NonProfit Hub

MAY 17, 2021

Cause Camp was virtual again this spring, but thanks to a revolutionary platform and the A-game of our all-star speakers , attendees walked away with new networking connections, ideas and insights to help them do more good. . Tammy threw the traditional partnership model out like it was day-old takeout. Web-to-Lead Conversion Rate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

I’ve been working in my pajamas since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. As the facilitator you can model it with brevity – it should be no more than 30 seconds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2011

In our book, Networked Nonprofit , we describe the principles for becoming a networked nonprofit – a nonprofit that is simple, agile, transparent, and works more like a network than an isolated fortress. The Networked Nonprofit Practice Model. Click Through to Flickr for Attributions.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 10, 2013

This post originally appeared as part of an online debate about How Big Data Can Have a Social Impact, which the Harvard Business Review Blog Network hosted jointly with the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. Skoll World Forum Skoll Syria SWF Big Data Harvard Business Review Web Reader human rights SkollWF SWF13 Bookshare'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Note from Beth: As visiting scholar at the Packard Foundation, I'm connecting with other people who are studying and learning about how networks work. A lot of the ideas resonate with using online social networks and social media effectively for nonprofits, especially in the larger frame of movement building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Web Producer. Internet Director. Online Campaigner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

Here’s how it works, according to their recent Facebook and Tumblr posts: The Nature Conservancy has used photo contests to crowdsource photos from its network through social media in the post, as far back as 2008 when it ran a contest on Flickr. There are some obvious benefits: Engaging its network beyond the like on Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

This second post shares some insights from the planning sessions for E-Mediat project, a networked approach to capacity building for NGOs in Social Media in the Middle East. (For Watching Chris model visual facilitation was inspiring. For context, read my earlier post ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

I kicked it off with some new stories about Networked Nonprofits – and how they apply the principles of being a networked nonprofit (transparency, public learning, experimentation, social culture,measurement, and simplicity) to get results. Monitors, listens, and researches the people in their network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

One thing we’re trying to do is model abundant behavior. The Zoetica Salon is a free online space for peer knowledge sharing, but we hope to distinguish it from the informal knowledge sharing that happens daily on the web or behind pay walls. Flickr Photo by Jek in the Box. We launched the Zoetica Salon this week.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2012

Content curation is the organizing, filtering and making sense of information on the web and sharing the very best content with your network. I like the metaphor of a sommelier, They know the grapes, the winemaker and their techniques, and vintages. Either way, you’ll learn a lot! What is Content Curation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

When possible, I get a list of attendees at workshops or conferences, and I visit their web sites and social media outposts. Use an excel spreadsheet to look at events, fundraisers, programs, web site content, performances, and other activities to socialize. I invited him to help with the research for the keynote.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

For quite a few years now there have been sustained clarion calls for the development of learning organizations, more responsive and flexible cultures and for changes to fundamental assumptions and models of effective leadership and management. And, just as importantly, increasingly people want AND expect that their voices will be heard.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

That happens when leaders model and encourage it. It is an excellent example of working through how an organization might respond to comments on a blog, but even better it is map for insight harvesting. As David Meerman Scott notes in his analysis of their social media strategy, the goal is "to use current and developing Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

Organizations can get comfortable with implementing one channel and expand to other channels as part of their maturity of practice model. Capacity building that takes an incremental approach and is a balance of strategy and action leads to capacity building that sticks. Some have seen some early benefits of getting web site traffic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

It is also a good technique to explore the possibilities of new tools and techniques before investing more time and energy in something that isn't right for our organizations. A New Definition of An Expert: Your Network. I modeled that I don't know everything. I think this is still important for even a smaller group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

An Exploration of Web 2.0 The authors are David Brotherton and Cynthia Scheiderer who will present the report at the upcoming Communications Network conference. The 45 page report is based on an extensive literature search and interviews with Philanthropy professionals who are currently experimenting with Web 2.0 Come On In.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2007

They are applicable to any kind of internet- or network-based experience in the museum, whether that experience draws content from museum visitors, outside data, or the web. Networked exhibits that allow you to armwrestle people at other museums. Let's examine the case for each of Karen's techniques. On the website?

