EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Advocacy is a long-term calling.  Check out our last installment here!

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Advocacy Local Poll Audience 143

EveryAction

MARCH 22, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Check out our last installment here ! Learn more about Raise HECK or get in touch!

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Relationship Support Charlotte Retention 216

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Each mobile and social network has its own unique tool set and etiquette, and only the most observant new media managers have learned what makes each social network unique and then adapted that knowledge to their content strategy. Links shared on Google+ are mostly ignored while photos garner high +1 rates and shares.

Social Network 258

Social Network Content Network Practice 258

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 69

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

based nonprofits and nonprofit staff that regularly participate in e-advocacy should monitor what issues/petitions are most important to U.S. Vine is Twitter’s mobile app that can be used to create and share 6-second videos on Twitter. A smartphone app that allows users to easily record, edit, and share videos in just a few taps.

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Free Mobile Nonprofit Social Media 279

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. If your nonprofit engages in advocacy, it’s worth experimenting with.

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Web Tools Free Mobile 250

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Easily share news about the latest volunteer opportunities and boost member engagement in volunteer positions. The Nimble AMS volunteer management solution makes it easy for members to browse and apply for opportunities. You can also receive specific answers from a knowledge article with Einstein Search Answers.

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Badge Registration Search Advocacy 143

EveryAction

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Say thank you for just being on the list and sharing your work with their friends and family.

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Donation Donor Advocacy Gift 159

Media Cause

JUNE 1, 2024

Fostering Authentic Relationships With and Amongst Your Audience Digital advocacy is critical to moving missions forward, creating systemic change, educating your base, and mobilizing leaders who are loyal to your organization and committed to the larger movement in which you operate. This is especially true during an election year.

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Advocacy Digital Campaign Build 59

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes How to Mobilize a Movement: 6 Tech Strategies for Supporter Advocacy We know your journey is sprinkled with dreams of making a huge difference, as well as the occasional sleepless night, wondering how you can mobilize a movement with the resources you have. Sounds like a dream?

Advocacy 59

Advocacy Tech Mobile Support 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art.

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Web Tools Free Mobile 269

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

It is our collective responsibility to continue unlocking the potential of the e-book to bring equal access to knowledge and learning for all. First, it is critical to keep engaging in legal advocacy for ratification of two landmark United Nations disability treaties. What can be done today to build this accessible tomorrow?

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eBook Accessibility United States Student 203

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

| ICT-KM of the CGIAR – "Over the last couple of years, whenever we have been involved in social reporting at the Share Fairs, conferences, workshops and smaller events we have attended, we have noticed similar challenges and successes. But what can it be used for—outreach and engagement? Event management?

Web 114

Web Bookmarking Social Media Advocacy 114

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By sharing genuine, personal stories, nonprofits could connect more deeply with their audiences, encouraging more substantial and sustained giving. Success Factors: Celebrity Advocacy: Leveraging celebrity power attracts attention and builds trust with potential donors. Online Donations – St. to 1 ratio for every dollar spent).

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Campaign Google Giving Nonprofit 217

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

The creation and communication of this knowledge occurs in social networks of relationships, empowered by social media. Emergent, peer to peer conversations and sharing of knowledge. Sustainability depends on knowledge; social media facilitate knowledge production, processing and distribution. 350: robust advocacy.

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Social Media Media Social Green 100

NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2011

As a nonprofit you can use this style presentation to share program information, use of donations, training staff and volunteers, advocacy, and really any topic that you can think up. I haven’t posted the audio for my slides but will do so and will share the updated information with you. Until then enjoy the videos.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy as shifting the balance of power. Effective advocacy, which leads to systemic and cultural change, starts with the stories we tell—and believe—about our own experiences, community, and world. Which audience is key in taking the actions needed to achieve your advocacy goal?

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Advocacy Digital Campaign San Francisco 52

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Jen Talansky Vice President, Knowledge and Communications. We want to know, and we want to share this knowledge with the world. We share the aggregated results of the survey with foundations, government entities, media, associations, advocacy organizations and nonprofits themselves. Nonprofit Finance Fund.

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Research Share Story Arizona 53

Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy in that same vein: It’s about shifting the balance of power. Identify Your Own Story .

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Advocacy San Francisco Story Digital 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. From Taproot’s research, we learn that the paths to scale are finite and more science than art.

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San Francisco Seattle Conference Advocacy 93

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media 246

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Note from Beth: Online harassment is a problem especially for nonprofits that are doing advocacy for controversial issues. My colleague Hannah Brennan, Senior Manager at Social Misfits Media , has written this post to share with a useful infographic on how to deal with trolls online. Click for Full-Size Version of Infographic.

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Online Tips FAQ Profile 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

To model and practice integrating the use of social media tools and networked approaches to document, deliver, and share learning. Since modeling the use of social media to document and share learning, we began with a discussion about our rules about live tweeting and posting photos. What are the opportunities for reciprocity?

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Network Build Exercise Map 100

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 100

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 23, 2010

make facile, or easy”) the information sharing process. Community service providers can use ClientTrack to securely and confidentially share client information (with client consent). Beyond this immediate knowledge, client outcomes (e.g., The words “smoothly” and “effectively” are essential to notice.

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Interview Collaboration Chicago Boston 144

Care2

JULY 26, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Thanks for sharing this!

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Care2

JULY 17, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Thanks for sharing this!

Social Network 74

Social Network ROI Social Media Network 74

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. 4096 Color Wheel :: ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html.

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Web Tools Free Social Media 229

Care2

JULY 2, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) What tools should they use?

Social Media 70

Social Media Track Media Tools 70

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 2, 2010

" Engagement Ladders: Building Supporter Power – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "We, as social change organizations, exist to enable the power of our supporters. ." Our intent is to provide a space for just-in-time answers and share best practices at no charge."

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Web Bookmarking Facebook Hunger 117

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. Collective leadership is a collaborative approach that embraces shared decision-making, participation, and the collective wisdom of diverse perspectives.

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Roles Foundation Leadership Community 74

EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Check out our last installment here !

Communication 130

Communication Practice Program Instruction 130

Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

By dedicating just 120 hours per year, board members can make a substantial difference in the organization’s growth, advocacy, fundraising efforts, and overall success. Advocacy: Spreading the message Successful board members go beyond their boardroom roles by actively advocating for the nonprofit.

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Difference Influence Demonstration Nonprofit 102

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

You can start by sharing information and agreeing to work on something for a few short weeks or months. Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. 6) Funding or Engaging in Advocacy .

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Collaboration Foundation Local Philanthropy 94

NTEN

JULY 11, 2012

Social media experts from Blackbaud and Common Knowledge will share best practices, while featured nonprofits will show how they have leveraged social media for successful events, advocacy, fundraising, service delivery, and much more. Register now for the first two events in the series!

Social Media 67

Social Media Media Ohio Social 67

Care2

APRIL 6, 2011

While 1/3 of survey respondent’s say they prefer online tools for advocacy, 49% say they get their news the old fashion way – major national newspapers. 16% said it made less of an impact. Approximately one-quarter (24%) believes the impact is about the same and 33% either did not know or did not answer the question.

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Student Houston Advocacy Survey 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

After last week's social media workshop , a gentleman from a local nonprofit came up to me and said, "Well this social media stuff is all fine and good for large national advocacy organizations, but it is not very relevant for small or regional organizations with really tight resources.". We have people around the world talking with us.

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Social Media Twitter Idaho Flash 97