Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2010

The other day, Matt Sharp shared this link to a social media policy generator called the Social Media Policy Tool. It asks you 12 questions mostly having to do with control and then spits out the biolerplate for your policy. Here's the social media policy I created for Beth's Blog. Social Media Policies.

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

So in 2023, Candid’s executives, human resources team, compliance manager, and legal counsel collaboratively developed guidelines for AI use. We then incorporated these guidelines into our employee policies. Here are three reasons why your organization should consider adopting an AI policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. In truth, our guidelines are quite vague.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

Every organization should create an AI Usage Policy. Best Practices for AI Implementation AI presents new possibilities to nonprofits, but it also introduces new risks, like data management and privacy. Mastering Ethical AI Practices Bias Mitigation: Regularly audit AI systems to identify and correct any biases. The Fundarising.AI

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 9, 2010

As she started putting into practice some great listening practices, she realized that listening was the gateway drug for social media. Fast forward to 2009, Wendy led a process internally to create a social media guidelines and operational handbook. Codifying a Social Culture: Policy. represent us well. Transparency.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In a webinar with Peter Panapento , co-founder and philanthropic practice leader of Turn Two Communications, he shared best practices when creating an AI policy for your grantmaking organization. Here are some of the tips Peter shared for creating an AI policy that your organization will actually use.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

Welcome to “Tech Policies for Virtual Teams—A Leader’s Responsibility.” I’m with Nonprofit Quarterly , and I direct our Advancing Practice program. As you know, we’re building a membership program of people that focus on advancing their leadership and management practice. We also are practical, and agile, and collaborative.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Strong data security practices are vital for the integrity of your association. Keep reading for helpful best practices to improve your data security strategy. Your organization should create data security policies to guide all your software systems, hardware, user devices, and storage devices. What is data security?

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John Kenyon

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Activities: Facilitating discussions about how to navigate the risks, crafting guidelines and policies for careful, ethical use. The post A Practical AI Path for Nonprofits first appeared on John Kenyon - Nonprofit and Philanthropic Educator & Strategist. They sometimes provide false and even dangerous information.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

These are a few basic guidelines for writing an effective statement. In responding to the needs of those we serve—medical students, physicians, and their patients—the AMA relies on the diverse expertise, ideas, and strength of our workforce to promote and advocate for equity and justice in our policies, products, and services.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Salesforce.org welcomes these sector-developed guidelines, and we engage organizations like UN OCHA , ICRC , and NetHope to improve protection guidance while remaining grounded in humanitarian principles. Appropriate data retention policies should be implemented, including considerations for the rapid decay of the physical security situation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

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 The “ Influencing Public Policy in A Digital Age ” is their comprehensive guide.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

With an understandable and accessible operating reserves policy, your team, Board, and donors know the specific reasons you would use your operating reserves and the exact amount that needs to always be in the fund. 7 Steps for Developing a Policy to Manage Operating Reserves. This can include staff members, major donors, and auditors.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Image from [link] Members of the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals and standardization of charity care policies so financial assistance reaches patients in need. AMA policy-makers also discussed increased enforcement on nonprofit hospitals that provide little or no community benefit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

When I was in Minnesota, one of the questions I got was about blogging and social networking policies. Now, I swear I remember seeing something from Easter Seals or another nonprofit on a listserv that mentioned either social networking policy or blogging policy. Do any nonprofits have a formal blogging policy?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Laura Norvig shared the guidelines used for their email listserv: E-mail discussion lists hosted by the Resource Center are not moderated. And Claire Sale shared the British Red Cross guidelines: The British Red Cross values comments both complimentary and critical. What are your best practices or great examples?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If your nonprofit is just starting out or doesn’t have solid financial policies in place, now is the time to start! Nonprofit financial policies An organization’s financial policies provide a framework for many of the essential aspects of managing funds.

