ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

When nonprofit leadership takes the time to build relationships, mentor staff, elicit insights and feedback and demonstrate the ability to act on that feedback, the staff will begin to trust that they have a place and a voice within the organization. This is where participatory practice comes in to play.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

MESG Marketing Mary Getz, principal and founder Yes, it’s true—when an issue is breaking there is a flurry of activity. It is great when we get wins and can celebrate them, and it’s tough when we take a loss and have to re-group and press onward. Here’s what they said. Advocacy is a long-term calling.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2021

In the development world, regular campaign studies reveal donors’ up-at-night issues, shape fundraising priorities, and advance relationships with prospects. Amplifying community voices. Incidentally, I think this should be required reading for any development officer.).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 14, 2021

You need to be able to address the most pressing need and do it in a way that makes your employees more capable and ready to take on the next issue. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2014

There have been a tremendous amount of issues and disasters in the news recently, but I want to draw your attention to a critically important story that is developing as you read this: once again, our open Internet is in danger. Add your voice and send feedback to the FCC! Why does an open Web matter to your organization?

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Kindful

APRIL 8, 2021

While it seems that some nonprofits have the luxury of being a household name or are always in the press, this just isn’t the case for the majority of us. That said, identifying when to reach out to the press and how to do it so your press release isn’t moved to the spam folder is a little more involved. Reaching out to press.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

She has been recognized with a Screen Actors Guild Award®, an Emmy®, and a Golden Globe®, and has a strong track record of using her platform to stand up to pressing societal issues. How do diverse voices and experiences strengthen a community? Don’t miss our Education Super Session!

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Two years ago, Bev Clark, the co-founder of Kubatana.net , was awarded a large grant in the Knight News Challenge for Freedom Fone, an open-source software platform for distributing news and information through interactive voice response (IVR) technology. . Capturing Voices from the Field in Tanzania. Challenges and issues.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 19, 2013

We’ve started a Benetech blog that will feature voices from across our organization (one that is separate from my personal Beneblog ). We hope you’ll consider them: our ability to sustain our ongoing efforts, while exploring and creating new technology to meet pressing social needs, depends on the generosity of people like you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

” By using twitter, the ACLU-NJ’s is not just sharing what ate for breakfast, Udi provides quotes on his organization’s most important cases and issues to reporters, in addition to their traditional press release or emailed statement. It’s not that you don’t think it is a good idea.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

This can also be a good place to add your brand voice or donor personas to describe who you are talking to. Press Releases : AI writers can help nonprofits create attention-grabbing press releases that generate media coverage and raise awareness of their cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

You need to be able to address the most pressing need and do it in a way that makes your employees more capable and ready to take on the next issue. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 4, 2016

You need to be able to address the most pressing need and do it in a way that makes your employees more capable and ready to take on the next issue. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2015

You need to be able to address the most pressing need and do it in a way that makes your employees more capable and ready to take on the next issue. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

If you're an NTEN Member -- or have been lurking around for awhile -- you know that Universal Broadband Access is an issue we care deeply about. I learned about the public comment period in an email from Free Press. Read the quick facts below, see Free Press for more info, and comment today ! (If billion for broadband stimulus.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We need every solution and every solver…What this moment calls for is a mosaic of voices — the full spectrum of ideas and insights for now we can turn things around.” – Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. “To address our climate emergency, we must rapidly, radically reshape society. Wilkinson, ‘All We Can Save’.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The climate action movement has highlighted the increasing prominence of “new power” in addressing today’s pressing issues. No longer are people satisfied to sit back and let the traditional power structures control the discussions and decision making.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 27, 2015

You need to be able to address the most pressing need and do it in a way that makes your employees more capable and ready to take on the next issue. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 30, 2012

You need to be able to address the most pressing need and do it in a way that makes your employees more capable and ready to take on the next issue. The perfect balance is to be both tough-minded on the issue and tender-hearted with people. No leader can succeed by being only tough-minded or only tender-hearted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Google caught the attention of the tech industry in May when it rolled out Google Duplex , a new voice assistant that could talk over the phone with humans to schedule appointments or make restaurant reservations — complete with “ums,” “ahs” and pauses just like a human. More on the new law here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Leading on social media requires nonprofit CEOs and their staff, even Trustees, to master basic digital communications skills that allow them to engage directly with stakeholders as themselves, in their own voices. No longer can they hide behind the organization’s faceless logo. It requires a real face to humanize the brand.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Advocating for Social Justice: Standing Up for Rights and Freedoms Nonprofit organizations often lead the charge in advocating for social justice, engaging communities in conversations about pressing issues that affect fundamental rights and freedoms. Our voices matter. Our truths matter. Our presence matters.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2011

