Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2005

Steve and others, just when I thought there was a lull in our conversation about blog communities and blog cross conversations, I noticed this thread on the Digital Divide List (btw, the digital divide network is another example of a community blog). If you are new, start at the beginning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Definitions Of Key Business Terms We talk about, read about and hear about "customers," "mission," and "customer value" all the time and perhaps sometimes we struggle with fully understanding the best definition of those terms. Make conversation with your team. I like Peter F.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

As Google+ further influences search results (recent research shows it has the highest correlation with search rankings out of any technique) and as people begin adopting it professionally, knowing how to spark Google+ engagement will be an exciting opportunity for social media gurus, ninjas or whatever fun term they are using these days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

You, of course, need a formal ladder of engagement or conversion funnel and need to be tracking conversions against what your ultimate definition of success is. One of the participants asked, “So how do you do this with your metrics program?” This cause the traffic spike, so what?

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The Next Web

AUGUST 18, 2013

Here are eight growth techniques we’ve used with success at Mhelpdesk, a field service software startup, to help us get free trial signups that later convert into paid accounts. Alternatively, each organic search lead averages three logins with a monthly revenue around $90 — definitely worth the acquisition cost. Organic search.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

We used a broad definition of crowd sourcing, simply stated as: Getting ideas, content, volunteer tasks, money, or other things from a wide swath of people. The second topic started percolating at last year's SXSW Social Media for Social Good BBQ and a question - so where are the good examples and techniques? What I do the same?

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NVIDIA AI Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Patrick Lewis “We definitely would have put more thought into the name had we known our work would become so widespread,” Lewis said in an interview from Singapore, where he was sharing his ideas with a regional conference of database developers. “We What’s more, the technique can help models clear up ambiguity in a user query.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2013

You can bet dollars that they are tracking conversions on that call to action link for the event sign up. Remember that you need to promote your event through all your digital and offline channels as appropriate – email, web site, flyers, and other social channels too. Take the above example from charity:water for World Water Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Today, we had an amazing conversation and interview with Cecile Richards and Tom Subak to learn more about Planned Parenthood 's Social Media Strategy and their movement building techniques. It's how you use the conversation to generate, aggregate, and facilitate social content. Today, we had an amazing conversation.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

We sat down with Diane Remin, the Founder and President of MajorDonors.com , to discuss techniques on making an ask and how major gift work has transitioned online as a result of the pandemic. Below are some of our major takeaways from the conversation! Technique 1: Ask Donor For A Specific Amount of Money. 10,000-$100,000).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on? I’ve written about these techniques here ). Do you have a preferred method? Do you have subject matter expertise and do you want to share it during the session?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

Consider what tools and techniques, digital or otherwise, can be used to maximize their interaction with the in-room attendees. This creates a constant visual reminder to include them in the conversation. Is anyone dominating the conversation? Are people in the room and remotely equally participating?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The definition of personally significant will vary greatly between you, me, and Melinda Gates. The first priority is expediting follow up–furnishing requested information and setting a concrete date and time to resume the conversation. Why should someone in the community give to a cause if the leadership isn’t giving?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Notes one participant, “It definitely gave us the ability to work around chicken & egg conversations. One question that bubbled up was about specific techniques to measure or benchmark your nonprofits social media strategy and execution. Participants pointed to the importance of small pilots.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Photo by Bradlauster Note from Beth: One of the things I love about blogging is the conversation in the comments because it always leads to understanding, insights, and learning. I've been keeping a careful eye out for thoughtful comments that could turn into guest posts. That's where this post about crowdsourcing came out of it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

The definition of links or how you're connected is defined however you want. For example, on Twitter, a strong tie could be two nodes or people that engage consistently in two-way conversation. Interesting, one of the backchannel comments was the definition of an expert. My definition is that your knowledge lives in the clouds.

