Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2017

Lovely, articulate, and bold vision. For years I have preached the importance of understanding the true need, the real issue that your organization is trying to solve, and making sure that need is clearly documented and articulated in grant requests. But articulating the true need isn't enough. Dare to Be Bold.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

In this post I would like to share my thinking around the importance of demonstrating to the grantmaker that your organization reaches out to, and includes, varying cultures. Both our boards and our staff, not to mention our membership, need to reflect the cultures of the communities where we work and live. Demonstrating Inclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

2) Identify “My Three Themes”: I do a combination of Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. I look for patterns.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A brand guidelines document is a set of rules and standards defending the use of different components of your brand. Knowing your audience is about learning their rational and emotional needs, behaviors, mindsets, motivations, barriers, and external influences, all from a sociological, psychological, and cultural perspective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

One of the chapters is on organizational culture – what’s in the DNA of a “data-driven&# nonprofit and what are the incremental steps for change? Participants identified two key areas of &# Measurement Stress&# – one was cultural and the other technical or systems-related. Organizational Culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

Like many nonprofits, the rapidly evolving environment around and within us was littered by a practice of ad hoc documentation and person to person knowledge sharing. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake. Create a Staff Engagement Strategy.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2010

So today's Articulating Tech: How to Win Friends and Influence Luddites turned out to be a pretty fitting followup session for that discussion. Peter Campbell of Earth Justice made a reappearance to moderate the talk, in addition to John Merritt of the YMCA of San Diego County , and Thomas Taylor of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

As Osborn wrote in his book, “Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it in the bud.” The simple rules of brainstorming are typically articulated at the beginning of a session as ground rules and include the following: NO criticism or debate. Quantity matters. Clarify ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Even more importantly, the practice of connecting measurement and decision-making will help organizations improve practice and results, and document value. Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum. We were able to thoroughly document the exercise here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

I interviewed technology practitioners from the poverty law community about how they approach ROI and significant technology systems investments like client databases, document assembly systems, or video conference systems. This value has to be articulated, at least in part, in the cultural language of your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Organizations must support staffs’ self-care efforts through clearly articulate values, policies, and programs. Even better is to have self-care so finely embedded in the nonprofit’s culture that there is not a need for a separate program, it is simply part of the way the organization works.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2016

We discovered that if you are in the role of promoting collaboration among others, you need to articulate your definition of collaboration and what your expectations are for outcomes. Our nonprofit center operators had assumed that the tenants (or members) in their centers understood what they meant by collaboration.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2015

One of the most powerful books I read while doing research was We are Coming Home: Repatriation and the Restoration of Blackfoot Cultural Confidence ( read it free here , great appreciation to Bob Janes for sharing it with us). Museums believed it held the bundles legally, purchased through documented sales. The museums were not.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Seema) In some museum work places, the culture of stress is tied to perceived effort, as you mention. Elizabeth) Unfortunately, we don’t have any museum telecommuting policies in the Alliance sample documents library, but now that you’ve asked, we are on the hunt. Seema) I’m a big fan of articulating norms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Clearly articulated benefits statement that looks at tangible and intangible. It may require internal culture change – proactive listening and experiments. ROI analysis requires documenting, collecting data, and internal discussion and cooperation. Document on the fly. Can we calculate it if we haven't done anything yet?

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2023

Your mission statement should articulate your organization’s purpose, values, and goals. When evaluating your mission statement, it is important to consider your organization’s history and culture and your community’s current and future needs.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Articulate it clearly. In some institutions, your strongest weapon is a core strategic document - typically, a mission statement. Valuing individuals' potential and contributions. It's powerful to have a big vision for where you are going. But if you throw every punch, tilt at every windmill, you'll end up exhausted and frustrated.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

By clearly articulating your membership tiers and benefits across multiple marketing channels, you can connect with potential new members who would be a good fit for your program. Cultivate impactful relationships to increase retention. transaction fee. Pricing Pricing is not available online; contact Fonteva for more information.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And then you also need to be able to articulate that, without fundraising or without a steady income from which to draw upon, you could cease to exist. So I like to document a projected revenue gap between expenses and income over a 10-year period. So now you’ve got a documented case for support, you can show the projected gap.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The Machine Project and the Hammer Museum have just released an incredible ebook documenting Machine's year-long residency at the Hammer in 2010. Artist as Problem Solver vs. Artist as Problem Explorer Mark Allen (director of Machine Project) and I have talked about this issue several times, and Mark articulates it beautifully.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. The third element in your nonprofit communications engine, when you’re trying to build engagement, is having a culture in your organization that inspires positive experiences for staff collaboration and behavior.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Few were able to articulate a response policy that wasn't based entirely on the volume of the ire raised. Museum professionals don’t have the tools to make wise decisions about when and why to self-censor. Many people mentioned the intelligent design/evolution debate, raising examples of angry homeschoolers and religious groups.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Nonprofit Hub documents the 7 Steps to Compelling Staff Bios On Your Nonprofit Website . In Marc Koenig’s most recent contribution to nonprofit hub, he dives into what culture really means and what your organization must do to foster it. But how much attention is being paid to ensure that your people know you?

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