Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Note from Beth: I love when I discovered folks who are community organizers and successfully transfer what they know about community organizing offline to the online world. Robin shared some of her thoughts in the comments of a recent blog post, and I invited to share her community organizing rules for Twitter.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 7, 2017

Women’s and girls’ empowerment is a sweeping topic, defined and shaped by family beliefs and cultural norms in the community and country where one lives. And while education and financial independence are critical steps to empowerment, they are merely two pieces of a much bigger and far more complicated story.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2014

In his January 17, 2014 speech on NSA reforms , President Obama stated: "As the nation that developed the Internet, the world expects us to ensure that the digital revolution works as a tool for individual empowerment, not government control." We all have a duty to avoid doing harm, and a duty to protect the most vulnerable communities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

He oversaw the development of numerous products and services that allow us to drive social empowerment through technology across all our programs. He also championed an open source ethos so that our work can be broadly shared (you can view all our open source projects on GitHub ).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end. What it Means to Communities. Looking Ahead.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. It’s a case of letting technology lead (or, rather, the people behind the technology) instead of the communities on the other end. What it Means to Communities. Looking Ahead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2012

initiative – an effort to galvanize the technology community to assist civil society organizations (CSOs) across the globe by providing capabilities, resources and assistance to harness the latest information and communications technology (ICT) advances to build their digital capacity. Unfortunately, that was not possible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By sharing genuine, personal stories, nonprofits could connect more deeply with their audiences, encouraging more substantial and sustained giving. Corporate Partnerships: Collaborated with brands that support or cater to the LGBTQ+ community, creating themed products and promotional content that resonate with the audience all year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2006

It's a reminder that sharing your video offline can also be powerful. They partner with a range of NGOs to create an ongoing community video unit to support the NGO's programs by placing a full-time trainer in the NGO for a one-year period. The trainer trains up to ten community members to create videos.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As People For the American Way Foundation wrestles with these same questions, we’ll share insights from some recent successes. We offered our longtime supporters a meaningful way to take community action by gathering information, writing letters, speaking at public events, and recruiting like-minded individuals. The result?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

It comes at the same time that I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the importance of community builders/managers/leaders or organizational voices to give permission back to the community members. Giving permission to the community to have conversations without you requires trust. Let’s discuss!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2009

These are some links I wanted to share from May 20th. "After running successful community websites in London's challenging Kings Cross I wanted to help other communities achieve the same sense of empowerment and communication. . "After Find me on Delicious for more!

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 23, 2023

However, transforming likes and shares into real-life donations can be a challenging feat. Are they young activists passionate about climate change or experienced professionals with a heart for community development? Twitter – Perfect for sharing real-time updates and news while using hashtags to increase visibility.

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Qgiv

JUNE 11, 2024

For nonprofits in close-knit communities, community-centric fundraising (CCF) may be a more effective fundraising approach than other methods of fundraising. Use this guide to learn more about community-centric fundraising: What is community-centric fundraising? How is CCF different from other fundraising strategies?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

So Mondays have become book review days as part of the discipline to keep up with reading. My Zoetica colleague, Geoff Livingston , shared a preview copy of his forthcoming book Welcome to the Fifth Estate and it is a great read! Service — Serve your Internet community with great data, content and applications. Shareability.

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NCE Social Media

MAY 18, 2009

People in one community don’t necessarily have to know about your involvement in another and neither group has the right, or inclination to demand your fidelity. Beyond this, they can also create communities and blogs that are monetizable and in many cases, a full time job.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

We are sharing them with you now so we can hopefully get your feedback before publication. Empowerment is unconditional. Technology can solve information problems, organise communities and publish behaviours, but they can’t deliver food or care for the sick. Below, you can find the 45 Social by Social Propositions. Be a pirate.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 12, 2023

A nd learn volunteer empowerment strategies to try out at your organization! PEAK Grantmaking ’s vol unteer program success story PEAK Grantmaking is a community of 7,000 professionals working to advance e ffective and equitable grantmaking practices. Like many associations, PEAK Grantmaking benefits from the work of member volunteers.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The data collected is usually owned by the grantmaker, not questioned, and not shared back with the grantee or any larger community. For issues with this, check out Vu Le’s 2015 post “ Weaponized data: How the obsession with data has been hurting marginalized communities.” Consider: Who defines objectives and “success”?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

A part of the announcement, Grab has shared some metrics and some big numbers. As we become a publicly-traded company, we’ll work even harder to create economic empowerment for our communities, because when Southeast Asia succeeds, Grab succeeds,” he added. If the deal goes through, it would be the world’s largest SPAC merger.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

At Salesforce.org, we are proud to see how much of our community — whether it’s our employees, our partners, or the nonprofits we support — is jumping in through funding, advocacy, or volunteering. Mission: Improving air quality through community partnerships. It is not a time to reflect, it is a time to act. Opens new window.

