Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2017

Last week I facilitated a workshop on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Linking Nonprofit High Performance to Wellbeing in Santa Cruz hosted by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. Part of the workshop includes an assessment and reflection about the causes of stress in the nonprofit workplace. Don’t get me wrong.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Julia Campbell has been helping nonprofits make the most of their social media presences for years. She knows what strategies work on social media, what strategies fail, and how nonprofits can use social channels to make a big impact on their community. You need to understand what the other nonprofits in your industry are doing.

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2022

Let’s explore how conversational marketing can move the needle forward for nonprofits’ missions with eight specific ways that it can support your nonprofit’s web presence and outreach. The post 8 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Conversational Marketing appeared first on Forum One. Answer FAQs directly and quickly. First Name.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 21, 2019

In a 2016 poll , Millennials are more likely than Gen X’ers and Baby Boomers to say it matters if American businesses give back to society. National corporations used to fill this need by having foundations that donate to nonprofits. Why partnering with nonprofits can be better for business. Take Ben and Jerry’s, for example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I just returned from doing two days of facilitating a Networked Nonprofit training in Mexico City with Oxfam Mexico and participants from offices throughout Latin America, South America, and Caribbean. Together, we co-facilitated this exercise in two languages and Maria did a great job at bi-lingual capture of the notes.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2023

The previous blog, The Wellness of Nonprofit Teams , explored the staffing struggles that nonprofit fundraisers have had to overcome. We asked fundraisers for details about their job satisfaction, workload, and support systems. Here’s what we discovered: Fundraisers are hosting a lot of fundraising events!

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

The lack of greater public outcry regarding the volume of data breaches is perplexing when you consider recent poll data from Gallup and Unisys. According to an October 2009 Gallup poll , 66% of all U.S. The issue of identity theft ranks higher among poll participants than the issues of terrorism, burglary, sexual assault and murder.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. Your job is simply to maintain that relationship, and there are several ways to accomplish this, such as working to: . In contrast, an existing donor already has confidence in your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

It is from the recent workshop that NTEN and NPower in Charlotte, NC to help participants understand the power of data to drive decision-making for nonprofits. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 4, 2014

Side note: While I am writing this blog post for the nonprofit audience, my friends who manage commercial CRM migrations will tell you the same thing. And to some extent, our day-to-day jobs have evolved to accommodate the old data. You don’t run your nonprofit without a management plan, do you? We know it.

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Nowhere is this more true than in the nonprofit sector. It is not unusual for large nonprofits to end up with 2 CRM systems, an event management system, one or more volunteer management systems, 2 or 3 email marketing accounts, and multiple additional databases that store all sorts of ad hoc data.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Branding your water bottle design with your organization’s logo and colors will also help raise awareness of your nonprofit. In return, they deserve to be recognized and rewarded for their contributions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This is the sixth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

This can be as simple as a poll or having participants type a reflective question in the chat at the beginning. You need to use all the techniques for a medium webinar, but with more deliberative audience polls sprinkled through the session that helps focuses attention on the key content ideas. Medium: Up to 50 people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Andrea Berry had moved onto another job by then, and so Jeanne Allen took her place.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The polls close at midnight on Halloween. What’s in your peace platform?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Recently, I've been thinking about the launch of NTEN's newest resource: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. With support from Google, we were able to launch this new resource and provide it for free to the nonprofit community: [link] But What’s New About This Publication? The content?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

As the pandemic continues, most nonprofit workplaces will become a combination of virtual and on-site work. Hybrid meetings are familiar for many nonprofits, particularly larger international nonprofits with many country offices or national networks with affiliate office locations. Beware of Power Imbalances and Group Dynamics.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Memorizing it may even help you get a job, because: CareerBuilder's IT hiring poll reports that 44% of IT employers will place greater emphasis on social media in 2011.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 18, 2020

S o, we polled our Blackbaud Champions for their best tips on how to manage and stay productive. Unsurprisingly, many of the tips revolve around finding a good workspace and getting ready for the day , so shower and get off the bed before reading this and you’ll already be ahead of the game! “Make sure you have the tools to do your job.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer, I’ve been designing workshops based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Emerging Leaders Playbook. A great training always start with a great opening or icebreaker. Nonprofit blogger Vu Lee has some tips on what types of openers to avoid. Share what you like most about your current job.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2012

” I created a list of grantee’s Twitter Profiles and shared back the analysis of most tweeted words and hashtags. Sign up here to receive a notification when it is published).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Since the morning keynote was a session on nonprofit leadership by two of the co-authors of Working Across Generations , Frances Kunreuther and Helen Kim , while they were lined up, I did a quick poll by generation. As part of his job, he's done staff training on video editing software for those that wanted it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you want people from your social media to support your nonprofit’s activities, you need a nonprofit social media plan. You already know this: In the nonprofit realm, social media is life. The most successful social media presences (nonprofit and otherwise) are in fact the result of a strong nonprofit social media plan!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

As an email marketer, it’s your job to know the words that service providers are flagging as spam. This isn’t just for polling, but is also very important for your email tests. . But, it could also backfire if the name is unrecognized by your list. Was my spam score low? Statistically significant? .

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is esse ntial to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether your organization is training its own staff in nonprofit management, or teaching others technical skills, TechSoup can help you get started. Train Nonprofit Managers. Train Constituents Anywhere.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

As part of a team that runs a nonprofit, you are probably well acquainted with the difference your organization is making. You may even expend a lot of time, effort, and / or funds spreading awareness and trying to show the impact your nonprofit has. How to Structure an Infographic for Your Nonprofit. Ask for help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. I also used composite scenarios based on real-life nonprofits needing to apply ROI techniques to technology purchase decisions. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Many nonprofits were compelled to become experts on virtual events and online fundraising overnight, and many found themselves pleasantly surprised when their virtual fundraisers helped them raise more than in-person events. Use that data to set (and achieve) SMART goals for your nonprofit fundraising efforts!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 23, 2007

Last week Seth Godin wrote a post suggesting that the #1 job for the future is being an online community organizer. Next week, Katya Andresen is hosting the weekly Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants created by Kivi Leroux Miller. So here it goes, the Top Five Things to Ask When Your Nonprofit Wants to Start a Community: 1.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2016

According to Foundation Center , there are just 12 items on the checklist for beginning a nonprofit organization. While I’m touting statistics, here’s one more: A Gallup poll found that more than eight in 10 Americans gave money to charity in the last year (or at least said they did). A website does not equal a digital presence.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. My job was the network weaver. If I'm doing a Webinar, I might use the poll feature and do my research in real time.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. It is a set of procedures for how people at an organization will stay in touch and keep doing their jobs in the event of a disaster or emergency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

This helped us do a better job of sense-making. ” Has your nonprofit taken active steps to create more healthy and productive meetings? I facilitated a verbal report out, while I had someone act as “scribe” and type in the responses on different sticky notes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

tags: nonprofits socialmedia ). technologies using an audience poll comparing the TAG audience to an earlier study by conducted by Eric Matteson and Nora Barnes covering web 2.0 adoption in businesses and large nonprofits. Using the clickers, they go instant polling results. Paul Henderson qiked the session. .

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