Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

Here we break down popular integration options depending on your goals and budget, in order from the most simple and inexpensive to the more robust methods that require greater investment to accommodate complex requirements. Similar to the CMS form tools, these tools use a GUI-based system for designing forms and mapping fields. .

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

In this article, we’ll explore key tips to increase your patient acquisition rate: Use Patient Journey Mapping Keep a Pulse on Reviews Optimize for SEO Partner with a Digital Marketing Keep in mind that patient outreach is directly tied to patient outcomes. That said, let’s explore these tips in more detail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Do you have a preferred method?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

” How Human-Centered Design Methods Can Help You Design A Better Dashboard. Dashboard design should also inspire buy-in and continuous improvement by using “ human centered design ” methods. These are methods for developing solutions (any type) in service of people. Flickr Photo by PetitPlat - Stephanie Kilgast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Co-Designing and Working with Other Facilitators and Trainers. Creating a Network Map. Facilitation Methods and Techniques. Design Labs.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

To do this effectively, it’s important to have a good understanding of communication preferences as well as methods and levels of data comfort for different groups of stakeholders. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps uses responsive, sophisticated data visualizations and maps to show how where we live matters to our health.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Additionally, you could work with a 360 mapping company to properly show the property layout. . They do so through a virtual event platform that facilitates live video fees, live chat, polling, Q&A, and other hybrid event features. Getting all of this technology setup might be taxing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

My biggest problem as a facilitator was transitioning from the share pair back to full group. And, if you want steal a great job description for an intern and recruitment method, check this post out from the ACLU of Northern California. It helps people process what they are learning. I had been using chimes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My role was to deliver components of the Networked NGO curriculum – sessions on network mapping, challenges assumptions about networked ways of working, as well as training on how to use the online collaboration platform for their together moving forward. Needless to say, I learned a lot! Fish Bowl Exericse. Network assessment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

The workshop includes a facilitated process based on the “ World Cafe ” method where participants work in small groups to discuss the challenges in the workplace and how to address them. They capture their discussion by taking notes on the “tablecloths,” (in this case, it is flip chart paper).

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Additionally, you could work with a 360 mapping company to properly show the property layout. . They do so through a virtual event platform that facilitates live video fees, live chat, polling, Q&A, and other hybrid event features. Getting all of this technology setup might be taxing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2012

Map the data. Better Method: Create Visualizations of Important Data and Pull Together On One Slide. From SXSW Session: Shut Up and Draw. These are a great set of questions to ask as you look over your data. The steps are: Collect your data. Lay it out where you can really look at it. Establish the underlying coordinates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques. Allan Gunn from Aspiration and his legendary facilitation skills and knowledge.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. The type of tie depicted in a social network map depends on a study's content and purpose (Knoke and Yang, 2008) [3].

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The Collaborative used virtual networking happy hours, gamification and contests, and attendee-to-attendee live chat to facilitate this. An emcee can also help your nonprofit facilitate smoother transitions with the technology, as that person can remind your audience about important features for engaging during the sessions.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. Use surveys and donor journey mapping to understand how people engage initially and over time. Facilitate two-way dialogue to make supporters feel heard. Don’t change just for novelty’s sake.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Some tip include mapping out a good process for work flow and using collaborative technology effectively. Amy Su Jen offers up a great framework for individuals. This can contribute to overload unless you have a method to establish a remote work policy. There are ways of working that can reduce collaborative overload.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2015

What I absolutely love, is that the book has a companion web site with worksheets and checklists from every chapter. As someone who designs and facilitates professional development projects for nonprofits, this is a trainer’s dream! The book also includes a method for calculating the ROI of investing talent development in your nonprofit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

There are tools and methods available to help transition and engage the creativity of your stake holders. It is helpful to utilize a process that will help facilitate a deep and meaningful dialogue. Difficult decision and discussions are eased and facilitated by the common understanding and creation of criteria for evaluation.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

I''ve mostly seen museums employ one of two methods for formal community advisors: Create special "spots" on the board of trustees for certain kinds of community representatives. We worked with C3ers at the kickoff workshop to map the issues and communities of greatest interest and connection.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Supporters can give in whatever way is most convenient for them as Givebutter accepts a number of payment methods, including Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, and standard credit cards. Regpack can help facilitate camp sign ups, volunteer management, and more. Givebutter also integrates with Bloomerang !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It maps out stages of change, but also recognizes that organizations may be in different stages at the same time: Dormant: At this stage, the organization does not know where to start. It’s on the agenda at Do Good Data Conference later this month (I’m co-facilitating the ending plenary).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica for this project where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as a sort of meta network weaver. We created a network map. Each person introduced their: “Five Things You Should Know About Me&# for this project.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

API stands for Application Program Interface, and has become known for, in large part, facilitating the Web 2.0 Focus on the word “interface”, which means facilitating communication between two different applications. The majority of nonprofits use email as a primary method of communicating with their constituents.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S. Anupam Shukla and Ms.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. To find a consultant whose services and methods align with your nonprofit’s needs, follow these steps: Review your needs. Begin by defining your organization’s needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Last week, as part of my work at the Packard Foundation as visiting scholar I had the opportunity to participate in a face-to-face convening of the "Network of Network Funders," a community of practice facilitated by the Monitor Institute. Network purposes adds another layer of clarity. The network needs to conduct self-evaluation.

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CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

How CauseVox Contributed CauseVox incorporated public-facing features like the donation cart , search and filter functions, organization page showcase, countdown clock, donation counter, leaderboards, power hours, and fundraising pages with diverse payment methods, including mobile wallets and pledges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I started experimenting with these concepts back in 2008 at SXSW session on Nonprofit ROI and SXSW Session on Nonprofit Crowdsourcin g as well as at the NTC in 2009 on a session mapping metrics to strategy. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

is a web-based digital photo sharing application that uses tags to facilitate finding people and photos. Full Stop Campaign - google maps and flickr mashup. Source for Presentations, Documentation Methods. Here's a few resources that might be of interest: How to do you explain flickr to those who haven't heard of it?

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. The choice of method for transferring and exchanging knowledge will depend on the audience and the message [but] knowledge is most effectively exchanged when using multiple methodsâ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

pdf) starts the conversation and attempt to address a method to quantify influence. This would enable people to be able to map target media, meme creation, consumption and sharing habits. A new whitepaper by Jonny Bentwood, a PR consultant for Edelman, Distributed Influence: Quantifying the Impact of Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Last week I was lucky enough to facilitate a mini-innovation lab for 60 community foundation program officers at the first meeting of ProNet during the Council on Foundations conference in Cleveland, Ohio that celebrated 100 years of community philanthropy. What I also love about this process is that allows for emergence of the unexpected.

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