Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

I stayed the weekend to travel to Toronto, to give a keynote on Monday morning at the My Charity Connects Conference. Right before I gave my keynote, My Charity Connects shared this video about why it is important for nonprofits to embrace online fundraising (and social media). My slides are above and my reflections are below.

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Candid

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A report from the Bipartisan Policy Center and a coalition of nine foundations and public health associations outlines the critical investments needed to modernize the U.S. Grants totaling $23.5 Bezos Earth Fund awards $443 million for climate justice, conservation. December 8, 2021. million in support of tracking and monitoring efforts.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While many online meeting and conference platforms will have features in place that are designed for ensuring safety in the virtual space, meeting organizers should delegate one person to oversee digital safety. In the event of a disruption, you can easily cite your policy in order to regain control.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

For organizations organized around and highly energized by in-person conferences, moving events online during the pandemic was a painful but necessary choice. Many hoped online conferences would be one-time deviations, and safe in-person gatherings would mark a return to “normal” operations. Removing barriers to community engagement.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

I'm in Kuwait for the 10th Annual Conference of the " Global Development Network ", a "global network of research and policy institutes that work on facilitating and applying research to policy development and practice." It's a three-day gathering of economists and development policy experts from almost every continent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

This morning Liz Karlin, who works at the Packard Foundation in Grant Operations , and I did a remote presentation for the Foundation Financial Officers Group on Organizational Change and Social Media Policy development. I talked about the change in workstyle that is needed before codifying a social culture through a social media policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This week in San Francisco, technologists and human rights advocates are meeting at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference (or RightsCon )to grapple with the realities of how we better manage the human rights implications of new technologies. What does anonymity look like in a video-mediated world? Guest post by Sam Gregory.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Consider the hours of time you spend reading articles and books, attending webinars, conferences and meetings, watching videos, and whatever else you generally do to explore and develop new skills. That’s why I always tell my clients to put their plans, policies, and procedures in writing. If not, might there be a better way?

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

It is hard to hold a conference or a trade show if gatherings are restricted to, say, 50 people or less. It is also a good idea to make sure that all parts of the venue are set up to enable social distancing and consider implementing a mask policy. The future is likely to be in smaller gatherings and hybrid events.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible. Show a video. If it’s tough to get your Board members to come see your programs in action, bring the programs to them in video. Think of them as rules or guidelines.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

While many online meeting and conference platforms will have features in place that are designed for ensuring safety in the virtual space, meeting organizers should delegate one person to oversee digital safety. In the event of a disruption, you can easily cite your policy in order to regain control.

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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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NetWits

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Guest post by Darian Rodriguez Heyman , creator of the nationwide Social Media for Nonprofits conference series and former Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation. . How can each of you take your cause viral, whether it’s an exciting announcement, a newly released YouTube video, or the nonprofit you represent?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

For organizations organized around and highly energized by in-person conferences, moving events online during the pandemic was a painful but necessary choice. Many hoped online conferences would be one-time deviations, and safe in-person gatherings would mark a return to “normal” operations. Removing barriers to community engagement.

Build 46

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Choose a board of directors A nonprofit’s board of directors is a governing body typically made up of unpaid volunteers who set policies, determine strategic priorities, and provide oversight. Describe how your nonprofit will handle a breach of the policy, such as disciplinary actions or removal of the individual from their position.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization. The problem they had was they didn’t really have policies to really govern and guide their staff towards effectively transitioning.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Throughout the conference, I posted notes from sessions and other highlights from the hallways – and you can get all of the posts from the Nonprofit Times! Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits. SXSW Recap and Highlights. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots.

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Care2

OCTOBER 24, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) 5 Comments | by Share Article in Misc.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

NTEN staff has finally recovered and we are positively overwhelmed with all the blog posts, videos, pictures, and other instances of the 14NTC celebration from the nonprofit technology community. Relive the conference experience and learn from many of the 2,120 attendees through this content round-up! And then we took a long nap!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2012

Content curation can provide visibility, but before you can reap results you have identify the opportunity — a campaign, announcement of a new program, or release of policy information – to curate news and information around your topic. The best way to learn these skills is study how the experts work.

