Note from Beth: I first learned about this project last year, when Shiree Teng, the project leader, interviewed me as part of some research on capacity building consultants that lead to the design of ImpactRising. ImpactRising.org helps to make standards of practice explicit, so that social sector organizations like nonprofits, NGOs and foundations don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Designed to support social sector organizations and consultants with tools and resources to get ready for … [Read more...]
Using Salesforce to Cultivate Donor Relationships
Note From Beth: Last month, I did a webinar for the SalesForce Foundation on measuring social media. The Foundation is offering webinars and publishing white papers for nonprofits. Two recent papers that caught my eye were: "How to Use Social Media for Social Good" and "Building Meaningful Engagement." Recently, I had an opportunity to meet Tal Frankurt, CEO of Cloud for Good, where he shared some thoughts about how a well-designed SalesForce database could be an excellent tool for … [Read more...]
Facilitating with Sticky Notes
Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in a convening of "network practitioners" (consultants and others who are working with or networks of people and organizations on social change goals) at the Packard Foundation and designed and facilitated by consultants Gigi Barsoum and Heather Grant-McLeod. The purpose was share insights and learn more about creating, supporting, and managing networks. I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert … [Read more...]
An Easy Recipe for Making Text Overlay Images
As part of your organization's digital strategy, you need to create engaging content for your web site, email newsletter, or blog. This content can be easily optimized for social channels like Facebook or Twitter – with a focus on making it visual. And, of course, there are benefits to visual content like increased engagement. A popular type of DIY (do-it-yourself) visual is "text overlay," used to illustrate a blog post or shared on Facebook. Here's a simple recipe for creating … [Read more...]
7 Things I learned About Social Media Powered Online Fundraising and A Big Heartfelt Thank You for #OceanLoveEarl
If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. I decided to metabolize my grief by doing an online fundraiser in his memory to raise money for Surf Rider Foundation for ocean conservation as well as do a virtual online memorial event where I asked people to tweet with the hashtag #OceanLoveEarl on July 3rd and share their favorite ocean stories. The outpouring of support from friends, … [Read more...]
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