Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By Beth Kanter & Joan Garry Leading with empathy is one of the most effective ways to avoid burnout at your nonprofit. Recently, we have been exploring a fascinating topic that is not only close to our hearts, but very timely due to burnout in the nonprofit sector – empathetic leadership.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

To improve the experience for volunteers, nonprofits should focus on providing a supportive environment, clear communication, flexible opportunities for involvement, and a chance for personal growth. Volunteering is an essential component of many nonprofit organizations, and it plays a crucial role in achieving their missions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 14, 2022

AthleteForce is a free Salesforce program for UK-based retired or retiring elite or professional athletes looking to transition to a full-time career in the technology industry. The program provides up to 8 weeks of training and self-paced learning, mentoring, and in-person event opportunities.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

I have worked for nonprofit organizations for most of my professional life, and I have never been a major gift officer. Wearing all of those hats at nonprofit organizations gave me a thorough understanding of what fundraising and a fully-outfitted development office encompasses. Focus on Professional Development.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

There are many ways your nonprofit can test the AI waters , h owever, in this post, we’re focusing on how you can use AI to improve your organization’s written content. Like many nonprofits, Eventgroove is a small company. That shift in mindset is one we at Eventgroove urge any nonprofit to lean into.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For member-based nonprofits and associations, figuring out what membership benefits you’ll offer is one of the most important decisions your organization will make. In this article, we’ll cover 22 different types of membership benefits that your nonprofit could potentially offer its members. Let’s get at it!

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Both for-profit and other nonprofits are targeting members with education and product options. Once we talk through the issues, they realize that there is a current employee, who with the right training and mentoring, would be a great fit for the role. This is a unique time for the association community. Touch-ups will backfire.

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sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2021

It is almost unfathomable that just a little over a year ago nonprofits were operating in a “world-as-we-knew it” mentality. As we begin to consider what a post-pandemic world will look like for the nonprofit sector, the concept of turning towards new measures of success is daunting.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 8, 2021

Nonprofit board service is a serious matter! To be clear, showing up at meetings, making a financial contribution and attending the gala is not the total kit and caboodle for nonprofit board service. It is more like raising the bar each day by advocating for your mission and bringing your best self to service for your nonprofit. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 14, 2022

based retired or retiring elite or professional athletes looking to transition to a full-time career in the technology industry. The program provides up to eight weeks of training and self-paced learning, mentoring, and in-person event opportunities. AthleteForce is a free Salesforce program for U.K.-based If you are a U.K.-based

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

OCTOBER 14, 2016

It’s been about a year and a half since I starting agitating for a Massachusetts Institute of Nonprofit Technology , an initiative that will kick off by training the nonprofit data analysts of the future. The DSA lands a job providing data services at another nonprofit organization. That’s TNB Labs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For nonprofit leaders, perhaps it’s the belief that you’re not qualified, or that you’re the best thing to ever happen to the cause sector. Let’s take a look at some common beliefs that nonprofit leaders may have. The good news is that with today’s technology and professional associations (like Cause Network !),

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

posted by Shannon Harrell Fall 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Unlike for-profits, nonprofits must do more with less. In an article for the Stanford Social Innovation Review Monisha Kapila says “The nonprofit sector is known for underinvesting in talent. Approach Human Resources Strategically.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. Do you need a lot of training, or just the basics? What classes are best?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When we first started researching the use of AI in nonprofit organizations, we described the key benefit of AI as the “dividend of time.” With many nonprofit workplaces taking up generative AI over the past year, what costs and benefits are staff seeing? This is called “co-botting” or “co-piloting” with AI.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 1, 2013

I have been fortunate to practice a professional craft in many careers, ever since junior high school when my first job was selling comic books and trading cards. After I graduated from college, I served as a sales rep for a veterinary pharmaceutical company, before transitioning into a 10-year career in the nonprofit sector.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. Byte Back was named “One of the Best” nonprofits by the Catalogue for Philanthropy in 2019, 2014, 2018, and 2019. He realized that IT professionals didn’t need a degree to get a great job. Background.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 14, 2021

posted by Jennifer Kirksey Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. In a survey of the charitable community through the Independent Sector (PDF), nonprofit professionals admitted that they need more engagement with their stakeholders. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 30, 2020

While it would be easy to focus on the many difficulties that this year delivered (and we don’t take any of those lightly), for this exercise in reflection, we choose the lens of gratitude – as we learned from our mentor and friend Jill Friedman Fixler who perfected the practice of gratitude [1].

