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Listen First! Finding Networks and Connections in Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

Flickr and YouTube – monitor and subscribe to activity around you, not just your own. You can only have a real impact and “control&# or influence over the public conversation about you, your organization or your programming if you are listening and engaging. industry and local news. Multi-channel conversations.

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What leadership skills do nonprofit emerging leaders need to succeed?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Flower Factor. Survey respondents were asked to rank skills have the greatest impact on a their professional success in the position they currently hold. Are leadership skills different for emerging “Millennial” leaders than for people from different generations?

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Don’t Abuse Self-Care at Your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Annamatic3000. He urges nonprofit staff to consider the impact of self-care on your productivity (does it increase or not?), impact on your co-workers (does it create more stress for them?) This places a burden on other staff with the accompanying additional stress.

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Member Round Up: Fundraising tips, new research, and tools

NTEN

Flickr: W.D. research and tools, and a list of creatures that walk a fine line between ugly and cute bring this week to a close--check out what your industrious community has been up to! Knight Foundation helped launch the Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project (MIP) which will attempt to measure the social impact of media.

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NTEN Member Update: Get back in the loop!

NTEN

Flickr: Dinner Series If summer vacation has you feeling a bit out of the loop, this week's Member Round Up is ripe with opportunities to re-connect with the community and, if you're feeling lucky, take a gamble with your great, innovative ideas. View the Blackbaud Impact Awards categories and nominate someone worthy. Sign up today !

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Pulitzer and the Pedestal – Or Why Crowdfunding Needs Influencer Marketing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by PeterJBellis. According to Blackbaud’s annual State of the Nonprofit Industry Survey , the three fundraising sources cited as the most effective are gifts from major donors, special events and direct mail. Guest post by Jesse Noyes. The outlook for the Statue of Liberty was bleak in 1885.

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Social Media for Social Good Video Roundup from #BBCon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Geoff Livingston. Blackbaud just finished hosting a pretty large conference for the non-profit industry. Blackbaud just finished hosting a pretty large conference for the non-profit industry. Matthew Mahan , vice president of impact at Causes. He’s the vice president of impact at Causes.