Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2019

As part of my work with nonprofit organizations to help them build a culture of resilience that I wrote about in the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , I have facilitated retreats where staff brainstorm ideas and identify simple ways that they can make working at their organization more enjoyable. Do people genuinely like each other?

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Alongside co-founder Falon Fatemi, he’s planning to launch Fireside , a “next-gen podcast platform” that facilitates live conversation, according to an email sent to possible creator partners seen by The Verge. The app idea is similar to the buzzy live audio startup Clubhouse, except with the ability to natively record conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s the list: Function.

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DonorPerfect

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The DonorPerfect team is committed to facilitating and encouraging critical conversations that pave the way Read More ». The post DonorPerfect CommUNITY Conference SESSION SPOTLIGHT: Strategies for Engaging Racially + Culturally Diverse Donors appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

The most challenging problems centered around culture. Strengthen Culture Emotional Intelligence, or the ability to manage our own emotions and understand the emotions of others, is a critical culture-building tool whether workers are outside or inside the office. For a positive virtual culture, practice both.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. The conversation surfaced some interesting questions and ideas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

If you are an arts and culture organization, think about crafting a tone of voice that is creative, clever, and entertaining. Ask yourself: what are five words that describe the character traits of your mission or organizational culture? And then use these words to craft your tone of voice.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It can also surface blind spots in your cultural diet and point you toward unexplored literary territories youre likely to love. Use your voice: If talking jogs your memory, use conversation mode in ChatGPT , Claude , Googles Gemini , or Microsofts CoPilot. Building a personal taste atlas helps you understand your reading self better.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. The American Hospital Association advises that healthcare boards that conduct self-assessments are more likely to have a strong culture of governance and they are more likely to be effective in managing risk.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

If you are an arts and culture organization, think about think about crafting a tone of voice that is creative, clever, and entertaining. Ask yourself: what are five words that describe the character traits of your mission or organizational culture? And then use those words to craft your tone of voice.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

He has built a culture where the staff, the board, and the members are ready with the skills and the tools to succeed in an uncertain future. Explore Future Impacts Tom believes it’s MTI’s responsibility to initiate conversations about anything that might impact the heat metal industry. We’re forcing these conversations, Tom says.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

ECT is especially crucial in today’s fast-paced and multi-cultural work environment. Strong workplace communication is necessary to develop leadership skills, improve professional growth, facilitate collaboration, reduce conflicts and misunderstandings, and boost employee engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

One of my favorite things about writing a blog, are the conversations in the comments and sidebars (private email conversation). Sam's story illustrates the pressing need for culture change within nonprofits or as colleague, Allison Fine , puts it "organizational silos prevent people from empowering their edge." .

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Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

But there are also multiple underlying economic, social, and cultural influences driving that trend, including poor financial well-being, less available free time, and the cyclical nature of volunteerism. Financial well-being and natural cycles impact volunteerism The COVID-19 pandemic no doubt contributed to the decline in volunteerism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

The summit will be an opportunity for deeper peer learning for nonprofit change makers in three theme areas: digital strategy , impact leadership , and the future of technology. I’m excited to be co-facilitating the Impact Leadership track with colleagues John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Now more than ever we must create a robust workplace culture and stronger relationships to retain our humanness. We are not used to conversations with another person while we are staring in a mirror. Incorporate water cooler conversations into your virtual collaboration space. Why Remote Work Is Exhausting.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Every month, a group called #4Change organizes open & lively conversations about how web-connected communities and our use of social media tools are helping to create change in the world. 4Change Chats are hosted on Twitter – Read “ Join the Conversation ” below for ways to jump into the discussion. Join the Conversation!

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Formalize the interaction between these two groups by providing specific times for them to exchange information and channels for reporting the outcomes of those conversations. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Formalize the interaction between these two groups by providing specific times for them to exchange information and channels for reporting the outcomes of those conversations. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Other examples include funds being allocated to individual staff members in the form of stipends to support their personal well-being or facilitating culturally relevant or community-driven healing practices to address the specific needs of their staff. The McGregor Funds Eugene A. Miller Fellowship program is one example.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Below, I’ve shared my keynote remarks and slides and I hope you’ll share your ideas and further the conversation in the comments. Not only do you need to be listening and taking action, but as an organization, you need to have a culture that supports collaboration. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2013

Note from Beth: This one of my favorite photos of a workshop I designed and facilitated at SXSW called “ Peer Learning Session for Nonprofit Social Media Managers.” Is your nonprofit facilitating online professional learning? That email exchange morphed into this guest post. What have you learned?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2013

We were part of an email thread with a small group of individuals offered input on community management systems and facilitator recruiting resources. The discussion thread reminded me of an AdMarketing conversation we had a long time ago. I thought it might be fun (and useful) to take a look back at this AdMarketing conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. Not only about the potential concerns and how to respond, but how the organization or its internal culture can embrace social media. The conversation is the first step. There needs to be discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. I started my talk with a story about why I liked Twitter: It allows me to connect with people in my professional field and have a great conversations or ad hoc collaborations that improve practice.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2023

orgCommunity event featured interactive conversations led by engaging speakers , with decades of leadership experience in the association sphere. We spent our time in round table discussion with association leadership professionals , learning and sharing our own experiences. With work, MacRae was able to improve the culture at ENA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Ironically, it was during a session facilitated by Phil Klein called “Tackling the Unexpected&# who shared insights about he took back his life after surviving a cancer diagnosis. We had a fantastic conversation about the role of leadership in changing the culture of the organization. It was a powerful, amazing moment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

As I travel around and facilitate retreats with nonprofit organizations or master classes at nonprofit conferences as well as webinars on the topic, I’ve noticed some common themes related to stress trigger in the nonprofit workplace. Workplace Culture. … Read More.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Worse yet, the facilitator is boring, the content is useless, board members are texting, and the food is stale! The root of a unified board is its culture, so the best board retreats address the fundamental culture questions, “What should it mean to be part of this board?” Most small group talk is dominated by one or two people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

where he discussed the crossroads of movements and campaigns and the need for an open culture. Our use of social networking has exposed many cultural differences within our organization. Policy and research staff have a different culture than those of us who work directly with individuals on the group.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It’s a moment to boldly lean into advocacy, embracing it as a powerful tool for change and cultural disruption. Change the terms of the debate and change the culture Nonprofits have always played a pivotal role in shaping public discourse and cultural norms. But, now is not the time to retreat.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

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. East-West Technology, Culture & Food Exchange: Innovation and culture sharing with NGO counterparts in India.

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Gyrus

JULY 18, 2024

Conversely, automation enables you to leverage HR technology to smoothen out the traditional onboarding to digital transition. Furthermore, customization facilitates ongoing refinement based on feedback and changing requirements. Gyrus LMS allows organizations to create customized programs, facilitating seamless onboarding processes.

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