Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Example of A/B Testing Results.

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.orgSource

MAY 28, 2024

Sue’s deep experience with boards and leadership makes her the perfect resource for a conversation about coaching new and more seasoned directors. That curiosity and engagement with others are reflected in her love of travel and learning about diverse countries and cultures. Focus on Mentoring Sue is a relationship builder.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the new book, Culture Is The Way. Other key lessons from sports coaches include these says Mayberry: Develop a burning desire to improve culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the book, Culture Is The Way. Other key lessons from sports coaches include these says Mayberry: Develop a burning desire to improve culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2017

Recently, I was invited to participate in a staff “Lunch and Learn,” by Connor Diemand-Yauman , CEO of Philanthropy University , about building a culture of wellbeing in the nonprofit workplace and capacity building. ” I asked Connor about how they use this particular cultural nudge and cue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2013

We discussed what the reaction to failure does to us as individuals and how it can create a risk-adverse culture in our nonprofits. Many of the 1500 people in the room at NTC agree with us, but the challenge is when they go back to the office – culture change is needed. More about that later.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast” is often true – certainly there are situations where strategy is consumed by culture – but strategy and culture are not mutually exclusive. We also had hard conversations about mission (why we exist) and vision (what kind of world we’re working toward). Reassess everything.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

One element constant and vital to your nonprofit is your organizational culture. Culture breathes life into your organization and unites your team. Where does your constituent relationship management software (CRM) fit into that culture? So, how do you make the CRM the hub of your organization’s culture?

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Candid

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values into an organization’s culture, however, requires intentional effort and awareness. In 2022, we collaborated with consultants to assess our culture and develop a robust DEI strategy. Embrace the growth opportunities that come with increased diversity.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

The categories that are represented should reflect qualities that directors bring to the board as well as characteristics that will enhance the organization’s growth and development. Once you know who is needed, you must explain exactly what the organization expects from their service both in terms of activities and culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

There are people or even organizational cultures comfortable with using the existing tools and are slow to change, while early adopters and agile cultures keep learning and moving. Interesting to discover a line from the book, “Social Media is a contact sport, not a spectator sport&# was a conversation driver.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

This post summarizes how you can use session documentation and reflective practice to improve the content and delivery of your session. The exercise was to describe a series of stages that nonprofits go through to get to a data-informed culture. Blog Posts: Wild Woman Fundraising and Wiser Earth wrote session recaps.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Applying reflection, reasoning, and individual experience to problem-solving is not part of the Summit supercomputer program, but it is an approach that is invaluable in making advantageous business decisions. A culture of learning, where curiosity is valued and debate encouraged, creates fertile ground for critical thinking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

It was also an opportunity for me to co-facilitate with in-country team, meet the NGOs and hear their stories first-hand, and learn a lot about modeling and adapting interactive training techniques for different cultures. Quiet Reflection: Socoot. Localized Content Delivery. 11. What does it mean to be a “Master Trainer?”

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

My goal was to have a conversation with the folks in the room – who represented both traditional nonprofit institutions, government agencies, and free agents – and answer the question, “ I’ve found my free agent now what? This Tech@State addressed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Civil Society 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last week, I had the honor of doing a mini workshop at the annual BoardSource Conference called “Governing the Networked Nonprofit in An Age of Social Media &# where I had an opportunity to share some ideas on social media culture, transparency, and simplicity from the Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine.

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sgEngage

JULY 22, 2024

The last few years have been exceptionally hard for arts and cultural nonprofits. Just as organizations started to see patrons coming back to museums, live performances, and art classes, this year saw state governments from Florida to California severely reduce financial support for arts and cultural organizations.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

“ Discover Yourself Both views are important for leaders who want to create positive cultures and strong teams. Create space for conversation. Make time for reflection. Whether I’m discussing strategy, marketing, membership, or culture, I recommend a growth-focused approach. Observe behavior. What’s your opinion?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

I am asking myself and colleagues who do networked NGO training and social media skill building outside the of US – the question about building resilient networks and how to incorporate non-violent techniques. [ here and here ]. We don’t have any answers, but we all feel that our work is all the important as is a conversation.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I organized workshops to cultivate an internal culture of abundance and shared purpose, which was then reflected in our external outreach efforts. These exercises helped build our confidence, enabling us to approach fundraising conversations with authenticity and enthusiasm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2013

During the conference, with the help of Twitter, a few of us from the nonprofit sector were able to find each other and have an impromptu lunch conversation about applying lean to the noprofit work. We live in a culture of high quality and low risk tolerance and people want to be safe and not harmful. How to simplify?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

You can find my materials and slides on the workshop wiki - CSR and NGO workshops, but always like to do a reflective wrap up post. When I get on site, I focus on listening and soaking up the culture and perspective. There was a very productive conversation. No wonder I am still tired! It always helps me improve practice.

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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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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s not a coincidence that trust is a frequent topic of these conversations. Leaders and decision-makers should reflect those changes. Unify Through Purpose Passion for your mission is a bridge that allows people with unique cultural and value systems to work together for a common purpose.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

I didn't realize this, but she is also the founder of the The Society For Geek Advancement, which aims to bring together geek culture for social good. Be a little less "formal" and try a few fun updates and other content that sparks conversations. The most dramatic moment of the conference had nothing to do with charity fundraising.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 3, 2014

Let’s Talk About Succession Planning: Getting the Conversation Started. Starting the Conversation about Succession Planning. Every organization is different, and each board has a unique culture. For this reason, it can be useful to purposefully link succession planning conversations to strategic planning. Be prepared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. The social business sector has shared metrics and understanding of being data-informed. That changes the conversation for nonprofits. The New Social Economy.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. Sharon Rice ,orgSource, Managing Director of Business Strategy, moderated this insightful conversation. Eroding Trust Trust was the theme for the ColLAB.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

This post reflections on the training design as well as my content notes. My goal was to find examples of some if the concepts I was going to share from the group itself. This helps spark peer conversations and indeed a quick check of the chat transcript shows it to be case. How Networked Nonprofits Use Facebook. Introduction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Last November, I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Erie Ries , Lean Start Up, about applying the principles to nonprofits. He talked about how perfectionism, an internal mindset that bad things in the world will happen if our campaign, program or whatever is not right from beginning. We have to look at perfect vs fast.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. 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.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 24, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Real-time is the fastest way to join the conversation, provide help and information, and direct the messages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2017

Part of the workshop includes an assessment and reflection about the causes of stress in the nonprofit workplace. In Santa Cruz, when the word “Perfectionism” bubbled up to the top, it lead to an wonderful conversation about “satisficing.” The word “Perfectionism” was the most frequent response.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2011

But remember, the platform is in its infancy and the culture, features, and use cases are unfolding before our eyes. 4 Engage: Start engaging conversations by posting insights, reflections, and ways for people to participate. This was very true for Twitter as well as Facebook. Shared on Google + by Abid Shaikh.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

It comes speeding at us from our email boxes, social networks, kindles, and even paper and snail mail! We scan, we browse, we try to thoughtfully read the best stuff, and interact through online conversations. 4.) Reflection: Reflection doesn’t have to be a huge amount of time to be effective.

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