Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

Connectivity helps facilitate highly distributed groups of people to work on a campaign, project, or share ideas that spread with unprecedented velocity and reach. We, in the social good sector, especially need to keep honing our skills in unleashing new power for good causes. Each profile is illustrated with an in-depth case study.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

Corporate sponsorship is a mutually beneficial relationship wherein a company offers direct financial support, in-kind donations , or skilled volunteer services to support a nonprofit in meeting its fundraising event goals. These connections may be able to help facilitate a warm introduction with key contacts at potential companies.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

Your website can also pull and display data stored in Salesforce, such as lists of sponsors or grantees, program data, chapter or affiliate information, or some other personalized experience based on the visitor’s profile. Disadvantages: Requires higher-level coding skills and Salesforce skills to implement . Formstack.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Commit to eliminating departmental silos so that everyone is on the same page and all team members contribute their unique skills to help you succeed. Your nonprofit CRM helps you store and manage donor information within robust donor profiles. With that, let’s get started. Why you should create a fundraising strategy. Your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources. The people with skills are out there.

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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. Raising an Organization’s Profile. Some Advisory Boards exist to raise the organization’s profile in the community. And it all happened because of the Advisory Board.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

Yes, people attend conferences and trade shows in order to learn and grow their skill set, but they also attend to network with other industry professionals. A virtual event means that those face-to-face interactions will not be possible but that does not mean that you can’t facilitate and encourage networking all the same. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session about leadership and social media as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits. We are living in a complicated world, and learning how to live in a constant state of learning is part of it. Check in with Your Peers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

Watching Chris model visual facilitation was inspiring. It made me examine my own practice and rekindled a goal to push my own visual facilitation skills. It’s been an interest for a long time and was recently sparked again by David Sibbet’s Visual Meetings Book.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

NALEO Educational Fund is the nation’s leading non-profit, non-partisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. Read our full profile of the Latino Victory Project and how they use technology to run winning campaigns here. Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

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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 ). Which profiles are you most active on? How long do you need to archive the data?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 19, 2023

half-day or full-day) with an emphasis on same-day skill application. We like to say that anyone who goes through a Leadership-in-a-Box® workshop in the morning can start using their new skills that afternoon! For us, this means 60-minute workshops (vs. Not only that, but all our programs are also available for license.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

Yes, people attend conferences and trade shows in order to learn and grow their skill set, but they also attend to network with other industry professionals. A virtual event means that those face-to-face interactions will not be possible but that does not mean that you can’t facilitate and encourage networking all the same. .

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

High-profile frontline organizations are overwhelmed but staffed (e.g. Skills-based volunteering or Pro Bono support – We are seeing companies sharing the unique skills of employees in two ways: filling specific request for help from non-profit organizations or making skills-based help known to non-profits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Many of us have been up early playing with Jumo, setting up our individual profiles and finding issues and organizations or setting up profiles for organizations. We’ll be matching people based on their skills and interests with organizations around the world that need their input. Chris Hughes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be in New Zealand, leading a workshop on social media and I facilitated a module on mindful social media. ” The article profiles the work of Alex Pang , a Stanford University technologist and author of the forthcoming book, “ Distraction Addiction.”

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. Or, individuals in a business course could complete an open-ended case study-based assessment to test how well they can apply the information presented, effectively testing skills acquired. Group Collaboration with Feedback.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

Leading with Intent found that if a board isn’t thoughtfully comprised as it relates to skill sets, leadership styles, and diversity of thought and background, it is less likely to excel in other areas of board performance. But unfortunately: Only 1 in 5 chief executives strongly agree that they have the right board members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

She told the story of “ Poop_Strong ” who describes himself in his Twitter profile as “31 year-old sustainability PhD student fighting Stage IV colon cancer. Sara described another type of free agent or networked individual, the consumer activist.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Nonprofits can seek out these opportunities by checking company websites and social media profiles. As a result, your employees can facilitate the matching gift or volunteer grant process right from nonprofit websites without having to do extensive research on your corporate giving program.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2016

A public relations firm may offer a nonprofit discount, but with the assumption that they’ll get to rub noses with other high-profile supporters at your annual gala. They likely know your issues and can facilitate connections among their network. Look at the skills they have and the skills they want. HIRING NEW STAFF.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

But, I'm also interested in improving my skills as a trainer - especially facilitating social learning or learning in public. Putting It Into Practice As a Facilitator. Many conferences have an intentional, overall social strategy to raise the profile of the conference or document the learning. Offline/Online Interaction.

