Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2017

In the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , we shared many stories about how nonprofits are bringing wellness and wellbeing into the workplace with little or no budget. Christina, who previously worked for the local Y association where she led wellness initiatives, recently became the chair. Share your example in the comments below!

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The factors determining how engaged a donor is will vary from organization to organization, but engaged donors are typically the ones most responsive to your messages, most likely to attend events, the first to volunteer, and proud to share your mission within their networks. You can try: Sending donor surveys. Encouraging conversations.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Fortunately, there are a handful of techniques you can use for boosting attendance for both the virtual and physical audience segments. . Ordinarily, an organizer would simply look for a convenient location with ample space and easy access for local and out of town guests. Share Your Schedule. Market Widely.

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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

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. He shared how he built a global cross-sector movement to support sanitation in developing countries. He was hilarious as he was inspiring.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 11, 2017

It is in that spirit that I share them with you. Still others wanted local food vendors. Once we had to prioritize, some sexy, much-discussed ideas—like celebrating local food—gave way to core MAH values—like celebrating cultural diversity. What techniques have you used to set priorities for a big, complicated negotiation?

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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. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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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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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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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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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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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Fortunately, there are a handful of techniques you can use for boosting attendance for both the virtual and physical audience segments. . Ordinarily, an organizer would simply look for a convenient location with ample space and easy access for local and out of town guests. Share Your Schedule. Market Widely.

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

Having shared and discussed this year’s Benchmarks Report with many of our partners, here’s twelve key trends that have resonated strongly within the EveryAction community. Monthly giving as a share of all online revenue rose from 14% to 16%. Mobile grew another nine percent in terms of overall digital share.

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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. Working for a non profit, I had very few resources, and I didn't speak the local languages well enough to gather the stories alone.

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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. Working for a non profit, I had very few resources, and I didn't speak the local languages well enough to gather the stories alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

I designed a 90-minute workshop focused on “Human-Centered Social Media Strategy” which teaches how to apply a simple design-thinking technique, creating personas, as the basis of your digital strategy. So, I had participants do a share pair with another person or team and discuss their target audiences.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 27, 2017

Partnering with a local business can give your nonprofit more visibility and financial stability, among other perks. Many nonprofits make the mistake of using just one outreach technique, like email. Identify Companies That Share Your Values. Describe How Your Nonprofit Directly Helps the Local Area.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

I was in San Antonio this week to facilitate an interactive master class for 300 nonprofits that was hosted by the San Antonio Nonprofit Council that hosts The Big Give, a very successful local giving day. So having a few brainstorming facilitation techniques to use with your team, is useful. It starts with ideas and brainstorming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

One thing I have learned working mostly outside of the US is to start a training by honoring a local tradition. One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board. I’ve used the burning question technique in many different ways over the years, this is an example of one way to do it.

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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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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 12, 2022

In our conversation, David Jacques, the organization’s chief information officer, shared that ALSAC was named number one on Fast Company’s “2020 Best Workplace for Innovators” list, beating out expected names from the for-profit sector. “We Last summer, with virtual fatigue , we adjusted again.”

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The most successful and fully developed prospecting and segmentation programs require a healthy mix of multiple techniques. Or, the incredibly wealthy neighbor who has no interest in supporting the local organization down the street. I have seen blind spots in every type of strategy.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

It was fun to see NGOs in Tunisia begin to embrace, adapt, and apply the concept. The template itself is geared for the USA, but since Holly has so generously shared it for free in Google document, I suspect it could be easily localized for NGOs in many other places of the world and easily converted to other languages.

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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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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. State/Local / #DCNP2018 / @DMANF. State/Local. State/Local / #NPSummit18 / @SCANPO. State/Local. Feb 11 - 14. Feb 27 - 28.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

to learn their most effective tips and techniques for creating, managing, and sustaining a volunteer program that’s equally meaningful for their nonprofit and participating volunteers. scroll down to learn more about them!) Try to take comments in context – they’re not always suggestions.

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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 currently lives in a pet-friendly community and owns a dog and a cat.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2021

But that doesn’t mean that corporations are doing enough to include and hone in on wellness techniques to provide the complete environment for their employees. Here are just a few ways to kick-off employee wellness within your organization this year: Leverage local mental health NPOs who provide free resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Today, at 14:00 hours (local time), thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, test again and share their results on TuDiabetes or on Twitter. Two years later, changing your Twitter icon in support of a cause (even though some call this " slacktivism "), is a techniques being used.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Stay tuned for more information in 2017, but I will be very busy writing facilitator process guides based on my decades of experience as a trainer and sharing that on this blog. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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Care2

JANUARY 10, 2012

Whether your organization is local or national, with the right tools and techniques, you can tap into the rising tide of advocacy and make your voice heard. Session ideas that attendees have already posted range from “New Media Techniques in 2012” and a public narrative training around storytelling to build movements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. It is also important clarify these expectations with participants.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Corps Network National Conference is an annual gathering of national, state, and local leaders in the fields of workforce development, community service, and conservation. State/Local / #DCNP2019 / @DMANF. State/Local. State/Local / #NPSummit19 / @TogetherSC. State/Local. The Corps Network National Conference.

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

Not all donors want their donations to be publicly acknowledged, which is why you should always ask before you share this information. For those who are fine with your organization sharing that they made a donation, you can highlight your donor on your social media pages, on your website, or on a donor wall at your office.

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