Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

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. My absolute favorite, which comes from Katy Grennier, DSIL Global , is the dance off that can be done on a video conference platform. That is the dance floor.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

As a long-time advocate for a global copyright exception and the founder of Benetech—which I started twenty-five years ago in order to make technology tools to address the needs of people with print disabilities—I was thrilled to become an active player in global diplomacy and witness the adoption and signing of this landmark Treaty.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Part 3, “From Individual Transformation to Global Impact,” helps anyone from individual contributors to senior executives think about what to do in the Performance Zone and how to drive results. Add this must-read, thought-provoking book to your books to read list for 2023.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 1, 2023

Patient engagement: AI chatbots enable patients and providers to rely on remote monitoring solutions that facilitate appointed scheduling, secure messaging, and offer educational resources for patients to learn more. This means that patients enjoy timely and accurate treatment plans while healthcare staff can adequately allocate resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2012

83% of participants are applying their social media skills to engage local and global communities. I delivered one of the keynotes and as you can see from this slide, we had two screens presenting materials in both languages. In addition, there was live translation in both languages. 12 training centers have been established.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

The print book doesn’t work for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, have physical limitations, people who haven’t learned to read, or people who can’t read the particular language of a specific book is written in. Ten years ago, I was one of a handful of leaders who got together to create a first draft of a global treaty.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Food insecurity threatens to worsen as households continue to face setbacks due to COVID-19, fears of a global recession, and the highest increase in inflation rates and food prices seen in the last 40 years. and supporting small farmers in remote areas globally. John de la Parra. Director, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 5, 2013

And once the United States Senate ratifies the treaty, it will be possible for libraries like Bookshare to get more content for Americans from sources outside of the United States and in more languages. More to come as we work to ratify—and eventually implement—the treaty, and bring an end to the global accessible book famine!

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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. Bookshare will get more books published in other countries, in far more languages. In the popular online acronym, IANAL (I am not a lawyer).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

How Wikimedia tapped into the wisdom of its network of 100,000 global volunteers to write their strategic plan…and why. Much more detail outlining the process and the facilitation can be found here: “Wikimedia strategic planning wiki,” [link]. Guest post by Anna Muoio. Doing the Conventional, Unconventionally”.

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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. In the evening on April 5th from 6-7 PM PST, I’ll facilitate an evening conversation about inspirational stories of the power of networks. Story of Stuff.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 5, 2009

December 4, 2009 Benetech’s Reply Comments in response to the Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments on the Topic of Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind or Other Persons With Disabilities The issue all comes down to human rights vs. money. Society’s interests can be addressed on an ad hoc basis.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Without the need for travel, a virtual trade show can reach a wider, potentially global, audience. On-Demand Video: Beyond language considerations, a global audience can mean multiple time zones. It is important to take steps to facilitate networking and elevate the attendee experience. Larger Audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and using social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Influence the decision makers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

According to Ed Bice, the short term goal is to just make sure that information is flowing between language communities and the longer term goal is to network these communities. What is needed, perhaps, is a Twitter Annotation project to facilitate translation of languages. From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Without the need for travel, a virtual trade show can reach a wider, potentially global, audience. On-Demand Video: Beyond language considerations, a global audience can mean multiple time zones. It is important to take steps to facilitate networking and elevate the attendee experience. Larger Audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

TechSoup Global is building NGOSource , an online data repository to facilitate the sometimes costly business of getting grants to overseas charities. ” The article described fascinating new uses of sensors and other smart telecommunications devices in energy conservation, transportation, health care, and food distribution.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

I imagined women or girls who received cards might keep them in a place in her home, in a drawer, or on a shelf that would always remind her that she is cared for, and that she is a part of a much larger global community. I feel that art is able to translate beyond language, and communicate a much larger vision of personal connection.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

From discussions with our global networks, these dynamics are experienced throughout the developed world. In a socially distanced world, virtual tours of non-profits, lunch and learns with community leaders, book clubs, or movies with facilitated discussion can strengthen that foundation. If so, why? I certainly hope so!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

