Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Changing a nonprofit culture isn’t as simple as. Does your Executive Director know where the organization stands? What is the difference?

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There was an incredible, functional motivation to implement an enabling technology with our IT partners,” said Director of Enterprise Application Services & Database Administration Rachel Seremeth. “We Success Story: Creating Equity in Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Today brings the new book, All Are Welcome: How to Build a Real Workplace Culture of Inclusion that Delivers Results , by Cynthia Owyoung. In All Are Welcome , Owyoung explains further what DEIB is and why it matters, and she delivers the information and insights you need to make DEIB a key element of your company culture.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Arts and culture. This gave audience members a new appreciation for the theater, and they showed this appreciation by making donations during the conversations. . Mastering an analytic approach to strategy and planning. Environmental.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I could go into all the technical teachings and trainings, but you’re here for the true value behind a program like this—how six months can change someone’s life. . That is a loaded question so I’ll opt out for something with a little more structure—what did the RiseUP Fellowship teach me? The Value of Mentorship. .

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

When basketball players are offering more cogent commentary on racial issues than cultural institutions, you know we have a cultural relevance problem. Museums are a part of this educational and cultural network. Colleges are addressing greater cultural and racial understanding in various courses. Things must change.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2021

Your Executive Director will be the one leading many conversations with the board. As you build a board culture that emphasizes 100% engagement, you’ll also need to teach your board members how to fundraise ! Pick a champion to lead board development. Give them the resources they need to be successful.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 1, 2010

You can join the conversation in the blog comments, or on the Museum 2.0 Like many museum and library professionals, I am enamored of the idea of cultural institutions as “third places” – public venues for informal, peaceable, social engagement outside of home or work. The primary activity in third places is conversation among patrons.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2021

We give it labels like “culture of philanthropy” and “donor-centered fundraising.” As the fundraiser, you must lead the way in developing a culture that supports this. How can your organization become a part of the conversation in which folks today want to engage? Donor Experience . Brian Solis .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2007

" Over ten years ago someone in an Internet Skills Workshops for Nonprofits I was teaching, said that. There has been an amazing conversation about twitter on the social web over the past couple of days. When I teach workshops, I start with a pop quiz to get a sense of who is in the room and what they know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Hans shared a story about how his wife donated her hair to Locks of Love which sparked a conversation with their 4 year old about children who are in need. " Roxana Gheorghe suggests the PSA Partnership and agrees, "It is an interesting subject because generosity is a characteristic typical to all cultures, ages, races and people.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2019

The challenge for nonprofit directors, board members and CEOs is to help donors understand the importance of infrastructure and the associated costs. Have frank conversations with supporters about the needs of the organization beyond programming, and show them tangible examples of what you are trying to explain. Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The morning had two segments, beginning with content and small group exercises on several themes from the Networked Nonprofit including culture change , transparency , and simplicity. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. From Conversational Keynote To Conversational Workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2009

Even if you as the executive director or development director don’t login everyday, you still need to understand the culture and vocabulary of the site, what people actually do there, and how your organization is being represented. Relax and go with it. Gently correct when it’s really important to do so.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2015

I have an unusual education for the director of an art & history museum: a degree in electrical engineering. I've been getting a taste of what I'm missing by devouring Diane Ragsdale's terrific series of blog posts about the course she is teaching on Approaching Beauty for business students at UW-Madison. A lot, I suspect.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2016

To expand the donor base , it is important for fundraisers to understand values, motivations and cultural norms within diverse communities; to recognize the role of family ties, religion, and education within individual ethnic communities; and to appreciate the importance and value of informal giving in different cultures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

It is a useful technique for creating a more responsive, flexible organizational culture as well as coming up with more innovative ideas for programs and grants that are a good fit. How do we leverage the “rain” of culture change?3. How might we reimagine our goals so they aren’t trapped by old power values and/or culture?

