Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2011

Our Nonprofit Legal Expert Continues to Offer Wise Advice My last post mentioned our recent Benetech board meeting. I particularly have appreciated his help with the SF chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance, a national organization I helped found and am now the immediate past chair.

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San Francisco Law Advice Lecture 140

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

I’m a huge fan of Joan Garry’s blog and podcast. I consider the “Dear Abby” of the nonprofit world, dispensing practical and brilliant advice to nonprofits with her wonderful sense of humor. The chapter includes a highly useful and practical guide to building a crisis management plan.

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Leadership Guide Review Nonprofit 105

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Due to the recent chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of our parent corporation, Advanta, we are unfortunately no longer continuing ideablob and bloblive. Blobbers (as we call users of the site) browse, give advice, comment, and vote on each others’ ideas. If you have any questions please contact hello@ideablob.com.

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Myspace Causes Social Media Award 165

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

This book is about every fundraising method, tip and trick that I’ve learned on the way, for people who would like useful fundraising advice written from a cheerful, fresh, graphically rich, interactive perspective that they can immediately apply to their cause. In 2010 I completed my book, the book that I wish I had had when i first started.

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Guide Fundraising Indonesia Conversation 233

Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

Mistake 3: Letting AI or Deepfakes Do the Interview for You Yes, weve entered that chapter. Final Thoughts: Stay Human and Stay Authentic My advice as an AI expert? Even a few tailored adjustments can make a huge difference in catching a hiring managers eye. Both will enhance your chance of getting hired in this market.

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Job Search Linkedin Interview 84

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Now I am lucky if I can get through a first chapter much less read an entire book in less than 6 months. If you need to pop in to an Internet cafe to connect every other day or so, please do… but my advice to you as social media manager and a fellow traveler is to leave the gadgets at home.

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Social Media Media Social Management 259

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Paarlberg, who guided us in the polishing and revising stage and who made go through a 10-draft revision process for each chapter. Stay tuned to our blogs as we share more stories about how nonprofits apply the advice in the book and I’ll keep you posted on Keo Savon’s studies. Thank you so much!

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Measure Network Cambodia Nonprofit 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

I was immediately drawn to the chapter that describes common storytelling challenges and solutions. While there are many challenges, many times nonprofits are dealing with clients who can’t really share their story because of confidentiality restrictions. Julia has some great practical advice here: Shield personal details.

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Storytelling Digital Nonprofit Review 118

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

I selected this book because Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. Question: Do you believe millennials are more likely to value and heed the advice in Stand Out!

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Leadership Business Chapter Attitude 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2010

The book is a comprehensive collection of philosophy and advice on social media, strategy, brands, and business integration. What I appreciate are the info graphics that accompany most of the chapters. My favorite part of the book is Chapter 21: The Social Media Marketing Compass: Creating A Social Plan. Source: Brian Solis.

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Social Media Chapter PowerPoint Info 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2010

You’ll find lots of advice and tips from these experts: The authors include Jeff Brooks , Sarah Durham , Jocelyn Harmon , Kivi Leroux Miller , Mark Rovner , Nancy Schwartz , Chris Forbes , Alia McKee Scott and, of course, Katya Andresen. Allison Fine and I have contributed some tips from The Networked Nonprofit chapter on fundraising.

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Money Raise eBook Advice 102

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2024

HBR adds that the book includes chapter takeaways and dozens of resources so that you can go beyond the book to engage in the media (video, audio, etc.) This is a quick-read book, filled with essential advice and relatable stories that provide you tips for navigating your early career. you learn from best.

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Relationship Build Work Mentoring 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

In the book, this section (taken from Chapter 2 ) is twice the length seen below. The most valuable advice should be practical and come from someone who actually manages online communities and works with these tools every single day. However, do to word count constraints the content below is not in its full entirety. Just a FYI.

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Social Media Media Effective Social 279

.orgSource

MARCH 20, 2023

I think about all the detailed chapters around web and online protocols that were probably irrelevant six months after their painstaking composition. Our paper, Pathways To Organizational Excellence , offers advice for leaders who want to develop strategies that drive technology and support integrated and innovative operations.

Digital 221

Digital Leadership Process Adopt 221

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. Each book chapter examines: Why the skill is important to your success.

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Chapter Teach Skills Question 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2005

Read Ethan Zuckerman's Guide to Anonymous Blogging or this chapter from the Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents from Reporters Without Borders. (I learned this from having just helped some Cambodian bloggers who want to write their criticisms of the government without an AK47 in their face and researched options for anonymous blogging.)

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Advice Typepad Blogger Chapter 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals.

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Campaign Online Chapter Channel 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 22, 2020

Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. Within the book’s 10 chapters, he covers the topics of ownership , mindset , identity , growth , engagement , leadership and more.

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Professional Chapter Attitude Leadership 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2011

I contributed a chapter to this book and what I really loved was my editor, Darian Heyman’s formula. If you are looking for a terrific nonprofit manual that covers all aspects of running a nonprofit and lots of practical advice, go order your copy here.

