Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Just a few weeks before a milestone anniversary gala for this community nonprofit, I was invited to a pivotal meeting with a funder who was also a marquee sponsor of the special event. More importantly, the lead sponsor of the event was left hanging despite their offer to coordinate press coverage. It’s like a sixth sense.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2008

This slide show from Stephen Collins make me think about teaching Internet Skills Workshops for Nonprofits that I used teach over dozen or so years ago. The advice is don't speak social media geek, speak in simple English, be a bridge, establish trust, and become the understanding guru. What advice would you offer others?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

We are very grateful to everyone for their contributions, links, and advice. In addition, the Sharing Foundation is sponsoring 40 high school students and provides an English program in the Roteang Village School for over 500 kids. I'm elated that we made goal. In the meantime, enjoy the thank you video! Erin Denny (Aka Agent Handy).

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2009

I’m in Greensboro, NC today teaching part of the CFRE Review Course. Thanks to Kristina Shands for her advice on cultivating relationships with the media. If you must have a quarter-page spot with sponsor mentions in the local section of the newspaper on the Sunday before your event, then buy the advertising space.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2009

I’m in Greensboro, NC today teaching part of the CFRE Review Course. Thanks to Kristina Shands for her advice on cultivating relationships with the media. If you must have a quarter-page spot with sponsor mentions in the local section of the newspaper on the Sunday before your event, then buy the advertising space.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2011

If you really want to understand something, teach it to someone else. Tons of sponsor logos made everything even more confusing. Emily for CC: If you had advice to share for a new Convio admin, what would it be? I find that thinking about someone else's problem helps keep me sharp on the ins and outs of Convio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2005

I've been experimenting with cambodia4kids.org blog to test out the instructions/advice I'm reading on various npotech sites about blogs. C4C will teach them basic photo techniques, pay for developing and enlargements, and hold exhibitions in Cambodia, the US and Paris (summer/fall 2006), and beyond. 1684 Grand Avenue St.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. Of course, this one can put you at odds with the law if you’re not careful, so make sure to get legal advice on any laws or local ordinances you need to follow.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

It's one of those sponsor-a-kid programs, but I stay with the organization because they make me feel special and important. Great advice! Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? While I'm clearly an advocate for the effectiveness of building an online community, sometimes you just have to talk directly to the people.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

And as I got to learn the sector and was talking to other leaders, talking to other fundraisers, I found that a lot of the approaches or advice or industry misconceptions were keeping great organizations from growing. Again, it’s so simple, but I was like, “Oh, that’s actually the methodology I teach in fundraising.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

I do this with every social media activity as well as whenever I teach. This post harvests what I learned and what I still don't know about the birthday campaign strategy and measurement as well as guest teaching a graduate school class. Reflection gives you a chance to understand what worked and what didn't. My 53rd birthday wish.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

One of my go-tos is I always love seeing those emails come in because there’s always great advice from Chad. These days I spend my time doing fundraising, teaching, training, and coaching with my own firm, Productive Fundraising. Not chasing those sponsors, not writing another grant. And what can I say? Look at it, 77.6%

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

Advice from Alan Royal about what you can expect to get out of a training event is ringing in my ears as I sit down to write about my four days at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, in Washington DC , March 13-15, 2014.As It’s this advice I’m thinking about now. Just what did I learn from #14ntc?

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

I mean, she’s a CFRE and she even teaches a CFRE class. And for all of us who are parents who had privilege of teaching these children, just be glad you’re still like those little people. What’s your best advice for managing up? And I don’t know how she has time for all this stuff. Steven: Yeah.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

•How (and who) will communicate with the media, and your customers, employees, volunteers, donors and sponsors? Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. •How will you integrate into your plan your web site, Social Media, Twitter and customer care phone lines?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And we did some research and learned a lot about what public-school math and science teachers thought about the program and we came up with a theme called “Practice what you teach.” You should practice what you teach, which is, you know, be open and learn and grow. Well, you should be learning too. What about this idea of.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

About three years ago, I watched a fabulous documentary series sponsored by the Skoll Foundation called The New Heroes. I was uniquely qualified to teach at the university, if I had anything to tell anybody, or to work for big oil, or to work in military research. BB: What advice do you have for aspiring social entrepreneurs?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

The way we do that is by asking every single woman around the world to sponsor one woman at a time by sending her $27 a month, along with a letter to start a communication link between the two women. What advice do you have for them as they are starting out? You get her picture. You get her letters. laughs] One is A.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2012

Facebook has “ sponsored stories ” which can increase visibility in newsfeeds as well as “engagement” ads that let people click and like your brand page. 6.) Lessons Learned, Advice. ” They’ve put together a strategy for Facebook ads to recruit new fans using testing and targeting.

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