Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. Networked NGOs and Social Media Integrated Into Organizational Communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences are a great opportunity for industry professionals to hone their skills, network with their peers, and learn innovative new strategies to help their organizations thrive. The goal of the conference is not only to inspire attendees but to equip them with real solutions that they can bring back to their home organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

I spent today at day 1 of the TechSoup Global Summit in Mountain View with two hundred and forty people who work in the TechSoup Global Network around the world, plus other stakeholders. I’ve been involved with TechSoup/Netsquared Network since its inception back six years ago and so it is nice to be part of the narrative arc.

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Global Network Participatory Netsquared 96

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Creative Power of Datamaking Focusing on the action of datamaking opens a world of possibilities for developing knowledge. It can contribute to exchanges and interactions that are at the heart of nonprofit network building. Datamaking can ground processes of joint learning that energize grantee relationships.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 100

The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Each platform has its unique set of uses and capabilities, reaching different kinds of networks. It’s important to consider your audience as well as the different use capabilities of each network when it comes to deciding which kinds of accounts to maintain. Keep in mind good storytelling techniques. billion active users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master.

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Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 132

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2013

I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert facilitators in the room because I not only learn about the content, but also learn some new facilitation techniques. If you are curious about more techniques, I suggest David Staker’s “ Rapid Problem Solving with Post-It Notes.”

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When MySpace and Friendster first came on the scene opening the door to Web 2, nonprofits couldn’t fathom that one day they would be hiring for “Social Media Managers”. A couple of decades later a quick search on Idealist.org turns up over 2000 current jobs and tons of nonprofit social media professionals on networks like Nonprofit.ist.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The factors determining how engaged a donor is will vary from organization to organization, but engaged donors are typically the ones most responsive to your messages, most likely to attend events, the first to volunteer, and proud to share your mission within their networks. These techniques can help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. Then students complete exercises, either in small groups or solo.

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Learning Classroom Classes Student 84

AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

To help you out, here are 4 of the best hybrid event ideas from around the world: 1) Ebere Akadiri’s Unique Hybrid Networking. While attendees cannot chat during a presentation, this new format opens up new networking possibilities, creating more, and possibly deeper engagements with one another. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

The concepts around connectivity and leadership were synergistic with the concept of networked leadership that Allison Fine and I wrote about in the Networked Nonprofit , published in several years before. It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. The goal is not to hoard it but to channel it.

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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. ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. I use weekly reviews and look-ahead rituals as well as the 18-Minutes A Day Reflection Technique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I don’t set goals, but use the themes to guide the type of work I will take on, what I want to write about on my blog as well as my professional reading and professional development. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I look for patterns.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It’s too easy to drop parts of your imaginary plan, shift others, and back off your goals because you don’t feel like following through. In other words, only add a fundraising activity to your plan because it moves you closer to your goal. Set specific goals. Then set quarterly goals and monthly goals to keep you on track.

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Fundraising Money Raise Doc 124

AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

And now that things are starting to open back up, expect more hybrid events, or p artially in-person events. After all, you want to go to an event to see your friends and network. Host one-on-one mixers, coffee chats, or speed-dating-style sessions to boost engagement and networking opportunities.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

And now that things are starting to open back up, expect more hybrid events, or p artially in-person events. After all, you want to go to an event to see your friends and network. Host one-on-one mixers, coffee chats, or speed-dating-style sessions to boost engagement and networking opportunities.

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Experiment Marketing Strategy Virtual 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

While it may take time to open up those donation pipelines, put every effort early on behind your fundraising efforts. Study good grant writing techniques and apply what you learn to as many as you can. Use crowdfunding to crowdsource your early goals. Use your organic networks. Here are some tips: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

The idea is simple – by open sourcing her materials, she hopes to inspire more colleges to incorporate courses on philanthropy in their curriculum. at Stanford two years ago. At the time, I was working on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” with co-author KD Paine. The goals for the Giving 2.0

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Giving Philanthropy Teach Student 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Brennan shared some of the core techniques of developmental evaluation which included: 1. These techniques are often applied to measuring social media and networks and making sense of the data. Systems are non-linear, complex, and dynamic. But on the other hand, traditional evaluation models are: Focused on model testing.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

But it isn’t enough to have a rough idea of messaging, an incomplete timeline, some scheduled tweets, and an arbitrary fundraising goal. Ready, set, goals! It should contain purposeful actions that aim to achieve specific fundraising goals from a diversified group of sources, and be data-driven from start to finish.

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

Here’s how it works, according to their recent Facebook and Tumblr posts: The Nature Conservancy has used photo contests to crowdsource photos from its network through social media in the post, as far back as 2008 when it ran a contest on Flickr. There are some obvious benefits: Engaging its network beyond the like on Facebook.

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Conservancy Contest Examples Congo 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. Pick a campaign and platform to experiment with integrating social fundraising , but build your network and get organized first.

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Community Giving Fundraising Contest 109

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

Here are some reflections about how we used crowdsourcing techniques for a very fast-moving campaign and lessons learned that may apply to your work. Lesson #1: Design an action and invitation that’s doable and interesting – while focused on your goal. And we wanted it to be easy to do – write a blog post!

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Case Study Studies Action Doc 180

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2015

Methods and Metrics for Assessing Civic Tech, Guest post by Anne Whatley, Network Impact. The Network Impact team spent 18 months consulting with civic tech thought leaders and offering technical assistance to Knight Foundation grantees focused on assessing the impact of their technologies.

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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. The networking conference was an opportunity for participants from different countries to share their lessons learned and network with one another.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 100

Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

One major gift-size donation can be the difference between meeting your fundraising goal and not. Major donor prospecting is a research technique used by fundraisers to uncover donor data that will help determine giving capacity and willingness to donate. Due to their size, major gifts can be game-changers for fundraising teams.

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Gift Strategy Raise Database 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

After a ten minute break, participants will have the option of joining one of four break out sessions: Listening/Engaging ; Storytelling ; Generating Buzz ; Online Networking. Experience a variety of social web tools that are essential in listening/engaging, storytelling, generating buzz, and online networking. Online Networking.

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Digg Storytelling Social Media Channel 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The skills that we are focusing on are “networked leadership” skills both online and offline and working with self and working with others. Don’t Put People on the Defensive : Instead of “Did you make your sales goal?” 6: Ask clarifying, open-ended questions when the other person pauses. Reflective Listening Techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

This second post shares some insights from the planning sessions for E-Mediat project, a networked approach to capacity building for NGOs in Social Media in the Middle East. (For “Beth’s Blog&# translates into Open House! For context, read my earlier post ). Watching Chris model visual facilitation was inspiring.

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Online Learning Process Design Site 94

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

The goals changed. So it’s finding that common ground of this is what our goal is. So I can see your point and are you open to hearing my perspective? Anything from a new approach, to a technique, to information, insights, you’re offering your emotional intelligence. The leadership changed.

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People Community Video Podcast 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Social and Mobile Staff.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2017

With so many potential connections and over 104 social media networks, utilizing this powerful communication channel to support your campaign or event may feel overwhelming. Commit only to a certain number of social networks that you’re going to be able to manage well. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are for social networking.

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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. The design is a description of how you will use the time slots – goals, content, instructional activities, materials, technology, documentation, and evaluation.

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

This concept can be applied to effective social media — having social media be both strategic, laddering up to your program or communication goals as well as using the tools effectively. My opening framework breaks down the strategy into strategy blocks. I urge people to think of the chunks and then the tools.

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