Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2012

Flickr Photo by Joel Goodman. I’m on a mission this year, with the publication of the book, to continue to evangelize about nonprofits should all become data nerds and embrace the joy of measurement. The Valid Metrics Framework, Updated to Include Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Flickr Photo by Kevlar. Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. By: Rebecca Shore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Flickr Photo by Johnny Hall. Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Flickr Photo by Jek in the Box. It is the synthesis, sense-making, and sharing of the abundance of stories, knowledge, tips, resources, and wisdom that is happening in real time in the form of e-books or blog posts. The Social Media Measurement Checklist. We launched the Zoetica Salon this week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2011

Part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is facilitating several peer learning groups on social media measurement. The intent is to help grantees improve their social media practice through measurement and learning. B0nus Insight: Linking Social Media Results to Job Performance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Today I had the pleasure of giving a presentation for the Packard Foundation board of directors to provide a brief report on how I spent my time as Visiting Scholar and share some insights about social media and the nonprofit sector. engagejoe social media helps us connect so we can come together in the real world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Flickr Photo by PCSO900. The Ocean Conservancy is dedicated to the goal of a healthy ocean by increasing public awareness of ocean issues and bringing significant changes to the way oceans are managed. One of the key principles for an effective social media strategy is experimentation, learning, and rapid prototyping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2010

This is a quick roundup of some of the wonderful reviews, blog posts, photos, and videos of The Networked Nonprofit. If you’re in the Bay Area and didn’t make it to our launch party at TechSoup , there’s a book party in the East Bay on Friday, July 23rd. Photo by Curious Lee. Rosetta is a fellow book nerd.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Flickr Photo by WiserEarth - WiserEarth's team from Around the World play Peek-A-Boo With Book. I’d like to use this post to share some of the responses to the Networked Nonprofit at different book events and online during the past month and let you know about upcoming events in November. Photo by KK.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Also, Defenders of Wildlife is listed as an “Example of Excellence” in the book. Your supporters also now expect a more social experience from your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2008

Flickr photo by Terry Bain. Terry / aXis / You Are a Dog / the book / the blog // We Are the Cat / the blog. I found Mashable's How To Develop a Social Media Plan in Five Easy Steps Via Britt Bravo who forwarded me this link. I like the framework that How To Develop a Social Media Plan by Mashable presents.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2010

You are invited to a virtual book launch party ! It relates to the one of the themes in the book, simplicity. East Bay Regional Parks - Calendar from Photos in Flickr Group. The best evidence of this that I hear comes from those nonprofits that now have volunteers helping them with their social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2009

Photo in Flickr. I finally got a chance to meet Manny Hernandez, author written the " Ning for Dummies Book." He is founder of The Diabetes Hands Foundation, a non profit that operates two niche social networks for people touched by diabetes: TuDiabetes (in English, with close to 8,200 members) and EsTuDiabetes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2005

As I was browsing the flickr stream , I found this stunning photograph of Halley Suitt of Halley's Comment by JD Lasica , a bloghim. ( His complete set of Blogher photos are awesome.). I have this big pitch for this book "Women Don't Ask." Halley Suitt Originally uploaded by jdlasica. I ask again.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2011

Flickr Photo by JC Burns. Aliza Sherman’s Crowdsourcing (She’s just published a book on the topic). Giuseppe Mauriello’s Social Media Strategy and Marketing. Stephanie McAuliffe’s Nonprofit Lists (check out the great lists she discovered from other curators).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Flickr photo by Geoff Livingston. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I have continued my work as senior advisor to Lightful , a social media management tool for charities based in London. I wish you a very happy and healthy 2019!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2013

Flickr Photo by TomtheJet. I delivered the keynote there in 2008 and taught a workshop, “ Take Me To The Social Web.” He also sent me a book to read on the plane! I am excited for a return visit to Australia. May 13, 2013: Half-Day Workshop. This workshop is co-hosted by Volunteering Auckland.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The first thing I asked about was his view of the new role of nonprofit organizations in the social media or technology revolution that is well underway. After taking some pictures at the local holiday parade, she finds that many others wanted to post their pictures on Flickr and started a group to pull them all together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2017

