Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. (There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

It was a pivotal time when women began to exert more influence and demonstrate the different ways in which philanthropy could support the needs of all of humankind. I often refer to the post-World War II period, when civil and human rights movements came to the forefront, along with community-organized philanthropic organizations.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. Adding to the impact, multiple disruptive social and cultural events have characterized the formative working years for younger generations. Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trye Nichols prompted vocal support for social justice throughout the business community. Based on my anecdotal experience, most associations support the idea that a diverse leadership and workforce contributes to their success. Five percent of association CEOs are women.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. Here are a few: More Effective Decisions : It makes sense to involve the people impacted by philanthropic dollars in setting strategy and making grants! Those at the top decide. published by the Ford Foundation.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. Create structure. What are advisory committees?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Here are some rituals that I have consistently used over the past few decades: Review the Past Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. The five-year journal helps you look back as you look ahead.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Last month, at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , I had the opportunity to run the Community-Driven Social Impact game in a session workshop. Our objective was to develop grants and programs as a group to strengthen our individual community media centers and support the movement as a whole.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. To provide customized support, an AI must be configured and trained to assist in your particular project. Leverage ChatGPT to generate reports, articles, and newsletters.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. By getting to know your supporters better, you can understand how they’re using your website and how you can improve their experience. Offer a few donation increments for supporters to choose from.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2021

Foundation staff participating in the discussion called out “a need to assess readiness for change—willingness, ability, and facilitative conditions—among individuals, teams and organizations” and a “fluidity required to engage in the continual evolution of process, understanding and adoption.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. Here they are: Rituals.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Nonprofit membership programs offer perks to your nonprofit’s supporters in exchange for their donations and support. Offering perks to loyal supporters also leaves you more attention to focus on attracting new donations. Opportunities to grow donor support through tiers. What is a nonprofit membership program?

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This cohesive approach enables your supporters to contribute to your cause with just a few clicks. In today’s digital landscape, integrating social media buttons on your nonprofit website signifies a commitment to fostering engagement, driving awareness, and facilitating convenient avenues for supporters to contribute.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

The 4th edition of the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Trends Report highlighted the positive impact nonprofits have experienced from investment in new payment methods, technologies, and skills. Of nonprofits who added payment methods and donation options, the majority saw a positive impact. Many tried new things….but Evolution or Revolution?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Last year, I added another tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. What gave me joy?

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Mary Sumners, Vice President of Annual Giving, Kennari Consulting – Mary’s areas of expertise include annual giving strategies, capital campaign management, and board and volunteer committee support. She is also BoardSource certified, which has given her greater insight into how nonprofit boards can best support their organizations.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Prioritize donor stewardship : Focus attentively on donor stewardship and engagement to build strong, long-lasting relationships with your supporters. Do you have a case for support tailored to younger donors?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. For example, an organization that supports homeless families could have an Advisory Board made up of formerly and current homeless people. And it all happened because of the Advisory Board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. ” This books updates their experiences and provides easily understandable, field-tested information on how to form and manage social-impact networks.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

It can attract a lot of support, with donors and volunteers lining up to help. Good leadership helps everyone understand what the impact goal is, makes sure they have what they need to do their job, provides encouragement, and monitors progress as the team moves forward. Facilitator. Give people stuff to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Responsive tech support.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Nonprofit database segmentation allows you to structure your data to support reporting, personalization, and overall engagement. With that information, you can do a lot of different things, like: Improving communication: 72% of donors report that personalization in communication and content directly impacts their decision to give.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Creates an environment that facilitates fundraising Regardless of whether you do face-to-face fundraising, ensuring that the organization is prepared to fundraise is the development professional’s main priority. Systematically keep track of the following: Donor metrics: Who are your supporters, and what interests do they share?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. So what to do?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Planned Giving Is Accessible to All Planned giving flips the script on the traditional donation structure because it does not disrupt a supporter’s current cash flow. Community Support: Begin by pitching the planned giving program to all nonprofit board members and major donors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

We are committed to actively advocating for clear and consistent science-based climate policies that facilitate a just and equitable global transition to a 1.5°C C future,” said Suzanne DiBianca, Chief Impact Officer and EVP of Corporate Relations at Salesforce. Bentley Motors.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. Enhanced community impact. Lack of leadership support. When team members have challenges in their personal and professional lives, it can impact how committed they are to their work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions. I also facilitated a number of nonprofit staff workshops building on the curriculum. In early 2017, we completed a two week book tour.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

As far as I can ascertain, this series was the first in which grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients came together in equal numbers and met as peers for reflective structured dialogue. World class facilitation and guidance was provided by Essential Partners, with the revered Dave Joseph serving as facilitator-in-chief.

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Forum One

MARCH 4, 2021

Organizations are working to find the best ways to move forward while supporting their staff and their stakeholders. we wanted to look back at how the last year has impacted how organizations think about communications and share a few communications lessons learned (or reinforced) in 2020. It has to be fully integrated and prioritized.

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Neon CRM

MAY 9, 2023

With the right tools at their disposal, nonprofits can develop stronger, more impactful messaging, connect with their supporters, and eliminate many time-consuming tasks. Fundraising Software: Fundraising software facilitates donations, fundraising events, and other online fundraising activities.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Have you ever wondered how to turn your corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs from well-intentioned efforts into strategic drivers of social impact? The goal of this technology is to help companies structure valuable CSR programs to support the causes that are important to the business and its employees.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Nonprofit leaders have heard the call but are struggling to meet expectations due to a lack of basic resources, expertise and support. Does the environment support change, accountability, and communication? What does the decision making and organizational structure look like? The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Facilitator bits. On the positive side, the Wild Idea sessions allowed people to do something that is usually very expensive: get outside perspectives and support on their projects. That said, the phrase "structured opportunity" is where MuseumNext suffered most. You did great. Vary the activities.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Appeals that make a strong case for why support is needed now – during a crisis and any other time — and how that support will be used to make a demonstrable impact. You must initiate communications to connect dynamically with likely supporters. This is what happened in 2020. You must spend money to make money. .

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