Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

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. He discusses a way of seeing both the big strategic picture and the smaller immediate tactics. Connecting With New Colleagues.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The best fundraising strategic plan tells a complete, organized, and analytics-based story that your team can actually use to help your campaign be more successful. Share your organization’s mission, who you serve, the influence your organization has on its audience(s), and the role it plays in the larger conversation around your issue area.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Created by 92nd Street Y , a cultural center in New York City focused on bringing people together around the values of giving back, #GivingTuesday is now a global movement that connects individuals, communities, and organizations around the world to celebrate and encourage giving. Re-sharing of supporter/influencer content.

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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. Servers and software can be fixed fairly easily.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

An end-of-year appeal can be developed many ways , but highlighting an individual situation or story will have the most impact by enhancing your donors’ understanding and increasing their connection to your cause. Imagery – People naturally look at pictures before reading text. Keep amounts and explanations simple, and use examples.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

An experiential virtual event might ask the crowd to reflect on something, or it might turn that on its face and force them to picture something or to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. . Decide on the campaign goal. With every marketing campaign, you need to establish a clear goal or directive.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

We develop our skills by seeking, absorbing, questioning, adapting, and experimenting, oftentimes bringing diverse influences together to create something that’s unique for our clients’ needs, but with connections to other relevant spaces. Creative-problem solving on a small budget. Accessibility: Start small and focusing on the benefit.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

Retain and attract customer-centric talent with a culture that values respect and consideration. Context is the color that makes facts a story. Understanding these details puts the picture in a frame. When you look at the big picture do the results make sense? What emotional biases may be influencing perceptions?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 10, 2020

Develop a theme that will allow you to stand out from other organizations, making your story memorable to the community. Include imagery, since people naturally look at pictures before reading text and they evoke the donors’ emotions. Dollar amounts connected to a tangible impact guide understanding of what donors can influence.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2018

A mid-year appeal can be developed many ways but highlighting an individual situation or story will have the most impact by enhancing your donors’ understanding and increasing their connection to your cause. Choosing the S tory – Updating your donor base on a previous story is a great way to change things up.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

An experiential virtual event might ask the crowd to reflect on something, or it might turn that on its face and force them to picture something or to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. . Decide on the campaign goal. With every marketing campaign, you need to establish a clear goal or directive.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

To understand the latest findings on a facet of nature, humanity or culture. But a great documentary changes the course of our culture, economies and public policy. News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. Influence. Shift the way entire cultures feel about a product, organization or industry.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2017

While there are many ways you can go about shaping your appeal , highlighting an individual situation or story will have the most impact by enhancing your donors’ understanding and increasing their connection to your cause. Imagery – People naturally look at pictures before reading text.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Both posts influenced this speech. And frustrating challenges like fighting off big oil’s influence on the ever delayed climate change bill otherwise known as Waxman Markey. People are writing their own stories and ideas about our cause rather than us publishing content. Dynamic movements such as the Iraqi election. Get out now.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

Be sure to add increments to each card because dollar amounts, connected to a tangible impact, guide the donors’ understanding of what they can influence. Tell a story in your appeals. People naturally look at pictures before reading text. Capitalize on this by using images to tell your story and evoke the donors’ emotions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

Many of them, like the lightbulb , the phonograph , and the motion picture camera , were brilliant creations that have a huge influence on our everyday life. They discovered a group of influencers won Twitter who were passionate fans of the company and have since enlisted them to spread the word. Contemporary Jewish Museum.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Moral of the story? bbcon Takeaway #3: Impact measurement must be baked into the culture of your foundation . They explained how nonprofit organizations these days need to make sure they are utilizing scarce resources to truly reach their goals, and that they’re generally good at reporting activities and stories of success.

