Beth Kanter's Blog - Part 18

Feb

2018

28

A Powerful Way for Nonprofits To Avoid Collaborative Overload

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A Powerful Way for Nonprofits To Avoid Collaborative Overload

Facilitation, Meetings

Online collaboration tools and platforms give nonprofits the opportunity for connectivity and collaboration internally as well as with external stakeholders like volunteers and board members. And, that’s a good thing. But it can lead to being overwhelmed or what has been dubbed “Collaborative Overload” or “Collaboration Tech Tool Overload.… Read More

Feb

2018

14

Guest Post: Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers

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Guest Post: Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers

Digital Strategy, Strategy, Tools and Tactics

Note from Beth:  Is Facebook Live or posting videos part of your nonprofit’s strategy for 2018?  It should be. Using a tool like Animoto can make it easy for your nonprofit to create DYI videos, but to be successful you need to develop a strategy and use compelling storytelling. 

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Feb

2018

08

Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Training Design

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “Networked International Organizations” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development.  As part of the class, we look at different examples of  networked strategies and digital platforms and tools and how they can be used to advance civil society goals.… Read More

Feb

2018

06

Break Your Mobile Phone Addiction: There’s An App for That and More

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Break Your Mobile Phone Addiction: There’s An App for That and More

Happy Healthy Nonprofit, Mindfulness, Mobile

Having trouble getting that mobile phone out of your hands and checking it when you need to focus on work? There’s an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun.  The app is called Forest that turns putting down your phone into a game.… Read More

Feb

2018

05

Breaking through the Noise on Social Media: How to run a Twitter Chat That Spotlights Your Nonprofit’s Impact

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Breaking through the Noise on Social Media: How to run a Twitter Chat That Spotlights Your Nonprofit’s Impact

Guest Post, Tools and Tactics

Breaking through the Noise on Social Media: How to run a Twitter Chat That Spotlights Your Nonprofit’s Impact – guest post by Neil Parekh

Every second, on average, around 6,000 tweets are posted to Twitter.

How do you break through the noise on Twitter to highlight your nonprofit’s impact and gain visibility for the good work your organization is doing?… Read More