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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...]
Is Influencer Marketing Part of Your Nonprofit's Social Media Strategy?
It is not too early to start thinking about your nonprofit’s social media strategy for 2018, including how you want to capitalize on social media trends that will have maximum impact in 2018. According to Lee Odom, influencer marketing is one of those trends. In a recent survey, 11% of marketers plan to focus on it in 2018. Before social media, “Influencer Marketing,” was a matter of finding a celebrity who had an affinity for your organization’s brand or programs and the goal was to get them to … [Read more...]
How To Use Microsoft Technology To Supercharge Your Fundraising
Note From Beth: I am thrilled to host this guest post from Microsoft Philanthropies General Manager that showcases examples of digital transformation and fundraising. How To Use Microsoft Technology To Supercharge Your Fundraising guest post by Justin Spelhaug, General Manager, Microsoft Philanthropies The demands on nonprofits are perhaps greater today than ever. As a result, the need to maximize fundraising is greater, too. A significant number of nonprofits are using the cloud in innovative … [Read more...]
Stop Days: The Secret To Nonprofit Productivity
The NTEN Book Club, organized by Lauren McKown and Kai Williams, hosted a video chat this week.This month they have been reading The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout and discussing it in the NTEN online community. The video chat provided a nice opportunity to have conversation in real-time about the relationship between self-care and workplace productivity. We talked about the issue of "collaborative overload" which is defined as the burnout that results from our … [Read more...]
Running Effective Virtual #Nonprofit Meetings: 9 Best Practices for Facilitating Engagement
[slideshare id=79702917&doc=skoll-presentation-9-13-17-170913005218] In many of the workshops I've been facilitating based on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout, many nonprofits are recognizing that offering some workplace flexibility to employees is not only an attractive benefit, but also can increases productivity and help with burnout prevention.Many nonprofits allow staff to work remotely one day a week. Workplace flexibility creates a need for better … [Read more...]
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