Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

As part of the workshops I have facilitated to teach nonprofits to become networked nonprofits, I created an exercise called “Creating the Me to We Network.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

&# The workshop was based on the concepts in The Networked Nonprofit , including listening, transparency, simplicity, social culture, and working with free agents. The specific learning objectives: To understand the principles of “being” a Networked Nonprofit. They’ve simplified and focused on what they do best.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The project is training 300 NGOs in Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia , Morocco , and other Arab countries to become networked ngos and use social media for civil society goals. A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

Our collection includes children’s books from Scholastic, contemporary books from Arab Scientific Publishers in Lebanon and literary books from the public domain from Kotobarabia in Egypt. EAVI will purchase Bookshare memberships for any of its members interested in subscribing to our service.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2017

One of my colleagues, Nada Hamzeh , a nonprofit capacity building consultant from Lebanon, tagged me when sharing this striking image that depicts how can easily develop a behavior addiction to our mobile phones. Image by Ayyamsyria.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? What if there were regular gatherings where nonprofit techies could come together to drink, laugh, and network with their peers? Colorado Springs, Colorado: 5 Technical Resources Every Nonprofit Should Know. Well, there are!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

TechSoup's NetSquared is a global network of nonprofit technology meetups. From WordPress to Google AdWords to big data, we're planning events dedicated to making you the fastest and most powerful nonprofit techie you can possibly be. Seattle, Washington: Advanced Google AdWords for Nonprofits. Upcoming Events.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

A Global Conversation: Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World | Community Organizer 2.0 – "I am attending the South By Southwest Interactive panel discussion entitled “A Global Conversation: Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World.&# When did you join Twitter, or what has kept you from joining?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Today, I’m headed to Beirut, Lebanon for the E-Mediat project, a multi-stakeholder capacity building project for NGOS and Social Media in the Middle East. I’ll be sharing insights about the project as it unfolds here on my blog and other social media channels, including #Emediat tag on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

E-Mediat is working with more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen. During the next two days, I will be facilitating a two-day social media bootcamp for NGOs from Jordan and Lebanon that have been through the program in their respective countries.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

NetSquared organizers are also offering hands-on Office 365 workshops this fall to help small nonprofits set up email with their own domain name. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum. Not a fundraiser?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Every month TechSoup's NetSquared community organizers volunteer to bring free and low-cost nonprofit technology events and workshops to more than 50 cities. That’s why this fall, we've planned more than 40 educational events specifically for nonprofit staffers who use technology. Microsoft Office 365 for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

The first day of training is this Sunday and we’ll be covering networked approaches for NGOs and social media trainers. The participants include in-country teams from six different countries: Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

Each tweet chat covered a different facet of digital storytelling and featured storytelling experts and nonprofit and library participants. As a nonprofit example, Ilie offered the 6-word story of an organization that helps the visually impaired: "Blind graduate works for National Bank." Beirut, Lebanon: NetSquared Beirut.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

Our live, in-person events are hosted by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Your Nonprofit Website: Tiptoe Through the WordPress Templates. Las Vegas, Nevada: Office 365 for Nonprofit Workshop — FREE!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

Nada, In-Country Team Leader for Lebanon. Mary Joyce used a remix of the Social Media Game that I created with David Wilcox back in 2007 and has subsequently been used by many other nonprofit technology trainers. It boils down to audience. Mary’s remix simplified the tool selection to what was being taught during the TOT.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

The exact format isn't important, as long as we are consistently gathering the nonprofit and tech communities together so that they can learn from each other. Nonprofit Neighbors Tech Club in Kansas City, Missouri. " Vancouver, British Columbia: CRM for Nonprofits: CiviCRM. Check out our newest groups: NetSquared St.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2015

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've probably encountered one of my twice-monthly roundups of nonprofit tech meetups. There are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Toronto, Ontario: Graphic Design Hacks for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Nonprofits are often wary of creating their own data visualizations, and for valid reasons. More and more nonprofits, journalists, activists, and advocates are making use of Silk's data visualization platform. SMEX, also known as Social Media Exchange, is a nonprofit based in Lebanon that compiles an Arab digital rights dataset.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2011

