Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Flickr Photo by PCSO900. The Ocean Conservancy is dedicated to the goal of a healthy ocean by increasing public awareness of ocean issues and bringing significant changes to the way oceans are managed. You can't answer this question "What's the Value?" Tags: reflection scholar. unless you experiment and learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2010

It gave me some reflection time away from the daily fast-paced, always moving forward world of social media. It gave me space to give social media use some mindful attention. Debra has posed a very good question frame in the comments: Does the blog offer consistent insight and education about an area I want to learn about?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

Photo by Rachel Calderon. Once we had this common understanding, we iterated on the initial brainstorming question. The “5 in 10” tag line reflected how donors could learn through videos and stories about 5 nonprofit issue areas in 10 minutes. The Jeopardy questions would be based on nonprofit data in the DonorEdge site.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Send thank-you letters, emails, or postcards, personalized to reflect theyre a new donor We want to roll out the red carpet to these new donors to make them feel like theyre a part of something truly special. Dont just thank them for their giftspeak to the human behind the giving by celebrating and reflecting on their kindness and compassion.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Selecting photos for your brand in a deliberate and thoughtful way makes your organization more inclusive. Every day, we constantly see photos of people—in social media, on websites, on television, in advertisements, in print, and in our daily environment. Tips for choosing inclusive photos.

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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. Perhaps I didn’t ask the question well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by AnEye4Pictures. This is a terrific write up of the session I presented on “ Learning in Public “ Bridge Building or Trust Busting – a Warts-and-All Reflection on “Learning in Public”? No question about it, it also adds complexity and cost – in dollars and time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2024

The integration of multimedia capabilities, such as video and photo sharing, has further enriched these interactions. This evolution reflects a broader digital transformation in the nonprofit world, underlining the importance of adaptability and innovation in communication.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Photo by Mark Horvath. My goal was to have a conversation with the folks in the room – who represented both traditional nonprofit institutions, government agencies, and free agents – and answer the question, “ I’ve found my free agent now what? What are your questions about nonprofits and free agents?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? But, if you use reflection, documentation,pilot tests, and iteration, it is like tasting your soup while there’s still time to make adjustments. I use both. Or, have them fold 8 x 11.5

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Photo and Video Editing Ability. To effectively work with image and video content, your new media manager must be adept at using photo and video editing software. The foundation of effective photo and video editing is a creative eye and an appreciation of digital photography and video.

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MARCH 7, 2025

I reflected on the people that I planned to see that day and chose one thing that Id like to thank them for. Richard Davidson in the lab, 1990 [Photo: David Nevala] When humans first evolved, none of us were brushing our teeth, he shares. David Richardson [Photo: David Nevala] This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. I ask certain questions to help identify these individuals. . Photo by James Leventhal. I select what I questions I do based on answers in an online pre-survey. Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

With all of that as a grain of salt to this post, I want to share a few reflections focused on security and control – the items touted ahead of launch as the elements positioning Google+ on the other side of Facebook. What are your concerns or reflections with Google+? Check your settings now if you want! .&# Google+ on Android.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

She asked the big question : Is all this making us smarter philanthropists (and organizers and leaders)? Photo by David Parmet (In the green room waiting to go on the stage, in between Pete Cashmore and Geoff Livingston) See more of David's conference photos here. Folks like Brian Reich are skeptical.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. I like to use a wireless mic and roam the audience and ask questions that help create a bridge between the presenters and the audience.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

While my workshop on Day 1 focused a lot on internal processes and best practices, the next question that we anticipated from attendees was, "What tools can I use to help create this compelling content?" To learn more about how you can use email marketing to support year-round online fundraising, Ive uploaded my slides to Slideshare.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

The first question that probably comes to your mind when reading this headline is – “Pinterest? Users pin images, videos, and articles that reflect who they want to be, places they want to travel, things they want to try. It’s not about what you are eating in the moment or your current vacation photos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

Until then, when you’re advocating for the nonprofit where you currently work, the professionalism of your profile directly reflects upon your nonprofit. Use a Professional Photo for Your Profile Photo. Also, it’s worth noting that your profile cannot reach 100 percent completeness without your uploading a photo.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

