Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Last year when I attended the Data for Good Conference there were several hundred nonprofits interested in data in the room and there is a whole online community focusing on little, medium, and big data at Markets for Good. The field has grown exponentially. Appreciable – smaller goals contribute to a bigger objective.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! As this collection of fantastic conferences continues to grow, we'll be updating event details like ticket prices and event hashtags - you're welcome! Drop us a line!

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MARCH 17, 2022

One way these leaders meet each other is through Exponent Philanthropy’s conferences and education programs, member discussion forums, or staff introductions. . Through deft facilitation, a funder coalition can achieve powerful unity without requiring perfect agreement. . Rotate hosting and facilitation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Last week, I was in Sao Paolo for the ABCR Festival, the leading conference in Brasil for fundraising for nonprofit organizations. I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. This was my third visit to the country. Everyone loves a good story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

I’m very honored to be giving the ending keynote and facilitating a design lab on self-care and avoiding burnout at the National Arts Marketing Project Conference. Because I started my career in the arts field and wanted to do some active listening to the audience before speaking, I came in for the whole conference.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 6, 2017

blog started because of a conference. In 2006, I attended a big conference for the first time (ASTC). Writing the blog helped me connect with them, but more importantly, it gave me the confidence to show up at conferences with something to say and a reason to connect. Fast forward a couple years and I was a conference junkie.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

And, if you’re thinking your organization can’t afford to send you to the conference, there are scholarships available for nonprofits folks. For the past four years, I’ve designed and facilitated panels on social media and nonprofit topics that were fun learning experiences and well documented.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

One of the themes raised up as the GEO/Monitor Institute conference came to an end was the importance of trust and relationship building in networks. Guest Post by John Esterle. I think if more funders do step outside of their traditional roles it will be through different kinds of relationships with both grantees and other funders.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

It often involves live webinars, virtual classrooms, or video conferences. Incorporate storytelling techniques, compelling visuals, and concise text to maintain interest and facilitate comprehension. Characteristics of synchronous eLearning include immediate feedback, collaboration opportunities, and structured schedules.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

It often involves live webinars, virtual classrooms, or video conferences. Incorporate storytelling techniques, compelling visuals, and concise text to maintain interest and facilitate comprehension. Characteristics of synchronous eLearning include immediate feedback, collaboration opportunities, and structured schedules.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

It often involves live webinars, virtual classrooms, or video conferences. Incorporate storytelling techniques, compelling visuals, and concise text to maintain interest and facilitate comprehension. Characteristics of synchronous eLearning include immediate feedback, collaboration opportunities, and structured schedules.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

In 2007, over ten years ago, I launched a crowdfunding campaign to participate in the first ever Cambodian bloggers conference, organized by Tharu m and colleagues. If you want to see storytelling at its finest, coupled with breathtaking social impact, watch the videos. I’ll share that in my next post!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

This includes a a wiki , Twitter conversations during the conference via the #crisisdata hashtag, Flickr photos and U-Stream (to be provided by NextGenWeb ). Conference attendees will be asked to download and join the Emergency Data Society. This will facilitate a self-organized, community scrapbook of the event from attendees.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

We received a wide array of funny, moving and informative videos that embraced strong storytelling to communicate important messages. This year’s winners will be announced March 14th, 2014 at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Washington D.C. Visit the contest site today and cast your vote!

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MARCH 1, 2024

Here are a few tips to follow to facilitate a smooth recording session: Warm up. Whether you’re passionate about corporate sponsorships or nonprofit storytelling, podcasts give you a platform to speak at length about these subjects. Record your podcast. It’s time to sit down and record your podcast!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

At the 2014 Independent Sector Conference in Seattle, I attended the session, “Navigating the New Media Landscape,” which brought together expert panelists: Andrew Sherry, VP of Communications for the John S. Image above: Speakers from the "Navigating the New Media Landscape" session at the 2014 Independent Sector Conference in Seattle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

