Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush. 1: Make Time Everyday for Reflection: Keep a Journal. The first step is self-awareness and that happens through tracking and observing yourself in work situations that trigger stress. One way to do this is to build in some reflection time into your day and maintain a journal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Flickr Photo by PCSO900. It is really hard to carve out time to take a step back and reflect on what has gone well, what hasn’t, and what to do next. In 2007, Vikki Spruill attended a seminar hosted by the Packard Foundation with Clay Shirky and came away both scared and excited about his ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Photo by Eric Janssen. Learn more tips and how to apply them to your team at my upcoming virtual workshop, Self-Care for Nonprofit Leaders During a Pandemic , on Friday, November 6 and hosted by Candid. I love this idea for reducing zoom fatigue and techno stress. He made them do it. Too often we don’t do it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by AnEye4Pictures. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. – Guest post by Stefan Lanfer.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

By taking advantage of more traditional methods as well as leveraging social media and peer-to-peer fundraising best practices, you’ll be on your way to hosting a winning event! Start planning early and secure your venue, date, and speakers, and you’ll be on your way to hosting a successful gala! Update your social media.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Once you’ve set your goals, you can start thinking about what type of fundraiser you should be hosting. Hosting an auction is a fun way to get your guests involved in the fundraising process. Depending on the type of fundraiser you plan to host, you’ll need to figure out what tools are necessary to boost your campaign’s success.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Follow these best practices to prepare your volunteers: Host an orientation session: Some volunteers you recruit might be unfamiliar with your nonprofit’s projects and activities, so it’s important to cover everything from your values to your strategic plan for the future.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Host a selfie contest encouraging visitors to snap pics with their preferred objects or in their favorite spaces, . Photo Credit: Devon Rose Turner, Natural History Museum, London. . Repost their photo(s) (with permission and appropriate credit), . Plan a treasure hunt with clues offered via social media channels. . .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2015

Photo by Jim Nickerson. I just returned from my 15 consecutive Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN! Photo by Jim Nickerson. The slides and resources from the session can be found here. We, as the presenters, stood or walked for the whole session.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Pro Tip: Make sure to include high-quality product photos and detailed descriptions. Define your mission, vision, and values: Your branding should always reflect the mission, vision, and values of your organization. Choose a color palette that reflects the personality of your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Can participants apply the skills?”

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

This is not actually a photo from the dialogue series. We refrained from taking photos, because we wanted to foster an atmosphere of candor and comfort as grantors and grantees engaged in conversation about a difficult topic. However, it is a favorite photo from another recent Tech Networks of Boston event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The Plenary content was a creative jigsaw puzzle, a creative collaboration curated by Derek Humphries and hosted by Marcelo Iniarra , from Argentina. Marcelo asked the audience to reflect on what inspires them and to write it down on a card that was placed on their seats. IFC2014 best ever entrance for a plenary session.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? Start writing weekly or monthly blog posts to generate fresh content. Direct Mail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Note from Beth: Yesterday, I was the honored guest at a Google Hangout hosted by the Packard Foundation to celebrate the work that I have done over the last five years as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. It was wonderful to see colleagues in the room and online, reflect on the work, and talk about next steps.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

I host dating games. The lead photo on this post is from a project I saw when I visited last spring. We hosted a dinner party for diverse museum people, made pancakes, and reconnected at the end of long days. I found this idea really powerful. Our curator writes labels about licking the art. We dance out our bad times.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

There are many benefits to hosting an auction online. Hosting an auction online extends your reach beyond an in-person event. And with its connection to Qgiv, you can easily track and nurture your volunteer fundraisers and host a successful online auction event. Use photos and videos. Online Auction Site Best Practices.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

Or that we take a group photo together at the end of the day. This past weekend, in conjunction with our exhibition about Ze Frank's current participatory project, A Show , we hosted " Ze Frank Weekend "--a quickie summer camp of workshops, activities, presentations, and lots of hugging.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 28, 2022

What photos or images best reflect our impact on our mission? If you’re hosting a virtual campaign, simply apply this suggestion to shops around the physical location of your organization. To get supporters excited about joining your event and helping you raise funds, you need a powerful story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Maybe next week we'll see photos from BarCampBlock ? Maybe next week we'll see photos from BarCampBlock ?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