To better understand what caused this, we included DEI-related questions in exit interviews and staff surveys, analyzing the data by identity group to spot trends. This approach encourages personal reflection to enable inclusive and collaborative interactions, leading to systemic change and organizational accountability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Flickr Photo by John Grocki. The book provides a theory, practice, and framework on reflection as related to professional development. One simple way to begin is to start keeping a keeping a reflection journal. I’ve been doing this for years focused on areas of training delivery practice, but it not a daily discipline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

That’s the questions I asked myself as I designed my panel for the NTEN’s annual conference, the NTC. So, I used the “Newlywed Game&# as the metaphor and had the “free agent/nonprofit&# couples answer questions like how they met, their first date, and if they ever had a fight. Photo by Devon Smith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Participants reflected on their style strength and how it has helped them be successful in different situations. Analytical Style people control their emotions but tend to ask questions rather than give orders. Amiable Style people show their emotions openly and prefer to ask questions rather than give orders.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Photo: Kristian Buus/In Pictures/Getty Images] Through my own research on climate activism , I have studied how environmental protest influences policy, corporate behaviour and financial markets. This dynamic reflects what sociologist Thomas Roulet calls The Power of Being Divisive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Upload your avatar/logo (250 x 250), a cover photo(1128 x 191), add a description and website URL, your company/organization size, industry, and city and country. To begin, provide your staff, board members, and volunteers guidelines for maximizing their LinkedIn Profiles , such as: Complete their profile and upload a professional photo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush. Before focusing on workplace strategies and culture change, participants go through some reflective exercises, including taking the nonprofit burnout assessment , identifying stress triggers and reactions before creating a self-care plan. 1: Make Time Everyday for Reflection: Keep a Journal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2011

Flickr Photo by Lee Haywood. Over the holidays, I finally visited Quora , a social learning site focused around asking and answering questions founded by an ex-Facebook employee. Quora has been around for a year and provides an independent question platform from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that is similar to Yahoo!

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Photo by Kimberly White / Getty Images for TechCrunch. You ask hard questions not to advance yourself but to uplift the communities we owe our foundations. Timnit Gebru, one of Google’s top artificial intelligence researchers, says the company abruptly fired her yesterday. You are brilliant and respected.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Photo by Phil Esposito. Now, for every short-answer question, Lazare writes two long sentences followed by a disjointed list of keywords — anything that seems relevant to the question. The questions are things like. He usually digs the keywords out of the article or video the question is based on. Algorithm update.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As I reflect on the trip, the course specifically, and the conversations students and staff had with me, I am reminded in many ways of the event I helped with a few years ago in Romania. Though, what is interesting to me, is that the question “how can I use this tool?” Photo: KAUST and The Beacon, taken by me.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. The questions were keyed to when the content was explained. The last question asks students to tell Mazur what confused them. Then he asks one of the multiple-choice questions. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Bonnie and I saw a need for a shared space to pool questions, ideas, lessons learned and examples from the work of many organizations, campaigns, and even community groups were doing to try to scale success, especially across geographic boarders, to help create a better world. Bonnie’s reflections are up on her blog, too.

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The Verge

JUNE 30, 2020

Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge. The ad, which premiered on June 6th and is intended for both TV and the web, features scenes of traffic jams, vehicle crashes, and tailpipe pollution reflected on the surface of a sports car that eventually begins to melt, giving way to VanMoof’s new S3 e-bike. while creating a climate of anxiety.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

I’ve captured some good notes, tweets, photos, and shared resources for each session, but here I wanted to dive into a few interesting ideas that bubbled up. ” In response, Eugene set up a Google Hangout to discuss the question of learning today at 12:30 PST. Mini-Workshop: Content Curation for Professional Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

It also helps students learn the process of a rapid prototype experiment that has viral effects, can be measured, and improved with reflection. User-Generated Flickr Birthday Card Contest: For my 50th birthday, held a contest where friends got to remix embarrassing photos of me into a 50th Birthday Card on Flickr. url for tracking.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Here are some questions that can help get people talking to start sharing the groups they work with. They each pull out a few items that are noteworthy – whether it’s a change, a marked increase, or something we can see reflected in other areas of our work. —– Photo credit: richardjingram on Flickr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual). I use photo documentation and also social media, for example, tweeting – and do a storify. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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