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My Three Words for 2011: Seek, Sense, and Share

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have been reflecting on my system for doing this – looking at the tension between curating one’s network and get things done, but leaving room for serendipity. As far as geekery topics, I’m particularly excited to explore some of the new tools for coping with the ever expanding information on social networks and mobile.

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My Benetech

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Some folks are passionate about literacy and helping people with disabilities, others about human rights, and still others about the environment. Finally, Papilia has a fully compliant opt-in structure that is based on permission-based communication. I think that's crucial to scaling in an way that reflects Benetech's values.

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Donor Recognition Strategies for All Supporter Tiers

Neon CRM

We often show these in a pyramid, but in reality, the structure of your tiers is a bit more bottom-heavy. For example, if someone gave $50 to a literacy group, the email could say, “Your donation of $50 helped us give 100 books to 50 children.” Some in the industry have called it a “donor sombrero”.

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Net Smart: How To Thrive Online

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This book has been my companion lately – not only because it is so rich (check out the table of contents ) but it has given me a lot to think about and reflect on in terms of my own social media use – and how to be a lot of smarter about it. People who can bridge networks – fill structural holes – stand to benefit.

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Networked and Hyperconnected: The New Social (and work) Operating System

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The ability to search effectively for information online and to be able to discern the quality and veracity of the information one finds and then communicate these findings well (referred to as digital literacy). Synthesizing (being able to bring together details from many sources). Being strategically future-minded.

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Employee Recruitment and Retention: 4 Engagement Tips

Forj

Design a training/onboarding process that reflects your organization. As you explore the different learning experience platforms available, make sure to look for these features: An intuitive interface so that any one of your employees, no matter their digital literacy, can use it easily.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Through a mix of session formats, speakers from inside and outside our sector, structured networking, and informal discussions with peers, participants will explore ways to design and implement evaluation and learning approaches that generate stronger information, decisions and performance. The Reading, Literacy and Learning Conference.

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