By the time you read this post, I'll be in Cambodia. For those of you who have been following my blogging since 2004, you know why Cambodia is in my heart! For those of you who are new, let me share why. The photo above is of my children, Harry and Sara, who were both adopted from Cambodia. When my husband and I were in Cambodia in 2000 to bring home Harry, our infant son, we got a blessing from a monk. We promised the monk that we would hold Cambodia in our hearts and travel back with … [Read more...]
Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors
Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors Guest Post By Geri Stengel, Ventureneer Note from Beth: We know that social media can bring in the small dollar donors, but what about larger gifts? This is a question that was answered in a study from 2009 and the answer is yes. Find out how one successful nonprofit leader does it. Many nonprofits already use social media, including mobile, to raise money among individual donors. Small donations add up, as Mark Hanis found. His first Facebook … [Read more...]
Strategic Spontaneity: How the Humane Society Got 21,000 Shares of Campaign Message on Facebook In 48 Hours
It is a nonprofits dream - to have its advocacy campaign messaging go viral on Facebook or social media channels. And that's just what happened to the HSUS Farm Animal Protection campaign, an effort to call attention to and reduce the suffering of farm animals raised for eggs, meat, pork, and milk. The above photo and statement was posted on Friday and within 48 hours was shared over 21,000 times, 18,000 likes, and thousands of comments. Here's an analysis of what and why it happened … [Read more...]
Nonprofit CEOs and the Network Mindset
Today, I have the honor of doing a session at The Allstate Foundation's 60th Anniversary Executive Summit (hashtag #60summit) where I'll be talking about leading nonprofits with a network mindset. Last week, I gave the ending keynote about Mindful or Mind Full Social Media at the Social Media for Nonprofits Silicon Valley Conference. I stayed for the entire, listening to the presentations (Check out summary for tweets, slides, and resource links). SF Goodwill's CEO, Debbie … [Read more...]
Mindful or Mind Full Social Media?
[slideshare id=13733203&doc=mindfulcontentcurationsm4np-120723180655-phpapp02] I am doing the ending key note at the Social Media 4 Nonprofits Conference in Silicon Valley today. Here's the description: How nonprofits can stay focused given all the distractions inherent in today’s attention economy? Social media doesn’t have to be overwhelming– you can take control back. This session will teach you some techniques that you can immediately put into practice and help you work more … [Read more...]
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