Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 17, 2011

Guest Beneblog by Patrick Ball, Jeff Klingner, and Kristian Lum After the earthquake in Haiti, Ushahidi organized a centralized text messaging system to allow people to inform others about people trapped under damaged buildings and other humanitarian crises. Kristian Lum has analyzed data from the same sources that the JRC team used.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

This article goes beyond basic strategies and delves into advanced techniques for effectively engaging board members in fundraising activities. Here is a sample board skills assessment: Board Member Information What is your name? What is your position on the board? How long have you been a member of the board?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The most reliable way for nonprofits to increase digital engagement is to test different techniques and messages with your own audience to determine what they respond to best, and follow the results. Take note of the type of theme and messaging that your list responds to and use this to inform future campaigns.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Use this information internally and share it freely during your search. . We strongly recommend this technique because unconscious bias can frequently lead us to give preference to people who might not necessarily be the best match, such as: The person we really want to drink coffee with. You’ll find some sample matrices here.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

The downloadable spreadsheet includes a sample, along with a blank template for you to use for your own plan. You want to evaluate this information to help you determine what the return on investment is for running these activities. So, let’s touch some more on these fundraising techniques.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

At its most basic level, storytelling is a way to convey facts, information, history and experience from one person, the teller, to another, the listener, but it goes deeper than that. Make nonprofit storytelling conversational and informal. Keep practicing and refining your technique. But do you really understand it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Beth Kanter, “ Data Informed. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Alliance Magazine, September 2012.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The right volunteer management software can make this even easier, organizing volunteer hours into manageable dashboards and showing you important information about your schedule, such as open slots, overlaps, and recurring schedules, all in one screen. Make profiles for each volunteer. Personal interests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.”

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Fortunately, much of this information is likely to exist already. You may also want to include any notable moments in the nonprofit’s history, changes in mission or vision, strategic partnerships, and other information you consider relevant to the campaign. Check your organization’s website, recent RFPs, grant proposals, etc.

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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. How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

AI processes information and makes decisions using algorithms and data. Do we actually “invent” or are our inventions the result of cumulative information and experience? Here’s a sample of the options on Coursera. NLP techniques can be used to understand and generate text, translate, and perform other language-related tasks.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The information and connections you bring back will be worth the time and money spent. Here’s a little bit more information on each of these conferences, including what they cover, how much they cost, and where you can register.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

In addition, they have an internal listserv for support where staff share suggested tweets for new reports or new features or techniques on Twitter. A sampling of effective HRW staff on Twitter: High volume, effective technique. He also identified staff who were enthusiastic and proficient in using Twitter to lead training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement.

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Achieve

JANUARY 17, 2016

Whether you’re interested in obtaining a quick snapshot or a piece of a larger issue, as opposed to a detailed investigation or multiple aspects of a particular topic, will also establish whether a survey is adequate to capture the needed information or if a research study is warranted. Others yet are capable of either or both techniques.

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Forj

APRIL 24, 2018

They have little time, they can usually find most information they need, and they often work at institutions that already provide free access to incredible information resources. Your course should make the on-the-job value proposition up front, with techniques like quick testimonials, vignettes, and samples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Amy Sample Ward lays out a 5 things to think about before you get into the execution of a social media strategy for the first time. Understand how information overload might be effecting you and take a break to assess and rethink. Live in a tool or technique for at least month before adding something new. Get a memory upgrade.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

We need one more report to show us a magic piece of information. This is a procrastination technique, and it works! Give them sample language to include with their email to friends and family members. Sometimes we delay working on our plan for fundraising because we think we need a little more info. One more data point.

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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. To recap: we took advantage of popular techniques for sharing and networking conversations including URL shorteners and hashtags.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread: How Information Today is Woven Into Our Lives. focusing on how information consumption patterns are changing in light of these two technological developments. . focusing on how information consumption patterns are changing in light of these two technological developments.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

As such, it’s easy to identify some of the goals these organizations have for using social media, including: engaging with and even influencing the general [voting] public, influencing news, engaging with and influencing politicians and legislation, and sharing data, information or viewpoints. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

The goal of the communication strategy was to raise general awareness of the issue and offer information and facts for grassroots advocacy. Social media has become an integral part of UNICEF’s outreach strategy for main publications and campaigns."

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

They are hoping to start conversations and hear feedback about the competitions, the fundraising techniques and more. The software helps social service organizations enhance how they collect, use, and report client information (compliance reports, outcomes reporting, and more). This is the latest in the series. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2008

Amy Sample Ward. But, if you're doing a contest and you wanted to make a little easy to get contact information - required registration before your edit can be useful. Techniques like this can help build momentum. We picked the following 8 winners randomly - except I instantly rewarded the first contributor , Mazarine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

offers personal insights in opening up to new ideas and letting go of information, hierarchy and "proprietary" thinking. The paper gives examples of different forms of participatory culture: - Affiliations (memberships - formal and informal - in online communities). the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

By Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director, NTEN. Every campaign, every organization, and really, even every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they've learned from and rely on every day. Information for bloggers. Information about the campaign and how to get involved. Infrastructure.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

We offer these tools in the spirit of sharing and look forward to learning about the techniques you use in your own community. Be available to talk with people at your events and hand out your contact information to anyone who has an idea they’d like to talk with you about or is interested in helping. Who are they?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

You can learn a lot about that more through this informative interview by The Buzz Bin with Steve Bridger on the Buzz Director. Video The AFP Nonprofit Technology blog points to a story by Jennifer Gilomen from BAVC about digital storytelling techniques and tools for nonprofits in the NPTimes. " You read an excerpt here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Use print to provide detailed information. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

This technique can draw readers in without a lot of effort on their part. You can also use this information to tweak layout, content, and donation processes. They may still be much more comfortable with sending a check rather than giving out credit card information online. Make your letter skimmable. Include a deadline.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Here are some of the take-aways I thought were most notable - some of which reinforce already accepted best practices, and one that was new to me: Citizens should: contact your Member of Congress once per issue unless you have new information to provide. be courteous even if you disagree with your Member's position on the issue.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

In this interview, she shares her insights into the strategic and the tactical information nonprofits might find useful as they consider their approach to using video to reach their communications goals. For example, what are some of the best export settings with respect to frame rate, compression, resolution dimensions sample rates, etc?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. Reduces my information overload. Intangibles.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

In this interview, she shares her insights into the strategic and the tactical information nonprofits might find useful as they consider their approach to using video to reach their communications goals. For example, what are some of the best export settings with respect to frame rate, compression, resolution dimensions sample rates, etc?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

I’m seeing all the people come in from all over the place, and I hope that I can share some information that everyone finds useful. We, at Penn, always included in our tracking system, the personal information that the donor has shared or donor preferences. And I know fundraisers at Penn use those informational luncheons a lot.

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