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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

One of our favorite posts is about data hygiene (which can easily be a snooze to read about), but they take on the subject by creating a script for an old-school PSA. She was one of the first to publish about using social media for social impact and has lectured at Stanford University. BETH’S BLOG.

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Reflections and Notes from Personal Democracy Forum 2013

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Enough that I could understand the language, but where the speakers were new and I was drawing parallels to my own work rather than knowing the script by heart. I try to sprinkle these 50% events throughout the year – a lecture here, a webinar there – to make sure I’m broadening my perspective and getting a few sideways ideas.

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29-Day Giving Challenge Takeaway: Compassion is Hardest to Give

Have Fun - Do Good

What is challenging for me is to be understanding with the friend who is always down and complaining, the client who stalls my work by not replying to emails, or the customer service representative who reads from a script of answers in response to my complaint. I lose my patience, and sometimes I get angry.

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The 7 Keys to a Donor Retention Strategy Full of Thanks

Connection Cafe

By Claire Axelrad: Lifelong learner, listener, lecturer, lover, e’lucidator of all things philanthropic, passion-forward and peopl-centric. You can get my free Donor Thank You Calls E-Book + Script by joining me at clairification.com. Fundraiser. On Twitter. Research shows the average nonprofit in the U.S. It’s good for you.

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Webinar format which lends itself to lecture is out of my preference zone. I wasn't as smooth as I would have liked swtiching between my "scripted" remarks and incorporating people's questions in the chat line. First, my preferred method of instruction is to be more interactive and facilitate discussion.

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Guest Post by Alan Levine: Social Media Recap from NMC 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

what is wrong with high hanging fruit?) – and can extend beyond conference blogging; plenty of teachers do well by having students blog classes/lecture for not only the benefit of other students, but would, IMHO, provide an instructor an interesting insight into how their “audience” is getting the “message”. But it sucks.