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Obtaining online reviews as a B2B industry or organization is not quite as easy or common as it is for your typical B2C business. Especially for those businesses who engage their audience or consumers through social media, online reviews can be fairly easy to acquire.
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Pallotta’s latest book, Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World , was released in late 2012 to very positive reviews. Nonprofit Management book review fundraising Non-Profit nonprofit
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DECEMBER 3, 2012
bookreview resources beth kanter book review measurement netnonI recently got my copy of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit by Beth Kanter and Katie Delahaye Paine. In the foreward, Beth and Katie say that “measurement is the secret sauce; we provide the recipe.”
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JUNE 14, 2017
My colleague, Julia Campbell, has just published a book, “ Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits ” and was kind enough to share an advanced copy.
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MAY 31, 2017
My colleague Brian Reich has just published a new book, The Imagination Gap. I’ve known Brian for over ten years and he is a brilliant strategist for executive leaders and global brands – nonprofits, startups, and political organizations.
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Help your peers by adding a review of your technology for the former or the latter ! . Tip o’ the hat to Megan Arevalo for this good one ! By the way since were on the topic – Are you using an association management system or online community platform?
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 7, 2012
resources book fundraising giveaway review tipsIn our work, regardless of the the cause we are passionate about it or the job title we have, we have to recognize that it isn’t all about the “function” of our work. Do you work in a communications department?
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They’ve based their writing on an ongoing survey of Millennials in the workplace as well as an extensive research literature review. Click to purchase Kindle Version for 99 cents this week!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
After the presentation, we worked in small groups to review a couple of scenarios of nonprofit funding requests and whether or not a business plan should be requested and what to look for. Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation and Author David La Piana.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 22, 2013
I’m getting a jump on my summer reading! Colleagues Kari Dunn Saratovsky and Derrick Feldmann have published a new book called Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Book Reviews. Nonprofit Blogger Marion Conway, known for her nonprofit book roundups and reviews, wrote this review after reading an early galley. Credit: Rob Cottingham.
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Surprisingly enough, you can start with performance reviews. Performance reviews are a great place to start. Social media has thrived under the mantra “Clarity over control.”
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
An After Action Review can produce insights, but participants need to embrace with an open attitude, not blame game. What makes it useful as this detailed description of the method points out. Source: nwlink.com via Beth on Pinterest.
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
There are many good reviews on Amazon already, but here are some of our favorite blog reviews: Danny Brown, Director of Retention and Social Media at Jugnoo, Inc. Want more reviews? And please write us a review on Amazon.
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MAY 8, 2013
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Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Finally, have a look at our Jayne Craven's TechSoup Community Forum 2012: Year in Review and Predictions for 2013 to see what our online community has been talking about. This is my inaugural post highlighting nonprofit technology news from around the world.
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
So here’s the review of what we got up to in the fourth quarter of 2011. It’s time for our quarterly recap of what we’ve been working on. Well, it’s February, so I guess I’m running a little behind, but who’s keeping track, right?
NTEN
DECEMBER 17, 2013
Here''s this year''s full review! 2013 Community data Leadership nten numbers Year in Review Amy Sample Ward. What a year! From new programs to new members, 2013 was a great year. Catch some of the highlights, numbers, and links to be sure you didn't miss anything this year. A few weeks ago, 35 board members and community leaders helped us launch the 2013 NTEN Challenge with the goal of raising $50,000 to celebrate reaching 50,000 NTEN community members.
NTEN
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Amy Sample Ward. It's time to take a moment to marvel at the wonders that the nonprofit technology has made possible this year (thanks, team!). I know you''re not supposed to have favorites, but 2014 has truly been an incredible year. The successes and challenges punctuating the past year have demonstrated the importance and growing strength of the nonprofit technology sector.
Connection Cafe
DECEMBER 7, 2012
What a year! Mars rovers, Olympics, Hurricanes and Elections—oh my! As 2012 comes … CRM Emerging Trends Analytics big data Mobile social
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 6, 2014
Those authors, Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge, recommend you ask the following six essential questions whenever you do a project review : What did we set out to do? Continually planning and executing without the value of a review can blindside you.