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2020

There are a range of organizations that are providing activists with bail bonds and legal help, or that are helping small businesses and other community resources that have been adversely affected. It also is the home of the National Bail Fund Network, which links to over 60 community bail and bond funds, including the Minnesota Freedom Fund.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

Whether you’re interested in learning about responsible AI, cybersecurity, APIs , staff empowerment, or something specific about Blackbaud software , we’ve got a session for you. Our panelists will share the use cases they’ve discovered and how you can get started with this cornerstone of digital transformation.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Data to pinpoint needs in specific communities Unfortunately, government survey data does not accurately represent “hard-to-count” at-risk populations who are less likely to speak English or to trust the government—which includes many of the people nonprofits like CASL serve. For example, aggregated data from the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

There is a growing movement to value, collect and share feedback from low-income consumers. We know that when low-income families can access other people’s consumer feedback it is both extremely useful and a source of empowerment. Providers don’t naturally value the opinion of someone they see as incapable and in need of guidance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2010

But how do answer that question? I got several emails from social media folks at nonprofits today asking that question and wanting a checklist to share with their development officers. Will the contest provide a meaningful opportunity for stakeholder empowerment? Will the contest provide any long term benefits?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2012

A friend shared with me a spot-on article by Geoffrey James the other day. A company is a community, not a machine. Technology offers empowerment, not automation. In it, James explains the difference between averages bosses and extraordinary bosses. His insights are based on his interviews of some of the most successful CEOs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Note from Beth: My long-time colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator, shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity building programs based on extensive research. Why do we do what we do if not to make people’s lives better, their communities safer or increase access to quality education?

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The youth will eventually be the citizens and leaders of tomorrow and ultimately make invaluable contributions to their families, economic growth, peace building, and sustainable development for all of our communities. Kellogg Foundation.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2020

In the days since the death of George Floyd, technology’s biggest companies and their leaders have made public statements expressing solidarity with Black communities. The communications — which, really, are press releases — condemn racism and call for unity. Here is Amazon’s tweet committing to solidarity with the Black community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2011

Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute published a new report called “ Connected Citizens &# that looks at the impact of networks on communities, and asks, what do these emerging networks mean for community change? Don’t hire a person to be the “network leader.&# Ultimately, networks are shared responsibility.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Share on Twitter. But the noise has muted analysis and coverage of other highly ambitious technology ventures — ones that aim to uplift and correct financial markets by encouraging longevity, community and empowerment. Noorjit Sidhu. Contributor. More posts by this contributor. Longevity: More choices to go and stay public.

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Tableau

MAY 24, 2021

From our earliest start-up days to joining the Salesforce family, we have always been committed to our community and improving the state of the world. The bills that passed share a common foundation. The Legislature also addressed issues essential to equity, such as voting rights, environmental justice, and economic empowerment.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Why has growth hacking so strongly resonated with the startup community? Growth hacking has resonated in the startup community due to today’s growth challenges: new channel creation, channel saturation, the “best product” fallacy and “product-growth” fit. Companies from San Francisco to London are recruiting growth hackers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Share on Twitter. Lawrence Kosick is the co-founder of GetSetUp , the largest online learning community designed specifically for older adults. It’s a product “for” older adults, but the message is focused on empowerment and building strength, helping people live healthier, more active lives as they age. Lawrence Kosick.

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M+R

MARCH 9, 2023

It’s a spin on James Brown’s 1968 hit, “Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud),” which became an unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights movement; but, in its current context, is focused on the pride associated with also identifying as a member of the LGBTQIA community.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Despite it all, one thing remained steadfast: the Tableau Public global community of data enthusiasts’ commitment to bringing impactful (and often mindblowing) data insights to life. Our “Viz of the Day” gallery represents the many ways our community uses Tableau Public to visualize the data topics they’re most passionate about.

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