So, if you have a team of people who are willing to sustain a few paper cuts in the quest to provide people with prettily-wrapped packages, consider hosting a gift-wrapping fundraiser to help gift givers out this holiday season. Host a serve-a-thon. Host this event as part of a holiday party. Hot chocolate stand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Zen. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. Besides creating the conditions for grantees to be more successful, making these changes just might free up time to spend on learning and reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Since were are on the Mediterranean Sea, I did the final reflective exercise as a walk on the beach. I got to perfect it when I taught master classes and workshops for NGOs and activists in New Zealand and Australia. Photo by Gary Clark. I also designed and facilitated a nonprofit leadership institute at Pepperdine University.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

During the event we took full advantage of the Summit's virtual presence to post session notes, encourage ongoing collaboration and discussion with discussion boards, blog entries, and live chat, and to feature conference media such as podcasts, video montages, and photos. Use media to your advantage.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2021

Hosting online Racial Affinity Spaces during NTC and creating a private online Racial Affinity group that exists year-round. We updated our equity statement and values to reflect our belief that an organizational goal is to strive towards liberation for our communities. Alt Text for images/photos. Captioning.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Place photos and videos on your GivingTuesday page to illustrate your goal and why it matters. QR CODE TIPS: When choosing a service to create and host your QR code, make sure the code won’t expire before GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday is a day for giving back, and your campaign should reflect that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

Here’s a few reflections about presenting remotely in locations outside of the US. Of course, nothing beats the experience of actually being there! So, it was fun to see the photos of the recycled water bottles and beach breaks. Photo by Be Chandra. The theme for the training was “ Data, Data.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Photo by Aaron Schmidt. Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. How to set aside time for reflection and learning. How to create systems for accessing knowledge resources that foundation staff will use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

Stephen Blyth, a nonprofit capacity builder who I met when I keynoted Connecting Up in 2008, hosted my trip to NZ and arranged for this workshop to take place on Makaurau Marae which is the land of Maori. When learners enter the room, I ask them to reflect on their “burning question” or why did they want to take this workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

The photo above was taken at last night's TechSoup Mixed Reality Event. TechSoup's Virtual Office space was pretty busy last night, hosting an earlier mixed reality event in Cambridge and SL , featuring Pathfinder Linden , head of educational activities for SL. Here's a few reflections from people in the room.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 24, 2012

If you know of a place that might like to host a TCCB gathering/workshop in the Bay Area and beyond, let me know in the comments, or email me at britt AT brittbravo DOT com. You can see more photos and reflections from the workshop on the blog Not Merely Living and on Room of Her Own. Thanks again for the class yesterday.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Silent auctions can be hosted in-person or virtually, meaning participants can bid for prized items from the comfort of their homes. Because of the auction logistics, from where it’ll be hosted to what items need to be procured, it is more difficult to host a successful silent auction fundraiser on a whim.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2010

Moving to this new blog put me in a reflective mood. In April, 2003, I started blogging on my [link] in April, 2003 soon after Six Apart launched its TypePad hosting service. One feature is that my photo in the side bar will change according to different themes, so stay tuned). 3129: Total Posts. 7641: Total Comments.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

This month brings three examples of museums hosting meetups for online communities: On 8.6.08, the Computer History Museum (Silicon Valley, CA) hosted a Yelp! They left and wrote over 100 positive reviews of the evening, 12 positive reviews of the museum, and shared over 300 photos of their revels on Flickr. Number of views?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

A different kind of reflection is accomplished face-to-face than you can achieve behind a computer screen. You can find an event to attend on our website TweetsGiving.org , volunteer to host a gratitude party (it’s not too late!) How can people get involved?

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

A different kind of reflection is accomplished face-to-face than you can achieve behind a computer screen. You can find an event to attend on our website TweetsGiving.org , volunteer to host a gratitude party (it’s not too late!) How can people get involved?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

What video hosting platforms support cell phones? Here's where the coffee cup photos enter. The coffee cup photos show that it is important not only to photograph the object, but to consider the space around the object. I'm going to the Cambodian Blogger Summit in a few weeks.

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