Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. I surpassed my giving budget for disaster relief giving. However, I still plan to make my year-end gifts (during Giving Tuesday), but I couldn't help but wonder about donor fatigue and if there will be any impact on year-end campaigns. Alison Carlman, Director of Impact and Communications at Global Giving, offers a deep dive into some Global Giving data to find the … [Read more...]
The Perils of Fake News, Coordinated Misinformation, and Social Media Addiction
There have been many news articles recently about social media for evil: How Facebook, Twitter, Google, and even Instagram have been abused for coordinated misinformation paid social media or advertising to influence our political system. Find out what funders are doing to fight it in this upcoming Media Impact Funders webinar series. It makes me miss the optimism from a decade ago about the rise of social media and social network platforms. We had great hopes (and still do) about the potential … [Read more...]
Two Examples of Nonprofit Social Media That Will Make You Smile (and learn a best practice or two)
Recently, my social media feeds have been anxiety producing, if not downright depressing. The parade of bad news: gun violence, hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear war, fake news, and more. Unfortunately, if you work in digital strategy and social media, monitoring social is a daily task and as a result a bad mood has become an occupational hazard. What to do? Quit Facebook or other social media? Um, no (go back and read the link and conversation to find out why.) You could go on a new diet and … [Read more...]
Happy Healthy Nonprofit Workplaces: How To Kick the Sit Out It
Last week, I was honored to do the keynote workshop at the Peel Leadership Center's TimeOut Conference in Toronto, Canada. This conference is an opportunity for executive directors to build skills in resilience as part of a day-long seminar. (They gave out a special blend of tea as a Giveaway, something I have never seen before.) I was invited to teach an interactive workshop based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit on how to link self-care with well being in the workplace. Bringing Movement Into … [Read more...]
Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico
It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. We have read the harrowing news reports about a lack of food, electricity, and water and people dying. We are horrified by the scale of destruction and suffering of our fellow Americans as they wait for aid to reach them. Where should be donate? Even if you don't have a lot of money to donate, every little bit helps. Even if you already gave once, there is a lot of need out there, so think about giving again. … [Read more...]
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