Flickr Photo by J Ronald Lee. As we describe it in our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that occurs when we feel overwhelmed by too many demands, too few resources, and too little recovery time. Burnout is like boiling a frog gradually. Financial Footing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been getting word on Twitter, Facebook, and elsewhere that people are receiving their copies of the book from Amazon. And their sharing photos Flickr and Facebook. Original Photo by Craig Newmark. If you want to start a virtual book club of your own, add it to the list. giveyoursole.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2017

Flickr Photo by Real Blades, Creative Common License. This year, I was really looking forward to taking a holiday break and not feel stressed about deadlines, tasks, or the never ending parade of meeting requests and emails. I’m overwhelmed getting back into the daily grind, how about you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Flickr Photo by John Grocki. Do you make time in your day to pause and reflect on your professional practice of using social media? And most importantly what and where to improve or repeat what worked. What have you learned?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Also, since the Google+ Pages launched after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Photos and slideshows. e-Newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2011

I invited him to share a guest post based on his speaking notes from this wonderful presentation he presented in NYC at the Social Media for Nonprofits event the beginning of August. (Hat Tip Farra at Big Duck for the terrific roundup from the conference.). Here is a rough narrative to accompany my ‘What does the data say?’

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

I marked my 20th anniversary in Flickr and on YouTube with this video (darn the gown doesn’t fit!). After sharing our wedding photo on Flickr in 2009, I received an email from an Esquire Magazine writer asking for permission to use the photo. We’ve endorsed the real-life charm of Awkward Family Photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Among the scholars Notre Dame invited to speak to us was Dr. Jeffrey Sachs (author of the book ???The He chronicled his story and work in Bangladesh using social media tools and engaging story telling techniques.   You can learn some valuable techniques about social media engagement AND be inspired about his effort.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

Photo by American Art Museum Note from Beth: This week I'm trying to understand crowdsourcing and nonprofits, hopefully with a crowd of other folks. Some questions I don't know the answers to: What are the best examples of nonprofits using social media to crowdsource advice, program evaluation, ideas, or other uses?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 15, 2013

One of my key themes for the year is to look at failure and learning – and will also have a chance to dive into a conversation at the upcoming COF Conference with colleague Peter Sims , Author of Little Bets and founder of BLKSHP. His book has a great summary of the research out there on what is failure. Now you are ready to learn!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Flickr Photo by Brittany Bush. A few more reviews have come in about the book: Find Your Nonprofit Happy Place Review by Steve MacLaughlin. Thank you everyone for your support of the book and for joining the conversation about self-care for nonprofits. Year-end giving campaigns. Review by Allyson Kapin on Care2 Blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Also, since the Google+ Pages launched after the release of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits , please consider this blog post a supplement to the book. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Photos and slideshows. e-Newsletter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2012

Flickr Photo by Sebr. This book is a gem. What’s refreshing and different about this book is that it isn’t about trying to get everything done efficiently. What’s refreshing and different about this book is that it isn’t about trying to get everything done efficiently.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Image from Flickr by Xurble. You don’t necessarily have to do this with an online fundraising platform: you can start by using social media to encourage people to interact with and be vocal about your cause. You can then make each testimonial a piece of content for your social channels by quoting the best parts in an image.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush. One of the ways to reduce handle this stress, is to flex your emotional intelligence, which includes self-awareness , self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. These qualities may sound “soft”, but Goleman found direct ties between emotional intelligence and measurable results.

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APRIL 5, 2013

Jacobwith Flickr: jenny8lee When it comes to building community and increasing brand awareness, some organizations hire communications, marketing, and engagement staff to handle these activities. If the program staff posted Facebook photos of the successful food drive? By Jamie Millard and Lori L. and on and on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

Flickr Photo by Gavin St. Last week, I was honored to do several workshops hosted by the Fund for Santa Barbara on how nonprofits can link a culture of well being to outcomes based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Or have coloring books or other fun stuff in the break room.

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