These recent high profile voices are the latest to join a chorus of dissatisfaction with Apple’s iPhone donation policy. As more nonprofits look to the promise and potential of mobile contributions and the iPhone becomes available on Verizon , the donation policy will become more pressing.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We simply delete and move on to something more interesting or more pressing. I worked to develop my own voice. Don’t ask for a donation, issue a call for volunteers, and remind people about your wish list. That’s what I thought. We don’t have time or patience to tolerate boring messages. How did I learn?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

" The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S. government is working on a new warning system to replace their oft criticized five-color coded terror index, and according to a new document obtained by The Associated Press, they're turning to Facebook and Twitter."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

“Whilst some of my tweets are to inform people about what the charity does or thinks about a particular issue, I know that engaging in real conversation with patients and their families has been really important. She shares a case study of lessons learned. Several points she made resonated: Adapt your style.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 23, 2012

Nonprofits must help the people they serve find their own voices in the public arena. And this can be done entirely within their 501(c)3 status, through issue oriented education, voter registration and voter education, and get out the voter efforts. But can they see with new visions and embrace new roles within the community?

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Forum One

MAY 11, 2009

I have recently participated as a speaker at several press events: a traditional press conference with newspaper reporters; a recorded over-the-telephone radio interview; and a call-in event for bloggers. Tags: Communication Environment Issues. The results, and in particular the online results, have been interestingly distinct.

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Forum One

MAY 11, 2009

I have recently participated as a speaker at several press events: a traditional press conference with newspaper reporters; a recorded over-the-telephone radio interview; and a call-in event for bloggers. Tags: Communication Environment Issues. The results, and in particular the online results, have been interestingly distinct.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

That means Nonprofit Admins need to be even better at finding their finding their Facebook voice and posting quality content. Wherever you stand on the privacy issue of the new Ticker, the new functional definitely helps nonprofits get more exposure on Facebook.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Last year, I wrote a piece for Blackbaud’s “CSR 2020: Experts Look Ahead” eBook that took a closer look at the rise in employee engagement around social and environmental issues. These new stands may be voiced at the CEO level, but they are quite often in response to issues brought forward by employees.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

And for another post on another day, the power of mainstream media also means that you need an issue management or crisis communication plan to help protect your organization should you need it.). Press Releases: Be aggressive in announcing milestones, high-profile hires, accomplishments, goals, partnerships, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

Apps allow citizens to use their zip codes to look up their elected officials and voice their concerns or support on a policy issue are not unique to Twitter as I learned from posting about the App on Google+. Voice for America’s Children has a similar app on Facebook. This is a terribly broken system.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

No other platform offers the same huge global reach for promoting awareness of important, yet suppressed, issues. This campaign shows the power of social media for spreading awareness of important issues, rather than just for increasing donations. WaterAid’s campaign aimed to make a serious issue more fun. Project Life Jacket.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 25, 2017

As a press secretary to a suburban Maryland congressman in the 1980s and 1990s, I worked the legislative issues by day and went to more than 100 town hall meetings at night. Town hall meetings are usually staffed by district-office staff who do not deal with legislative issues on a daily basis. Follow-up Politely.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 3, 2014

This means you need to take the time now, which may require temporarily setting aside demands that seem more pressing. When engaging with staff and board around these issues, be ready to explain “what this is about and why we are doing it.” Melissa brings helps nonprofits and foundations develop practical approaches to complex issues.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 15, 2019

Hosted by Joan Garry, the “Dear Abby” of the nonprofit world, Nonprofits Are Messy is a discussion of the most pressing issues faced by nonprofit leadership. Episode 72: New Power & Social Good. Nonprofits are Messy, the Podcast. Listen to real stories of nonprofit leaders like you and how they handled the mess. with Sarah Durham).

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