Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger. First, we need to move beyond the false dichotomy of message control vs. conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2009

I wanted to capture some reflections around my burning question: How do you think about using social media effectively along the continuum of open/closed networks? But many networks need a private place or password protected place to have conversations online. If community guidelines are formally articulated, they need to be enforced.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Niels' Blog has a post called " Wanted - A President Candidate That Blogs " wondering if presidential candidates understand what it means to have a conversation online and a related post called " How Not To Blog." Last week I summarized Allison Fine's articulate rant about the Gates Foundation. " Web 2.0,

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Google Research AI blog

APRIL 6, 2023

While this technology has improved, the core user experience often falls short: conversation can feel stilted, attention can be difficult to maintain, and usage can be fatiguing. Improved conversation dynamics In our qualitative studies, users often describe conversations in Project Starline as “more natural.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. Reflection gives you a chance to understand what worked and what didn't. The exercise is intended to help you slow down, be in the moment, and shift you into a reflective mindset or at least feel what it is like. So is creativity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The intent was to provide a deep dive for program officers to reflect on the way they currently work, identify what needs to change to create more impact, and come up with some prototypes. Afterwards, I facilitated a reflective conversation about the various ideas – what were the patterns? What is actionable?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2017

It also reflects an organization’s moral perspective, identity, values, and vision. For change to happen, we must articulate it. Authentic Storytelling encourages you to imagine the stakes at the highest level: who will suffer if your organization fails in your mission and conversely, whose lives will flourish if you succeed.

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DataRobot

MARCH 16, 2023

This integration, which leverages the ChatGPT model in Azure OpenAI, provides a conversational AI experience that will allow you to interact with and interpret model results and predictions directly. The integration allows you to generate intelligent data science code that reflects your use case.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings. However, the questions that make change possible are those that invite people into reflection and shared action. We may want to move toward treating reporting as a compliance tool to public reporting as an articulation of shared desires and advocacy.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 7, 2024

Articulating this to your team not only sets appropriate expectations, but also allows users to better understand the implementation process and get excited about new functionalities on the horizon. Processes The ability to articulate current processes and desired outcomes is essential when adopting a new system.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Before entering these conversations, get clear on your reasons and rehearse how youll articulate them. If youre declining a promotion, for example, you could say, Im incredibly grateful for this opportunity, but Ive reflected on my priorities and realized this role doesnt align with the path I see for myself.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

Shape the Conversation . Once you have a good handle on the subject matter, consider how you might want to shape a conversation on the topic with your key stakeholders. No one should fall back on “that’s not my job” when it comes to passionately and proactively articulating your vision, mission, and values. Get their take.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. There not is a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference? It comes down to organizational culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Integrate Practical Use of the Tools for Reflection, Network Weaving, Getting Ideas, Follow Up Work. organizational change, and technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Does not have a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Articulating measurable goals. Conversion, as measured in dollars and cents, as a means to evaluate and justify the time spent on social media. Does data collection from time-to-time, but not formal reporting.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Articulating this to your team not only sets appropriate expectations, but also allows users to better understand the implementation process and get excited about new functionalities on the horizon. The ability to articulate current processes and desired outcomes is essential when adopting a new system. Understanding the Timeline.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2020

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

While we have articulated our main goal and identified our stakeholders, we are still actively exploring what kind of investment we can make and what various benchmarks mean to us and more importantly what we should do with the numbers we collect. “Who Starting Conversations. Who is our audience and who do we want them to be?”

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Candidates should be able to quickly articulate a nuanced commitment to both in the form of details about the organization, trends in fundraising, and awareness of traits required to be a strong major gifts officer. Did they engage you in the conversation by asking questions to understand your needs better or launch immediately into a pitch?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

On Twitter, Kami Huyse pointed over to her reflections on this paper which lead me again to the paper itself. pdf) starts the conversation and attempt to address a method to quantify influence. 4) Conversational Collaboration Win-win initiatives that open a dialogue toward reaching a broader goal.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 3, 2017

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Presented as an actionable playbook and in a very conversational style, Mayberry writes in his book about the confusion and negative misconceptions about culture and explores the five roadblocks to cultural excellence. Additionally, Mayberry explains that culture is NOT things such as: The flexibility to work three days per week.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Presented as an actionable playbook and in a very conversational style, Mayberry writes in his book about the confusion and negative misconceptions about culture and explores the five roadblocks to cultural excellence. Additionally, Mayberry explains that culture is NOT things such as: The flexibility to work three days per week.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 16, 2013

When I reflected on our museum, I realized we have some inconsistencies in how we calculate attendance. For attendance to be correlated with impact, you have to find a way to articulate a theory of change that connects attendance to your mission (inspiration, learning, civic participation, etc.). Now let''s turn back to museums.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 15, 2017

Some of the best advice I ever received came from tidbits during casual conversations with my mentors," he adds. Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Maybe you’re putting together your email calendar for December, planning out social media content, or even sprucing up your website to improve conversions. Customize the Donation Page to Reflect the Story— Want to improve your donation page conversion rates? Here’s a short case study of how Ultra Violet has done this.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

Their ideas were delightful, and their contributions shifted the conversation about what family-friendly really looks like. A key aspect of this rung is the degree to which children are engaged in critical reflection. I came out of the workshop with a mixture of joy and unease. What should we do with the ideas the kids had generated?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2007

Alf Gracombe (a relatively new in the nptech blogosphere and whose blog looks promising) suggests that the debate reflects the shifting paradigm away from the more traditional content taxonomies to the emerging folksonomies on today???s Join the cross-blog conversation! social network and community sites. What do you think?

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2025

For open loop organizations, the challenge is more about articulating the intangible benefits they offer. The first gift or membership is an invitation to a conversation. Rather than merely reflecting who a donor is in your communications, show who they could be. Consider disaster relief. Support the donors aspirations.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The honest reflections from staff members beyond curatorial and education departments--including registrars, security staff, and PR--are unparalleled. Artist as Problem Solver vs. Artist as Problem Explorer Mark Allen (director of Machine Project) and I have talked about this issue several times, and Mark articulates it beautifully.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

I don't think she is saying SL is a fad that will go away as other people without her depth of knowledge have articulated. These posts have sparked some thoughtful reflections, from a folks on the Second Life Educator's List and I'm going to quote and summarize a few: The Second Life Doubter's Club. D) is to going. whenever i???

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Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2017

And while the conversation around nonprofit branding is gaining momentum, many nonprofit leaders continue to hold a narrow perspective on what it means to build and leverage a strong, needle-moving brand. So, you’ve created a new logo and the perfect tagline that better reflect the work you do. The elephant in the room.

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