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Strategies For Nonprofit Empowerment

Bloomerang

Step 1: Engage your board members by making it fun If you currently follow “Robert’s Rules of Order” and feel your board meetings are just that— bored meetings—toss it out! Here are five ways to kick up the fun factor on your board meetings: Split into small groups to brainstorm/present. Start with a fun icebreaker or thank-a-thon.

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TechCamp: Empowering Women Through Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“Anyone who works for the State Department knows that they work for women and for the advancement and empowerment of women,” said Alec Ross , Secretary Clinton’s Special Advisor for Innovation, with pride at the opening of TechCamp Tel Aviv. It was great fun! The spirit of his statement inspired the entire seminar.

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Geoffrey James On What Makes An Extraordinary Boss

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Technology offers empowerment, not automation. Work should be fun, not mere toil. Management is service, not control. My employees are my peers, not my children. Motivation comes from vision, not from fear. Change equals growth, not pain.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What I most like about his approach is that he makes data accessible to those of us who do not have advanced statistical analysis skills. He makes data visualization and working with data fun – and of course offers lots of practical insights.

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The Dragonfly Effect: Win A Copy, Leave A Comment, Swab Your Cheek

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Employ empowerment marketing. On Sunday, I attended the book launch for the Dragonfly Effect, a book about quick, powerful ways to use social media for social change by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith. This book party was different, not because it had kids activities or the fun photo booth (see above), but because it also had a table [.].

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What’s the ROI of Online Voting and Fundraising Contests?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Will the contest provide a meaningful opportunity for stakeholder empowerment? Is participation in this contest for our community meaningful, fun or engaging? Will winning have a positive impact on our mission or ability to deliver programs? Will the contest provide any long term benefits?

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ChatGPT & Google Gemini Identify Four Essentials for Successful Nonprofit Giving Campaigns

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Success Factors: Public Engagement: The challenge was simple, fun, and encouraged user-generated content, leading to massive social media engagement and celebrity participation. Success Factors: Tangible Impact: Donors directly contribute to a sustainable solution, creating a sense of empowerment and long-term impact.

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