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From Data Deluge to Impactful Decisions: Mastering Data in Grantmaking

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Grantmakers are swimming in a sea of information. Strong data governance and data management can help grantmakers navigate the overwhelming amount of information available. Strong data governance and data management can help grantmakers navigate the overwhelming amount of information available.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Spectragram.

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. Sometimes an outside facilitator can move members forward more quickly. I took the analysis that.orgSource did and a year later, I was able to show the board their progress in every focus area. This exercise takes a little practice.

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3 Reasons Every Nonprofit Tech Project Should Begin with a Discovery

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of a technology project where key analysis, design and planning are performed BEFORE a buy or build decision is made. Have we surfaced all the information we need to make an informed decision? . Ok, first of all, you may be asking, what is a Tech Discovery?

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Don’t Get Too Comfortable at the Top–AI Puts a Twist on Leadership

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In the past, the geeks in the IT department were the keepers of information that seemed esoteric. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity. Embrace the threat, discover its potential, then use that information to gain the advantage your mission and your members need for success.

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Thinking Outside the Traditional Non-Dues Revenue Box

Association Analytics

For instance, Milwaukee Tools wanted access to ten engineers for a focus group and an engineering society was able to facilitate the session, charging a fee for the service. Industry Data Analysis Many associations aggregate data and then provide it back to members. You can look to existing sponsors and engage them in conversation.

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The Art of Facilitating Virtual Meetings with Sticky Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out.