#thankful4home: A Lesson in Project Based Learning & Gratitude guest post by Lisa Colton This fall and winter I’m working with a group of organizations in Chicago to raise awareness around homelessness, alongside screenings of the @Home documentary that features portraits of this issue through the eyes of activist Mark Horvath. Through an impact-producing grant from the Polk Bros Foundation, we’re helping these local organizations raise awareness of their work and mature their online … [Read more...]
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How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels?
Note from Beth: Many nonprofits do not have dedicated teams for social media and social media strategy and implementation is typically only a part of a someone's job. With limited time, how should that resource be invested to for best results? Often, it can be choice of what channels to go deeper on and what channels to ignore. We know that the road to great results is paved with controlled experimentation, one hypothesis and test at a time. Using the scientific method for experiments … [Read more...]
#FacebookAdGrants: What Nonprofits Need More Than a Facebook Donate Button
Over the years, I've attended events where a representatives from Facebook shared with nonprofits how to use the platform more effectively. During the Q/A after the presentation, one of the most frequent questions asked has been, "Will Facebook be making grants to nonprofits?" The answer is always something along the lines of "We are giving the platform to nonprofits to use for free." Earlier this week, in line with that CSR strategy, Facebook announced that it was rolling out a … [Read more...]
Hosting a Day of Giving? The Knight Foundation Playbook Answers Your Questions
As a Master Trainer, one of my favorite models of training adults is the Peer Learning Exchange where a group of participants who are working on a similar project or domain of practices interact regularly to learn how to do it better. Peer learning is based in real work: sharing what one is doing with others, asking for support, questions and answers and feedback. I'm delighted to be working with the Knight Foundation and its Community Foundation partners to design and facilitate a Peer … [Read more...]
Selfies for Good? Or just tapping into a narcissistic trend?
No doubt you've taken a "selfie," a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Although selfies have been around for years, they have gained popularity recently. In December 2012, Time magazine noted that selfie was among its the "top 10 buzzwords" of 2012 and in August 2013, the term selfie also made its debut in Oxford Dictionaries Online's quarterly update where it is defined as "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, … [Read more...]
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