But this takes a different kind of management approach , rather than organize them, nonprofits need to facilitate Millennials to organize themselves. (Cat Applying Strategic Storytelling and Fundraising by Geoff Livingston. Cat herding skills?). 7 Things I learned about Engagement from Mr. Youth by Katya Andresen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Before I share some the big takeaways from the Big Room session, let me tell you about the IFC. It is one of the best nonprofit conferences I’ve attended in over my 35 years in the sector. I learned some much from the sessions as well as the opportunities to socialize and network. Prepping for our Big Room Session at IFC.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

There’s something about attending an industry conference that makes you feel more energized and inspired by the work you’re doing. Also, why is it that conference breakfast muffins are the best muffins?) We’ve put together a list of the top nonprofit conferences to attend. 1 fundraising conference is heading north to Canada.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies. Key influencers take action, including media. Lawmakers repurpose key messages.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2012

This is the last week to purchase early bird tickets to the 2012 Nonprofit Technology & Communications Conference , hosted by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ! The conference is held on March 16, in Minneapolis. You should enter TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge. Or, are you planning to?

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Whether you’re paying for employees to attend conferences or go back to graduate school in your field, prove that you’re invested in your employees’ long-term growth with professional development opportunities. Facilitating these relationships is key to making your business feel more like a community. Impact storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Katie Salen Parsons (She co-wrote the book Rules of Play ) We're facilitating a process of games versus making games. A way to keep alive the ancient tales of India and storytelling in India. How can we facilitate change? Games are made of up of rules - what you can or can't do in a game. After specific restraints comes play.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This shot is a painting at a museum visited during a professional conference for museums. His photo and commentary and use the hash tags facilitates visibility and connection to this audience target. On Instagram, a photo is worth 1,000 words. Instagram is about storytelling. Visibility. Specialization. What to Post?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Submitted by Stacey Monk, founder of Epic Change There’s an ever-burgeoning number of forums, chats, conferences, meetups destination websites, competitions, you-name-it, for dogooders. This is about facilitating discovery, nurturing trust, sharing experiences, and light-weight focused request/responses.”. starts around 7:21).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2011

Each year thousands of technology advocates, new media marketers, and multi-channel storytellers come together in the home town of Convio for five days of networking, parties, and sharing. The SXSW Interactive (#SXSWi) Conference is difficult to describe to someone who has not yet experienced it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

I was up too late editing a screencast to do a content analysis yesterday, instead I found a great thread on Nonprofits and Vlogging over at Social Edge facilitated by Patrick O'Heffernan. I realized that I only thought about this in the context of project - for example capturing video (plus text, photos, etc) from a conference.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The afternoon featured six mini-workshops that drilled down in the use of the tools such as Facebook , Blogging , Storytelling , Listening , Twitter , and Social Media 101. (The I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

There are many things in my life and work that I need to streamline, and an important skill to facilitate this is learn how to say no. I am remember something that Ethan Zuckerman said at the first Netsquared Conference, " Don't Speak, Point " He was talking about citizen journalism and advocacy in the age of read/write web.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

It’s that time again: time to meet up at the Nonprofit Technology Conference! Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. The NetSquared team will be working the room to activate and facilitate conversations so everyone can enjoy the ride. Thursday, April 8, 2010. When : 9:00 a.m.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11. I want to start, first, with a story…. What roles are needed?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Fundraising software solutions are designed to facilitate the donation collection process for organizations. With Kindful, your supporters can create and customize their own fundraising pages that let them express their connection to your cause through storytelling, photos, and videos. Conference app. Seamless Integrations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week, I was honored to deliver the lunch keynote at the 2014 TechNow Conference in Pittsburgh, PA organized by The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. (My Take a look at the NTEN Crowd Funding Campaign to raise money for scholarships to its annual conference. Objective. Social Strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Note from Beth: As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor of designing and facilitating a “networked capacity building project” for a cluster of grantees, state-based groups, to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. effective use of social media.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 31, 2017

They're working to change the world with the power of activism and storytelling. began as a hip hop conference at the University of Maryland in 2000. They host workshops on mural painting, a hip hop academy, and an ambassador program where they send artists aboard to facilitate cultural exchange. The Harry Potter Alliance.

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