Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2017

Recently, I was invited to participate in a staff “Lunch and Learn,” by Connor Diemand-Yauman , CEO of Philanthropy University , about building a culture of wellbeing in the nonprofit workplace and capacity building. This is a common challenge for many nonprofits. Is mindfulness a theme that is important to your nonprofit?

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

We took the process from greeting the fundraising volunteer at your door all the way to helping them connect with your mission, and quite a lot between. Help Them Get to Know the Program. Why do all this if you’re just having somebody spoon green beans onto a lunch tray? Your Program Volunteers.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Understanding who gives, why, and when can help your nonprofit make more sensitive and inclusive appeals at the close of the calendar year. Symbols and language to make your appeal more Kwanzaa-inclusive: Candle-lighting is central to Kwanzaa, in the colors of red, green, and black. billion in contributions on Giving Tuesday alone.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

A Boston University student told Input that photo dumps are a “personal scrapbook,” saying, “posting what I want takes stress and pressure out of posting on social media.” It’s entertaining and “unhinged” —you don’t know what that silly green bird is going to do next. Sure, it’s a curated post, but it’s meant to look low-effort.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Before joining the Ford Foundation, McGruder served as COO of New York Public Radio (NYPR), where she led daily operations and strategic planning for WNYC Radio, WNYC Studios, WQXR, Gothamist.com, and The Greene Space. She holds a BA from Howard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The Florida Botanical Gardens is an oasis of green in one of the state’s most densely populated counties. He imagined that he would work with plants, instead, he’s working with people to help them understand and appreciate the rich native flora of Florida. Adding an ATM helped, but not as well as hoped.

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MAY 9, 2023

It’s the hub that helps you manage your donors’ activities. It helps you get to know your donors on a deeper level and track details that are important to your organization. It helped us provide resources for X number of beneficiaries.” Donor Databases: A donor database is the biggest part of your CRM.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

When the follower taps an answer it either turns red or green based on whether or not it was the right answer. The nonprofit industry is exactly where Sarah belongs as she considers her truest passion, helping others. This is a great way to teach your followers about topics relating to your mission or test their knowledge.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

For the Professional Social Media class I teach at Sonoma State University , I created an exercise designed to help folks practice both content creation and looking at metrics. Using the dots, they will indicate if they would "Like" (blue), "Share" (yellow), or "Comment" (green) on the post.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2017

How the Funder Can Help (specific project and cost). Funders are increasingly willing to talk by phone and can help you shape your request. Rory Green — Make Sure the Guidelines are Clear. Associate Director of Advancement at Simon Fraser University). Claire Axelrad — Use a 4-Step Framework for the Proposal.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

Have you ever thought about starting a green cafe? When the WorldChanging SF bloggers had their first face-to-face meeting there, I asked Chris if he would do an e-interview with me about how he started the cafe, what makes it green and how other people can start their own green cafes. Create a business plan. Secure financing.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Assistant director John Kilma told us: "We get a ton of usage on our public PCs, and the RCI program is going to help us continue to provide this valuable service to our community." Green IT greentech Recycled and Refurbished Computers' Refurbished equipment is also more affordable than new equipment. We Thank You.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2018

Wealthy donors tend to give more to larger nonprofits such as universities, hospitals, and arts and cultural groups. A policy that was introduced but not passed was the universal tax credit, H.R. 3988, The Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017. What did not get passed?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

If you have a donor management system, such as Bloomerang or Little Green Light , you can easily pull a list of donors and prospects. You can find new donor prospects by booking speaking engagements at community groups, clubs, churches, universities, anywhere you think you can find people who will be interested in your work.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Help take some of this stress away by auctioning off concert tickets for famous acts coming through town. Travel-related live auction items People often attend auctions to discover unique experiences or opportunities that help them check off bucket list items. Throw in a few travel mugs so supporters can take their coffee on the go!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here are signs your work may be in the danger (red) or caution (yellow) zone, rather than full speed ahead (green) zone: Your budget has stayed the same for quite some time, or it has shrunk. You can sponsor and share research that may help with many of the world’s problems. First, assess where you are.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 9, 2019

