here , here , and here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2005

Tharum and I have been in communication via our blogs, IM, and email for over a year now. There are various channels for post-conference follow up discussion, including the listserv, IRC channel, and wiki. I'm just back from the Global s Summit in London.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Laura White wonders whether " Twitter and Facebook, will they change the way we connect and communicate ? Lots of buzz on listservs and twitter about the MacArthur Foundation's $2 Million New Digital Media and Learning Competition. All part of the Twitter cycle of adoption !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2006

Ever since, our paths have crossed several times in nonprofit technology circles online, most recently via the Digital Divide Network listserv and the online forums at TechSoup. Since the courses are very interactive, learners gain experience in online communication and teamwork as well as new knowledge in the subject of the course.

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Forum One

AUGUST 15, 2010

Many community platforms, whether simple or complex, offer a large number of options for user interaction: user-generated content contributions, discussions, groups, wikis, blogs, real-time communication, Twitter-like updates, photo galleries, collaborative file management, etc.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Superstar NTEN member Amy Sample Ward interviews Clay Shirky -- NTC09 Plenary Speaker and author of Here Comes Everybody -- about how social media will affect the future of nonprofits, specifically about how nonprofits are (and should be) communicating with their members/supporters. If you're an NTEN member with some news, let me know!

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Here’s the way TAG describes itself: "TAG is a membership organization of foundations that promotes the understanding of how information and communications technology can help its members further their philanthropic goals." Hold a yearly conference. Organize regional meetings. Attend webinars.

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Foundation Resource Technology Listserv 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2007

The first level is the second life literacy skills - how you move around and communicate. Andy Roberts is part of the group that is now being called "Virtual Educators Community of Practice" He's written a meta reflection on some of his recent tour experience here. We debriefed about the three levels of learning.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

Hopefully, while we improve communication on our end, you all will start to see the endless opportunities for the free, in-depth networking and educational experiences that CoPs will provide. The online group includes a listserv email archive, a library, a wiki, a group blog, and a discussion thread platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2007

I'm lucky enough to be leading the session with Ian Miller Post-Production supervisor for See3 Communications who is both a MAC Geek and has extensive video production/editing experience. Overview of the tools needed. Tips and tricks to make your screencasts successful.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using | Beth’s Blog : "Source Codes: The Most Useful Measurement Strategy You May Not Be Using – Guest Post by Laura Quinn You’re likely using more than one channel to communicate. Email, Facebook, posting to listserves, your website, direct mail—the list goes on and on.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

After determining the key stakeholders that should be involved in making the hire, gather their visions for the role by asking them questions such as: What hardware, software, communications, and technology-driven systems do we need to function across all of our programs and departments? Screening Candidates.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

While there are ways around it, that typically ends your ability to communicate with the donor, invite the donor to events, re-engage the person, steward the person, or understand why a subsequent gift or bequest came from that donor. I just wanted to see if you had any insight you could offer regarding this subject." Others Who Agree.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

She is the founder and president of Weinreich Communications , and wrote a book called " Hands-On Social Marketing: A Step-by-Step Guide." Nedra Weinreich, Spare Change Blog Nedra Weinreich was one of the first nonprofit tagged blogs that I discovered while browsing the blogher blogroll a few months back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Online Organizing, Online Communities, and Social Networking New Organizing Institute conducted a jam-packed three-day training for nonprofits on online organizing and technology. ForumOne Communications blog answers the question " How do you engage 5% of your audience that are most important to you ?"

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2018

How and when do you communicate impact? Major gifts has taken a midlevel donor out of the communications stream and has then ignored her. It will address probable deficiencies in your gratitude communications and foster a culture of philanthropy, all in one fell swoop. How do you thank donors for mid-level gifts? How quickly?

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