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . There are a few things that may be going on here: You have the right person in this job; they need some training and/or coaching. Provide training and/or coaching.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

posted by Krisa Duff Spring 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Nonprofit leaders in 2020 are faced with the difficult challenge of recruiting and retaining employees for long periods of time. Krisa Duff is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State university.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns give your supporters a new way to get involved while furthering your mission through grassroots action. Plus, your nonprofit can attract new supporters interested in advocacy to your cause, growing your supporter network of donors and volunteers. Stay up to date with current advocacy trends. Direct mail.

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sgEngage

JUNE 14, 2022

Blackbaud’s virtual K-12 Conference , July 19–20, 2022, will bring together thousands of K-12 professionals and industry-leading experts for two days of thought leadership, shop talk, and shared learning experiences. Top Sessions Recommended by a Finance Professional. Top Sessions Recommended by an IT Professional.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For nonprofit leaders, perhaps it’s the belief that you’re not qualified, or that you’re the best thing to ever happen to the cause sector. Let’s take a look at some common beliefs that nonprofit leaders may have. The good news is that with today’s technology and professional associations (like Cause Network !),

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2021

It is almost unfathomable that just a little over a year ago nonprofits were operating in a “world-as-we-knew it” mentality. As we begin to consider what a post-pandemic world will look like for the nonprofit sector, the concept of turning towards new measures of success is daunting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2015

It is a leadership professional development project for emerging leaders in nonprofits in collaboration with Third Plateau funded by the Packard Foundation. The approach tests a hypothesis that emerging leaders need to have exciting, new assignments as well as the professional development and mentoring they need to succeed.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2018

Check out these social media accounts and websites from the best thought leaders the nonprofit sector has to offer. Julia is an author, consultant and speaker who helps plan and launch modern nonprofit marketing campaigns. Vu takes a humorous, realist approach to nonprofit management with his blog called “Nonprofit AF.”

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This includes everything from a nonprofit’s mission to work-life balance to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI). Businesses and nonprofits that invest in their employees’ professional development tend to increase their effectiveness and loyalty. Enrichment and advancement opportunities. Remote workplaces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2015

Terry and Rusty Stahl have just published a new book, “ The Talent Development Platform ,” that provides strategic and practical information to help nonprofits guide, nurture, and strengthen the next generation of nonprofit leaders. It also includes an individual professional development assessment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The question is related to social media training: What are the key questions nonprofit organizations should ask to help them determine how to prioritize social media training and experimentation as they do their technology and organization-strengthening planning? Is that a priority for staff time and training investment?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

She’s a creative content creator focusing on delivering information about the importance of volunteerism for nonprofit organizations. Another reason you should reach out to long-time engaged volunteers is because they’re experts on your nonprofit. Shreya Tragad is the Digital Marketing Specialist at InitLive.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Professional development officers are relationship builders. Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift. Senior officers can help mentor new staff.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

posted by Sentari Minor Director of Engagement and Education, Social Venture Partners Arizona Nonprofit leaders know that storytelling is paramount to advancing their organization’s mission. But SVP Arizona Fast Pitch presented by Social Venture Partners Arizona (SVPAZ) helps select Valley nonprofits do just that. Like this article?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2017

From improving literacy to helping communities recover after natural disasters, nonprofits take on vital roles to do good in the world. million nonprofits registered in the United States, which includes private foundations, public charities, chambers of commerce and civic leagues. You Need a Professional Web Presence.

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