EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

But no matter how your nonprofit is doing good in our world, there will always be ways your work and mission are affected by legislation, policies, and local and national events, which means there will always be reasons to make your voice heard. Building stronger supporter connections—even in economic uncertainty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I couldn’t help but think – what if Joe Page or other community foundation board members had flip cameras, some video and story telling training and shared their stories on the Alaska Community Foundation Facebook page? I was lucky enough to talk my host into driving me to Talkeetna so I could document this fabulous story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

When you teach internationally, it is important to localize your content and Tharum was able to provide many local and regional examples and tips. They also had a talented filmmaker capture the winners’ stories in brief videos. I’ll share that in my next post!

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Philanthropy Cambodia Impact Learning 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. Let your stakeholders share their story and passion about your organization – from the heart and humor work. Engage before, during, and after.

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

They did after 9/11, during the financial crisis in 2009, after local disasters, and they are doing so again. Track and share the impact that volunteers had prior to the pandemic – and innovate new ways to track impact now. While the guide is designed to help make the case to funders, the techniques apply equally to leadership.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Stories are windows into new worlds. Now more than ever, nonprofits need to share stories of how they’re making the world better.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Meaning, as print news becomes obsolete, nuanced approaches to information-sharing will emerge that will meet the intended goals of journalism; consumption of information will change; and reporters will no longer be the only ones who are breaking news. The Knight Foundation pushes experimentation [by funding] the tools and techniques.”

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

This gives you a great place to start as you segment your donors based on shared characteristics such as age, interests, giving preferences, and motivations. Annie is active in her involvement at local animal welfare initiatives. She mainly gives by clicking the donate button in the bio link or on Instagram stories.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

On Sunday I hosted a Flickr Bootcamp, where I worked with non profit, "accidental techies," and helped them learn about better online photo sharing techniques. Stories stick in our minds, get us energized and poised to take action, and provide a memorable framework that help us transfer messages to others.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

On Sunday I hosted a Flickr Bootcamp, where I worked with non profit, "accidental techies," and helped them learn about better online photo sharing techniques. Stories stick in our minds, get us energized and poised to take action, and provide a memorable framework that help us transfer messages to others.

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NTC Share Create Time 52

NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2019

While fundraising communications are often counterintuitive to people outside of the field, the reality is that it most of its best practices are grounded in time-tested techniques and principles of classical rhetoric ?defined Keep them hooked. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2007

I'm here in Stevenson, WA at the Skamania Lodge where I will be doing a Social Media and Nonprofits Workshop for the grantees of the The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Locals Initiative Funding Partners Program at their annual meeting. " The techniques for telling a story can also be used on your blog.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 28, 2009

We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggles with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. And second, what techniques can help us find more? These questions also use "first" memories rather than "best" memories, which are easier to recall and share. I love this question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggl es with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. And second, what techniques can help us find more? These questions also use "first" memories rather than "best" memories, which are easier to recall and share. I love this question.

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Technique Question Design Develop 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The project kicked off a year ago with a seven-day Train the Trainers intensive in Beirut, Lebanon for the in-country teams who would localize and implement the curriculum for five 3-day workshops that I designed. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 100

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Recently, we''ve been talking at our museum about techniques for capturing compelling audio/video content with visitors. It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. How and why did Object Stories come to be?

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 10, 2017

Whether you need to make a few simple tweaks to your current page or perform a complete overhaul, these Facebook marketing techniques will help get your page seen. Whether you need to make a few simple tweaks to your current page or perform a complete overhaul, these Facebook marketing techniques will help get your page seen.

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Facebook Marketing Tips Nonprofit 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo kindly offered to share this guest post to reflect on on the findings. More than a hundred hand-selected volunteers are highly trained in interview techniques, media relations and public speaking to become Greenpeace spokespeople. You can download the complete report here.

