Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I know this sounds like extra work, but keeping a journal can help you remember exactly what worked really well or what you’d like to tweak or improve the next round. I was chatting with Dana Nelson from GiveMN , one of the longest running giving days who tell me she and her team are always “writing it down as they go.”

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Candid

MARCH 12, 2024

His statement resonated with me because it reflected all that PEAK Grantmaking worked to do last year: moving from scarcity mindsets to mindsets of abundance—putting possibilities at the center of our approach to our mission instead of limitations. “The mistakes you make, you make in front of the world.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

From an article on 2024’s SEO trends by Rosey Bowring: “Angie Nikoleychuk, Content Marketing Manager at Search Engine Journal says that we can partially blame AI for the sudden surge of low-effort and low-value content online. Highlight authentic stories: Share real-life examples of the impact your nonprofit has made.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

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. Do you keep a journal?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

I want to keep a one-sentence journal, a technique developed by habit change guru Gretchen Rubin. The thought of writing a personal journal was daunting to me, so the idea of writing one sentence a day was very appealing. Perhaps I can incorporate this into my morning routine. There are also ten year versions.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

It's that time of year when many of us reflect on the work we've accomplished over the year. TIME Magazine reflected and determined this was the year of "The Protester." On our Facebook page , our community is reflecting on their technology accomplishments. The content?

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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. 2) 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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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact.

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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. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. What gave me joy?

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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 call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Year in Review.

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sgEngage

MAY 22, 2023

By making a schedule of upcoming responsibilities—such as finalizing payroll, inputting data like donations and payments, and posting journal entries—the finance team can ensure that no due dates or other tasks are missed and can even utilize the schedule to delegate tasks across the team.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection. External assessments researched by Hartman and Dhanda examine the “compatibility of prospective partners, a commitment to clear and well-informed mutual goals, and the monitoring and measuring of the impact throughout its lifecycle.” Measure and share impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you? Year in Review.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

This reality likely disproportionately impacted midlife individuals. Michael Clinton Recently, Michael shared these additional insights with us: Question: Had the pandemic not caused "The Great Pause," what percentage of people do you believe would not have engaged in the self-reflection you mention in the book?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

For the 40 days leading up to my birthday I created a 4-part daily practice of moving, reflecting, playing and connecting. For the 40 days leading up to my birthday, I picked one thing to do each day that engaged my body, mind, heart and soul: moving, reflecting, playing and connecting. By the end of my 40 days I felt energized.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The NTEN Book Club, organized by Lauren McKown and Kai Williams, hosted a video chat this week.This month they have been reading The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout and discussing it in the NTEN online community. Workplace Productivity and Well Being .

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Candid

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But, if you have trouble getting to it, it can severely limit the impact of the content. And, select Transparency Talk articles that share individual funder learning journeys remain available on the Candid Learning for Funders Learning Journal. The information can be highly relevant and compelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I didn’t get a chance to attend many sessions because I was in Atlanta a short-term, but I am grateful for the wiki journal report by Kathy Reich from the Packard Foundation her key takeaways. The downside to virtual presenting is that you don’t get to see your friends face-to-face !

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This reality likely disproportionately impacted midlife individuals. Michael Clinton Today, Michael shares these additional insights with us: Question: Had the pandemic not caused "The Great Pause," what percentage of people do you believe would not have engaged in the self-reflection you mention in the book?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

The book provides a theory, practice, and framework on reflection as related to professional development. One simple way to begin is to start keeping a keeping a reflection journal. I’ve been doing this for years focused on areas of training delivery practice, but it not a daily discipline. Share feedback?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

This reality likely disproportionately impacted midlife individuals. Michael Clinton Today, Michael shares these additional insights with us: Question: Had the pandemic not caused "The Great Pause," what percentage of people do you believe would not have engaged in the self-reflection you mention in the book?

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Life New York Delicious Reflection 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2016

The topic of habit change is something that Aliza Sherman and I researched and experimented with as we wrote “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout ” over the last year. Habit change research was one of our favorite rabbit holes to explore. The Importance of Accountability and Habit Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2017

Part of the workshop includes an assessment and reflection about the causes of stress in the nonprofit workplace. Perfectionism is the enemy of learning and ultimately of getting improved impact. Keep a new ideas journal and don’t feel like a failure if you don’t implement everything. Prioritize your well-being.

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sgEngage

JULY 19, 2021

The community benefit reports your organization produces don’t reflect these sponsorships, even if the recipient organization falls within your priority areas. States , journals , and professional associations declared racism a public health emergency. The CFO will be able to find budget for a much-needed community grant program.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2021

This will lead to a starting point that will create DEI strategies to ensure impact. Reflect on past efforts. Now that the organization has selected a task force, engaged with a consultant/facilitator, had discussions about terms and ideologies, and reflected on past efforts, it’s time to create an action plan. Where to start?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

In a recent study published in the Journal of Business Research , a brand is defined as “a name, term, sign, drawing, or any combinations of these, that serve to identify a firm’s goods and services and differentiate them from those of competitors.” Journal of Business Research , 65(5), 701-707. [3] Research done by Venable et al.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been designing curriculum and materials and facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. It’s a pilot project supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

Last week I attended the DoGoodData Conference in Chicago where I learned an incredible amount about the human side of data – themes like data visualization, data informed culture, using data for impact, and more. I filled my journal with pages of notes, to dos, and inspiration for year long professional learning for myself.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2022

Today’s donors want to know their resources are making an impact. Nonprofit organizations need to show their impact clearly and confidently, but manual processes and multiple data sources often get in the way. At worst, bad data can obscure your organization’s impact and cause you to lose funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In my new book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , co-authored with Aliza Sherman, we lay out the symptoms and causes of burnout and the remedies through deliberate self-care. I logged my sleep hours, but I also kept a journal to record my mood, ability to concentrate and personal productivity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

I have a regular morning routine when not traveling – to read one article, listen to a podcast or view a video related to the topics in my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , and write about it – either on my blog or in a journal. What techniques do you use to keep focused and productive?

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Read the full interview with our experts to get answers to questions nonprofit leaders may ask about employee burnout, such as: How has COVID-19 impacted employee burnout and individual stress management? The work we need to do can’t get done if burnout is taking over and those impacted in the foster care system feel that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo kindly offered to share this guest post to reflect on on the findings. These volunteers engage journalists at local newspapers, radio and TV stations to exponentially scale up Greenpeace’s visibility and impact in Germany. You can download the complete report here.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The impact that this one report could make is momentous. As my internship ended several weeks ago, I’ve reflected on lessons learned over the last 6 months, chief among them a sensitivity to how data gets handled and the importance of flexibility in this line of work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

The disorder was identified in this study, “ The Extended iSelf: The Impact of iPhone Separation on Cognition, Emotion, and Physiology ” published in Journal of Computer-Mediated Communications. It is a amazing how a short walk in the woods, a park, or other natural area can make you feel good. It isn’t a joke.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2011

its mission will directly or indirectly impact youth. In order to provide the best support to youth in diverse communities, I’d like to encourage nonprofit professionals to reflect on an important aspect of youth and human development: ethnic identity. Journal of Counseling Psychology , 58 1, 42-60. ^ [5] Supple, A.J.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

For example, keeping a journal of what you consume and taking incremental steps towards reducing it so it becomes a lifestyle change. I know for myself that a return to keeping visual journals on paper and drawing with magic markers has been incredibly useful in this area.

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