Offering creative benefits can help when there are budget limitations. Kristin Harvey is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. However, it is important to be forthcoming from the start about compensation limitations. Recruitment.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Her background is in community organizing, strategic campaigning and legislative campaigns, having previously worked with Green Corps, the White Earth Land Recovery Project, and the American Community Gardening Association. com where he helps hundreds of nonprofits connect with donors and supporters online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Like I did for my first book, my royalties will be donated to the Sharing Foundation to support their education program that helps young Cambodians go to college. The money will help to support Keo Savon, a young Cambodian who is a civil engineering major in her second year at the University and that I have made a commitment to support.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Their goal is to help reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal and planetary health. If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. ? Mixed Greens with Green Apples, Beets and Pistachios from Vegan Holiday Kitchen. You can see past Meatless Monday posts by clicking here.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2015

I'm thrilled to say that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Cary Creative Center , or "C3," an organization working to save materials from the landfill by turning them into beautiful art. Creative Reuse: A Universal Language.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2013

Maybe they did some good while they were working with a community, but when the organizations left, the communities or groups they helped were unable to “sustain” the program because they were not taught exactly how to sustain it. Like this article? Get another!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2011

for key words to help users to search the site to find things that interest them. A good in-depth description of how Voluntweeters works and what it can do can be found in this case study (PDF) of its response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake by Kate Starbird and Leysia Palen from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Former NFL All-Pro and now one of the most in-demand motivational speakers and trainers, Eason provides you the four-step, real-world, game plan to help you reach your goals (declarations) and to play your A-game. How to leave behind those who don’t help you move forward. Practice has to be the center of your universe.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Karma411 : Karma411 focuses on “People-to-People” Fundraising which means that nonprofits can not only run their own online appeals through the site, but can encourage their supporters to do the same and directly ask their friends, colleagues, and family members to help support the cause on their behalf. www.karma411.com.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

The software applications WordQ + SpeakQ provide writing assistance and speech recognition help for people with disabilities, new language learners, and those who are learning literacy. It's also worth noting that TechSoup has just launched a first set of AT applications thanks to goQ Software. Additional Technology Resources.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

" It's essential that nonprofits are not only at the table, but that the social sector be a leader in helping to establish the way this new, monetized-sharing economy works. One example of this (there are many others) came from Veena Dubal, a civil rights attorney and labor researcher at University of California Berkeley.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

But with increased testing and heightened security, and many other demands on schools and teachers today, are gardens just a green frill, or are they a good use of a school’s time and money? In 2013, the Food Bank partnered with the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to begin the measurement process.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Former NFL All-Pro and now one of the most in-demand motivational speakers and trainers, Eason provides you the four-step, real-world, game plan to help you reach your goals (declarations) and to play your A-game. How to leave behind those who don’t help you move forward. Practice has to be the center of your universe.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

We''re excited to announce our Green Sponsors for the 14NTC! We''re happy to have them as part of the NTC, and as a partner to help reduce the waste and carbon emissions that go along with putting on this event. This year''s Green Sponsors are: Confluence. Confluence''s Commitment to Going Green. Engaging Networks.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

The second section of the study addresses indicators for financial and programmatic decision-making with some helpful data for CEOs and CFOs who appear to be the primary financial decision-makers, especially in the mid-size and larger nonprofits. Professional-in-Residence at the Lodestar Center is to help bridge academia and practice.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

Matt demonstrated the ease of using Food Scores to help consumers make healthier choices when shopping. The green, yellow, and red colors allow consumers to immediately view a product's level of concern in each of the categories. The website features a helpful app tutorial slideshow demonstrating how to install and use the app.

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 18, 2018

We turned to CFO Paul Konigstein for help with the important issue of engaging with financials this week – thanks for the very practical and terrific advice, as always, Paul! A $1 million community group may have limited personnel and need four weeks to close the month, while a large university may only need a few days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

That is where the Blue Key Champion strategy came in; to bring on board US-based bloggers who are active online, and cause-passionate, to help spread the word and, hopefully, get more keys ordered. That will help to keep them energized, which all helps in getting you closer to achieving your end goals. Why important?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2011

This piece is part of an occasional series we do at GreenTech to profile leaders in the Green IT field. publication, Green IT For Dummies. There are now many general books on green IT, but Green IT For Dummies remains one of the most readable and practical introductions to the field for people in small and medium sized offices.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Former NFL All-Pro and now one of the most in-demand motivational speakers and trainers, Eason provides you the four-step, real-world, game plan to help you reach your goals (declarations) and to play your a-game. How to leave behind those who don’t help you move forward. Practice has to be the center of your universe.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2016

Instead of just asking for an email address, explain WHY you want that piece of information, ie: “We would love to know your email address because we want to send you updates on how your donation is helping kitties,” or “We’d like to know your birthday because we want to celebrate it!” Find Donor Interests.

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