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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. Social media policy Pinterest board curated by NTEN Member, Debra Askanese. Community engagement.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2020

It is hard to hold a conference or a trade show if gatherings are restricted to, say, 50 people or less. It is also a good idea to make sure that all parts of the venue are set up to enable social distancing and consider implementing a mask policy. The future is likely to be in smaller gatherings and hybrid events.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

She has served on the editorial board of the Alliance for Community Media''s Community Media Review and produced a policy handbook. We thought it only fitting that we share a video to document her impact over the years: Past Lifetime Achievement Winners: 2012: Rob Stuart , Evolve Strategies. in Anthropology, Phi Beta Kappa, 1982).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Today, David Wilcox and I will be running a version of the Social by Social game at the Chain Reaction event in London … which promises to be a terrific 400-strong gathering of community activists, policy people, business leaders, with a few Cabinet Ministers too. We’ll shoot some video and report back later. Follow us, too!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Today, David Wilcox and I will be running a version of the Social by Social game at the Chain Reaction event in London … which promises to be a terrific 400-strong gathering of community activists, policy people, business leaders, with a few Cabinet Ministers too. We’ll shoot some video and report back later. Follow us, too!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. Just make a short video of two minutes or less showing us the good work you do in your community.

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BoardAssist

JULY 30, 2014

Conflict of interest policy – My New York nonprofit has a Conflict of Interest policy which: Includes both a definition of conflict of interest and procedures for disclosing, addressing, and documenting conflicts and their resolution. Board members may participate in a meeting by video or audio conference.

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Care2

APRIL 15, 2013

Biggar’s background is in the youth climate movement and large-scale online and offline collaboration to develop policy and campaigns.". Care2 Vice President of Nonprofit Services Clint O''Brien announced that Biggar had won the prize on Saturday (April 13th) during the awards luncheon at the annual NTEN (NTC) conference in Minneapolis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2011

I’ve been at the League of American Orchestras Conference. Also, it requires adding the words “social media&# to any professional conduct language or a social media policy. The reason is that they have a good policy in place that talks lays out a philosophy and operationalizes effective social media practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds. Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. What if we were to audio and video record interviews with politicians and put them on the web?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The only way, in my view, to bring those you aren’t connected or participating online into the conversations, especially those on digital inclusion, to help shape policies and changes for creating one web that really does serve everyone. Youth: Post a Video Response to the OWD Video. Perform an Internet Health Check.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Remote working policy with flexibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

You can view the videos and presentations on the conference materials page. You can read more about the framing leading up the convening in this Learning Brief that synthesizes FSG’s latest thinking on the future of social sector evaluation. There deep dive sessions for each method. Here are my notes. Here are my notes and takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

Note From Beth: I’m on my way to Australia and New Zealand lead a series of workshops on Networked Nonprofits and Measurement, culminating with a keynote at this year’s ConnectingUp Conference in Australia, so expect to see a few interesting guest posts. … Read More Fundraising'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2015

Today I presented on a “featured session” at the United Way Community Leaders Conference in Grapevine, Texas. The conference theme was “Working Together in the Era of the Individual.” Here’s some tips on how to write or revise a social media policy that empowers your employees. Social Media 101.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The IFC is amazing global community of fundraising professionals, representing nonprofits working in every continent of the globe. The conference had 1,000 delegates and offers high quality production values and advanced content sessions as well as incredible networking opportunities. Conferences' Doing good has never been easier.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

And, if you’re thinking your organization can’t afford to send you to the conference, there are scholarships available for nonprofits folks. Let’s Talk Video for Social Change. Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy. Check out the information and application process here. Devon Smith.

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