sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. People at the heart of issues know the histories, the networks, the actors, the previous failures, and more. Those at the top decide. In recent years, that model is being challenged.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

Networked Nonprofit: Care2 Webinar. Join Allison Fine and me on June 21st at 1-2 PM PST/4-5 PM EST for the launch of The Networked Nonprofit published by Jossey-Bass. One of the topics was “How to understand social networks through social network analysis and mapping techniques.&# I thought I’d expand on it here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute published a new report called “ Connected Citizens &# that looks at the impact of networks on communities, and asks, what do these emerging networks mean for community change? The report asks a number of impact questions related to networked citizens and the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2014

Earlier this week, a mixed crowd of entrepreneurs, investors, start ups, nonprofits, social activists, and others came together for the inaugural conference on Catalyzing the Sharing Economy defined as the use of networked, mobile, information technology to share goods and services. Think AirBNB and Uber, but it is much more than that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

Guest blogger, Patti Anklam , author of Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World , explores the role of organizational leadership in a network world. This post is part of a series of articles exploring topics related to network leadership hosted by Leadership for a New Era (LNE).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. LinkedIn Pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2015

Your professional network is your greatest asset no matter what stage you are in your nonprofit career, whether you are an emerging leader or an acknowledged thought leader in your industry or somewhere in between. I like to balance two different approaches to professional networking, strategic and serendipitous.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Every membership program needs a structure that appeals to its intended audience. Membership Models: The What and Why A membership model is an organizational structure where a nonprofit offers a valuable set of benefits in exchange for a recurring membership fee. Often, members can join for a nominal fee or for free!

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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. The description: Using Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

2009 - Connected Action - Marc Smith - Social Media Network Analysis View more presentations from Marc Smith. In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

However, research has shown that through the regular implementation of a succession planning cycle, organizations are actually able to more efficiently run day-to-day operations vs. those that do not spend the time assessing their current structure. Recommendations. Collaboration. One team = one dream! Scholarships are available.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. Networking can be second nature to those raised in that environment, but completely alien to others. Lack of board representation There’s a lack of diversity on nonprofit boards.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2022

The structure the committee provides also makes succession planning easier in the long run. You can also use your event committee to generate buy-in from your community by leveraging your volunteers’ networks. Start by determining your event structure and the positions you need. Networking. The sooner the better!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

Thought leaders drive conversations – online and off, influence others, and shape perceptions in their field. CEOs are seen as experts on your brand, social change issues, and programs, thus their opinions are extremely valuable and trusted by the people in their networks. If your nonprofit’s executive director or CEO a thought leader?

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

This campaign was structured as a registration with fundraising event, which encourages event attendees to also fundraise on top of their event registration. If you chose not to hit the waves with your pup, you could sign up as a non-participant fundraiser and invite your network to help you raise money.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In all settings, the greatest responsibility lies with those of us who are privileged to hold a position with power, influence, and the ears of decision-makers. This could be applied at networking events, speaking events, meetings, new team introductions, and more. Amplify the voices of others. You toot the horn for other women!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Ivan Boothe pointed me over to a blog post by Lina with an intriguing tweet " Transmedia activism with a co-creation network." Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. She also points to some funding sources.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

While annual giving allows donors to contribute to something important to them in the present, planned gifts in the form of cash, property, or assets like stocks and bonds can influence an organization for years or decades to come. Here are additional benefits of implementing a planned giving program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. As community leaders, they can influence how an organization is perceived in the community. They can: Ask their networks to financially support the organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Still, understanding your audience is the foundation of all other design strategies and directly influences the success or failure of a website. Once your website is designed and structured according to this technique, it becomes easier to update it when those needs change by asking these questions: Which tasks don’t apply anymore?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2009

I've been re-reading Patti Anklam's book, Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World which covers the many different forms of networks and how they work. It covers different models for purpose, structure, style, value creation, design, leadership, and change management.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

how much influence does it have? We need to free up knowledge in order to have healthier networks to work with. Structure emerges with content – not the other way around. Where does km sit within in the org?

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Although not bad behavior per se, it’s at least gauche to ask others to financially support a cause that you don’t—and part of being a board member means generating funds through networking. The governance structure of our housing program required that each of our 12 Section 811 HUD properties had to be corporations and have their own boards.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

With the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Success Pack , they plan to track and manage relationships and interactions with constituents across all regions, allowing them to develop local leadership, build a diverse network of local groups that campaign with impact, and connect partners across the climate movement and social justice movement.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Millennials have melded tried-and-true activist methods with social media – organizing, driving awareness and influencing others’ behavior with a rapidity and to a degree that surpasses even the biggest philanthropist. They use all tools available to them – whether traditional or new – to influence the issues and causes they care about.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

What were structures in places at the time? . To look at design’s diversity problem without discussing current and former power structures is to ignore the root causes and only treat the symptoms. Many people can’t afford the things we make, and our imagined users are molded by our biases and current power structures.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Our CEO recently attended the Communications Network 2010 Conference. His commentary was first posted on the Communications Network blog. Hey – foundations used to be nervous about social networking, too! " Tags: Influence Collaboration Communication. We are now cross posting it here to share with our readers.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Many of these factors are beyond nonprofits’ ability and the global impact economy to influence. They keep it in structures that serve each platform and compel software developers to build integrations and connections (or not) so that their independent companies can sell in multiple markets. Maybe this is OK.

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AccelEvents

JULY 6, 2021

Others find social media marketing and influencer marketing to be effective. . Virtual event platforms come with additional features like an event app, integrations with social networks, and built-in event registration, making organization and planning far easier. . The most effective event promotion strategy is split.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” There are also governance implications with new expectations for transparency and new norms of accountability given the growing influence of rating intermediaries like Great Nonprofits and Charity Navigator. If you want to dig into more of this thinking, I suggest you get a copy of Lucy’s toolkits for nonprofit leaders.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 31, 2018

Organizations need a structured and effective way of following their grants throughout the grant's lifecycle so they can easily manage this revenue stream and track these funds in the same place as major gifts and other sources of revenue. With our tools you can tap into that influence.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 9, 2021

Depending on the industry you are in, the level of marketing your summit can handle, and the virtual event platform that you use, your online summit has the power to increase revenue drastically, grow brand awareness, provide meaningful (and lucrative) networking connections, and support broader business goals and marketing campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Steve MacLaughlin, publisher of Connections For a while now I've been talking with a lot of nonprofits about using social media and social networking in their organizations. Don't use the same thinking, structures, or processes as you did with Web 1.0. Hope from the Hype So why does social networking matter?

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Share your organization’s mission, who you serve, the influence your organization has on its audience(s), and the role it plays in the larger conversation around your issue area. Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2012

” It is a key theme in our book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” We have a blogger/influencer resource kit built already where you can grab pictures, pre-drafted tweet, Twibbons, and other good stuff. So what do you think? Is WOM referral a right metric for small acts?

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

The first place to start with organizational change is with your closest sphere of influence as a grantmaker—you! That’s where workplace wellness consultants, experienced mental health and wellness staff, and strong peer networks come in. Pause and refill your own cup.

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