Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

My YMCA colleague posed for this photo on purpose to illustrate a point about professional conduct and social media policies. As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor to facilitate training workshops at grantee’s conference. Tags: Conferences summer.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

This morning, I had the huge honor of presenting the keynote at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, ON. Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? The full keynote and presentation are below. Or engagement?

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

While experimentation is still a good way to learn, the potential and pitfalls of AI demand that every organization get serious about strategies, policies, and approaches that can steer them through decisions on AI. The term encompasses a wide range of tools and practices that can support an equally wide range of work and strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

Last week, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating the ultimate social media practitioner panel at the Social Media on Purpose Conference hosted by Stanford Social Innovation Review. Case Studies Conferences' The panelists included: Cindy Johanson , Executive Director, Edutopia. SMOP14 panel sharing their fave.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2012

Jan Masaoka's California Nonprofit Policy Convention is far from conventional. "This is a different kind of conference," says Masaoka, California Association of Nonprofits CEO. Her goal with this year's event is one that's provocative, offers a diversity of viewpoints, and gets the audience involved. together.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Jacobwith Flickr: jenny8lee When it comes to building community and increasing brand awareness, some organizations hire communications, marketing, and engagement staff to handle these activities. And that makes sense -- someone needs to be charged with keeping a close eye on the organization’s community growth. and on and on.

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Care2

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Last month we provided 11 tips to make your life easier when planning a conference. We wanted to really get to the core of the conference-savvy folks'' secrets, so we reached out to those who are working in the nonprofit sphere, planning annual conferences to hear their insider tips. Ask it often.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2015

The participants include a mix of people from nonprofit and for-profit online communities – and it is an excellent opportunity to learn and network with peers, not to mention have healthy food and drink, like Hint Water. Finally, I shared some examples of nonprofit walking communities, for example, “ Take a Walk.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Does crowdsourcing enhance or bring value to face-to-face conferences? Planning for the overall conference agenda, design of specific sessions, or other ways? Here’s a few examples I’ve seen lately. Next week on March 1-2, the First 5 California and the Water Cooler Joint Conference will take place in Sacramento.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2021

NTEN is proudly community-centered, with members guiding its work by participating in planning and decision-making. Together we create processes, policies, and content that reflect the full diversity of our community. We seek community members with varied backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and tenure with NTEN.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Does the community have a strong need for this nonprofit? Make sure that by starting a new nonprofit, you’ll be able to fulfill an unmet need in the community. Does the community seem excited about your nonprofit idea? Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) is a statewide community foundation with a staff of 38 and offices in Portland and Ellsworth, plus three remote offices in Maine and one in New York, NY. We as a staff also take advantage of outside trainings or conferences related to our current software platforms as well as new technology.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

Wednesday at the 2024 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), we’re pleased to be leading a session all about artificial intelligence (AI) for mission-driven social media. Successful organizations are leveraging the power of AI and social media to create more meaningful connections and foster community engagement.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

But how exactly can nonprofits use it and other platforms to raise money, grow their base of supporters, change policy, and recruit volunteers and board members? Hope to see you at one of our upcoming conferences and thanks to each and every one of you for the great work you do in the community!

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

At the Institute, 9 Community Colleges from Florida, Ohio, and North Carolina gathered to discuss engaging stakeholders around success for all community college students. At the end of the Institute, all 9 community colleges left with a very specific written action plan for engaging stakeholders at both the state and college level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

A huge thanks to the small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle and published blog posts to share their reflections and thoughts. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

If there was ever a moment for a call to action for climate change, it is in the wake of the COP26 conference. The global meeting of leaders, doers, and movement-makers saw new and varied community partnerships and announcements that push traditional boundaries and create cross-sector opportunities for many organizations and communities.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Join us in Denver for inspiring keynotes, thought-provoking breakout sessions, and how-to workshops for change-makers across the education, nonprofit, and social good community. How do diverse voices and experiences strengthen a community? Register now and reserve your spot at Blackbaud’s tech conference for good!