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Google Research AI blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Our ongoing work on LaMDA explores how these models can be used for safe, grounded, and high-quality dialog to enable contextual multi-turn conversations. Natural conversations are clearly an important and emergent way for people to interact with computers. I’m excited about the progress we’ve made in making LaMDA useful and factual.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Our dinner conversations still inevitably turn to social media in some way or another. This book was definitely a labor of love, but in a good way. What are you some efficient techniques for monitoring responses on Facebook? But that’s just the way we are. We used to work together and would hang out after work and talk shop.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I bike to work and at least once every couple of weeks it’s Lindsay having an awesome conversation with somebody that speeds up that commute for me. Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. . – [Steven] Yeah. – [Lindsay] Yup.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

While acquisition is definitely a worthwhile goal, a sensible fundraising specialist will tell you that another top priority of any given fundraising project should be retaining the dedicated supporters that you already have. . No matter if you’re sending donors direct mail or an email message, it’s critical to personalize your appeals. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

There was an excellent discussion about silo busting techniques and the role of leaders in bringing down the cubicle walls. Interesting to discover a line from the book, “Social Media is a contact sport, not a spectator sport&# was a conversation driver. If you were not able to attend, there is terrific coverage of the event.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2012

Through our multigenerational research and case studies with clients, and other testing, we have pretty definitive proof that individuals expect us to speak to them in a coordinated fashion in each of the channels they prefer. Conversely, Multichannel communications focuses on coordinating a campaign or appeal across multiple channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. There was a lot of synergy and points of reciprocity.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 20, 2024

In The Art of Charts: Choosing the Right Visualizations to Tell Your Story , Alicia Eastvold from Your Part-Time Controller, LLC, will share tips, techniques, and examples of effective storytelling graphics. And definitely don’t miss the main stage conversation with Sheryl Lee Ralph.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

There is much more data in this comprehensive research report and is definitely one for data nerds, but a terrific resource for a wildly diverse class of grad students who will be doing social media internships with a range of international organizations. Global Conversations. 2013: A Year in Social Media.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

There are definitely situations that should require it, however, such as expensive, controversial, or high profile investments or in cases where there is a large target audience. It also consists of an organizational conversation, storytelling, and a written report. What is the cost of alternatives or not investing? ROI Story Telling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

The configuration of the physical space definitely enhances learning. I have been using human spectra gram , a technique I learned from colleague Allen Gunn from Aspiration. James was able to search Twitter and show them a conversation happening online with other choruses about fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

Be a little less "formal" and try a few fun updates and other content that sparks conversations. My take is that just because we have the tools, a youthful enthusiasm for generosity, and the desire to do something, there is a need for sharing of best practices and techniques. Randi suggests that having a personality is an asset.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but mental health in the nonprofit workplace is a topic that calls for an honest conversation all year long. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . A: Definitely.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

.” He went into considerable detail on a lot of those improvements, but the less technical-minded among our readers, if they’ve even read this far, might close the tab if I tried to recount the whole conversation. There is the risk that stacking cutting-edge techniques like this makes the cost rise faster than the performance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2006

A recent post makes this point: Presentations Are Conversations. We can be much better by simply looking at the presentation as an opportunity to have a conversation with others about something we care about. it's definitely how I begin and create and it's in "analog mode."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

You can read more in this series of five reports that looks at the definitions, research, power, practices, and insights relating the impact of social networks on family strengthening and community change. A peer learning environment requires creating a safe space for conversation. There are definitely some shades of gray.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2007

Liz and I had incredible conversation about mobile blogging during the blogher unconference last July and I always found her to be one someone who with a great deal of wisdom. When I attend conference, I rarely get a chance to get self-fish and attend sessions or have conversations about professional development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Let’s start with a definition first. The social business sector has shared metrics and understanding of being data-informed. That changes the conversation for nonprofits. In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2005

It all translated into electricfying conversation -- both formally during the Summit and informally during social interaction. (I One might think that it would be difficult to sustain a truly interactive experience, but the way Ethan and Rebecca facilitated - it was an intense day-long conversation. Next year in Nigeria?). tag: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

So, when we talk about social media and being open and embracing the conversation, one of the most comment questions that comes up is: To what extent do you need to moderate the discussion in a socnet space or blog so it isn't antithetical to your mission? That's a different issue and you definitely need to use a spam filter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

They use data visualization techniques to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data. In addition to weekly check-ins, the organizational dashboard includes key performance metrics related to goals as well as more detailed metrics. DoSomething.Org: A Data-Driven Nonprofit In Action.

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