Beth Kanter's Blog - Part 18

Oct

2017

16

The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Philanthropy

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. 

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Oct

2017

09

The Perils of Fake News, Coordinated Misinformation, and Social Media Addiction

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The Perils of Fake News, Coordinated Misinformation, and Social Media Addiction

Philanthropy

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.… Read More

Oct

2017

04

Two Examples of Nonprofit Social Media That Will Make You Smile (and learn a best practice or two)

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Two Examples of Nonprofit Social Media That Will Make You Smile (and learn a best practice or two)

Strategy

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. … Read More

Oct

2017

03

Happy Healthy Nonprofit Workplaces: How To Kick the Sit Out It

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Happy Healthy Nonprofit Workplaces: How To Kick the Sit Out It

Happy Healthy Nonprofit, Training Design, Walking

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.… Read More

Oct

2017

02

Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

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Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

Philanthropy

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.… Read More