Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Pictured above).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Leaving for my first in-person event in 2022 after two years of pandemic shut down. Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Then each person introduced themselves to the group using the sticky notes and added them to the wall. Each country was represented in a different color. We did this one by one as each person did their self and network introduction. Connecting people in a network involves more than just making an introduction.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In her new book, Selling Yourself , Dr. Cindy McGovern shows you how to step-by-step create a powerful personal brand. I wrote Sell Yourself because no other book out there looks at personal branding as a sales tool. Personal branding, whether it’s for the first time or it’s a rebranding, starts with examining our goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2012

Much more than a site for pushing news, Twitter is very much about participating in online conversation, being authentic, having personality, and knowing what content your followers want from you on Twitter. Next the webinar moves on to LinkedIn , a social network with more than 160 million professionals worldwide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. Rituals can boost our personal productivity because they allow us to focus and reach our goals without distraction. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Yep, that's a real person. Teach Them to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Hold fundraising lunches/seminars/receptions to teach them how to fundraise. Regardless of whether it’s meeting a professional athlete or a radio station DJ, give your fundraiser the VIP treatment whenever possible. An extra seat at your gala?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, “I don’t have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do.” According to talent and development experts, micro-learning is disrupting more traditional types of learning: a longer online course online or an in-person course workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

During the first week of January , I use the quiet time for three New Year’s rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead and identify professional growth areas. 1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Year in Review.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

Yes, the number one skill that nonprofit professionals need to focus on in 2021 is marketing. When a person or organization seems to be doing well, constituents are eager to get on the bandwagon. The post The #1 Skill Nonprofit Professionals Should Focus on in 2021 appeared first on DipJar. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

1) Ellen Toscano, 2024 Bid Master Winner Voted as the Top National Auctioneer Ellen Toscano (yoursingingauctioneer.com) , voted as the top national benefit auctioneer of 2024 is the founder, CEO and Principal Auctioneer of The Singing Auctioneer LLC, has been a professional singer, actress and stage performer her whole life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 15, 2021

The owners—whether that’s a single person or millions of stockholders. Nonprofits exist for the community’s benefit, not for any one person or business entity. The post Debunking 7 Common Myths For New Nonprofit Professionals appeared first on Get Fully Funded. That’s just not true. Who gets the profits?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

bbcon is live and in person October 21-24! Breakout Sessions for Higher Ed Professionals Our breakout sessions for education professionals include topics like scholarship management, fundraising, tuition, data security, and artificial intelligence. Register here today!

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

bbcon is back in-person October 22–24 in Denver, Colorado! This year, we are co-locating Blackbaud’s K–12 User Conference so education professionals can learn from thousands of other change-makers at the premier technology conference focused on social impact. Here are just a few: Putting the AI in Education Graham Getty, St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. Here’s an example from a recent webinar on training. by Eric Jensen.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 13, 2022

When young professionals join your organization and meet their professional or personal goals, it maximizes member engagement, accelerating your own association goals. Doing so can also build a pipeline of young professionals who will want to join your association. . Volunteering.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

She said that as a busy CEO, there are many things to pay attention to and she would not be using any social media if wasn’t for her staff person, Ettore Rosetti , VP of Digital Marketing. Here’s a collection of cheat sheets that you can use to teach any Nonprofit CEO almost any social media channel.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 12, 2023

PEAK Grantmaking ’s vol unteer program success story PEAK Grantmaking is a community of 7,000 professionals working to advance e ffective and equitable grantmaking practices. Offer additional professional development options so volunteers can upskill. A nd learn volunteer empowerment strategies to try out at your organization!

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Now may be the golden age of nonprofit professional development. Using these resources, you can easily indulge your interests as a nonprofit professional, taking your career in directions you never imagined. In-Person Conferences and Seminars. In-Person Conferences and Seminars. professional associations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. You’ll be reading more about how to learn – either professional learning or learning in organizations or learning from peers and how technology – especially social networks and data supports the process. 2014 will be the year of learning for me.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Dear Charity Clairity, Every time I attend a conference or webinar on the subject of major donor development I learn about the importance of meeting with major donors in person. They’re really good at a lot of other things, but how do we get this person to understand the in-person conversation is key? .

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NetWits

JULY 27, 2011

There are very well established best practices, standard metrics that are tracked, widely accepted and proven statistical data to measure your effectiveness by and countless bits of information on the web to teach us how to do email marketing and communication well. We started an eNewsletter for event fundraisers. And that’s the Holy Grail.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Much like the head coach or manager of a professional sports team, your job when assembling and managing these teams becomes less about teaching and directing, and become more centered on ensuring the group is working cohesively. The bottom line is, a great team, regardless of who’s on it, is only as good as its moving parts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

Although the book is authored by an award-winning financial advisor and primarily written for professionals in the financial services industry, this book is a must read for any leader who wants to create a nurturing heart culture that hinges on the human-centric values the next generation of employees hold in high regard.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Her specialty is blending communications theory, field research, and practical sales experience to help professionals and non-professionals become more polished and persuasive presenters. This book is formulated for the busy professional,” explains Sjodin. What couple tips do you give to a person who is fearful of presenting?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The book is for any fundraising professional who needs to ask for charitable gifts face-to-face. I have known Dan Schawbel for over a decade since his early work in personal branding way back when. This year was honored to be the keynote for the Washington State Nonprofit Conference and teach a workshop at University of Washington.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2015

I’ve just finished teaching an online course for The Knight Digital Media Center @ USC Annenberg for community foundation leaders on practical networked leadership skills. These principles are still true today, but a lot of changed with the adoption of online professional social networking sites such as LinkedIn.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 20, 2022

When you focus on celebrating volunteer efforts and personal successes, you’ll build relationships with the volunteer base, maximizing volunteer engagement. . Celebrate volunteer milestones and any personal successes your volunteers achieve. Encourage qualified volunteers to teach continuing education sessions .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. Having a personal vision is one of the most powerful ways to engage neurologically and emotionally.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 11, 2022

According to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study , member priorities have shifted to tangible, personal benefits. Surprisingly, association professionals continue to undervalue offering career resources, even though it proves to be a huge benefit with the power to drive a superior member experience. Use your data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. Dweck and others have developed techniques that they call ‘growth mindset interventions’ which have shown that even small changes in communication can have fairly long­-lasting implications for a person’s mindset.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Here’s some bits from the report that resonated: Organizations will move away from “formal” professional development and courses for capacity building and look at self-directed learning that takes advantages of social technologies and networks. That thinking of e-learning only through the lens of education misses the point.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2017

That’s why it important to have networking opportunities to connect with professional colleagues face-to-face beyond online groups. I try to make an effort to do this regularly. ” If a person is motivated and happy at the end of the workday, it’s a good bet that he or she made some progress.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 26, 2021

Do you have a manager, supervisor, or mentor who is teaching you how to fundraise and supporting you along the way? The right fundraising coach can be that person for you. Pull from the in-person events budget that you’re not really dipping into right now. And how do you figure out which one is right for you? Then do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I had an exciting and busy week of teaching public workshops, facilitating informal staff workshops, and meetings at the Embassy mostly on the topic of Networked Nonprofit, digital strategy, and leading on social media. Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Note from Beth: I’ve learned a lot about how to cultivate your professional network so it returns value by reading Porter Gale’s Your Network is Your Networth over the summer. Colleague Miriam Brousseau tagged me and several other “close professional ties” asking us for resources on nonprofits and content strategy.

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