Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Chris Brogan’s technique is to select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

This makes it easier to focus on the content while handling additional questions, troubleshooting and technical problems. Interactive Meeting Techniques. Effective Brainstorming Techniques by Beth Kanter. What You Need to Know about Hosting Effective Virtual Meetings a free ebook from boardable. List of Energizers.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As a free, relatively easy tool, it was used almost universally by nonprofits and all the organizations with whom we work. But the $50k starting price for 360 is a shock after years of receiving the tool for free. The interface already benefits from intuitive phrasing: presenting questions like “Where did my visitors come from?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Free-wheeling.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Create a judgment-free zone. Ask if anyone has any questions. This frees up the facilitator to focus on keeping the discussion flowing. Tools and techniques, both virtual and in person Tools and techniques that facilitate visual thinking can significantly improve brainstorming outcomes. Give everybody a turn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Here they are: Rituals.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

There are many sites that offer free, royalty-free music for videos, in all sorts of genres, that generate all sorts of moods. Free Music Archive: [link]. YouTube also has its own audio library offerd free of charge. A few I can recommend: Mixkit: [link]. So, What’s Your Story?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Stop wasting time in meetings with four proven techniques. Additionally, supplementing the teachings found within the book, Sonnenberg provides you with more learning opportunities via free content and in-depth instructions at ComeUpForAir. Question: How do you define productivity? how tech savvy? What’s the missing link there?

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We’ll delve into several common concerns—such as the challenges of data comparison, the absence of readily available reports, and the distinction between the free and premium versions—as well as explore the importance of transparency in GA4 to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the data insights provided.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2011

This is a continuing series of 5 Questions for experts from across the nonprofit sector: 5 Questions for Jay Frost. Ironically, the very profusion of inexpensive or free research tools makes professional prospect research more important than ever. Jay Frost is a 25 year veteran of the fundraising field. Completely!

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

Do you wish you had a round-the-clock assistant that could handle repetitive tasks or help draft fundraising appeals, freeing up time to focus on more pressing tasks? ChatGPT is currently free to use, which means you don’t pay a dime to access the chatbot’s knowledge and expertise. Well, there’s a solution. The best part?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

This includes orientating participants to the agenda, introductions and a check-in or icebreaker, questions or activities used to help people ease people into a meeting or learning situation. . Longer Introductions with Pandemic Check-In Question: You can add on a check-in question. Here’s a write of this technique.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Your gift of three sets of quilted dog crate pads is very much appreciated and helps free up funds that can be used for emergencies or veterinary bills for those greyhounds that need extra care. Element #6: Contact info for questions. Tahoe is one of those greyhounds. He is going blind. The good news is that Tahoe is not in any pain.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

Stop wasting time in meetings with four proven techniques. Additionally, supplementing the teachings found within the book, Sonnenberg provides you with more learning opportunities via free content and in-depth instructions at ComeUpForAir. Question: How do you define productivity? how tech savvy? What’s the missing link there?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Your survey may include questions around: Demographics : Age, gender, location, occupation Background: Why are they interested in your cause and what led them to get involved? Only ask questions you cannot find the answers too. She also used to volunteer at a nearby animal shelter in her free time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I'm pleased to present my fourth installment in my interview series with famous video bloggers about video blogging techniques that nonprofits or others might use. When I first started to make video blog posts, I had no idea how much my shooting techniques would impact the amount of time I would have to spend editing. Click to play.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2014

I’m talking about the people who support your nonprofit organization and the mission you so passionately focus on – those who open up their wallets, give their free time, and tell their friends about you. Ask them the questions above. Who are they? What messages resonate with them? How do they demonstrate support?

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Thanks to the generous support of Google, we're able to offer it for free! > > Learn more and register now - Free for Everyone! along with CRM data techniques. We'll answer questions including: > Learn more and register now - Free for Everyone! We'll cover: Principles of Data Tracking.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Feel free to select some additional ones now to complete throughout the rest of the year. Now that we are halfway through 2021, it's time to check in on your progress with your 2021 New Year's Resolutions. As a reminder, here is a list of 70 possible resolutions for leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I’m honored to be part of the Schusterman Philanthropic Network and Jim Joseph Foundation for #NetTalks , a free, five-part webinar series for Jewish professionals who want to tap into the power and potential of alumni networks. I will be presenting a free webinar on January 8 at 2 PM EST. Register here.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Be sure to continuously test different fundraising techniques and messages to see what resonates most with your volunteers. Why Bloomerang After using Bloomerang for two years, Paul answered a few questions about his experience: What do you like best about Bloomerang Volunteer? Use A/B testing to refine your approach. Get yours today.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

While ChatGPT isn’t designed specifically for fundraising, its tools are easy to learn and can be used for free. Chatbots can help you with your donor communications by providing more personalized and detailed responses to your supporters’ questions. It also has paid versions that can offer more tools for your nonprofit to use.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Ask donors questions about themselves, their passions, and their preferences, and savor the opportunity to get to know them better. You can use similar questions to start conversations with donors over the phone or during face-to-face meetings, too. One person can field questions while the other answers them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Feel free to select some additional ones now to complete throughout the rest of the year. Now three months into 2021, it's time to check in on your progress with your 2021 New Year's Resolutions. As a reminder, here is a list of 70 possible resolutions for leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Here I used a classic, simple technique of asking people to share burning questions in small groups and generated a list of the themes/questions with the full group. I’m always relieved when the questions match the content, but you also have to point out where you will go deep and what may not be addressed.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Last year, I added another tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead.

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Care2

DECEMBER 27, 2010

By applying marketing principles and techniques to influence and change attitudes, beliefs and environments to change behavior and achieve good. To learn more about the social marketing approach, download this free, Basics to Social Marketing guide. First, let's start with the basics. Go Beyond The Message.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

When Maddie Grant at Social Fish invited me to do a FREE webinar over at the 365 Engage Community, I was thrilled to have an opportunity to reflect the practice of incorporating social media into instruction. Introduction to six different social media tools and techniques for a planning, delivering, and evaluating a training session.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I've heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Are there certain kinds of institutions that are more well-suited for participatory techniques than others?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

Thanks to support from Google, the entire event is free! Highlight the potential risks of Cloud computing, as well as some risk-management techniques. " This is a great opportunity to get all your cloud questions answered! NTEN will also be streaming the event live. The best part? There will be two tracks. Register now !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions.

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Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2017

Because we know that TechSoup may not be able to answer all of your really specific technology questions, here are some of our favorite sites. Plus, we've got some techniques we recommend that are useful for targeted searches. Search engines like Google and Bing will often be your first stop when you have a question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. Can participants apply the skills?” Use Learning Theory.

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