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Candid

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By listening to diverse voices and identifying inclusive implementation practices, nonprofits can help make sure AI serves the needs of all communities and is used ethically and equitably to address social issues. Develop an AI policy The first step is to create a policy that guides, rather than restricts, AI use.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Despite this risk, there are some best practices that you can implement that allow you to fundraise online without the constant worry of a cyberattack. Common type of cyberattacks NIST guidelines for cybersecurity Nonprofit cybersecurity best practices What is cybersecurity for nonprofits? Best practices.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

Foundation leaders need to understand how grantmaking practices affect nonprofit organizations and structure grantmaking practices in ways that best support nonprofit organizations. Mowrer’s Grant-seeking Challenges highlights that funder practices and requirements are considered one of the greatest challenges for grant-seekers.

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AccelEvents

JULY 16, 2021

Having a third party auditor ensure that we are following all best practices and controls is another step in putting customer data first.”. “A We leverage the tools and infrastructure provided by Amazon Web Services, bring the ‘security-by-design’ approach to everything we build, and use best practices in automation and data security.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Establish Data Governance Policies: Set clear guidelines on how data is collected, stored, accessed, and protected. Train Your Team: Ensure staff understand the importance of data governance and how to follow best practices. The journey to AI begins with strong data management practices—and we’re here to help.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. You also need a targeted recruiting process, an onboarding process, an orientation, volunteer management practices, and volunteer recognition. Most volunteers don’t know the law exists.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

How to Choose the Right Law Practice Management Software? Besides that, they also have to regularly update themselves about new policies, protocols, and federal laws. They need an LMS to monitor the progress of every employee and ensure that they are aware of all the latest policies, protocols, and other updates.

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Care2

JULY 16, 2012

Here 11 nonprofit reports that are worth a look when you want to brush up on everything from nonprofit social media adoption, staffing, fundraising, and online engagement best practices. Debra Askanase has a great review of the workbook that I’d recommend you check out as well.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2024

Pick one to three tools to go deep into; practice. Here are some practice tips: Talk to it like a person. The more you practice, the better you’ll get. Ground rules Develop generative AI policies that give you basic guidelines. In other words, have AI help you with some of the tasks you identified earlier.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The legislation signals the need for more responsible and ethical practices that support nonprofits, donors, and platforms. CalNonprofits anticipates more state and federal policy efforts to emerge as this industry and these practices mature and has released this Open Letter to Crowdfunding Platforms. … Read More

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Candid

APRIL 26, 2021

Regulatory compliance means that your organization and your site need to comply with all relevant laws and policies, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). If your organization fits these guidelines, remaining ADA compliant is necessary. What are the ADA and WCAG?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

We’ve come a long way since the early days of social media in terms of measurement practice. These are simply a guidelines to help think through what to measure – or what metrics that will help your organization demonstrate progress towards an objective. . 2011 Putting Principles in Action: Valid Metrics Matrix.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

In order to scale, nonprofits will need to develop a social media policy as well as operational guidelines. The report suggests that in order to scale this engagement, social media needs to be part of everyone's job, making the argument that a few minutes each day spent by every employee adds up to a wealth of customer touch points.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 12, 2023

While there are risks of accepting in-kind donations, those risks can be offset by creating firm policies and guidelines surrounding the in-kind donations your nonprofit will accept. Not all gifts are made equally, and you won’t be able to accept them all if you don’t create an in-kind donation policy.

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Qgiv

JUNE 25, 2021

These five text message marketing best practices will help you communicate with donors, raise more money by text, and give your donors a fantastic donation experience! . Why are these text message marketing best practices so important? . These text message marketing best practices will make that happen!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

There are a number of different requirements and best practices for setting up your Google Ads campaigns which you should follow in order to get the most benefit from your account and continue being able to participate in the program. Below are the most important ones from Google’s Ad Grants Policy Compliance Guide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2009

I recently got a sneak peek at the private Wiki that the United Way is using with its affiliates to aggregate and share best practices on social media use. They have a section on Twitter which links to tools and best practices. Here's what they're recommending: One account per local United Way is recommended.

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sgEngage

JUNE 24, 2024

Here are five best practices when establishing and managing your grantmaking organization’s data governance. If your organization doesn’t have one already, create a cohesive and widespread policy about AI adoption and implementation. Visit associations like TAG to find best practices and guidelines for creating an AI policy.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails. Have a formal policy about sending after hours emails. This contributes to poor work performance.

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