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

Q: How can higher education institutions narrow race-based disparities and build a culture of equity, both inside and outside of their doors? We have received funding to appoint the first Director of the CASE Opportunity and Inclusion Center and are developing significant programming to support advancement professionals in this vital work.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

There was an interesting mini-conversation, which, in retrospect, I really wish I’d had a chance to explore more, about the supposed "egalitarian" nature of free and open source software development. This was the most diverse crowd I’ve ever talked with or been in for an open source conversation.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

And when we fail, the donor would be notified at the same time as the executive director So as we were developing this new technology for reporting, it was no giant leap of imagination to ask ourselves, “What if our internal accountability platform were entirely open to donors?” Anybody could observe our progress, at any time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum. On Day 3, when it was time to focus on more time on teaching the tools, we started with an opening exercise designed to help identify those in the room who had knowledge. We incorporated hands-on time and shoulder to shoulder learning from Day 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

This book focuses on getting results by teaching new and experienced nonprofit leaders the fundamental skills of effective management. Read Next: How Hiring for Culture Fit Reduces Nonprofit Turnover. Download the 2021 State of Modern Philanthropy Report. Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Manager’s Guide to Getting Results.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And I don’t want this to just be a one-way conversation. I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. If you’re ready to have uncomfortable conversations that are momentary. You teach people how to relate to you. I want to hear from you.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Although fundraising for arts organizations has unique challenges—like justifying the need to ask for support from donors for your arts and culture versus donating to the efforts of front-line workers—art in all forms is something that every community needs. This may be some of your lead performers, popular visual artists, or directors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

Aspiration's Executive Director, Allen Gunn , read a series of opinion statements and asked if we disagreed or agreed or were neutral. These stories need to be written down and it sparked a memory of a conversation I had with Zittrain at iLaw in 2005 who pointed me to a researcher at HBS who was looking at Open Source Software Communities.).

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

Everything I Needed to Know About the Web I Learned from Feminism When: Saturday, March 14th from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Room 9 Description: Feminism teaches "the personal is political" and the web shows that the personal is now public. Panelists: Sarah Granger, Managing Director , FutureCampaigns and Nancy Scola, techPresident 8.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. The possibilities are endless!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

A third (33%) of nonprofit executives take over from someone who was fired or forced to resign, according to the 2011 Daring to Lead report, which surveyed 3000 nonprofit executive directors earlier this year. If they can’t/won’t produce a plan, or if the plan doesn’t make sense, ask follow-up questions.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And I started my whole company in support of founders, CEOs, executive directors that are out there. And I’m going to tell you how to get them to do it and what the conversation should be about as we go through this because I think a lot of times a lot of people focus in on asking and that is not what it’s about.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

You can join the conversation in the blog comments, or on the Museum 2.0 gave me a knuckle bump, and we shared a short conversation about technology, the SLHC, and his personal schedule for the week. It’s not indifferent to the culture that already exists there. Facebook discussion board here.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

To do that, you need to value quality writing as much as you value quality programming, and you need to adopt a culture of quality writing as early in your lifecycle as possible to harness its power and influence. I want a program director who can write compelling stories about the experiences of our participants. Tactics and Tips.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. As little as a decade ago, when I left my last full-time Director of Development gig, it wasn’t uncommon to hire one person as the Online Fundraising Manager or Digital Communications Manager. . Mastering an analytic approach to strategy and planning.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast. The podcast isn't up yet, but here is a partially modified transcription of our conversation which you can also read along with profiles of other Solutionary Women on Blogher : What is SOUL?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

Anisha Desai is the Executive Director of the Women of Color Resource Center. Founded in 1990, the Women of Color Resource Center promotes the political, economic, social and cultural well-being of women and girls of color. Desai came to the Women of Color Resource Center from a Deputy Director role at United for a Fair Economy.

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. And I teach Board Development and Grant Writing for the program. So every time I present or teach, I like to be really clear about what we will be talking about, what the outcomes for the session are.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 22, 2009

Elizabeth Merritt is the director of the Center for the Future of Museums , a new project of the American Association of Museums (AAM). What can museums do now to increase the opportunities for minority children to have a “museum conversion” experience? The Center is reaching outside the field to begin making such connections.

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