Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? The Back Channel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. It is one of many HR & Culture Slack Apps.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

For example, you will generate quite a different set of responses if you ask for information on “education” rather than “STEM education.” Very general and vague words can generate very vague responses and language. What you put in: Be deliberate in crafting the prompts you use with generative AI tools. Is it grammatically correct?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

These are fictional representations of different audience segments. Then, strategize ways to match your language, tone, and style to your audience’s interests. Options to read your content in different languages depending on your audience’s needs. Simple language free of jargon. Tell compelling stories.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Indeed, if we commit to shifting power, we need to see and understand things differently. Their goals and indicators of success may be different from yours. Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We can combine the two (Performance Zone and Learning Zone), like salt and pepper, but doing so is different than focusing only on getting things done. Leaders inspire their staff to ask questions, share creative ideas that may seem unconventional, and discover different ways of seeing the world—and they lead the way.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Effective nonprofit storytelling not only illustrates the tangible impact of your work but also highlights the people your work has benefited and how you’re making a difference in their lives and communities. Show the difference. Experiment with different mediums and take note of how stories perform on each platform.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

To paint a comprehensive picture of your audience, there are several different sources you’ll need to pull from, including: Previous data. You can promote your silent auction on several different platforms (while prioritizing the ones, your audience is most likely to interact with), such as: Your organization’s website.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators. If budget allows, run ads both in Asian language publications and general market newspapers/websites. Your dedication and passion are what make all the difference. Aim to create an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere that brings together diverse AAPI communities and builds bonds.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

Use clear and simple language and include testimonials or examples relevant to their life stage. Facilitate the process : Make it easy for donors to include your nonprofit in their estate plans. Most impactful is having sample bequest language that donors can share with their legal advisors. Provide clear instructions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

The inability to create a variety of different contexts in our lives including different social roles, relationships, activities and goals. In face-to-face meetings, you can feel the energy in the room drop when people get tired by watching their body language or engagement falls off. These can be useful for 1:1 check-ins. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Last week I facilitated a workshop in Detroit hosed by Co-Act , a nonprofit collaboration space in Detroit. Making accommodations comes down to respectful language and accommodations that require observing and checking in with participants. Respectful language is important. However, the term “Walking Meetings,” is ableist.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, integrating social media buttons on your nonprofit website signifies a commitment to fostering engagement, driving awareness, and facilitating convenient avenues for supporters to contribute. This cohesive approach enables your supporters to contribute to your cause with just a few clicks.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Whether you’re running your own programs or funding grants to different nonprofits in your area, everything you do hinges upon fundraising. Every dollar makes a difference; here are some simple best practices that will help your nonprofit with online fundraising. Explore different styles of fundraising events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” The five different styles included: Educator, Creator, Visionary, Organizer, and Creator.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

The post-emergency phase sees many organizations grappling with a decline in donations, a critical period where strategic donor engagement can make a difference. By using cause-specific language that clearly conveys the urgency of needs on the ground, you can compel donors to take immediate action through their communications across channels.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A/B testing involves creating two different versions of a webpage and assessing which drives more engagement and conversions. Facilitate this information-gathering process by enhancing your site’s user experience (UX). To facilitate this journey, ensure your site is optimized for telling your organization’s story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

My role in the project is to the facilitate the training sessions, design the overall training, facilitate openers and closings, help prep the curriculum, and deliver modules on digital strategy and social media. Working with Wake is also a wonderful professional development experience to hone training and facilitation trade craft.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2017

I’ve always dreamed of accessing a diverse network of people who do nonprofit capacity across different disciplines or what Nancy White has described as “ learning from adjacent practices.” Lack of platforms/resources to facilitate innovations. Lack of shared definitions and shared language.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

It was also an opportunity for me to co-facilitate with in-country team, meet the NGOs and hear their stories first-hand, and learn a lot about modeling and adapting interactive training techniques for different cultures. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation. Group Photo with Certificates.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

For instance, you might create personas for different age groups, such as young, middle-aged, and elderly visitors. Northside Hospital, a network of hospitals in Atlanta, offers a convenient series of links on its homepage that appeal to different visitor intentions. Then, group individuals based on shared characteristics.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Focus on how their past gifts are still making a difference and give them opportunities to ask questions about your organization. Continue to let them know about their past gift’s impact to confirm they’re making a difference and inspire them to give again. Switch Up Your Fundraising Language. Ask For In-Kind Donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2011

Illustration by Jonny Goldstein who will provide live graphic facilitation of this highly interactive and fun panel. Jonny Goldstein will be our graphic facilitator and capture the conversation – these images will be shared on Twitter with NGOs around the world. I'll moderating Oprah style dressed in Hajja.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

have been asking about the Treaty of Marrakesh (formal name: The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. This will reduce duplication of efforts in different countries in adapting the same title. In the popular online acronym, IANAL (I am not a lawyer).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits. I’m in Washington, DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. or “collective impact,” this work is characterized by a very different mindset, approach, and set of tools than traditional grant-making or nonprofit work, which has historically focused on supporting programs and organizations, and scaling those up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I just returned from doing two days of facilitating a Networked Nonprofit training in Mexico City with Oxfam Mexico and participants from offices throughout Latin America, South America, and Caribbean. Together, we co-facilitated this exercise in two languages and Maria did a great job at bi-lingual capture of the notes.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Typically, planned giving is a legal process coordinated between a lawyer and a nonprofit, as these gifts are taxed differently than a standard donation. Realistic Revenue Goals: A well-run planned giving program can facilitate long-term growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

This is how mutual respect is developed between individuals with differing values, but similar goals. She enjoys volunteering with refugees and immigrants at a local nonprofit (IMAA) as well as serving as a facilitator of a cancer support group at her church. Associated costs need to be accounted for in planning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. Be aware of what they say, how they say it and body language.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

For instance, you might create profiles for different age groups, such as young, middle-aged, and elderly visitors. Northside Hospital, a network of hospitals in Atlanta, offers a convenient series of links on its homepage that appeal to different visitor intentions. Prioritize accessibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Facilitated by Lucy Bernholz, the panelists discussed how data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models affect poor and working-class people in America. In this entertaining video of the keynote, they explained these complicated technologies in simple, easy to understand language. You can watch the keynote on YouTube.

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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. What are the different models? Governance and managing across difference in power and capacity in network participants / members. Story of Stuff.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2023

You should instead focus on explaining the different types of gifts that your nonprofit can accept and what their positive impacts would be on your mission. Try using this language on your Ways to Give page or planned giving microsite—here’s an example from the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Charitable remainder unitrusts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

(Much more detail outlining the process and the facilitation can be found here: “Wikimedia strategic planning wiki,” [link]. Wikimedia is the non profit that operates and manages all Wikimedia projects from Wikipedia to Wikibooks, Wikiversity to Wikispecies.). Most strategic planning processes organize around the plan,” said Sue.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2014

If someone asked you whether museums should or need to have text in more than one language, what would you say? Maybe you are in a country that mandates multiple languages, or at an institution already committed to bi- or multi-lingual interpretation.

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