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

This shift started fifteen years ago with the widespread adoption of the World Wide Web. It accelerated 8-10 years ago with the start of broadband proliferation and the introduction of more capable Web browsers and programming platforms. These are things that were impossible in a pre-digital era (or even a year ago).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Almost as a model of how to deal with negative comments to a post , Jeremiah Owyang has invited his critic, David Charback, to write a guest post. " And I changed the word blogger to social networker or facebooker. What do you do as the social networking manager? Flickr Photo from Wokka.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Deregulation has produced monopolistic practices that have resulted in higher prices for consumers and slowed the deployment of competitive networks. We should look to other models. This $7 billion-a-year program promotes universal phone service by subsidizing phone networks. Bad policy decisions should be reversed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

I just donated $20 via Network for Good. (In suggested by Dave Web 2. model, as described on their website. SIGN , the Surgical Implant Generation Network. Our strategies, applied to a coordinated continuum of schools, health care and social service providers and other local networks have helped over 11,000 people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

How Networked Nonprofits Use Facebook. And, of course, to revisit my Cute Dog Theory and see how it applies to Networked Nonprofits. The concept of before, during, and after is an important way to plot out your instruction, getting a good understanding of the audience, and modeling. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Trust me — I know them well because I used to be one.” Giller, a journalist, established the Seattle-based nonprofit as a destination news web site for environmental news, reports and opinion with a wry sense of humor. The one that resonated was “ Climate Hawks.”

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

We’re bringing together bright minds, seasoned experts, and innovative practitioners for three days of learning, sharing, and networking. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Grant Managers Network / New Orleans, LA / Less than $800. Health / #GIHac / @GIHealth. Mar 10 - 11.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Web Worker Daily describes five new jobs of the Web2.0 the integrated philanthropy model in honor of National Corporate Philanthropy Day. If you want to learn more about mindmapping and diagramming tools, the Web Worker Daily has a review here ) Share the Technology , a computer recycling database that matches requests with donations.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

Greed, because creative greediness motivates us to hunt down and steal the best design techniques the world has to offer, and generosity, because giving those great ideas and applications away is the only way to change the larger cultural landscape. In 2006, I honed in on a particular cookie jar I love to steal from: the social Web.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Our Terms of Use explain it all. Whats the longest video a nonprofit can post?

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Our Terms of Use explain it all. Whats the longest video a nonprofit can post?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Exhibits), Rob Semper (Exploratorium) and I hosted a wide-ranging discussion session on design techniques for developing projects that involve both online and onsite elements. This session also led to some discussion about physical infrastructure to support web-based experience integration.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

In case you've never heard of craigslist , it's this awesome free online classified web site that has listings for cities all over the world. Create your communication tactics such as your web site, brochure and press releases. Identify your news and opportunities. You shouldn't only target the biggest newspaper in your area.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

The second topic started percolating at last year's SXSW Social Media for Social Good BBQ and a question - so where are the good examples and techniques? And, of course, crowd sourcing is a technique being used across the social sector for different goals. Have a brief over that lays out the definition and concept models.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Over the past two years, as part of my work as Visiting Scholar for nonprofits and social media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I have had the opportunity to participate in The Network of Network Funders (NNF) , a community of practice for funders who are intentionally investing in and working through networks.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

In those days, the buzzwords were “internet connectivity,&# “networks,&# “websites,&# and “email.&# This was in the solidly web 1.0 How does increasing use of networking technology, on-line presence, and internet communications facilitate or hinder work that is done face to face?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Social network analysis can help you determine whether you are making an impact in these areas and help you more effectively target your efforts. Using network analysis strategically can you help you stretch your budget -- and enhance your effectiveness. Defining the Network. Mapping the Network. Measuring Impact.

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