Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

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. Here are some excerpts: The tension between generations on scaling social change ideas with technology.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 25, 2014

To make them truly count, we must put our technology innovations into the hands of real people and see what actually works. Technology has advanced to a point where it is easy to do so. Because it inverts the power structure and pushes innovation to the edges. Technology for Good The list could go on and on.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

With such high stakes and near-constant evolution, decision makers need to be confident on compliance basics to ensure you’re asking the right questions of your vendors and counting on them to deliver the partnership that today’s complex compliance environment requires of you.

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Gyrus

APRIL 7, 2016

Even companies who have a proper compliance methodology get caught in the midst of changing regulated environment, new compliance measures, etc. Or, they are still following the outdated compliance policies and technology at the organization. A compliance training report can also act as a proof during a compliance audit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Some things to consider include: What resources (technology, space, materials, time, finances, etc.) Does the environment support change, accountability, and communication? Does the environment support change, accountability, and communication? What does the decision making and organizational structure look like?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

Cryptocurrency is currently transitioning from the ‘laugh’ to the ‘fight’ stage as the Federal Government is making plans for measured regulation s. Belief in community-run/owned decentralized structures. The preferred structure that many projects move toward in crypto is DAOs, which deliberately pushes power to the community.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

In my contribution to Ron’s book, I discuss the framework that guides us at Benetech, the technology nonprofit I lead. When I first started pursuing the idea of using technology to solve challenging social problems, it was a pretty radical idea. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

The principal task of preparing organizational leaders is to provide them with the language and tools they need to be able to discern and describe network activity, the insights they need to understand network structure, and an appreciation for the vital yet often subtle tasks of managing a network’s context.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Stay agile and be ready to adapt your strategies as needed based on new information or developments in the fundraising environment. Monitor progress: Continuously track the performance of your fundraising efforts and measure them against insights detailed in the report. Do you have an approach suited to older donors ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

It takes you through the technologies and tools for each channel for different goals and offers up lots of case studies from organizations such as National Wildlife Federation, Red Cross, AARP, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, American Museum of Natural History, SEIU and others. Click to see larger version. Sometimes easier said than done!).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2019

At Common Impact, we’ve identified three keys that will help you confidently structure a pro bono project, identify organizational challenges your potential partner could help solve, and propose a skills-based volunteer engagement that meets your nonprofit’s needs and supports the interest of the volunteers. Is your IT on its last leg?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Personalization is key to standing out in an increasingly crowded digital media environment. Change management is quite simply a proactive approach to managing change in an organization’s processes, goals, or technologies. Plan for a way to manage change in order to effectively measure progress and stay on track.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

This projection is set to grow throughout at least the next two presidential terms, and I for one would like to help educate potential users on all of the great features of which they can be getting out of their learning environments. How secure is your LMS environment? And what are the technological security features in place?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

Creating company policy that effectively utilizes telecommuting and harnesses communication technology is a matter of resiliency and adaptation, not a radical leap or indulgent management style. BetterWorld Telecom, a TechSoup donation partner, has helped organizations as they shift to a more virtual work environment. More Resources.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Nonprofit Technology, and more! The Corps Network National Conference is an annual gathering of national, state, and local leaders in the fields of youth development, community service, and the environment. Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference. Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference. Mar 18 - 21.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

There Has Been a Change In Your Nonprofit’s Scope Over time, technology, politics, and culture will impact your mission and how you approach it. This input can help you measure the success and impact of your programming more objectively. Who Do You Serve?

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

Assisting with the search for new learning technologies. Measuring the efficacy of your eLearning programming. Organizational readiness can be determined by looking at an organization’s internal staff and environment. Administering your LMS and providing call center management.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

Last summer I explored the distinction in an online piece that argued that communication is what transforms data into useful information, and that this communication process has been fundamentally altered by the latest wave of digital technology. All data depend on measurement, even data as common and seemingly objective as the weather.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

Internal management consultants help nonprofits develop their organizational structure. They can provide training on how to manage teams, improve leadership, and create a more productive work environment. Fundraising consultants offer advice on how to improve your marketing campaigns, event management, and overall fundraising plan.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

But technology moves fast. Keep the limitations of that structure in mind. If you have sensitive or proprietary business content, it’s always best to exercise caution and avoid sharing it in a public or unsecure environment.” “I’d The people who are closest to this technology have already sounded an alarm,” Amy said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. What do these categories look like outside of the science environment? I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Good instructional design to create an environment for peer dialogue begins with good on boarding and for people to connect with something they already know or believe. I wish I had done a structured creative thinking exercise to get people comfortable. The Importance of Icebreakers: Getting To Know People in the Room.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

But a shifting communications environment and changing donor demographics could render those best practices ineffective at best, and obsolete at worst, as early as 2012. Donations will be a consequence of meaningful engagement, not a measurement of it. Raising money in 2012 will require creativity and foresight. Empower your interns.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

University of Technology Research Fellow, Augustin Chevez and Senior Lecturer, DJ Huppatz note one early example of the office in classical art: Botticelli’s “Saint Augustine in His Study,” painted all the way back in 1480. Fast forward to the last ten years, and our whole environment has changed, as well as our outlook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Over the past twenty years, the Brainerd Foundation has invested nearly $50 million in organizations working to protect the environment in the Northwest. Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy. New Technology for New Power Movements. Networked Leadership : Jodie Tonita, Social Transformation Project.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

I’m often asked to help nonprofits define a technology roadmap – that is, figuring out how to migrate their business from a legacy system(s) to a new solution(s) and beyond. ” In response, technology directors and CIOs ask, “I know we can customize this, but is it a good idea?” Document Requirements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

Why should we measure story in a new way? For the Environment: An Inconvenient Truth. To do this we have to be able to measure story in a new way. It enables organization to show their constituents that the organization is engaged – the organization measures its impact based upon the content of stories.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

University of Technology Research Fellow, Augustin Chevez and Senior Lecturer, DJ Huppatz note one early example of the office in classical art: Botticelli’s “Saint Augustine in His Study,” painted all the way back in 1480. Fast forward to the last ten years, and our whole environment has changed, as well as our outlook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. But he does point out that technology is not substitute for face-to-face meetings and the chorus of comments agrees.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Bureau of Labor Statistics , productivity is a measure of economic performance that compares the amount of goods and services produced (output) with the amount of inputs used to produce those goods and services. Is the technology meant to improve efficiency serving as a barrier to strategy development? Applying an assignment structure.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

I learned to cultivate creative greed while working on Operation Spy at the International Spy Museum, where I was lucky to be working on a project that was so new to us that we didn't have any pre-established models or structures for doing it. By 2005, a bond measure had failed and COSI was struggling financially.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

For example, there are many just in the area of open source foundations: nonprofit organizations structured as social enterprises writing open source software for the benefit of society, with many examples in each of the five claimed areas.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Whether you operate in a large, siloed environment or a small three-person department, there are core tenants that must be in place as part of general grant administration best practices. Do you have the personnel and technology infrastructure to manage the award upon receipt? Consider this your grants compliance checklist.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

Virtual worlds are a communication medium in which people use avatars (animated characters) to interact and have shared experiences in a 3D environment. It’s not a game—there’s no goal or restrictions on how you use it—instead, it’s a technology platform for immersion and interaction, like the web. What’s the mission of the museum?

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

I’m really pleased that we’re focusing on technology. We haven’t focused on that yet in the program, and I know it goes without saying that with COVID and shelter-in-place, technology is front and center for all of us, even in ways that we didn’t imagine. So that’s what today is about. And you might recognize that word “Idealware.”

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

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