Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

Daily Walking Reflection I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because they don’t offer an opportunity for reflection. For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. I call it my “To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.“

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Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

While these declines may reflect a return to normal from the surge in technology funding during the pandemic, in the era of AI and increased security risks, nonprofits need adequate technology resources more than ever. She also suggests they use metrics to demonstrate the difference you make.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Understand the Needs of Your Staff Whether you create a working committee or find ways to survey your staff, make sure your policy reflects the needs of your staff and isn’t simply a directive from leadership. Begin by articulating the purpose of the policy and explaining why AI is a beneficial tool for your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

You can find my materials and slides on the workshop wiki - CSR and NGO workshops, but always like to do a reflective wrap up post. I was also impressed with the report out, not only were they brief and to the point, but they were able to clearly articulate social outcomes in the social media strategy. No wonder I am still tired!

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Articulate the Vision Writing the diversity statement can be a co-creative activity. It’s an exercise that will provide the opportunity to explore lessons learned in training and reflect on how they impact real-life situations. Your committee should reflect the diversity that they are assigned to propagate.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

Developing and maintaining such an infrastructure — the articulation of staff competencies aligned to organizational strategies; establishment of supervision processes to hire, manage, develop, and review employees; and the ongoing assessment of overall staff performance in relation to organizational outcomes — can be daunting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

In order to do this, you need to give people a brief context and articulate the interaction rules. I like to use a wireless mic and roam the audience and ask questions that help create a bridge between the presenters and the audience.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2006

It's our first complete overhaul of the site in more than four years, and we needed to reflect the maturity and breadth of Benetech's initiatives. We're also working to articulate the passion behind Benetech, so that people who invest the time to check us out on the web get an inkling of why we're so excited about what we do.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 4, 2024

They need to articulate the “why” this change is being made: Where is the change coming from? Change initiatives present an ideal time to reflect on your organization’s culture. What is the problem that needs to be addressed? How does it impact your organization’s mission? What things do we value more than other things?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List. also use it as a reflection as the year progresses. Here they are: Rituals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also use it as a reflection as the year progresses. What about you?

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Tableau

JANUARY 5, 2022

With the end of one year and the start of another, it’s a good time to reflect and renew. Donna Coles reflects on Workout Wednesday using a viz. For some people, the reflections are about endings (and new beginnings). 2021: A Reflection. I enjoy reading your summaries of recent times. Donna Coles , Donna + DataViz.

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VQ Strategies

MAY 24, 2021

Effectively advocating for volunteer leadership requires not only an ability to articulate the benefits of engaging volunteer leaders but also understanding what gets in people’s way of delegating and being able to reduce the barriers to delegation.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 12, 2021

Consider Your Organization’s Goals Your mission statement should succinctly articulate what your nonprofit aims to accomplish. Futuring can be used in a variety of ways, but progressive organizations can use it to better articulate the ultimate purpose behind their actions to outsiders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List. also use it as a reflection as the year progresses. Here they are: Rituals.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

While your core values articulate the underlying beliefs that drive your brand’s behavior, your persona is how your brand actually behaves. It’s a level of self-reflection that actually feels a little like therapy, and it’s worth putting the work in. It’s how your brand thinks, feels, speaks and shows up in the world.

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Tableau

JANUARY 5, 2022

With the end of one year and the start of another, it’s a good time to reflect and renew. Donna Coles reflects on Workout Wednesday using a viz. For some people, the reflections are about endings (and new beginnings). 2021: A Reflection. I enjoy reading your summaries of recent times. Donna Coles , Donna + DataViz.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2021

There are many great free or cheap resources for branding and design available for your nonprofit to use, but even these resources are best utilized alongside a well-constructed brand guide articulated by your organization. A brand guide is a document with branding guidelines that act to maintain a company’s identity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Here they are: My Three Rituals. What gave me joy?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2022

Articulate your mission in a simple statement you can really call upon. The mission statement should reflect this. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. What do you hope to achieve with your partnership?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing. Conclusion I hope this update has given you some insight into the key parts of the Benetech culture and an understanding of how these values are articulated in everything we do. Rebranding is about telling our story better, not changing our core values.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Some reflections from David here ). He gave a brief reflection with how is strategic consulting to nonprofits practice has changed over the many decades he has been in service to the field. ”It used to be that nonprofits developed five-year plans – we used to refer to as “The Stalin Approach.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

This post reflections on the training design as well as my content notes. I’ll look forward to read any reflections from Alan on how this worked. Networked Nonprofits have articulated SMART objectives and a target audience for their Facebook page. Social Learning In Webinars.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2015

So, as I made my transition – keep in mind that I am still working a nonprofit, just a c4 instead of a c3 – the moment gave me reason to reflect upon the 10 years of experience I had at the Alliance and with colleagues across the country through the National Council of Nonprofits. I first tried to remember what it was like in 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you? I look for patterns.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection. The degree to which a nonprofit can articulate the strength of its reach, resources, reputation, and capabilities is an important key in securing productive collaborative relationships. Layer two begins with the implementation process. Recommendations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

The results we were able to produce didn’t reflect the full contents of our database. They tended to reflect only the most recently-added actions, not the most relevant. The quality of the search results were limited by our querying capabilities and relevancy ranking.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 10, 2021

Your mission should reflect the values they embrace. Be thoughtful; just as you reflect a corporate partner’s values to their audience, your corporate partners will reflect your values as a nonprofit to your supporters. You don’t have to be a large organization partnered with a national corporation.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you’re new to web design and development, creating a homepage that accurately reflects your nonprofit’s mission and values can feel difficult. Additionally, it’s also beneficial to employ a straightforward and simple design that reflects and reinforces your existing nonprofit brand.

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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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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The history of systemic racism has created very real barriers to accessing critical wealth-building opportunities for people of color but those same legacies of harm and inequity can also reflect disparities found within the nonprofit sector as well. Learn some of the key responsibilities that go with this important role.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Don't dwell on the mistake but reflect on it - then move forward smarter. However, mistakes become invaluable learning opportunities if embraced the right way. Analyze why it happened, how you could improve, and what you'd do differently next time. Share the lessons with your team.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Organizations should also articulate the particular characteristics and leadership traits needed for different types of crises within their plans. , 50% of businesses that do not have a plan in place will not survive a major crisis. Organizations need to use the time now to regroup and learn from the unpredictability faced last year.

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Cloud 4 Good

JANUARY 25, 2022

Cloud for Good is passionate about creating transformational change through technology, and selected cohort members needed to reflect that passion. Selected applicants were asked to create a Playground in Trailhead and to clearly articulate the impact a platform like Salesforce can have for Cloud for Good clients.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.“ also use it as a reflection as the year progresses.

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Professional Nonprofit Journal Facilitation 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

And we’ve underscored the importance of networks articulating their values and keeping themselves accountable to those shared values. And as Eugene Kim [link] pointed out, we can’t simply read the case study about violin playing, we have to use case studies as the prompt to actively reflect, experiment, and learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Reflection helps energize me and helps me focus.

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