Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

What are some practical techniques for practicing systems leadership skills? One the techniques they teach and apply is called “ Shadowing.” But it’s not easy to create effective videos. The formula for a successful change process is not “form follows function,” but “form follows consciousness.”

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

” Whichever golfer can put their ball on the green closest to the hole wins. Only one golfer can take a shot to the green a the time, so give the other players something to do while they wait for their turn! Golf pointers are one of the most reliably effective charity auction item ideas. Closest to the Pin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

This is especially important if you want to be effective using social media for your organization, but it is bigger than that. Identify Specific Network Weaving Techniques To Integrate. June Holley, an expert in networks and facilitating a community of practice of network weavers , defines some of these techniques below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

“Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. In Beyond the First Click: How today’s volunteers build power for movements and NGOs , we report on effective strategies for engaging high-level volunteers. They offer direction, supervision and make outings fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. The process for the one and half day lab used techniques that fall into these categories: Looking and Observing: Unpacking the Context for 21 st Century Advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

I don't get an opportunity to do this workshop with a large group, so this was fabulous learning experience to work out some techniques to make it scale. This prompted a thoughtful discussion about to effectively manage social media interns. I've used a couple of techniques to accomplish this and they worked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Says Giller, “Our theory of change is engaging users around content that shows how being green can reshape our world can empower personal behavior change and ultimately impact society at large. .&# They have inspired a whole new generation of environmentalists who don’t take themselves so seriously while creating on the ground change.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

There are several key techniques for dispersing information effectively. Anne is the online media coordinator for Green Hour® , an NWF program geared toward getting children outside in nature. She created profiles as both herself and as the Green Hour brand, depending on what made the most sense.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Cognitive load management: ability to discriminate and filter information for importance, and to understand how to maximize cognitive functioning using a variety of tools and techniques. The green represents people talking about. I check my insights monthly against my editorial calendar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

I'm passionate about listening - the skills, tools, techniques, and how it translates to continuous improvement of strategy and understanding the value it provides to organization's mission. Engaging effectively : Don't just listen unless your mission is market research or you're a peeping tom.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

Effective listening through social media channels means that individuals and organizations need to identify why they are listening and how they will apply what they hear. People Helping People volunteer Cynthia has just started to use listening techniques as a way to convince others in the organization of its value.

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JULY 9, 2009

From their website : The NOI runs the only progressive advocacy and campaign training program focused on cutting-edge online organizing techniques (e.g. writing effective emails, engaging bloggers, leveraging social networks, utilizing video), political technology (e.g. This year's theme is Superhero Vote !

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Consult Details: Selecting the right database software or host-site to keep track of our constituents; mine that database of information for maximum return from investors; use better on-line fund-raising techniques. Creating effective subject lines and messaging 2. Group #035 - Green Chamber of the South. John Helton | [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2008

twInfluence uses social network analysis techniques to analyze your Twitter followers. primary node (shown in red); its first-order neighbors (shown in green). effectively and consistently follow more than a couple hundred. Here's the metrics they are using.    How to put this into context?  the outside.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I review both fundraising and friendraising techniques and how to take them, to varying levels, online – from email solicitations and events to social media and websites. Here are just two examples from organizations that I found to be most successful and effective. The fundraising piece does often come – just at a later date.).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 6, 2008

From the iLoveMountains.org web site: "Mountaintop removal is a relatively new type of coal mining that began in Appalachia in the 1970s as an extension of conventional strip mining techniques. Primarily, mountaintop removal is occurring in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

I went through my rolodex and invited people to submit their best post related to the theme of my blog - how nonprofits use social media effectively. See Allistair Croll's guest post on some tracking techniques). I wanted to keep it as simple as possible and recruited pieces that were already published.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Harry: A Green Geek. Donor Solicitation Techniques on Twitter. Effective ROI StoryTelling Techniques. Transparency and Social Media: Dealing with Criticism. Interview with Jonathon Colman. The Intangible Benefits of Social Media. Reports of the Death of Social Networking for Nonprofits Are Not True! Giving Good Poke.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Along the way, we’ll review some examples of effective emotional appeals pulled from Kanopi’s roundup of best nonprofit websites. Make your storytelling more emotional by using the following techniques: Include direct quotes or video interviews of your story’s protagonists. Audience research is key to any effective marketing campaign.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2010

Monday, July 5, 2010 Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader Here are 10 behaviors, techniques and tips you can use to be an effective leader: Respond to questions quickly and fully. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Don't Praise.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

How effective can it be alongside generative AI? Forum One works hand-in-hand with major civic and social organizations to ensure that their online content is effective and reaches target audiences. Main body content: Optimizing main content with relevant keywords is crucial for effective SEO.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively Roger Fulton’s book, Common Sense Management , offers these quick tips for how to be an effective leader: • Don’t Blame Others – When in a position of power, everything that occurs is your responsibility, even the errors. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 How To Produce An Effective Company Blog If you lead a business and aren’t part of the 34% of U.S. ▼ November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

•and other essential elements you need to consider to ensure consistent and effective communication. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. •how to identify the right tone and content.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 25, 2010

Friday, June 25, 2010 Tips For Conducting More Effective Performance Appraisals Im a big fan of Sharon Armstrongs, The Essential HR Handbook , and now shes released her newest book, The Essential Performance Review Handbook. How To Be A Better Leader -- 25 Tips Tips For Conducting More Effective Performance App. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Check Out These Free Tips For Making An Effective Presentation Speechworks has published a free eBook entitled How to Create a Seven Minute Rifle Shot Presentation. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Be An Effective Team Member. Youll learn as a team member how to be effective on a team. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. Be An Effective Team Member. Don't Praise.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. One of the reasons that challenge events work so well is something called the “martyrdom effect” which finds people feel better about a thing if they have to undergo adversity to achieve it.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 26, 2017

Value proposition – Here I’m using a broken link building technique with the promise of providing a list to help webmasters fix URLs that aren’t redirecting properly. I’ve found it most effective to reach out once per week for at least one month. The key to email outreach is to make it short, but actionable.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Q: We’re a green recycling organization and we don’t like a lot of paper mailing. Q: Are electronic newsletters as effective as hard copy–snail mail? You can use a combination of an event, mail, and in-person requests, or other techniques. Electronic mail vs snail mail. What can we do instead? Matching funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The ideas and techniques in Lean Start Up movement also work for nonprofits and what some are calling “ Lean Impact.” Linda Robinson, Gateway Green (Board Chair). Gateway Green is a project in Portland to turn a stretch of unused land into a multi-use bike park.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise. How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engageme. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Its a quick read, yet power-packed with useful tips for communicating effectively -- tips you can start to use tomorrow. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. And, the eBook is free! Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Use A Board Of Advisors David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and hes a person who effectively uses a board of advisors, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. This book examines organizations that didnt need leaders to thrive," said Burkus. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

However, if you dont have time to read books about how to be an effective and good leader, you can select a few words from the list below and then practice what those words mean, as you lead your team every day. Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? The answer is yes. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks Your words of recognition and appreciation delivered face-to-face with your employees will be compelling, effective, meaningful and memorable. As an employees leader, you are likely the most important person to them in the workplace. Don't Praise.

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