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Measuring Nonprofit Performance at Scale
Note from Beth: I am honored to be a member of Leap Ambassadors Community, a private community of nonprofit thought leaders and practitioners. My colleagues, all experts, practitioners, and instigators share a passion for inspiring others to build great organizations for greater societal impact and increasing the expectation and adoption of high performance in the field. When I heard about Guidestar's plans to measure high performance at scale, I invited Jacob Harold, CEO and fellow … [Read more...]
Giving Day Hosts Must Have A Crisis Plan – #Givedaylessons
Note from Beth: I've been working in the nonprofit technology sector since 1990 and there was an old saying, "It isn't a matter if the technology fail, it is a matter when and what your Plan B is." We always had some sort of back up plan. For Giving Days, having a solid crisis plan in place for the technology, weather, or an act of god is an essential best practice. Colorado Gives has hosted six gives days and has over $111 million dollars for Colorado nonprofits. They are not using the … [Read more...]
Why Can't the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector Scale Generosity? #givedaylessons
What Happened on Give Local America Day? For the past few years, I've been facilitating a peer learning group with a small cohort of grantees, all community foundations, hosting Giving Days in their communities using the Giving Day Playbook. The activities for this community of practice included regular conference calls primarily for the cohort, webinars for a broader audience of community foundations, and an online safe space open to any community foundation hosting a giving day to share … [Read more...]
New Guide: How To Engage Your Supporters with Social Listening
Note from Beth: In the decade or so that I've been doing social media, I've always been an advocate of the "Listen, Learn, Adapt" approach to doing social and a decade later, it is still very important for success. The first and most important step is for organizations to put on their listening ears and monitor conversations, get feedback, and continuously improve. I invited Roz Lemieux is CEO of Attentively and founding partner at Fission Strategy to write a guest post sharing the best … [Read more...]
Make It Rain: Tips and Tricks for Nonprofit Crowdfunding Success
Two noteworthy free resources to learn more about online fundraising from the UK. My colleagues at Social Misfits Media launched their latest free guide for charities and nonprofits last week. It is called ‘Make It Rain: Tips & Tricks for #Crowdfunding Success.’ The guide, which was sponsored by JustGiving and the Institute of Fundraising offers tip and recommendations for planning, implementing, and following up on a crowdfunding campaigns. The guide offers case studies and interviews … [Read more...]
Happy National Walking Day! #walkatwork
Happy National Walking Day! Every year, the American Heart Association sponsors National Walking Day on the first Wednesday in April. They use this day to remind people about the health and other benefits of taking a walk.Why not celebrate with a walking meeting? To inspire us to keep up the pace,AmericaWalks reminds us that it is also #walkatwork month. Ever since I strapped a Fitbit on my wrist three years ago, every day has been a walking day for me. My daily goal is 15,000K steps. Here's … [Read more...]
Is Your Nonprofit Too Old To Barf Rainbows on Snapchat?
SnapChat has been around for a few years, but I have not focused on it because as a babyboomer I'm not the target demographic. Snapchat is a mobile app that lets users exchange text messages, photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours. This is called disposable media. Snapchat users share "snaps" or micro moments of their lives privately with a their friends, or as "stories" with their followers. The app gained traction as a sexting app, a communications platform for teens to exchange … [Read more...]
Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Changing Organizational Culture One Sneaker at Time
[slideshare id=59988542&doc=ntcslides-160324130032] At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was thrilled to co-facilitate an interactive session called "Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Using Tech for Healthier Work and Life" with Aliza Sherman (who is my co-author for the Happy,Healthy Nonprofit Book), and Gina Schmeling, Director of Individual Giving, Hazon. Gina and I share a passion for walking as work which includes walking meetings, standing desks and more. We've had a great time … [Read more...]
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