Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

What surprised me though, was the share pair report out exercise, “What are the conversation starters about concerns that your organization needs to have to build a social media policy?&# I was surprised that most of the topics were tactical and how to questions. Board source. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. In fact the range of issues is pretty wide ranging. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

My YMCA colleague posed for this photo on purpose to illustrate a point about professional conduct and social media policies. Since I had a lot of educators and people who run summer camps and other programs, a policy question came up. Certainly,this can be easily referred to in a social media policy.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round. Key types of advocacy Issue awareness Before organizations can create advocates for their cause, they need to make people aware of the issues they’re trying to solve.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

An expert on agricultural economics and spatial analysis, Jerry most recently served as a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC, where he led major projects on food security and climate change issues.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” And your perspective on technology policies, I think, will vary a little bit depending on your role in the organization. So, they were not dealing with two particular issues; they really were dealing with one. This webinar was recorded on September 24, 2020.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 5, 2010

I wrote about the frustrations of Advancement Services professionals in Top Issues Affecting Advancement Services ). Understand the laws governing their work (IRS, FEC, HIPAA, FERPA). Understand their organization's policies and procedures. Understand the capabilities of the software and hardware they work with.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Civic and government partners played pivotal roles in their ability to provide that support. Today, in Milwaukee, the group has gone on to consider public safety, another issue that’s critical for restaurants. More likely to be successful in advocacy and public policy. More likely to achieve their goals.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2012

We prefer to work mainly behind the scenes, helping the activists pursue their mission of improving respect for human rights, advocating for policy change that advance rights and sometimes even obtaining justice against the perpetrators. The tech community has immense power in the global battle for human rights.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. Frame the Issues Risk isn’t on most directors’ list of favorite topics for discussion. Both directors and employees should know which policies the organization has in place and how they are enforced. But risk doesn’t always come with a dollar sign attached.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. I met key Congressional staffers who deeply cared about disability issues, and who had comprehensive knowledge of the issue. Fast-forward six years.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The more I work with boards of directors, the more the topic of board governance versus management comes up. That is, there seems to be an ever-present issue of organizations navigating the very sensitive notion of where board responsibilities end and where the executive director’s duties begin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

What’s more, every 501(c)(3) nonprofit – other than hospitals, schools, and government organizations – is eligible for the Google Grant. You cannot be a hospital, school, or government agency . If you see “not secure” next to your website’s URL in Chrome, it means SSL is not installed or there is a configuration issue. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2012

Jan Masaoka's California Nonprofit Policy Convention is far from conventional. Rather than cover the tired topics of typical nonprofit conferences like reaching donors or polishing mission statements, Masaoka's convention will challenge mainstream policies and look at policy decisions yet to come.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

It needs to get data into and out of the database in a timely manner, produce accurate reports, respond to requests, anticipate needs, keep up with changing technologies and policies, and all the other things I mentioned in Ingredients of a High Performing Advancement Services Shop. Support for Constituents.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2014

Planning to Win is an online guide for nonprofits that are looking to win support for an issue, impact policy, or get a corporation or government body to change its policies. Spitfire developed this upgraded version of its first campaign planning tool because of the many new factors affecting what it takes to design and run winning campaigns in (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

And let me say upfront, I respect lawyers and legal issues that nonprofits and foundations have to navigate around social media. The session will focus on exploring how nonprofits are expanding their efforts to influence public policy through social channels and understanding the legal issues and how to evaluate the work. (I’ll

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Last night I was able to meet Vivek Kundra, the new Chief Information Officer of the federal government, at an event organized by Full Circle Fund and the Craigslist Foundation hosted by IBM at their offices on Market Street in San Francisco. For me, it's an amazing change. Here's some background on these three key White House staffers.

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. The nonprofit governance orthodoxy Nonprofit governance operates within a framework of three legal duties.

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Candid

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A nonprofit is more like a public company than a private enterprise in that it’s governed by a board of directors as well as its executive team. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions: What’s the difference between an advisory board and a governing board? Or is doing too much? Can we ‘fire’ a board member?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When board members blur the lines between governance and management, they inadvertently sabotage the organization. Why board micromanagement makes nonprofit leaders furious Board members are supposed to focus on governance, strategy, and oversight. One of the most common complaints of executive directors is board micromanagement.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 29, 2009

The systems for participating in government have been long established and formalized. For example, the traditional approach is for an agency to issue a Request for Comment. I'm sure it will be more engaging than the traditional process, while honoring the government's need for transparency.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

Decision 1: Must we have data governance policies before we migrate? Data governance represents ‘rules of the road’ for your donor database. Good data governance addresses data quality issues ranging from how you control your data input processes to questions such as ‘How long will you store old records?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2014

Are you looking to win support for an issue, impact policy, or get a corporation or government body to change its policies? Michael Khoo. SVP and Director of Digital Strategies. Your concise guide to building a winnable campaign. Follow this roadmap to put successful campaign strategies in place.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. You need to activate your base and to move the needle on your issue.

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Candid

JUNE 3, 2024

SAGE (Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ+ Elders) is the only national organization dedicated to addressing issues related to LGBTQ+ people and aging. What public policies are needed to address the unmet needs of our constituents? Analyzing data to ensure program impact and effectiveness With an annual budget of $21.8

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

A solid data governance review should also raise additional questions about process. QUESTION: You referenced terms that we are unfamiliar with, like “data governance” and “data degradation”… and you mentioned a dictionary. QUESTION: Can you provide examples of data standards policies?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Earlier this month, the Ad Council hosted a webinar on the topic of social media ROI with three great social media minds to help us navigate these and other thorny online issues. Tammi Marcoullier, Lead Strategist at the GSA’s Center for Excellence in Digital Government Engagement & Outreach. If money is an issue (isn’t it always?),

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.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

Do issues and bottlenecks undermine performance? Are there compatibility issues either with your systems or users’ systems? If you have a data governance strategy in place, an assessment is also an opportunity to ensure that policies and procedures are up-to-date. Is there missing or superfluous functionality?

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Based on conversations among crypto thought leaders , this belief in decentralized power also carries pessimism in fiat currency controlled by governments. What’s more, this type of donation will likely be more inline with their beliefs as the alternative would be to pay more in tax to government policy that the donor may not support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Over the past couple of years as I’ve guide nonprofits in preparing their social media policies or when I speak, I get asked questions that are more legal questions than about social media. Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. What are the legal issues?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

Yesterday, I attended a webinar about social media policies called " E-Privacy: Can You Legally Monitor MySpace, LinkedIn, E-mail, & Blogs? The Webinar was mostly focused on the privacy concerns and the Human Resources side of Internet/Social Media Policies. Beth: Do you have a social media policy at your foundation?

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M+R

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Watching the House floor these days feels like watching a parody of how the government should work, but not in a fun way like VEEP… more like a dumpster fire. We’re officially one year out from yet another extremely consequential election (see: all the big issues on the line in the previous paragraph!)

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Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

Folks are divided on issues of police reform, virtual schooling, left or right politics, diversity-focused-vs-not diverse enough, and whether to mask up in this pandemic or not. . The Board of Directors is the governing body of a nonprofit. They assert that boards that are slow to alleviate conflict show poor governing efficiency.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Our financial story begins with Benetech’s forward thinking funders: our users, individuals, foundations, corporations, partners, and government agencies. There are two GAAP issues that create the appearance of declining reserves. When you control for these two GAAP issues, it becomes clear that our actual reserves increased in 2011.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act. Kick off meeting with the Impact Labs Climate Action Cohort.

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