Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

But you know what’s even more pressing? Taking comp time when earned. Most of the time, we burn out because we’re just doing too much. The lack of consistency amounted to a lot of wasted time and effort, and a lot of overtaxed staff and supporters. Simply deciding what you *don’t* do. And that’s 80% of strategy, really.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

50CAN is an organization that drives the creation of stronger, more equitable schools in every state and community within its national network. As a national organization, it has just over 4,700 local clubs in nearly every community across the country. In terms of how these organizations are communicating with their stakeholders (e.g.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. We are excited to host our national movement gathering in the Capital. The Corps Network National Conference. The Corps Network National Conference.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Capacity building is not a one-time effort to improve short-term effectiveness, but a continuous improvement strategy toward the creation of a sustainable and effective organization” (National Council of Nonprofits, 2017). By becoming better storytellers, a nonprofit can send out a stronger message about the impact of their programs.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 12, 2016

Jacobwith joined us to share her insights on fundraising and storytelling. Jacobwith is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and works as a fundraising culture change expert with Ignited Fundraising. Clear and pressing goals, Jacobwith says, communicate urgency, motivating people to take action. Make People Care.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

This can take time, but it pays off. The worst time to pitch about the event is after it happened. A retiring long-time Executive Director. Reach out to the media with a local angle on a national story. Step 2: Write a pitch or a press release. Convert your press release to a PDF. More about that later.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Impact National Conference / Amherst, MA / Less than $200. Whether you have a staff of one or 100, you will find benefit in taking time away to attend. Leadership.

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M+R

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Read time: 6 minutes This summer—and not for the first time—I put on an outfit that referenced my favorite song (Cruel Summer), and a regrettable amount of glitter that I still find in my house to this day. For nonprofits looking to engage the press, first look where you are already engaging other audiences and stakeholders.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

Read time: Kind of a while, tbh, but there’s a shortcut! Pay was lousy, and there was constant pressure from publishers to produce more work in less time. Striving to make storytelling work given the constraints of time, space, the boss’s demands, evolving trends, and how dang hard it is to draw horses. That’s okay.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

When was the last time you received a handwritten letter ? A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. The found­ing administration put little time or effort into the written word, and it showed. Case Study: The lost art of writing.

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

Read time: 9 minutes We work across a range of issue spaces at M+R, including immigration, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, criminal legal system reform, affordable housing, and countless others. But we’re all pressed for time and constrained by the old way of doing things. Times’ new equity reporting initiative.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

2016 Alliance National Conference. 2016 Alliance National Conference. Take full advantage of the best national peer network by attending the 2016 Alliance National Conference. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. National Arts Marketing Project Conference. 10/19/2017.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

The argument for stories In 2003, John Sadowsky and Loick Roche, two professors at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France, reviewed the major academic literature on storytelling and wrote a paper called, "The power of stories: a discussion of why stories are powerful". You might guess that version 2 would raise more money.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Attend If You’re: A PBD fundraiser or public media professional looking for the inside scoop To Register: [link] FFE Summit Cabo San Lucas January 22-25, 2024 Hosted by the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence, Summit gives foundation executives, board members, and alliance partners an opportunity to spend time with each other. Want more time?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

A month after the story was published, an email arrived from a writer at the New York Times who had discovered our feature and wanted to write it up. Take the time to package the story as best you can: add photos, video, audio, pull quotes, infographics. Put the time and the resources in to bring the story to life.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Often times this requires shifting through many useless articles in the hopes you’ll find one that will make an impact on your organization. They use hashtags impeccably and they get involved in current events such as Black History Month, and National Love Your Pet Day. Daily Snapchat visitors use the app 25-30 times per day.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Monday rolls around, and you find yourself posting yet another press release to your nonprofit website’s blog. The Doctors Without Borders blog has plenty of examples of this type of captivating storytelling, including a gripping story about people fleeing violence in Sudan.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

No reports to file, that take up extra time and resources – just funds to help your nonprofit do what you do best – serve people. While spending too much time on a corporate or individual donor who will only give $1000, is a waste of your organization’s resources , there are ways to garner micro-grants with minimal effort.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I know, it’s a busy time of year. We’re going to save some time for Q&A at the end. I know both of you are super busy you’re speaking at conferences, and doing webinars, and workshops all the time, so it’s really a treat to have you. . ” I love this topic. And thanks for joining.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Seuss she gets her points across David Neff who speaks to the beat of a drum shares how social media leads to some income And, now it's time to get started with our great fun Let's hear poem number one 2. Though I feel the time spent disputing could be better spent recruiting. media: local and national. Session Content 1.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Read time: 2 minutes. Being able to share authentic stories will help you turn up the volume of your conversation in the press, on social media, and in growing key audiences and allies. Progress is hard. Partisanship is real, and growing. Center the voices, experiences, and expertise of those most impacted by your efforts.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2017

These are unprecedented times. As a result, nonprofits find themselves in an equally unprecedented situation, where passion, advocacy and cause demonstration are at an all-time high. Now is a crucial time to ensure your donor data house is in order – and it might perhaps be the time to invest in more sophisticated solutions.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

And don't forget the "communications" side, whose press releases and news items help raise awareness. When done correctly, a microsite can be one of the most powerful storytelling tools available to fundraisers. There's the "events" side that must sell tickets. AbolishChildTrafficking.org. Is a microsite right for your organization?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2006

Got the citizens of Austin to sign their names enough times to get it on the ballot. That's totally brilliant," because until that time I was really concerned about our movement's ability to do more than shift the harm. Went through the democractic system, went door-to-door. you know, I thought, "Wow!

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