Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd! The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources. The concept included enlisting a telco partner who would provide the phones and data cards.

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JUNE 16, 2021

For the last three years, I’ve devoted virtually every day to the challenge of training professionals and especially volunteer fundraisers to overcome the fear of asking for gifts for their favorite nonprofits. When a nonprofit solicits a gift, its leaders can and should be excited, proud, and eager to do so. Blunder No. Blunder No.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Although the challenges we’re facing as a global community continue to compound, our global community of changemakers in the nonprofit and education sectors continues to address these challenges head-on to drive tangible and inspiring social impact. He is currently on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Journal of Evaluation.

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JULY 24, 2012

Read the rest of the issue when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] Center for Nonprofits In my role at the N.C. Center for Nonprofits, I have the opportunity to talk with many nonprofit board members and staff across North Carolina about their use of technology. Check with your state’s nonprofit association.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” I hear this too often from nonprofits. ” I hear this too often from nonprofits. The skills are out there. “A big U.K.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0 Some of the team is dispursed, working virtually.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2018

Adult beverages are often part of the routine checklist when hosting nonprofit events. If your organization is a large entity and you regularly host events that serve alcohol, it is likely that liquor liability is included with your nonprofit's insurance. posted by Kylah Strohte Editor-In-Chief.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Nonprofit Technology Link Love July 30, 2008 Here are posts from a small sampling of bloggers I regularly read: Holly Ross shows her geek cred in a great post about DNS. Be Helpful.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

posted by Natalia Winberry Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. As organizations serving public interests, nonprofits answer to the voices of multiple stakeholders. Among those surveyed, almost all of the nonprofit leaders indicated their organizations gathered client feedback (Buteau et al.,

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

This week''s lineup of webinars includes: Monday, November 18, 11:00 am PT: Ask the Expert: Working with Remote Staff Tuesday, November 19, 11:00 am PT: Content Marketing for Nonprofits Wednesday, November 20, 11:00 am PT: Product Spotlight: Making the Case for Mobile Thursday, November 21, 11:00 am PT: Project Management for the Brave Hearted - Insider (..)

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the September 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] I also don’t have the budget to bring in a consultant or vendor to solve every non-program problem.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology An interesting call from danah boyd February 8, 2008 Those of you steeped deeply in Web 2.0 A couple of days ago, she made a call on her blog for academics to stop publishing articles in closed journals.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival Hosting Again! March 7, 2007 Next Monday, I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Competing for nonprofit dollars December 22, 2006 Many of you know that I have a real desire to ease nonprofit pain in two particular areas: vertical apps, and data integration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2011

I’m just beginning a new crop of peer learning projects for nonprofits to learn the practice of being networked nonprofits and use social media effectively at Zoetica and through my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. Photo by Beth Kanter. Certainly less exhausting than having to know everything.

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JUNE 28, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] He lives in Portland, OR.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Nonprofits around the globe are using online games not to only educate the public, but to get donations and supporters – and even help find cures for diseases. may prove to be a key resource for solving some of our most pressing real-world problems," according to game designer Jane McGonigal in The Wall Street Journal.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 9, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Getting Naked: Being human and transparent October 9, 2007 If you are new to this site, you might want to read more , and subscribe to my feed. Sorry it’s a day late.

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JANUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #3: Dokuwiki January 15, 2008 I have become a fan, nay, a devotee of DokuWiki. I also use it installed on my home desktop, for notes, journaling and the like. Be Helpful.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

Highlights from recent media coverage of privacy-related incidents and trends shows increased risk for the nonprofit sector related to privacy. Many nonprofit leaders aren't prepared to deal with this issue and that could mean dire consequences should the proper safeguards not be in place and a breach or theft occur.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models. Be Helpful.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Facebook Ad Platform November 13, 2007 It always takes me a bit to digest new Web 2.0 It’s an interesting time, and there is a good question – is this something nonprofits should jump on?

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APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking too soon April 15, 2007 I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since I wrote my post, a few weeks ago , saying I was done with technology consulting.

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JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m up to these days January 29, 2008 As you might have noticed, my blogging has diminished a bit. It’s because, basically, I am about as busy as I’ve been in a very long time.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How do you keep up? And, in a bigger picture way, how important do you think it is for people who work with nonprofit organizations on technology issues to keep up? How do you keep up?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. I realized, in being introduced to Edupunk , that I have been doing it for, oh, almost 20 years now.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What I’m learning November 30, 2007 It’s been mostly fun so far at the Open Translation event here in Zagreb. It is actually pretty mind-boggling. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 17, 2008

Leverage the power of the open platform of Salesforce.com, and do the work that nonprofits (and consultants) have been having to do to bang Salesforce.com into shape as a donor database. And it means an interesting dance for those in the nonprofit salesforce community. And make it reasonably priced. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

There is a Google group (called Social Network Portability), that you should definitely join if you are at all interested in these issues. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Folks on that list are beginning to talk about how to implement portability.

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MARCH 26, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How to choose a CRM March 26, 2008 I’ll be doing a webinar on open source CRMs tomorrow. One of the fascinating things to me is how quickly the CRM space is evolving. I’m glad to see that.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

I think as nonprofit organizations begin to work more and more using Web 2.0 Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. .&# I think as nonprofit organizations begin to work more and more using Web 2.0 I’m involved in the evangelism action group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

However, Aliza Sherman and I were reviewing the final round of edits from our copy editor at Wiley for our forthcoming book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit due out in October. Take for example, when was the last time you consulted a paper map for driving directions? That task required a screen!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What is cloud computing? So I’m going to try and lay out the details of what cloud computing is, and how it’s useful for nonprofit organizations. at 5:17 am TechSoup Blog 09.16.09

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits August 13, 2008 I love these tidbits blog posts. And why is this in “social issues&# and not “technology&# ? A new site was launched called “ Green Nonprofits.&#

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JUNE 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology A big player jumping into Linux June 15, 2007 Intuit, the makers of Quickbooks, Quicken, and TurboTax, are jumping on the Linux bandwagon. Be Helpful.

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MARCH 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The scarcity mentality March 19, 2007 Kudos to Michele Martin who brings up a sticky issue: the scarcity mentality. So the scarcity mentality isn’t just for small, struggling nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Joining the NTEN Board August 7, 2007 Katrin, the Executive Director of NTEN, announced today that I’m joining the Board. (So So now’s my chance to blog about it!) Be Helpful.

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