Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

We are not used to conversations with another person while we are staring in a mirror. My absolute favorite, which comes from Katy Grennier, DSIL Global , is the dance off that can be done on a video conference platform. Incorporate water cooler conversations into your virtual collaboration space. That is the dance floor.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 9, 2012

Christine is a facilitator, network weaver, and catalyst. I create conversations. In my experience the most fun, most good-doing conversations are the kind in which the participants not only learn about themselves and each other, but actually become themselves in the process. Something we’re “conversing for the purpose of.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

Over the past 18 months, I’ve been participating in The Network of Networked Funders , a community of practice for grantmakers facilitated by the Monitor Institute. We’ll be live tweeting insights, so if you want to follow along, ask questions, or share ideas about networks, follow the #netfunders hashtag on Twitter.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

IDA is a global membership organization of international and regional membership organizations of persons with disabilities. Meetings with participants, staff or donors, to talk through strategic questions, or grantmaking rules and regulations. Grantmakers should address the potential for bias through training or direct conversations.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Clubhouse—the invite-only, audio-based social application that’s been drawing in celebrities and expert thought leaders—facilitates widespread collaboration on global topics by allowing users to participate in different conversations on different topics in real-time. A reprieve from video fatigue. Accessibility concerns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

My co-presenter for the plenary was the amazing Marcelo Iniarra , who is a digital mobilization pioneer and fantastic presenter/facilitator. The moderator, Marcelo Jamberio, organized a set of questions that other Marcelo and I responded to with slides and audience interaction. The audience laughed. Everyone loves a good story.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Stripe Best for: Nonprofits looking to easily accept global payments and access instant payouts if needed. PayPal Best for: Nonprofits looking for a payment processor that prioritizes digital conversions. Look for a mobile-friendly payment processor that facilitates simple transactions on both mobile and desktop devices.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

By having the option to streamline event planning and event facilitation, event planners experience less stress and are better equipped to provide services for each remote attendee as well as the event hosts. Facilitate attendee engagement. Facilitate globalized networking. Supportive integrations.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Every month, a group called #4Change organizes open & lively conversations about how web-connected communities and our use of social media tools are helping to create change in the world. 4Change Chats are hosted on Twitter – Read “ Join the Conversation ” below for ways to jump into the discussion. Join the Conversation!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The session was facilitated by Susan Feeney, Partner at GMMB , and explored the range of new media models and venture journalism experiments. “As Sherry questioned. The story is the starting point to create the conversations,” Chan added. 4 Think global, write local Don’t forget op-eds and letters to the editor!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2009

Many of us are familiar with the term " Social Graph " defined as the global mapping of everybody and how they're related. The other day of I saw the term "Conversation Graph" in a title on a post by Brian Solis. The Conversation Graph Has Gotten More Complex. From Comments as Group Discussion by Skelliwag.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Thanks to all those who participated or followed along, and to those who will join the conversation now! What makes a Twitter chat different than a blog post, for example, is that the conversation is 1. That’s not to say that conversation can’t be incredible – but even then it is probably still not real time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

How Wikimedia tapped into the wisdom of its network of 100,000 global volunteers to write their strategic plan…and why. Much more detail outlining the process and the facilitation can be found here: “Wikimedia strategic planning wiki,” [link]. Guest post by Anna Muoio. Doing the Conventional, Unconventionally”.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

leaders to answer nonprofit questions for the next NPLive. Sign up today to participate in the event to have these and many more of your questions answered. In the meantime, here are answers to a few of the frequently asked questions we receive about social video: What Is Social Video? Video production is a. early beta).

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The goal of these activities is to help form strong relationships to help facilitate honest and impactful decisions in the board room. . Fridman asks, “ Do you know where the most honest, insightful and productive board conversations historically took place pre-Covid? Billion was awarded globally for COVID-19 related needs.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Your volunteer management system can facilitate more streamlined volunteer engagement and communication. Let’s answer a few frequently asked questions about how this process works: What are the steps of the volunteer management process? Global support for operations in different countries.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

By having the option to streamline event planning and event facilitation, event planners experience less stress and are better equipped to provide services for each remote attendee as well as the event hosts. Facilitate attendee engagement. Facilitate globalized networking. Supportive integrations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2005

I'm just back from the Global s Summit in London. It all translated into electricfying conversation -- both formally during the Summit and informally during social interaction. (I I vlogged some of the friday night informal dinner - global dining partners - Download globaldinningpartners.wmv. Next year in Nigeria?). tag: [link].

