Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

What are the tactics and structures one must incorporate into their nonprofit models to ensure they are doing their due diligence to collaborate and share resources with nonprofit agencies of all racial and ethnic make-ups? She is currently a development manager at Elder Network, a small, human-services agency in Minnesota.

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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. Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change. Generative Social-Impact Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I spent the last two days at the TechSoup Global Summit getting inspiration overload about social media, networks, social network mapping, networks of networks, global peer learning, building a sector, nonprofit technology, and many other ideas I’m passionate about. Modeling the Network Mindset.

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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. This structured approach works well for busy members who want to make an impact but don’t have a lot of time and like to be plugged in exactly where they are needed. Advisory Boards Need Structure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The morning had two segments, beginning with content and small group exercises on several themes from the Networked Nonprofit including culture change , transparency , and simplicity. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. Refining Real-Time Networked Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Ivan Boothe pointed me over to a blog post by Lina with an intriguing tweet " Transmedia activism with a co-creation network." Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. She offers some examples of this approach from the activism field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The networking conference was an opportunity for participants from different countries to share their lessons learned and network with one another. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs. Group Photo with Certificates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. She is one of the leading voices of ”social learning practice” which is about self-directed and informal learning from your online networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. networks, training and capacity building approaches, and culture change. Then, try to think in even broader terms. I’ve been doing this for two years now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

.” The chapter suggests “Tearing down the silos” and that this will encourage more open leadership, and create a transparent environment. The idea is to go from a hierarchical structure (what Allison Fine and I described as Fortress in our book) to a more collaborative, team offer. Sometimes easier said than done!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

NetSmart is Howard Rheingold’s latest book. It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? They include: attention, crap detection, collaboration, networks, and participation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The model has a natural appeal. It’s a form of network building. We at Monitor Institute have been digging into questions such as these as part of a broader reflection on the networks-focused work of the organizational effectiveness team at the David & Lucile Packard Foundation.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I look forward to the NTEN NTC (Nonprofit Technology Network's conference) every year. Bringing multiple communication channels in to a contact-centered model. The tech track is for the folks who are primarily thinking about keeping the lights on and networks humming. This year, my 4th, promises to be the best yet.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I look forward to the NTEN NTC (Nonprofit Technology Network's conference) every year. Bringing multiple communication channels in to a contact-centered model. Tech Track: Keeping it Real (Secure) – Security in Your Network Neighborhood (10:30 am-12 pm Saturday) – The tech track sessions differ in both content and structure.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Facilitator bits. I was very interested in the way an event like this can effectively flip the standard model for brainstorming with outsiders; rather than each project leader paying individuals to come help work on their project, everyone paid to come and help each other. You did great.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

networks offer increaing returns to scale. network, horizontal. business model that supports the gifts. there a high degree of facilitation that’s involved; there’s a natural fear from the service side of fear from the outside, so there has to be real facilitation to get sustainable change and not just reaction.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Tech solutions combined with forward-thinking, inspired, and innovative community leaders like Gita Rampersad, vice president of healthcare partnerships and nutrition at Feeding America, and Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, superintendent of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), offer a model for how to tackle complex issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

During the first day of the Growing Social Impact in a Networked World conference, I had plenty of opportunities to have my mind blown. How networks allow us to reclaim waste. This is an example of how a network model of doing business reclaims that which was wasted. I wasn’t the only one. The common denominator?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

They keep it in structures that serve each platform and compel software developers to build integrations and connections (or not) so that their independent companies can sell in multiple markets. The inherent collaboration of nonprofit organizations globally drives the need for structures that facilitate exchanging nonprofit data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. The learning model is called “SAVI ” : Moving and doing (Somatic). Development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. They shared a slide (see above) about new models we’ll see that combine both – especially the “not invented yet.” Let’s start with a definition first.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Networked Leadership : Jodie Tonita, Social Transformation Project.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

I got a chance to test this out in a more orchestrated way (as opposed to the usual consultant/client interactions) when I facilitated/taught an OpenOffice.org “untraining&# earlier this month at Google HQ in NYC (some more details are on the Google Blog.) I learned a lot.

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Neon CRM

MAY 9, 2023

Fundraising Software: Fundraising software facilitates donations, fundraising events, and other online fundraising activities. Scalability: Our revenue-based billing model allows you to manage your CRMs cost as your organization grows. Automation: You can automate workflows, emails, and other tasks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

Ever since I’ve been recommending it and teaching it to nonprofits after being inspired by Holly Minch’s model in 2011. (I I can’t facilitate peer learning groups, design/write curriculum, or coach unless I’ve had the experience myself). My answer: Yes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

Vincent Stehle moderated and other panelists included Paula Goldman , Omidyar Network, Jacob Harold , Program Officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Travis Manzione , Director of Assessment Tools for CEP. It can also facilitate informal communications with other people in the grantee organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

For quite a few years now there have been sustained clarion calls for the development of learning organizations, more responsive and flexible cultures and for changes to fundamental assumptions and models of effective leadership and management. Jon Husbands is a Listener, watcher and facilitator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2007

David points over to colleague Michele Martin's post " How to Facilitate Conversation Between Comments on Our Blogs? Have some commenters modeling the behavior--responding directly to other commenters as a way to encourage that kind of interaction. Skelliwag commenters: 3.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We also partner with a decentralized global network of over 600 fiscal sponsors to support more than more than 7,000 groups that collectively raise over $35 million a year. Our approach to funding gave us freedom to cultivate a growing network of collectives, fiscal hosts, contributors, and organizers.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, even ExhibitFiles are tools that allows people--strangers and friends--to connect with one another. social networking model to the real world, the implications of tracking, publishing, and spreading become obvious. What makes Web 2.0 The tools aren't inherently unsafe.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And this is compounded by traditional board recruitment practices, where oftentimes board members identify new board members through their own existing networks. Third is activating personal networks. Our board members can facilitate personal introductions to our professional leadership. First is championing the vision.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Your Future Operational Model? Or said another way, your new system most likely has created a more effective or efficient way of managing data and if you force the new system to replicate all the data content and structure of your old system, then you may bring many of the problems with your old data into the new system unintentionally.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Accounting / @nysscpa. Accounting.

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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," facilitated by the Monitor Institute. The most exciting moment for me was to meet June Holley face-to-face - the guru of network weaving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Over the past two years, as part of my work as Visiting Scholar for nonprofits and social media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I have had the opportunity to participate in The Network of Network Funders (NNF) , a community of practice for funders who are intentionally investing in and working through networks.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Our job was to provide a structured environment in which to develop ideas and the expertise to build the best of them. The same thing applies to exhibits, but Second Life is a tool that facilitates making the exhibit in a more accessible way than full-scale fabrication.

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