Jessica Dherre and Mohamad Najem from SMEX Beirut gave an overview of Social Media use in Lebanon. As Mohamad pointed out, most of the users of social media are using it for social reasons and only a small percentage by “terrorists&# or political activism. The categories included Insiders, Entrants, Persuaders, and Usurpers.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Have you ever thought about hosting nonprofit technology events in your community? Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, you'll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. Kitchener, Ontario: Monthly Nonprofit Sysadmin Meetup. You should, because it's awesome fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

How can nonprofits learn from one another across borders without the barrier of translation, particularly online? SXSW: Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World. To make a bridge between the room and the virtual, I used his video explaining the concept of networked nonprofits and free agents in the room.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

In the morning, we did a team building exercise to better understand the network core, the in-country teams from Yemen, Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Jordan. This module started with an overview of the concepts in Chapter 2 of the Networked Nonprofit , Understanding Networks. Later in the day, we did a network mapping exercise.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 15, 2021

Chances are, you’re not starting work with a nonprofit with that level of naivete, but you do want to make a meaningful difference for a cause you care about. Nonprofits are all small and inefficient. Nonprofits are all small and inefficient. The fact is that nonprofits are the biggest employers in a lot of major cities.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

After the drama and trauma of 2020, those nonprofits that survived have a lot in front of them. Yes, the number one skill that nonprofit professionals need to focus on in 2021 is marketing. Let’s answer some frequently asked questions about nonprofit marketing and what you should know. Why is nonprofit marketing so important?

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Now may be the golden age of nonprofit professional development. Using these resources, you can easily indulge your interests as a nonprofit professional, taking your career in directions you never imagined. There’s four good reasons for this: Nonprofit management programs are easy to offer online, in-person or in a hybrid format. .

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2021

and the updates in science, and the pressures on nonprofits for revenue, “the only way to learn is to do it!” Everyone touching a nonprofit must get some level of fundraising education. Then, they need to focus on the specific ways your nonprofit has decided to raise money. Nonprofit leadership. change in technologies.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

I have the very best job at TechSoup — I get to support our network of nonprofit technology event organizers. At each event, we're helping to build and sustain a self-supporting community of practice for tech-minded nonprofit staffers. Victoria, British Columbia: NGO Ho Ho: A Holiday Party for Victoria's Nonprofits.

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Global Giving

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

With all that excitement, how should nonprofits think about this emerging technology and the opportunities and risks it might unlock? An even more transformative possibility would be to enable communities to provide verifiable feedback on the services they receive from governments and nonprofits. What is blockchain?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

So I’m a communication consultant, a communication strategist for nonprofits, mainly. I work mainly with nonprofits and social enterprises that want to have a bigger impact, that wants to increase their audiences, and that want to interact with diverse communities. So this is how I got interested in communication.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

Unfortunately, our presenter from Lebanon had connectivity issues and was unable to present. I work as a trainer and capacity builder for nonprofits and technology and more lately social media and networked approaches. This is a common experience when you attempt to facilitate global presentations, discussions or peer groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2013

We are working with refugees on the ground in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. The third and probably most important lesson is that we cannot do it all ourselves, especially as a nonprofit. Even small donations can make a difference. We need the wisdom of the crowd and the power of our peers to help us make this appeal successful.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

The Movement Strategy Center is a nonprofit organization in Oakland, CA that is committed to advancing the next generation of leaders for a sustainable progressive movement. It's about Israel and Lebanon and I was like, "I'll definitely do that, I'll definitely do that." And those fathers, and how do they feel?" I can protect you."

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 18, 2007

With just nine days until the BlogHer Conference in Chicago, where I'll be moderating the panel, "Getting It On(line) for a Cause: Raising Money," I thought I'd search around for nonprofit and activist women bloggers in the Chicago area. What other nonprofit and activist bloggers based in Chicago do you read?

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