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[ASK AN EXPERT] If Donors Giving From Donor-Advised Funds Want Anonymity, How Do You Cultivate Them?

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As with any other donor, your job is that of a philanthropy facilitator. So, you should be doing everything within your power to leverage more of this giving (I’ll get to some tips to do exactly that in a moment). First, let’s look at some data to debunk the anonymity myth. of those gifts were given anonymously. That’s where you come in.

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Social Media: Distributed Influence Quantifying the Impact of Social Media - A New White Paper from Edelman

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Screencapture from Jonny Bentwood 's White Paper on measuring influence. The white paper is based on a roundtable held last year with a number of social media experts. Dave Webb answered my musings about quantifying the intangible with a pointer to this report and observation. There's a lot to digest here.

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Does Your Nonprofit Have A Social Media Work Flow?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The product is a diagram or a series of diagrams like the one above for a large nonprofit facilitated by Steve Heye that outlines the steps. Owyang’s post points to some terrific examples including a diagram from Socialfish helped facilitate for ASCE and the class diagram from the Airforce. So, how exactly do you craft one?

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Taking a Deeper Look at the “Social” Piece of ESG (Environmental Social Governance)

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In our most recent white paper, “ Exploring Environmental Social Governance ” we include a section that picks apart the pieces of ESG, including a list of some of the items under the “social” category. From formal Diversity and Inclusion Programs to product responsibility and safety, the types of initiatives are wide-ranging.

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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On the blogging side, while the main event page is on WordPress, Geoff will be using a posterous blog for updates about the conference and to publish early chapters of #crisisdata white paper. This will facilitate a self-organized, community scrapbook of the event from attendees.

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Unlocking Data for Philanthropy: Notes from Global Philanthropy Forum Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Jacob Harold, Guidestar , shared some thoughts to this question, “What are the basic building blocks to facilitate better access to data?” This was a misperception and they used that to go out into the field to educate folks. You can find more examples and case studies in this white paper.

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Can you use social media to spread thought leadership? Yes you can!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I facilitated a workshop in Michigan for the chapter leaders of EPIP which stands for Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy and again this week for the Bay Area Chapter. I did a presentation for a group of Bay Area population research funders along with Scott Swenson, editor of HR Reality Check.