Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on “Data Informed Philanthropy” hosted by the Packard Foundation – not only was the content compelling (stay tuned for a post on that), but it was also a fantastic opportunity to observe one of the best facilitators I know, Allen Gunn from Aspiration.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2014

If you register for NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit this September (#14LCS), you’ll be asked to choose one of three tracks— Digital Strategy , The Future of Technology , or Impact Leadership —and you’ll spend quite a bit of time with your track-mates at the Summit. Tracy is a Senior Cloud Consultant at Cloud for Good.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2014

If you register for NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit this September (#14LCS), you’ll be asked to choose one of three tracks— Digital Strategy , The Future of Technology , or Impact Leadership —and you’ll spend quite a bit of time with your track-mates at the Summit. Based in Washington, D.C.,

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EveryAction

APRIL 18, 2023

Double the Donation is excited to launch this partnership and add valuable matching gift marketing and automation technology to the EveryAction platform,” said Adam Weinger, president of Double the Donation. Our mutual users can get set up with 360MatchPro’s matching gift automation functionality and start raising more in minutes.”

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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. . Community foundations awarded more grants than any other grantmaker type (49 percent of total awards) . Gifts by independent foundations accounted for at least $1. 7 billion .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2019

I am very grateful to Valerio Melandri who is the director of the festival for inviting me to participate as well as facilitate a maser class on modern wellbeing based on my book. I spoke about how the technology is evolving and future implications. Like any technology, there is both the benefits and the dark side.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This enables organizations to maintain an integrated view of their interactions with each individual, facilitating personalized outreach efforts. The Education Foundation of Lake County’s story begins here. The Education Foundation of Lake County realized this when they adopted Bloomerang.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

Wouldn't it be great if nonprofits, charities, and foundations had a frank discussion about how to improve the technology funding process? The NTC session Bridging the Funding Gap did just that: brought nonprofits and foundations together to start discussing technology funding barriers and to brainstorm solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

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sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Data Governance: Building a Strong Foundation for Effective Grantmaking Data governance provides a framework to navigate this complex data landscape. With a strong data governance foundation in place, grantmakers can confidently navigate the data deluge and ensure their resources reach the initiatives that truly make a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Year in Review Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2021 professional accomplishments: NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award : I was honored and very surprised to be awarded the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Lifetime Achievement Award. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2014

All this summer weve been introducing you to the facilitators who will make the three tracks so memorable. Lisa is an internationally renowned facilitator and educator known for her use of Open Space Technology and other participant-driven dialogic and interactive methods for engaging deeper reflection, learning, and interchange.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Luckily, new technology is making submitting matching gift s easier. If you’re interested in pursuing matching gifts, the first step to take is to find matching gifts software that can facilitate that process for you. Community Youth Program did an awesome job facilitating an online auction event. Request a Demo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Year in Review Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2021 professional accomplishments: NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award : I was honored and very surprised to be awarded the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Lifetime Achievement Award. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In today’s world, nonprofits rely on their technology to help bring them closer to their goals. From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. Technology consultants may offer services in a variety of areas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Year in Review During the first two months of 2020, I taught workshops and facilitated digital transformation innovation labs in London and Warsaw. Artificial Intelligence for Giving: Allison Fine and I published our research paper on unlocking artificial intelligence for generosity, supported by the Gates Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

Inspired by more than 40 years of collaboration with private school leaders, Blackbaud has created a track of sessions for ATLIS 2024 , the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools’ annual conference. Join us to explore how unleashing financial data with the right technology can empower school leaders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2021

Thanks to technology, there’s no need to spend hours processing mailed registration forms, checks, receipts, and entering information in endless spreadsheets. The right technology makes it easy to add a virtual element that comes with little to no risk. 8) Hit the easy button with technology. . 2) Upgrade to online registration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

In 2021, I was honored and very surprised to be awarded the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Lifetime Achievement Award. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the past few years, interest soared in learning how to facilitate better virtual meetings has soared. I finished my last board meeting in early 2022.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nonprofit CRMs and fundraising tools are key technologies for charities and similar groups. Consider the experiences of organizations like Urban Wellness Initiative, Sea Life Preservation Society, and EcoFuture Foundation. These tools help keep track of all the people who support the organization, like donors and volunteers.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

New recipes for capacity building for nonprofits and foundations – guest post by Annie Hernandez. I had the opportunity to facilitate a table conversation about capacity building in transition. Diffuse best technologies for work (i.e. Diffuse best technologies for work (i.e. Succession planning.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We all understand that technology has changed business. As the company started to grow, having a clear foundation and keeping it alive and well, was a key component of Zappos’ business success. “As Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. But that’s often the extent of the update. Clarify Roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was the 12th conference that I have attended (it had earlier reiterations). Every year it is like attending a family reunion. I have some many friends and colleagues that I only get to see once a year at the NTC. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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Candid

JUNE 16, 2022

A philanthropy insider once shared during a presentation that foundations develop guidelines so they know to whom to say “no.” There is much hand-wringing, but little in the way of actual financial support because most foundations do not see themselves as climate or justice funders. .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This is where the story of healthcare nonprofits like Altru Health Foundation begins. Altru Health Foundation discovered this when they began using Bloomerang and found they could streamline their development processes and track donor interactions more effectively. CRM systems play a pivotal role here.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . The Awesome Foundation. New Earth Foundation. Cornell Douglas Foundation. International Game Technology. Kellogg Foundation. Whole Kids Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At this year’s Council on Foundations conference in New Orleans, I had the honor of doing a mini-workshop for CEOs of Community Foundations as part of a half-day pre-conference session organized by the Knight Digital Media Center called “Digital Strategies for Community Foundations.”

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The final eight pitched their ideas onstage to three judges — James Rooney, Microsoft; Deena Pierott, iUrbanTeen; Sonya Watson, Tides Foundation — and attendees, who scored the pitches across five categories: Community, Creativity, Technology, Collaboration, and Sustainability. Supported by teammates Zenzel Lewis, CSRA EOA Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we wrote and published the Emerging Leaders Playbook last year, along with facilitating a peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

NTEN is incredibly excited to announce our new partnership with the Daum Foundation ! The Daum Foundation is a registered nonprofit organization in Korea, with a mission to empower the next generation (“daum” means “next” in Korean) through the use of media and technology for creative and diverse ways of life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2020

We are grateful for the generosity and foresight of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in supporting this work. The field of AI4Giving is just beginning to take shape with promising new technology platforms helping nonprofits scale and improve their fundraising practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

International Training Work: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world. This past year I had the honor of facilitating an intense training in Tunisia in January for Women Entrepreneurs that included leadership, entrepreneurship, business planning, and communications.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Philanthropy is an effort an individual or organization undertakes based on an altruistic desire to improve human welfare, and wealthy individuals sometimes establish private foundations to facilitate their philanthropic efforts. Technology, including social media, has also shaped how many individuals give to others.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The foundation of successful collaboration is a strong relationship. Implement a chapter technology solution. . Put a chapter technology solution in place that helps you stay connected with your chapters while supporting data-driven decisions that drive chapter and membership growth. Develop relationships.

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