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Forum One

JULY 1, 2009

Unfortunately after spending fifteen minutes playing with rakes and other lock picking essentials, I realized my skills as jewel thief were going nowhere. Following Ari, would-be topic facilitators stepped up to suggest a session they wanted to facilitate. s profile and churn out a digital advertisement within seconds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

This is a lively community, mostly because of the expertise of people like Maddie, Lindy, and Tony who are skillful community managers. It integrates online community discussion forums, structured learning like webinars, content, with participants' social profiles. However, the platform offers some excellent social features.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Our job as organizational communicators lies in trying to facilitate a larger conversation by providing the means for people to share, perhaps initiate conversations, and highlight the great work and thoughts of others. See, a movement compels someone to make your cause a part of their life, not just their Facebook profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2007

" She gives examples of the listening deficits, but also the ways that social media tools can facilitate listening. Knowing what others say and think about you is the best and most effective way to improve your profile, positioning, price without needing to hire any expensive marketing consultant. How do you listen carefully?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

" She gives examples of the listening deficits, but also the ways that social media tools can facilitate listening. Knowing what others say and think about you is the best and most effective way to improve your profile, positioning, price without needing to hire any expensive marketing consultant.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

John details five identity needs that are well-served by museums: explorer, experience seeker, recharger, professional/hobbyist, and facilitator. And the facilitator wants his friends and family to have a good time. Every time I go climbing or run, I have the opportunity to push myself and increase my skill level.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2006

Shortly after I posted my first Solutionary Women profile , I got an email from a young woman named Tiara who was a student with Up with People last year. She is an alumna of Up With People and traveled as an Applied Education facilitator with Up with People last fall. before coming to Up with People. While in D.C.,

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Engaging board members in fundraising will be easiest if they can use the skills they already have to raise money. Some may have a background in marketing that helps you raise your organization’s profile. Accountants, business owners, and other community leaders often serve on boards because of their skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I also like to practice my storytelling skills. I also didn't facilitate the whole room discussion around the slides which I usually do because I worried about going over time. I always try to incorporate new learnings and observations that I've discovered from the many interviews I do on my blog, resources discovered, and stories.

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Forum One

JANUARY 26, 2024

Here’s a breakdown of each component: Expertise: This refers to the level of knowledge and skill demonstrated by the content creator or the website in a specific subject area. This strategy builds a robust backlink profile and amplifies visibility with target audiences.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

After a little hiatus, I am resuming my Solutionary Women series, profiles of women who are creating social change. I work with a co-facilitator and we visit sixth grade language arts and social studies classes for two-week writing workshops. Viet-Ly: The biggest challenge is that some of the students have very low writing skills.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Macy's was great, and I think the corporate sector taught me a lot of great skills. Just like someone is born with a great skill to be an athlete, a world-class athlete, I think entrepreneurs are born that way. We do it both through personal mentoring, but also with the right skill sets. They have a large vision.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

The podcast isn't up yet, but here is a partially modified transcription of our conversation which you can also read along with profiles of other Solutionary Women on Blogher : What is SOUL? We focus on political education and organizer skills trainings, and we definitely think it is critical to see the fusion of those two things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2013

They also can be a great tool for a whole range of goals, including reaching out to new donors, expanding a community foundation’s profile or helping nonprofits learn to use digital tools. You can expect to continue to see more blog posts from me on the topic of peer learning design and training techniques as I continue to do this work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2010

EWF International provides professionally facilitated peer advisory groups for women business owners and executives. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Its so powerful I wanted to pass it along.

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