Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

And, just before we jump in, one other note – this conversation thread didn’t just teach me more than I ever expected to learn about content strategy, but it drove home the importance of creating and nurturing a diverse network of knowledgeable, generous people who care about the things you do. . Copyblogger.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

A small sample of the positive words they have shared include: empowered, humbled, motivated, grateful, awed, helpful, effective, connected, valuable, and inspired. She has also worked as the Director of Volunteer Services for health systems in Iowa, Ohio, and Illinois and as a Special Projects Manager for Points of Light/HandsOn Network.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Of course, you’ll need to prepare the caller for how to handle the conversation; sometimes it may mean closing the talk with this request: “May I have our executive director give you a call to continue this dialogue?”. It also includes sample templates, worksheets, and my Creative Ways to Thank Your Donors guide with 72 ideas you can use!

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising. Direct service can teach you a lot about digital strategy.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 29, 2016

Behind her smile the development director was fuming. Give them a sample thank-you script, background on the donor, details on their gift and a few discovery questions they can ask to learn more about them. Several years later she had raised over 10 million dollars and was featured on Oprah, CNN, and the Today show. Just ask Oprah!”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2015

Rapid prototyping —developing a rapid prototype sample product or service and getting it out there quickly to test customer response, then seizing on that feedback to tweak, overhaul, or completely abandon their breakout offering. He also teaches entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity courses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

The panelists include: Amy Sample Ward – Amy is an author and speaker focused on the way social technologies can be used to support social impact by nonprofit organizations and community groups around the world. She is also the Membership Director at NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. Requires strategy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

And, the most committed and dynamic folks from that crowd may have the chance to serve on our board of directors. A key feature of Route 66 is the Teacher Tutor, which helps the inexpert but motivated teacher (parent, volunteer, teacher's aide, rehab professional) teach reading.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Access to password-protected content like checklists for camping with kids or sample lesson plans for outdoor educators. Can you adapt the training for donors as a group teaching session? For example, time with the founders, or executive director or board chair, or the keynote in the photo booth. Show the work, don’t just tell.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Simply offer ticket sales online, then send your guests a care package of the beverages to be sampled on the day of the event. For added suspense, you may send out a mystery box with a variety of beverages to sample. Virtual education is a great tool and can be used to teach a wide range of skills. 5) Online classes.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

I want a program director who can write compelling stories about the experiences of our participants. If an applicant gets an interview, ask him or her to bring along a few writing samples. If you’re hiring a grant writer, request samples of grants he’s written. Tactics and Tips. Hire staff who can write.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In fact, I am planning to post a how-to article to teach you how I go about writing a typical appeal with Fundwriter. Development Directors – If you are a nonprofit development director, then Fundwriter will be a dream come true. Executive Directors – If you lead a nonprofit, then Fundwriter will be a godsend.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

It is also true that it was far from a representative sample of people here at the US Social Forum (which is way more female and of color than that group.) As for the gentleman teaching music and media: The day that I can recommend GIMP and Audacity over Photoshop and Garageband will be a wonderful day indeed.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 23, 2013

Janet said this is an important way to teach participants how to keep their personal supporters engaged as many of the students and young adults attend multiple mission trips and may be asking for fundraising support again in the future. Make It Personal.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Experience working with a wide variety of age groups or teaching in general. For our Art That Moves event, our Membership and Development Director suggested the incredibly popular Tarp Surfing activity. Here's a sample collaborator survey from our recent Poetry and Book Arts event. Large and small (or no) followings.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. You teach people how to relate to you. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. ” This is what I teach my clients. Everybody’s ready. So who am I?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It’s nearly impossible to successfully fundraise for a cause you don’t fully believe in, so we brought in Molly McHugh, Grassroot Soccer’s Communications Director. Below is a sample email I sent to our captains, complete with a template they could use to motivate and equip their team members. “Hi Get social!

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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.” Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students.

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

CASE has contributed to the dialog through a number of resources available to our members from our recent Currents cover story, “ Reckoning with the Past ,” to our extensive library collections of subject guides and samples related to renaming, how to talk about race, and other critical topics. Prior to her appointment to CASE, Ms.

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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. I use CEO, executive director, and founder interchangeably. You have to teach them to share their personal stories, and we’re going to get into that in more detail in what I’m talking about around sharing the personal story.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

These days I spend my time doing fundraising, teaching, training, and coaching with my own firm, Productive Fundraising. And I have the honor of teaching the fundraising courses for both Temple University and their 10-week online certificate program and Messiah University for their undergraduate courses. Location number two.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

Like so many of you, and you can raise your hand if this applies to you, I became an accidental fundraiser as a nonprofit executive director. And before I knew it, I was a managing director and then an executive director. Everything that I’m going to be teaching you today comes straight from this formula.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

Like so many of you, and you can raise your hand if this applies to you, I became an accidental fundraiser as a nonprofit executive director. And before I knew it, I was a managing director and then an executive director. Everything that I’m going to be teaching you today comes straight from this formula.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

In addition to being super active in her San Francisco nonprofit community, she also does a lot, including teaching a CFRE class. Here’s something on Alex’s Lemonade Stand where they share sample language that donors can share with their attorney. And is just all over the place. And that’s a really good idea.

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JUNE 9, 2021

Board fundraisers – Your nonprofit board of directors is the governing body of your organization. For any virtual attendees, you can send drink samples to their homes. Recruit staff members or volunteers with special skills to lead a workshop and teach other supporters a fun skill! Class Fundraising Events.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010 Use This eBook To Improve Your Communication The former director of communications for McDonalds, David Grossman, now a leading consultant, speaker and author has released a free eBook about how to communicate effectively. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

And that’s why I teach these courses. But I also was director of a large family foundation. And I’d have to say, if I have to think of one thing that a board of directors can do for your organization, it is that. Maybe you’ve just hired a new executive director, or perhaps you’ve.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Most important, he teaches business leaders and nonprofit executive directors why they need to change the way they lead change. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I’m all in favor of intellectuals, and reading, and learning, and teaching. And like you heard a couple times, I’m going to be sending out all those resources that Andy mentioned, that handout, the checklist, the sample questions. We’re not very good at this. . And we’ve got too many.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2022

Here is a sampling of just some of the research linking different forms of generosity to better health. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” ” — Chinese proverb.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

What can they teach me?” And I’ll give you a bit more of a sample of this, you know, how can they share what they know? I had a lot of, let’s say, the technical knowledge, but I didn’t know the reality of these people. So the first thing was like, “Okay, what do they know? The donor manager.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2012

Or, why test with such a small sample size. I caught up with Christy Thomas, Marketing Administrator, and Annika Nonhebel, Education Director from Axis Dance Company , a participant in a capacity building program I designed called “ Becoming An Arts Networked Nonprofit.” 1.) Tell me about AXIS Dance Company?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

I am a former development and marketing director. If you have a skill, if you have something to teach that you want your audience to know about, you can create your own Alexa skill for free at Amazon. I’m going to show you some sample social media posts. I’ve been teaching these for 15 years now, 10 years now.

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