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

They are also hoping to learn from and document their experiences to share as a model with the larger global community looking to do something similar. What questions do you have? Be sure to watch their space for more! Presentation. Community-Driven Social Impact for Amplified Leicester. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

Again, using design-thinking facilitating methods, the process started with a presentation from the executive director on the strategy for the year and measurement. What emerged from the conversation was a plan for impact reporting, but also a process for more intentional experimentation and learning linked to key metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. After lunch, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO gave his perspective on the company’s philanthropy and corporate citizen activities and answered questions. View more presentations from Akhtarbad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Photo by Microsoft Global Citizenship. Use Twitter to Bring More People Into The Conversation.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I was interviewed recently by Petra Kroon , a blogger focused on social media and entrepreneurship in The Netherlands, in which she asked some really great questions, including what I thought the trend would be for social entrepreneurship in 2010 as well as where we may be in 25 years. There are so many examples we could include.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

I started the day with a “Beth, Book, and Bagels” event hosted by Pyramid Communications , followed by a lunch talk at the Microsoft Campus hosted by Microsoft Global Citizenship Team. They crowdsourced questions that we discussed and then we opened it up for audience q/a. Sharpen your data collection to just 3 questions.

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Forum One

JUNE 24, 2010

Amy talked about a private global online community of librarians that she facilitates as part of the Gates Foundation's Global Libraries program. The conversation provides some great examples relevant to our ongoing series on Collaboration for Funders. This audience profile is a key driver of community success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

I shared this on Twitter and the conversation brought out some interesting points that I curated in “Storify,&# a story telling tool. (And, had to laugh at the geeky recursiveness of creating a story out of qualitative data from Twitter and other sources – and then adding it to my curated nonprofit measurement collection on scoop.it).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

Join us for a discussion and exploration of how social media are being used to accelerate our transition to a global sustainable culture. Blogs, wikis, social network platforms, forums, chats: aka user generated content, conversations, communities. Emergent, peer to peer conversations and sharing of knowledge. Jon Lebkowsky.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

David Evan Harris , Founder and Executive Director of the Global Lives Project. The site has social media integration to better facilitate sharing and collaboration. The Story of the Global Lives Project. Harris rounded out the conversation on collaborative storytelling by sharing the story of the Global Lives Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m working in Dubai this week and have lined up some guest posts from some colleagues. Daniel Ben-Horin from TechSoup Global wrote a thought provoking post over at the SSIR about generational differences in nonprofits when it comes to trying to scale social change strategies using social technologies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2008

What keeps me excited about social media is the ability to connect with people who you have never met and have a conversation about ideas you care about. Does the audience get a chance to have a conversation with you? And, how can you facilitate that if you're speaking to a large group? I had these directed to my cell phone.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And I’m a Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, which is a global fundraising consulting firm that works with nonprofit organizations. We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation. So we have three key goals for our conversation this afternoon or morning depending on where you are.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The conference favors networking opportunities over speaker-led sessions and utilizes the “Liberating Structures” facilitation technique to spark conversation and empower innovation. Virtual tickets were available for $99, with a discounted price ($49) for attendees located in the Global South. Which CRM is right for me?

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

A question nonprofit administrators often ask is, “what can we do to increase our visibility and create more revenue to carry out our mission?”. This year, market research predicts that digital’s share of total advertising spend will near 50% globally, and soon digital ad spending will surpass traditional mediums.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. The social business sector has shared metrics and understanding of being data-informed. That changes the conversation for nonprofits. Let’s start with a definition first.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

I just finished doing a training for Open Society Institute media and information coordinators on social media with colleague, David Sasaki , from Global Voices. The moderator asks a somewhat controversial question and directs participants to take a stand on the spectrum. It can serve as an anchor for additional conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

There’s these kids sitting at the other lunch tables in our global cafeteria. This is about facilitating discovery, nurturing trust, sharing experiences, and light-weight focused request/responses.”. Here’s just four key conversations that I thought had deep significance for the social change community: (CAUTION: F-bombs below. ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. Blog Redesign: As a prelude for expanding a blog to multiple departments and new redesign, to analyze what content performs the best with audiences to engagement and for conversions.

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