There is something beneath the language of "what works" that can kill innovation. Premal talked about the need for creating magic for the users and building in workflow software that was facilitated relationship building through the ladder of engagement. And if the correction creates new problems.". I tweeted some of the key points.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 12, 2020

A virtual conference, in many ways, is similar to a physical conference, but that does not mean the two should be planned or facilitated in the same way. For starters, a virtual conference could potentially attract a global audience. Facilitate Networking. Use clear language and large, easy to read fonts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

I remember in 2005 the Global Voices Summit used IRC as a backchannel -- no so much for people in the room, but for remote participation. How can we use them as a test of how things are going at the conference? How can we play further with the distance between those up there - on the podium and those in the audience?

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AccelEvents

JUNE 12, 2020

A virtual conference, in many ways, is similar to a physical conference, but that does not mean the two should be planned or facilitated in the same way. For starters, a virtual conference could potentially attract a global audience. Facilitate Networking. Use clear language and large, easy to read fonts.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

How can we facilitate digital experiences that empower more people to discover, engage, and contribute to the narratives and realities of race in America? Launched in 2020, the portal was an important, timely resource to facilitate conversations about race and racism in America following the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

How to find the right funding mechanism to facilitate collaborative teams? Grantees - like Global Kids - found the right group to fund. Translate what gamers do into the language of "normal traditional education" and out of school time learning? Looking at how to be less of training but more on learning.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2024

Trust me; it will come out in the tone of your voice or your body language. Final thoughts: How empathy can save the world Success in fundraising today—what I prefer to call philanthropy facilitation —relies on being able to forge meaningful, radical connections with supporters. [T]o I know you just took a very expensive vacation!

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

Multilingual SEO Multilingual SEO for nonprofits is a strategic approach to optimize online content for audiences speaking different languages. For nonprofits with a global or diverse supporter base, implementing multilingual SEO ensures that their mission and message resonate effectively across linguistic barriers.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

In the same year, the Global Reporting Initiative was founded in Boston. 2000 – The United National Global Compact is launched. 2000 – The United National Global Compact is launched. Today, the Global Compact spans signatories from 13,000 + companies across 160 countries.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

Joitske Hulsebosch, who lives and works in Netherlands, writes a blog called " Communities of practice for development " where she writes about topics related to her work of facilitating processes at different levels; teams, groups, organizations, networks, and communities of practice. PersonallyI see a huge potential for web2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

Freecycle is a nonprofit that facilitates people giving and getting stuff for free in their own towns. Because of that, that's enabled a lot of neat globally local community stories to develop of success. DB: Global warming, the environmental impact of global warming. A lot of people setting up nonprofits using Freecycle.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And I’m a Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, which is a global fundraising consulting firm that works with nonprofit organizations. For those of you who are not familiar with CCS, we are a global firm. Our board members can facilitate personal introductions to our professional leadership. Elizabeth: Wonderful.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2021

Social upheaval, political unrest, a global pandemic, and climate crisis: These things affect nonprofit missions, constituents, and supporters. . Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. So I’d say the pace of change is accelerating. .

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Operations & Leadership Google Ads for Nonprofits: 12 Expert Tips for Managing Your Campaigns 24 min read Read Now Online Donation Form Strategies donation form best practice: a section where you can write an appeal to donation page visitors Your online donation form is the key player when it comes to facilitating online donations.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

It was during that time that I was recruited to participate in the volunteer-based program, The Teaching Collective, which actually helps to facilitate introductory level political education workshops in various high schools and youth organizing groups. It’s actually in three different languages, Chinese, Spanish and English.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

She’s also certified by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, in the USA, for facilitation. Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students. If you’re not familiar with Charity Water, they’re a leading nonprofit at the global level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Last week at the TechSoup Global Summit , I had an opportunity to meet Annie Leonard and do a quick interview about their lessons learned working as a networked. A Networked organization is more than just the electronic infrastructure and tools that facilitate communication. It is a collaborative way of working.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

I also use the five love languages, but we don’t have time for that today. maybe not training, comradery time, you know, some facilitated group time together where y’all get back your rhythm. And our conference, The Rooted Retreat is in two short weeks, and you can just head over to therootedretreat.com.

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