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2023

Threads, a new app released by Meta, is rushing into the space left by Twitter’s constantly changing policies. Event updates: Whether it’s a conference or virtual concert, set up a hashtag and share it with your attendees. Tag the community partners who have helped you along the way and amplify the voices of your strongest supporters.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The drivers of hunger include conflict, climate collapse, and chronic structural inequality that systematically excludes vulnerable communities from decision-making and benefits some to the detriment of most. Participants emphasized the importance of involving the communities most affected by hunger in the solution.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

This year, we are co-locating Blackbaud’s K–12 User Conference so education professionals can learn from thousands of other change-makers at the premier technology conference focused on social impact. How do diverse voices and experiences strengthen a community? bbcon is back in-person October 22–24 in Denver, Colorado!

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! As this collection of fantastic conferences continues to grow, we'll be updating event details like ticket prices and event hashtags - you're welcome! Drop us a line!

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Candid

DECEMBER 10, 2021

government effort to deliver at least 40 percent of the benefits from federal investments in climate and clean energy to disadvantaged communities; $51 million in support of land restoration in the United States and Africa; and $1.5 Grants totaling $23.5 Bezos Earth Fund awards $443 million for climate justice, conservation. December 8, 2021.

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Care2

JUNE 7, 2010

Couldn’t attend the conference or all the sessions you wanted? On the contrary, it is the only way to build the broad coalitions we need for significant policy and social change efforts.&# – Allison Fine, Co-Author, The Networked Nonprofit. Being uncomfortable is not an excuse for ignoring other opinions and people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2019

In the wake of some of the most stressful times for nonprofits and activists that I work with, many are seeking out ways to reduce burnout, practice self-care and build empathetic relationships and supportive policies in the workplace. Simplify Complex Work Environments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2014

After I attended Catalyzing the Sharing Economy conference (the sharing economy is defined as the use of networked, mobile, information technology to share goods and services), I shared a post with some notes and ideas about why I think it is the next generation of networked social change. Alternative Currency Donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. Buckshot policy is possible.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

said Cory Howat, Executive Director of the Catholic Community Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. “We That motivation is often centered in a desire to improve communities, said Seth J. There’s a good opportunity for faith-based communities to give together.

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NTEN

APRIL 21, 2009

TPS: Broadband Innovation , taking place May 11, 2009 in conjunction with the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit. conference, is designed to assist community and business leaders by offering best practices for improving Internet access and adoption.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2012

This guest post was authored by Kristi Tate, director of community strategies for the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC). Believe that communities can take better advantage of key data in their. data of civic health into useful community tools. decision-making? Join the Civic Data Challenge and help turn the raw.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

Many years ago, NetSquared hosted challenges and conferences to highlight and bring together fledging social entrepreneurs. One finalist's pitch was: "We have buy-in from the community, we have rich networks on the ground, and we are building on pre-existing technologies."

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

How to Prepare Your Community for a Major Change « The Community Manager – "Change: it’s the one constant in life. Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. Be passionate.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Smaller, place-based foundations are managed by individuals with deep ties to the community. 1) Meeting Urgent Needs in the Community . Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Luckily, there is no shortage of conferences out there for nonprofit professionals. With conferences being held across the U.S. Here are the five nonprofit conferences you can’t miss out on next year. For more conferences, check out this list of nearly 100 opportunities for nonprofit professionals to get together.

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2014

Last week I got to attend the National Alliance for Media and Culture (NAMAC) and Alliance for Community Media (ACM) ''s first-ever joint National Conference: State and Main 2014 ( #StateMain14 ) in Philadelphia, PA. Community engagement. Social media policy Pinterest board curated by NTEN Member, Debra Askanese.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community of Tech4Good meetups is growing! However, we aren't everywhere yet , so we're looking for community leaders to start new groups. As a NetSquared organizer, you will become known as someone who's a leader in the Tech4Good community. Saturday, February 18, 2017. Seattle, Washington.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

To limit virus contagious, events with attendees over 50 are being cancelled and/or postponed, and communities are issuing fines for groups that are meeting with over 5 individuals. It is hard to hold a conference or a trade show if gatherings are restricted to, say, 50 people or less. But what if you could do more?

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