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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2015

I’ve just finished teaching an online course for The Knight Digital Media Center @ USC Annenberg for community foundation leaders on practical networked leadership skills. Is it okay to clean out your connections? Is it rude to “unconnect” from someone on LinkedIn? Do you have an intentional connection policy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. I was immediately thrown into a situation of dynamic teaching and learning. Not unlike where you start for a communications or social media strategy, eh?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. Leap of Reason Books (Free download).

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. Bring your CFO and/or board treasurer into the conversation too. Board Evaluations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Rather than another potential recipe for information overload, content curation can be a method for self-directed learning that builds your expertise while enhancing your organization’s brand and content strategy. Content curation can empower us to learn more and use that knowledge to get deeper impact for our nonprofit’s programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2012

(You can get a discount of $20 off the registration by entering the code “Beth” when you sign up ). This year, since content curation , is a social media competency that I’m focusing in my own learning and teaching , I’ll be doing a conversational presentation on the topic. Anyone can send a link.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

We can’t simply consider strategies as what we do; it’s necessary to consider how we do things. I’m not suggesting you dump what you’re doing if you’ve got solid strategies built into your nonprofit’s DNA. No doubt these strategies work for you. No doubt these strategies work for you. Top 2021 fundraising strategies .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

In my training work with emerging nonprofit leaders , teaching how to ask powerful questions and hone your listening skills is part of the leadership development curriculum and workshops. Listening is also an important competency to master for an effective social media strategy. More is Not Always Better—Evaluate Frequency.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

We knew we would ultimately be in 16 countries by the year 2020, which meant that tracking, monitoring, and evaluating projects would become more complicated by the day. In the early years, we were working in China, Nepal, Cambodia, and Ethiopia, where we now purify water for over 200,000 kids daily. We don’t have to pretend to be perfect.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Let’s start at the most fundamental place for this conversation. For this conversation, and those to have over the course of the next two days together at least, let’s work from the place that a movement is larger than coalitions. How do you evaluate your programs and services? What is a movement? Or engagement?

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Deeper conversations about practice take place in blog comments, webinars, online chats and on Facebook. Knowledge sharing happens everywhere, but there is no cohesive strategy for archiving that knowledge. If you can build an area of your website where people come to learn, teach, and maybe have some fun, they will likely return.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Foundations and other funders often develop long long-term strategies beyond specific games or programs; what can we learn from their research? Public conversation about what games mean and contribution to the general good. Parrell conversations with kids and adult world around digital media. Gave a grant to global kids.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Below, I’ve shared my keynote remarks and slides and I hope you’ll share your ideas and further the conversation in the comments. They also create the foundation for a community-driven strategy. Community-Driven Strategy. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. Who’s the community?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It is an internal assessment tool which helps organizations figure out what parts of their online strategy are working, and what parts might need tweaking. How odd is it then to teach Google Analytics to nonprofit techies but then say that site statistics had nothing to do with a nonprofit’s mission? David 4 Kivi Miller 09.18.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Source: Dollar Bin, Flickr In February, I'll be co-teaching the " WeAreMedia Live " intensive two-day workshop in San Francisco from NTEN. The goal is to help participants create a social media strategy AND take a deep dive into the tactics and tools of social media. The Social Media Strategy Map and Worksheet 1.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

The most important one for our conversation—95% of donors consider content created by nonprofits to be trustworthy! Patton, Donorly Multi-channel Marketing Strategies with Branding and Google Ad Grants – by Carl Diesing, DNL Omnimedia Turn Your Social Media Feed into a Viable Fundraising Channel – by Ryan Thomas, Oneicity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. Set and execute strategy (level appropriate). I believe life is much more nuanced and that success can only come by looking hard at the whole self - not just through the evaluation of the work self. Create and communicate clarity. Fight entropy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. Set and execute strategy (level appropriate). I believe life is much more nuanced and that success can only come by looking hard at the whole self - not just through the evaluation of the work self. Create and communicate clarity. Fight entropy.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Evaluate cross-functional process flow. It is critical to stop and take the time to evaluate the cross-functionality of all school areas. In a connected school, processes must be continuously evaluated and modified for the best outcome for the greater good. and discuss those department processes.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Conference on LGBT Engagement and Fundraising Strategies. Governance.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Sunday, September 19, 2010 Do you have a brand strategy? A fellow Blogger, Debbie Laskey, shared these keen insights with me: “A brand strategy is the ultimate business strategy and often the least understood." 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. So the question here is, you know, when you look at your workflow, how much of your time is spent actually having these face-to-face conversations with your donors? .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” well, five areas of conversation revolve around, “What is impact reporting? We’ve been teaching a lot recently.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

The NetSquared team will be working the room to activate and facilitate conversations so everyone can enjoy the ride. Listen first and discover where the conversations are! Each group will present its campaign strategy and tactics to the entire workshop. Workshop leaders will offer feedback and evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Global Conversations. Ugandan Prime Minister @AmamaMbabazi is the most conversational world leader with 96% of his tweets being @replies to other Twitter users.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone Every business leader should periodically call his/her company to observe how their customers are being treated by their employees -- because, all too often a phone conversation becomes a customer turnoff rather than a relationship builder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

I’m always up for a conversation with other facilitators about shop talk and getting tips for improving my practice. ETR is a non-profit that develops and evaluates health education programs. Learn from others (we love the Teaching Transgender Toolkit by Luca Maurer and Eli Green). Which ones did we leave out?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The survey typically takes respondents seven to 10 minutes to fill out and the results you get will identify your strengths and weaknesses, and will allow you to compare your evaluators responses to your own self-assessment. The self-evaluation survey is free and its the first step in the program. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The program evaluates words and phrases for the intensity of eight primary emotions, allowing you to adjust the overall tone before you send your message. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Dont evaluate or criticize ideas when they are first suggested. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Teach something new to your team 24. Dont delay tough conversations 65. ▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Be decisive 20.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Finally, I taught two social media strategy workshops for NGO and CSR practitioners before having two days to get a taste of India and then a 24 hour journey home. . Teaching in an international context. When teaching in different contexts, especially outside of the US, you need to make some adjustments to your context.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

The Leadership Challenge -- "This book examines the practices that make leaders effective and teaches aspiring leaders how to inspire and lead others," explained Burkus. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

You want someone who is open to learning and a good listener and can teach others network weaving skills. They think about the network structure, evaluation, communication, training, opportunities, and reflection. Maybe this conversations could take place on an existing community of practice ( Iscale ).

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