Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

We, in the social good sector, especially need to keep honing our skills in unleashing new power for good causes. It also analyzes the skills – which are often misunderstand as the ability to use the social network platforms like Facebook. Each profile is illustrated with an in-depth case study. An example is Kim Jong-un. (In

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The hot button issue was capacity, skills, and lack of resources. It was articulated as: “We don’t have the skills to analyze, slice and dice, and make sense of our data, so it is hard to do it well.” I hear this too often from nonprofits. The people with skills are out there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Here I used a classic, simple technique of asking people to share burning questions in small groups and generated a list of the themes/questions with the full group. I’m always relieved when the questions match the content, but you also have to point out where you will go deep and what may not be addressed. Here are some tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

I was able to develop dynamic, innovative, and knowledgeable courses using e-learning tools such as Articulate, Camtasia, Microsoft Office, and worked with graphic artist to develop custom interactive multimedia instruction (IMI). Looking for nonprofit professional development opportunities? The Nonprofit Management Institute is for you!

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Not only do volunteers build capacity through their people power, skills, and networks, but volunteers are more likely to make charitable donations and, among high net worth donors , 84% give to all, most, or some of the organizations where they volunteer. Know your own Engagement and Impact. Where were your strengths? leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Your nonprofit feels ready or has a clear need to bring in a skilled consultant, but how do you find the right one? . By partnering with a skilled practitioner who understands your needs and is familiar with the field, the proposal you ultimately create has a greater chance of success. Years of relevant experience in the field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. Organizational Culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

2) Identify “My Three Themes”: I do a combination of Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Gift officer managers can: Use some of the same techniques we use with donors to remind gift officers of how their efforts have impacted the lives of those benefiting from the mission. Some things have changed on the edges but the core skills are the same. In conclusion, I’ve spent the past 20 years working with fundraiser leaders.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Sometimes we get one tool – one skill, one talent – and out of habit, we stick with it, never thinking about other tools we might need. It takes an entrepreneurial heart to start a nonprofit, fundraising and marketing skills to grow it, and leadership skills to manage it. And you need to use the right tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. There was a lot of synergy and points of reciprocity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. I’ve used these rituals for over a decade and found them helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. They use data visualization techniques to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. identifying the new ways of working you want to see or articulating a new set of beliefs and values associated with them.

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Your mission statement should articulate your organization’s purpose, values, and goals. You can recruit volunteers: Providing volunteer opportunities that align with your community interests and skills can help to build a strong volunteer base that supports your organization’s work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

Start A New Professional Journal(s): For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal(s), using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is to select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. I call it my “To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.“

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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. How did your organization apply it to social media measurement?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2007

Some techniques that I learned about that I want to put into practice in future work: Capturing secondary audio with an external mic and recorder and then synching them during the editing process. Requires a mic, recorder, and some more skills with editing. I made a mini-documentary of what I learned. When is it best to ??? mistakes???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Here are three techniques I use: Connect with and research audience via social media. Finally, when you are delivering the training, you need improvisation skills. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and focus setting: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words .” This year, I’m adding a technique from Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project to establish and track good habits on a monthly basis.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

Change management is a set of tools and techniques your nonprofit can use to build buy-in and support staff members as you lead an organizational change. The techniques help to grease the wheels of any organizational change. Change management relies on a wide variety of tools and techniques. A “Why” Statement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

It’s uncommon for a nonprofit to spend time developing and articulating their unique value proposition, but this is one area in which organizations should act like companies. Image from Flickr by Xurble. Identify Your Unique Value Proposition & Broadcast it to Your Audience.

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Forj

JUNE 18, 2018

For the last 17 years, Clark Aldrich has been pushing for education to break outside of both traditional media and strictly linear techniques. Skills learned in interactive simulations have the potential to be applied directly. Meanwhile, learning through lecture or reading may take more effort to incorporate into one’s daily practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It outlines the practices and skills needed to create a learning culture. Senior leaders model the skill that Edgar H. Data visualization techniques are used not only to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. The term means learning culture. Cultural Indicators.

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Forj

APRIL 24, 2018

Reading might be preferred to video because physicians can use their excellent skimming skills on it. Never use the Articulate setting that forces the learner to listen to every second of voiceover. Your course should make the on-the-job value proposition up front, with techniques like quick testimonials, vignettes, and samples.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Create Core Values Sometimes when you are leading an organization or business and struggling to articulate your core values, it helps to see how others have stated theirs. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). They're definitely simple.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

To do so, they need to be skilled collaborators, adept at bringing diverse perspectives together, and confident in their abilities to collaboratively steward supporters at every touchpoint along the ladder of engagement with other teams, departments, and senior leadership. One useful technique is called “walk-a-mile-immersion.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At the same time, leaders continue to struggle with one of their toughest jobs, developing and articulating their overall strategy and priorities, especially during times of change." •and other essential elements you need to consider to ensure consistent and effective communication. Thanks David, for another useful ebook!

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

Employee performance review is a formal regulated process of assessing the employee’s work performance and articulating future work expectations. Three months is enough time for employees to hone their skills and achieve their targets or goals. Which skills should a performance review assess?

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

Employee performance review is a formal regulated process of assessing the employee’s work performance and articulating future work expectations. Three months is enough time for employees to hone their skills and achieve their targets or goals. Which skills should a performance review assess?

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

Employee performance review is a formal regulated process of assessing the employee’s work performance and articulating future work expectations. Three months is enough time for employees to hone their skills and achieve their targets or goals. Which skills should a performance review assess?

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

Being able to articulate your organizations guiding principles allows you to strategically set priorities rather than attempting to tackle everything all at once. – What unique skill sets do your staff, volunteers, and board members possess? List the types of fundraising techniques you will be using.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2015

It isn’t just about setting New Year’s resolutions or adding a new productivity technique to try. The videos and worksheets will help people development the Essentialism mindset, skill set, and tool set to live their lives with this philosophy. He says, “We all make mistakes, so can’t beat ourselves up.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This means that web design projects (and even smaller, iterative updates) are important investments for nonprofits, and they can involve any number of different strategies and techniques. For instance, there are a few foundational nonprofit web development strategies your team should definitely implement. Mission page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Using her musical abilities and skills as an entertainer while donning one of her signature sequined jumpsuits, Ellen helps nonprofits across the country raise millions of dollars annually and engages donors in a fun, engaging, joyful, unique, memorable and authentic way with huge heart. Her fundraising efforts include but not limited to: St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

The art part is how you articulate your organization’s measure of success and formulate strategies to realize that success. The science part of the equation starts with a solid methodology and tools. It’s also having a clean, complete, and accurate data and the discipline to make sense of the data and use what you learn to improve results.

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