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Allegiance Group

AUGUST 19, 2024

Look to Past Campaigns for a Fuller Picture It’s also helpful to analyze past year-end campaigns for insights. A good story can always prompt someone to give again. Tell Stories that Make You Stand Out from the Crowd In episode 3 of “Year-End in July,” we discuss the power of storytelling in fundraising.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

To understand the latest findings on a facet of nature, humanity or culture. But a great documentary changes the course of our culture, economies and public policy. News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. Influence. Shift the way entire cultures feel about a product, organization or industry.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

To understand the latest findings on a facet of nature, humanity or culture. But a great documentary changes the course of our culture, economies and public policy. News outlets ran stories on the doc and its exposé. Influence. Shift the way entire cultures feel about a product, organization or industry.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Good writing, and I mean good writing, should be a top priority at your nonprofit because good writing is a tool of tremendous power, influence, and leverage. Each of these communication vehicles influences its readers in some way. I want a program director who can write compelling stories about the experiences of our participants.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram not only provide you with new ways to share stories about your organization and how you use donations, but each platform also offers new fundraising opportunities as well. In the same study cited earlier, 27% say these types of micro-lending and online capabilities have influenced their giving.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2014

First, whether we realize it or not, our standard job descriptions only tell part of the story about the demands we face at work. Discovering your “job-within-the-job” gives you a clear picture of your vital purpose and value added contributions. And finally, managers must spot and work through the gaps between goals and obstacles.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2014

First, whether we realize it or not, our standard job descriptions only tell part of the story about the demands we face at work. Discovering your “job-within-the-job” gives you a clear picture of your vital purpose and value added contributions. And finally, managers must spot and work through the gaps between goals and obstacles.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Too often, cultural institutions design participatory projects that require visitors to learn new tools or make sacrifices to contribute. This afternoon I went to the library in Haarlem Oost to take your pictures. Librarians--and all cultural professionals--address challenges creatively every day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

I've also summarized the story of a how one social media guru, David Armano, leveraged his large network to help a family a need and has stepped into the role of donor steward and even service delivery. On an organizational level, incorporating this approach may be easy or hard depending your organization's culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2013

First, whether we realize it or not, our standard job descriptions only tell part of the story about the demands we face at work. Discovering your “job-within-the-job” gives you a clear picture of your vital purpose and value added contributions. And finally, managers must spot and work through the gaps between goals and obstacles.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

It also has the power to make our culture more equitable for everyone. In many ways, the photos we see in the media have created our culture for us, and have defined the standards of who and what is supposedly good, normal, and valuable. Inclusion: A culture where diverse perspectives are welcomed and valued.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Although fundraising for arts organizations has unique challenges—like justifying the need to ask for support from donors for your arts and culture versus donating to the efforts of front-line workers—art in all forms is something that every community needs. This includes summer art camps, museums, theaters, art galleries, and more.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Daring to Lead found that many executives doubt they can influence their boards’ performance. Lack of training investment tells a story. Missing records tell a story. If half the staff has turned-over since the last time a critical training was offered, that tells a story, too. This blows my mind.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 23, 2022

HGF creates opportunities for Jewish people across 40 countries to celebrate their culture, traditions, and values through engaging and educational programs. This allows the organization to better track how certain efforts and programs are impacting or influencing overall goals and effectiveness. . Written by Blake Becker.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

We recommend using an integrated payment processor and including information about it in your form (like the PCI badge pictured below) so donors can be sure that your donation process is secure. Picture a potential donor. You might tell a story about a person affected by your organization or about a particularly dedicated volunteer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2013

What is important is the culture of testing and using the results to guide better decision-making which involves creating a culture of testing or what KD Paine and I called in our book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, “Data-Informed.” By Shabbir Imber Safdar, Kate Harle, Dale Anania, from The Marine Mammal Center.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

We’re going to talk about the bigger picture things as it relates to personal branding and making yourself memorable, so you can raise some more money and improve those donor relations. We’re going to start out kind of the big picture. But the big picture is, let’s put that in our heads for a second.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The ability to balance long-term vision and basic day-to-day needs Good project planning and control The ability to influence The ability to identify, motivate, and develop talent (assuming you supervise others). Ask yourself: Do you understand the big picture of the issue that's being addressed? Know your users. Communicate clearly.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I want to start, first, with a story…. It’s that distance from financial consequences that let communities put best interest and opportunity ahead of other influencers. Not only do you need to be listening and taking action, but as an organization, you need to have a culture that supports collaboration. And I’m glad we do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

How do we reach influencers in specific industries? We found that many people only understand a small part of the Foundation based off of their experiences to date, but they don’t understand the big picture. The questions included: Who in the community knows what Central Florida Foundation does? How are we involved?

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