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Management Nonprofit Chapter NTEN 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2012

I invited Lisa to reflect on her experience and share some advice as a blog post. We began the Book Club by carefully crafting a couple questions per chapter, and focusing on about one chapter per week. The Networked Nonprofit Book Club: Anytime, Anywhere Learning – guest post by Lisa Colton. In fact, it was great.

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Group Facebook Audience Chapter 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

I did a quick scan of data visualization resources to look for practical advice on the process of thinking visually and some technical information on what chart to select and data storytelling. The deck provides specific practical advice on charts, color, and maps. I like the chart advice: Avoid 3d-charts at all costs.

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Resource Data Guide Chart 119

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. When you are considering launching a new campaign or starting a new online community, go to the blogosphere for advice. Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Solicit Feedback and Direction from Supporters.

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Content Ideas Nonprofit Social Media 271

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

This chapter and the subsequent advice in the book about going on data/information fasts always left me with a lingering question. There's a whole chapter on the Net Generation Brain. The rest of the chapter talks about the need for focus, deeper thinking, and taking mental breaks (from technology).

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Brain Social Media Media Social 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Cindy Leonard asked a great question: How come you don’t have any followers in Washington state?

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Map Twitter Washington DC 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

I went straight to the strategy and measurement chapters. The book defines a social media strategy as an overarching plan that creates meaningful engagement with stakeholders. These include: Conversation Starters. Relationship Approaches. Shareability. Integration. Community Management. Course Corrections. Reputation Management.

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Social Media Empowerment Chapter Measure 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2013

It takes us through why it is important for nonprofits to connect with Millennials based on a good synthesis of recent research and follows through with informative chapters that will help your nonprofit build a solid strategy for connecting with the connected generation in your organization’s communication’s strategy.

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Causes Change Review Indianapolis 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

In the book, we have a chapter about how one changes the organization’s culture to one that uses data for decision-making. The issue contains lots of practical advice, an infographic of the NTEN benchmarks study, and and more. My big takeaway from Mayur Patel’s interview was the question about future trends.

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Journal NTEN Data Attention 100

Forum One

MAY 31, 2023

Get free advice from nonprofit technology groups, attend virtual events, or sign up for a competitor’s email list to see what’s working and what’s not. The ALS Association had a national website and individual sites for each regional chapter.

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Digital Strategy Chapter Audience 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

The book is filled with stories, practical resources, and tools. The book is written for staff and board members. While the advice in the book does not replace an attorney, having this on your reference desk can help you be more efficient your attorney’s time because you’ll come to meetings educated.

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Social Media Media Social Nonprofit 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

The attention chapter is about why and how to control your attention when you’re online. The networks chapter includes some important points about the value networks and a networked mindset. They include: attention, crap detection, collaboration, networks, and participation.

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Online Social Media Attention Mind 131

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2009

I hoping the winners will have lots of advice and maybe a screencapture of tweeted best practices for goodwill fundraising and share them in the Twitterville Flickr Group. I love Shel's writing - he tells one great story after another. But he also has done his homework. He looks at how it is evolved in the last two years. .

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Israel Chapter Twitter Flickr 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The book is intended to help donors both big and small give more strategically. My favorite chapter is “Making Generosity Contagious” and the advice about including some “risky” donations into your mix (see the first book above). But after reading Nancy’s book, I learned a bunch of new tricks.

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Nonprofit Social Media Guide Practice 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

What is your best advice? The thesis of the book - (based on what I could gleam from the free download chapter) is: Personality is the unique,authentic, and talkable soul of your brand that people can get passionate about. My nonprofit grew from my blog, and not the other way around. Any thoughts or resources? What resources?

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Voice Advice Personal Nonprofit 50

Care2

DECEMBER 21, 2011

This book offers straight forward advice about what works and what doesn't work in social media. But who couldn't love the clever hooks for chapters and sections - like "Social Media Is for Hippies." Social Marketing Is for Business." In a nutshell, the organization has to become more human.

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Social Media Media Social Chapter 78

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Written by a wise, award-winning leadership and communications expert, Grossman supplies clear, timely, critical, actionable advice, how-to’s and tips for leaders as the pandemic continues to challenge us.and as we get past the pandemic. Question: What is your top advice/tip for leaders as we head into 2022?

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Leadership Lesson Communication Advice 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2012

The first section of book gives advice on how to prepare to do marketing in the round. The advice is to get senior leadership buy-in and to deliver the vision of marketing in the round to others in the company. The flanking techniques include advertising, content marketing, and search engine optimization as primary tools.

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Marketing Integration Campaign Develop 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

The handbook offers advice and resources for those who just starting out to those involved in well-established networks. If you are interested in building networks or working as Networked Nonprofit, you need this book right now! To me, this creates the perfect book to help guide your practice of building and working within a network.

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Network Skills NTC Roles 111