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Becoming A Networked Nonprofit Workshop: Reflections from Junior Achievement Worldwide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We had a range of attitudes about the value of social media. The ECS Foundation accepted the proposal and granted funds to help support aspiring female high school students become future leaders. Participants also got a copy of The Networked Nonprofit as part of the materials. Leveraging the Network.

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Grantseeking Basics: Developing a Grant Project

Tech Soup

Like it or not, grants are a necessity for nearly all nonprofits to stay alive and do good work. One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. Outcomes are used to identify a change in behavior, attitude, or knowledge in the people being served by the project.

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How After Action Reviews Can Improve Your Social Media Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments. The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. It does not judge success or failure.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

Before MADD, there were little to no legal consequences for driving while intoxicated; her organization transformed American attitudes about drunk driving and successfully fought for stricter laws across the country. Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. It never occurred to me that there was any other way to write a grant request.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

sgEngage

They measure non-financial or financial criteria that reflect the efficacy of an organization, program, or initiative. Outcomes” is often used interchangeably with impact, but it’s most helpful to think of outcomes as a change in skill, knowledge, attitude, behavior, condition, or status. This is how you show what success looks like.

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Free Webinar: Sharing Trainer's Social Media Bag of Tricks and Secrets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When Maddie Grant at Social Fish invited me to do a FREE webinar over at the 365 Engage Community, I was thrilled to have an opportunity to reflect the practice of incorporating social media into instruction. The Webinar will take place next Tuesday, January 26 at 9:00 - 10:00 am PST.

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Maximizing Nonprofit Impact: A Roadmap to Sustainable Fundraising

The Modern Nonprofit

Flex Your Independence By stepping away from total dependence on a single source of income (like yearly grants), sustainable fundraising gifts your organization greater freedom. The board’s attitude towards fundraising. And we all know freedom begets creativity and innovation—enabling you to create an even bigger impact!

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