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. It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Example of A/B Testing Results.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

What makes for a memorable social event? Organizations that treat culture like an impromptu party will see their “guests” leave early. Culture revolves around personalities and a positive environment depends on understanding the needs of individual players and their interaction as a team. Culture is organic.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

To prevent burnout from taking over your nonprofit’s culture, passion, and productivity, you have to understand it. That’s especially true coming off of a year defined by a global pandemic, social justice movements, and a tense presidential election. How do you build a culture of resilience with mental health resources for nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

This post summarizes how you can use session documentation and reflective practice to improve the content and delivery of your session. I always start a panel with a living assessment of the audience to discover their experience, knowledge, and attitudes about the topic to be presented.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating a Networked Nonprofit and Social Media workshop at the Independent Sector Annual Conference “ Forging A Stronger Future Together &# in Atlanta. Technology Changes, People Don’t. And, that through this comes learning and insight.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Unfortunately, in the nonprofit boardroom, this change has yet to be reflected. It is demanding of an organizational cultural change that will adopt inclusivity in all aspects, both internally and externally. Phase 1: Triple A’s - awareness, attitude and action. African American and 2.6% Asian American.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

Investing in movements or networks for social change is a strategy that some funders are using. The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

While we were busy catching up on sleep, we also spent a lot of time reflecting on the experience. Amazing social discourse! NTCwinning 7: Musical Entertainment Photo by Trav Williams After the 2011 NTC, we decided that we needed to incorporate some music and local culture into the NTC.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2012

And it gets particularly interesting when you start looking at the responses from arts, culture, and humanities groups. As I think we all know, the economic conditions all nonprofits are forced to contend with these days has been particularly hard on arts, culture, and humanities organizations. What does that mean?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

Over the past decade, the Internet and social media have been one of my primary sources for professional learning. networks, training and capacity building approaches, and culture change. Some topics of interest for me include: social media measurement, ROI, networked learning, information overload and mindfulness, Civil Society 2.0,

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

For example, the truth Initiative leverages a multi-step SMS, email, and social messaging campaign to spread awareness of—and stop—the sale of tobacco in Walgreens. Then, you’ll build out more granular objectives that relate to the broader goals—for instance, growing your social media following by 10%. social media marketing director).

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A music festival, food festival, or cultural festival, to name a few, can bring people together in some of the best ways. . Given the circumstances, the price point should reflect the intimacy of the event, the fact that music events are rare right now, and the unique VIP experience of the mini-bubbles (if that is what is offered). .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2008

This week we've been working on the " Strategic Social Media " module for the WeMedia project. I realize this slideshow is directed to an audience of traditional media-makers, but wonder if any of these points are important for a nonprofit to consider when thinking about integrating social media. " by Neil Perkin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

. Yesterday at the Packard Foundation, as part of a series of "deeper dives" to learn about networks and social media, Eugene Eric Kim of Blue Oxen Associates gave a talk about "Networks in an International Context." . Eugene Eric Kim is an expert in online culture and collaboration, particularly with new tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2016

The article suggests that we reflect on this data point and ask two questions, “Do you want to work for free? “Do you use all your vacation time?” The Project Time Off is leading a national movement to transform American attitudes and change behavior. People who took more than 10 of their vacation days had a 65.4%

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A music festival, food festival, or cultural festival, to name a few, can bring people together in some of the best ways. . Given the circumstances, the price point should reflect the intimacy of the event, the fact that music events are rare right now, and the unique VIP experience of the mini-bubbles (if that is what is offered). .

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? I honestly think the only kind of cultural institution that cannot support audience participation is one in which staff members don''t respect visitors or what they have to contribute. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. Social networking requires commitment -- you can't set up a MySpace profile and then walk away. Go read it. each of various qualities. More here ). *

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

Since OS communities generally begin with a small group of developers or a scratch your own itch approach and some developers tend to be egomanics - how do you build community within this culture? I was wrong -- this attitude isn't necessarily generational. I pitched my Open Content game for Nonprofits.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

I'm focusing on the community response to the prospect of the millage and the way the public debate reflects broader conversations about the public value of the arts. Your cultural outlet is art galleries and symphonies. The whole 'we know how to spend your money better than you' attitude is condescending and false."

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

Have you seen attitudes in our field about visitor participation shifting over time? I honestly think the only kind of cultural institution that cannot support audience participation is one in which staff members don't respect visitors or what they have to contribute. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. Creative Commons points out the projects that support free culture and open content on their site and on. is an attitude , not a download.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Philanthropy – The Cultural Coaxing You know what’s contagious? The board’s attitude towards fundraising. By prioritizing fundraising and embracing it wholeheartedly as part of their role, board members can instill a rich, nourishing culture of philanthropy across your organization.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

Reading The Great Good Place provides an opportunity as museum professionals to identify third places in our community, reflect upon our relationship to them, and consider the ways our museum could be a third place for members in the community. It’s not indifferent to the culture that already exists there.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 24, 2007

Cultural icons serve many important purposes, but these, I have reluctantly begun to realize, may be quite different from, and perhaps mutually exclusive with, museums focused on community well-being. Which reflects a more basic question: who are museums serving, and how does their design support that customer? How do we get there?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. It was an amazing experience and so delighted that I’m doing a FREE webinar next week to share some reflections on designing and delivering an effective nonprofit training. Students Discussing Their Assessments of Host Organizations.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

I’ll say at the beginning of the pandemic, there were so many stories of friends and family who were being like go, that there was a culture of uncertainty and through this whole last year, there’s been a period of navigating through uncertainty, which I think is challenging overall. I like that attitude and the way you framed it.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2009

Non-game social platforms like museums should use game design techniques to make these institutions more successful at supporting user happiness. As Elsa Bailey asked in the chat: "Don't cultural attitudes toward the definitions/descriptions of happiness come into play here? This is not an argument that is specific to museums.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The board’s mindset should reflect current business dynamics and its demographics should mirror the social and cultural landscape. board or a group defined by an entrepreneurial attitude, broad perspectives, and creative vision, consider these strategies. Creating a culture that embraces these and other Association 4.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

It helps me to understand the questions, concerns, and everyday context of many nonprofits that want to embrace emerging media like social or mobile and to design and build peer exchange programs or Train-the-Trainers programs. 1: Create a Facebook culture inside your organization. What’s missing?

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Because what you’re sending out in social media, newsletters, when you’re doing these Zoom presentations and making virtual ask, all of this ties back to your mission, your vision, and your values. Consider this when you reflect back on what your nonprofit has been through and where you’re going. this is so funny.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" And what are the major changes you have witnessed in those years?

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" And what are the major changes you have witnessed in those years?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2012

I wanted to make sure that we had diversity in gender, but also from different lens including business, a nonprofit, philanthropic, and social investment. Innovation/Culture of Play. These would have questions that allow their audience to share their experience or attitudes about the topic or a speaker’s particular point.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). When Batkid saved San Francisco, the whole country watched. And we talked. You want results?

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