Wild Apricot Blog
DECEMBER 30, 2015
If you’re like us, you’re using this time between the holidays to reflect on everything you’ve done this last year. At Wild Apricot, there’s so much that’s happened, it’s hard to pick what to talk about
SocialFish
JULY 22, 2011
Here’s a review of what we’ve been up to in the second quarter of 2011. It’s time for our quarterly recap of what we’ve been working on. Progress!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 5, 2012
The Reviews Are Starting to Come In! We’re thrilled with the initial reviews coming via Twitter, blogs, and Facebook (and even on the SF BART (thanks Jill Finalyson)! Here’s what Simon Mainwaring and Geri Stengel had to say.
SocialFish
DECEMBER 20, 2012
This is a guest post from Mike Lewis, VP of Marketing for Awareness and author of Stand Out Social Marketing: How to Rise Above the Noise, Differentiate Your Brand, and Build an Outstanding Online Presence.
Wild Apricot Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Wild Apricot has created a Guide to help small organizations identify your membership database needs; understand your options as well as offering tips and tools to help you make an informed software or system choice. membership records membership database management
SocialFish
DECEMBER 19, 2014
Book review Featured Humanize Open Community SocialFish News We’re in the home stretch… the book will be out in early 2015!! Find out more here and ask us about bulk pre-orders for your organization’s next conference.
SocialFish
OCTOBER 3, 2011
Here’s a review of what we’ve been up to in the third quarter of 2011. It’s time for our quarterly recap of what we’ve been working on. This year’s flying by.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 19, 2014
When I read business books, I turn the corner of every page that has something I really like, want to remember and easily reference in the future. Halfway into the 300-page book, Leadership Conversations , I had turned the corners of nearly every fifth pages.
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 30, 2011
Google+ Review on TechCrunch. community networking socialmedia google review toolsGoogle+ , the latest iteration on social networking from Google, is here.
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 14, 2011
The Future of Nonprofits by my friends and colleagues (the very smart, charming, and innovative, David J. Neff and Randal C. Moss ) is a must-read for any leader or staff member who has ambitions of being a leader at a nonprofit.
Frogloop
JANUARY 12, 2011
If your organization is focused on building community among your activists and donors you’ve probably had to choose an online group tool. But which platform is best for your group? Some nonprofits like the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation are using platforms like the new Facebook Groups to foster ongoing discussions with their members.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 17, 2012
Why do so many teams and groups fail to perform --achieving compromise at best and gridlock at worst? According to best-selling author Les McKeown , the problem lays in conflicting personality types: the Visionary with big ideas and little execution.
SocialFish
APRIL 17, 2014
Book Review: The Crowdfunding Revolution Latest global social, digital, mobile data for ya Get Open Community on Audible Relevancy on Social Media: How Current Events Improve Support Mobile – from Strategy to Implementation. Book review
Wild Apricot Blog
JULY 27, 2011
case studies Facebook LinkedIn Membership management website builder Wild Apricot ReviewsIn a recent post, we discussed how to leverage online word-of-mouth marketing. Here's a case study that demonstrates both the power of WOM and the importance of utilizing effective web tools for non-profit and association membership management! read more ).
Tech Soup Blog
MAY 27, 2011
TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May tweetchats offered an interactive learning component to its recently developed Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki. The four chats provided nonprofits the opportunity to learn about a different social media topic each week from TechSoup and other nonprofit social media experts. The tweetchats covered the basics and best practices, geared specifically for nonprofits, on using Facebook, Twitter, video, and tagging.
Have Fun - Do Good
DECEMBER 26, 2010
I've also been cooking up some healthier items from my review copy of Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. Happy Holidays Have Fun, Do Gooders!
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 11, 2012
Here are five important questions you , as a manager and leader, should ask during employee performance reviews: What have I done to help - or hinder - your job performance? What can I do in the next review period to help you achieve/improve?
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
MIT Technology Review declared 2013 the year of the Internet of Things. 2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state.
SocialFish
MARCH 16, 2015
Access proliferation puts the customer in an active role that allows them to take control over what they buy through search, friend recommendations, site reviews, text/chat communication. Book review Social CRM and ROI marketing social media
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