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Volunteer Germany Washington Interview 76

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The most successful and fully developed prospecting and segmentation programs require a healthy mix of multiple techniques. We’ve all heard the stories of the retiree living a modest lifestyle leaving millions of dollars in their bequest. I have seen blind spots in every type of strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006

Jon Stahl points us to a piece in the Seattle Times on the emerging local citizen journalism movement in Seattle. Notes a journalism educator in the article, "We're in a time when activist citizens and sometimes even the general public have an opportunity to be involved and create meaningful and easy-to-share journalism."

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes.

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International Guatemala Colombia Analysis 150

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you want to get even deeper insights, do an in-depth review of a similar nonprofit’s practice – whether it be broad – such as digital marketing techniques or narrow such as analyzing specific techniques as part of a content strategy. This is pure genius for enlisting others to spread their message.

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Charity Lesson Marketing Digital 128

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

Stay tuned for more … Sharing Some Facebook Friday Insights. I’ve been remiss in summarizing some of the nuggets out here on the blog, so here goes. “ Here’s a few answers: To disseminate short stories that are unique to the fan page, as well as to link to articles on our websites. Is there an App for that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

To localize Networked Nonprofit concepts to an Arab NGO context, as appropriate, for improved project outcomes. Each topic introduced a framework and story, and was followed by discussion and activities to identify examples in the Arab world and or determine whether the principle was relevant.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

The goals you set will help you plan the rest of your campaign: The channels you use for appeals, decisions about your event, and even the types of stories you’ll tell your donors will hinge on the goals you’ve set for your campaign. Thank you so much for your passion for our local ecosystems—we appreciate your support more than you know!

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Guide Fundraising Mail Metrics 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Alison Carlman, Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications, has written this guest post about how to use some tools and techniques for using feedback. Collect stories from your local community (not just the people involved in your programs). Share your learning with your stakeholders.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The 30 participating organizations in the report are members of the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative, a group of independent, nonprofits with a shared commitment to responsible budget and tax policies. Are there any tools or techniques in particular that have helped you find or contribute to the conversations taking place across the web?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I’m going to stop sharing those. But I would say that what’s most important is that we’re actually rallying around a cause, a mission, a shared common ground. . I’m going to weave in stories that are connected to … oops, there we go. Even just sharing that, that we were both in this together.

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People Community Video Podcast 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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Reflection People Network Colorado 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

(My favorite practical principle from Shenk was “Give A Hoot, Don’t Email Pollute” when talking about the need for developing will power in consuming and sharing digital information.). If you’ve been through weight watchers, you’ll immediately make a connection to some of the techniques he suggests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

I shared the video on my personal profile and it prompted quite a heated discussion in the comments between my colleagues. The controversy on my Facebook wall boiled down to those who felt the emotional pull of the story and those who had an alternative view. ” Is that that the story?) Nowhere to be found in this video.

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Network Children Offline Storytelling 119

Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2017

The podcast offers incredible stories behind the making of businesses like Chuck E Cheese, Southwest Airlines, and Zuumba. Friendly industry that encourages sharing and copying. Professionals share program models, exhibitions, and design techniques across organizations, often for free. Skills mismatch.

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Culture Organization Model Podcast 21

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Can you share an easy step-by-step way to think this through? Many nonprofits want to be a effective as possible in driving traffic to their own sites from Facebook (and vice versa), what are some best practices for getting your content shared on Facebook? Short, easy to read posts are more likely to get shared across the site.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2014

I saw how participatory techniques were working in diverse museums around the world. In different countries, I''ve noticed broad trends in how people feel most comfortable sharing their voice. For example: American museum visitors often feel comfortable sharing their own opinions/stories/creative expression.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Chip Giller from grist.org give a talk at the Packard Foundation about their social media strategy and how they used measurement. The talk was so insightful that I’m sharing what I learned. The steps include reading, commenting, and sharing stories of personal behavior change.

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Measure Policy Social Media Green 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection. ” Or if you are a self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials. The people with skills are out there.

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Data Help Measure Analysis 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2008

He chronicled his story and work in Bangladesh using social media tools and engaging story telling techniques.   You can learn some valuable techniques about social media engagement AND be inspired about his effort. Watch how tells the story of what he did and how it had impact. s not too late).

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