sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Example: “Datamaking” as engagement I recently worked with an arts and culture intermediary nonprofit that focused on capacity development, network building, and connecting local nonprofits to state agencies and grants. This understanding led me to an approach for “datamaking” that I utilize with groups.

Knowledge 67

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

sgEngage

JULY 8, 2022

AI and machine learning predictions are—essentially—a collection of algebraic equations that articulate the most probable outcome to a very specific question. Articulate how removing the uncertainty would be valuable for the organization. What impact on the organization would you see as a result of less uncertainty in this area?

Articulate 99

Articulate Blackbaud Picture Problem 99

Connection Cafe

MAY 1, 2014

Upon graduation, she hopes to secure a position at an institution committed to diversity, access and education. . Stewardship is often discussed as it relates to university advancement and is more rarely discussed in terms of arts and cultural organizations. Developing the Stewardship Process. Beyond the Gift.

Arts 37

Arts Culture Donor Wisconsin 37

Twenty Hats

AUGUST 17, 2021

If it’s a situation where by creating a volunteer opportunity to satisfy the corporate group, make sure you can articulate why it bears costs. Every question you get about “why” provides an opportunity educate. Every interaction with your corporate counterparts is an opportunity to educate for better alignment, even if down the road.

Volunteer 97

Volunteer Maryland Articulate Project 97

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

You work on a daily basis to protect, preserve, educate, eradicate, advocate, evangelize, and serve (just to name a few). 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. Or free sodas.

Culture 38

Culture Syria Articulate Nonprofit 38

Forj

APRIL 7, 2017

By having an idea of the different maturity stages of a learning business, associations and organizations are able to generate concrete steps of how they can move to the next step toward being an innovative learning business, and become the go-to organization for continuing education and professional development in their field.

Business 42

Business Learning eLearning Model 42

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

How many times have you heard this phrase in the context of cultural institutions? It''s presumptuous to suggest that we know what people "need" in a cultural context. It''s really important to be able to articulate what we need to achieve our institutional missions. Cultural experiences should be a pleasure.

People 54

People Articulate Culture Teen 54

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2021

A: The reprioritization to meet partner needs due to COVID-19 was a test of our adaptability, a major component of our cultural ethos. Our major “pivot” has been to articulate a new focus on racial equity and social justice, transitioning community investment strategies and prioritizing them through an equity lens.

Foundation 49

Foundation Community Childhood Articulate 49

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

We need to foster an attitude of gratitude and create a culture of thanking our donors. Janet thoroughly enjoys coaching executive directors, development staff, and board members as they analyze their reality, articulate their vision, and create a strategy to bring that vision to reality.

Attitude 65

Attitude Create Gift Childhood 65

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.

Professional 103

Professional Facilitation Journal San Jose 103

NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

More importantly, you risk alienating your new hires because you have failed to create a culture that will support their success. Articulating your business goals will make it easier to keep your "eye on the prize" when times get rough. Adding new cultures, opinions, and coalitions into the mix always create tension.

Demographics 87

Demographics United States California Baltimore 87

Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2012

There are many amazing community representatives from business, arts, education, and social services who connect us to powerful ideas and partners. We had about thirty participants ranging from MAH trustees to artists, educators to architects, moms to grandfathers. It was an evening meeting with beer and chips.

Program 49

Program Community Design Museum 49

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So today, we are going to talk about a few key strategies to help you educate, engage, and empower your board members to amplify your fundraising activity. And my mission is really to educate and empower nonprofit leaders and their teams with the knowledge and tools to scale their revenue and amplify their impact.

Leadership 60

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2017

It captures and communicates your mission and distinct culture. A successful brand will help you engage generational donors, maintain relevance, shift audience perceptions, and clearly articulate your organization’s purpose. A brand defines and differentiates your approach to fulfilling your mission.

Guidelines 31

Guidelines Nonprofit Retention Articulate 31

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2016

The idea of developing a strong company culture and increasing employee engagement efforts to attract and retain top talent is nothing new to HR professionals. In other words, inspired and engaged employees equal happy employees. What is still missing? Inspiration. This article was originally published on ERE-TLNT.

Volunteer 20

Volunteer Benefit Program Skills 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

One of the participants was an organization named GroundSpark which has a project called "Respect for All," that facilitates the development of inclusive, bias-free schools and communities by providing media resources, support and training to youth, educators and service providers.

Comment 50

Comment Difference Spam Ning 50

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2015

The new Foundation Index, which tracks revenue from giving to foundations, brings the number of specialty indices up to 11, including: Arts & Culture, Environment & Animal Welfare, Faith-based, Healthcare, Higher Education, Human Services, International Affairs, K-12 Education, Medical Research, Public & Society Benefit.

Foundation 20

Foundation Kansas City Kansas Blackbaud 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

Residents in the three counties that pay the millage will receive special benefits : free admission to the museum and expanded educational programming. But the arguments trotted out represent how far we have to go in articulating the public value of arts institutions (and helping our supporters speak the same language). Rebuttal: none.

Detroit 49

Detroit Arts Public Support 49

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

And communities that could make use of, expand, extend, and take ownership of these tools, don’t have access to them, for a wide variety of reasons that at some point I should articulate, but have little to do with money directly. This feels like a different part of the digital divide. But it needs addressing. { Right, right, right.

Open Source 100

Open Source Open Software Music 100

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Seema) In some museum work places, the culture of stress is tied to perceived effort, as you mention. Museum professionals tend to be highly educated and museum experience results in a host of transferable skills such as project management, communications, and design. Seema) I’m a big fan of articulating norms.

Museum 21

Museum Culture Professional Training 21

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Adjunct Professor and Guest Teacher: This past year I enjoyed my second year of teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education. Organizations must support staffs’ self-care efforts through clearly articulate values, policies, and programs.

Iowa 50

Iowa Facilitation Teach San Antonio 50

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Third, you need to align your idea with institutional culture. Or maybe education staff are not willing to engage real-time visitors in dialogue around controversial issues. This may sound obvious and natural, but it’s easy to underestimate the power of institutional culture.

Project 22

Project Museum Teen North Carolina 22

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

A group dialogue followed allowing people to articulate why they felt one way or other. Since OS communities generally begin with a small group of developers or a scratch your own itch approach and some developers tend to be egomanics - how do you build community within this culture? I pitched my Open Content game for Nonprofits.

Generation 50

Generation Open Source Reflection Facilitation 50

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Values: Your values are the guiding principles that shape your organization’s internal culture and guide every activity, program, and action you take to better the world. Continuing with our previous example, an animal welfare nonprofit might describe their adoption programs or education initiatives to tackle shelter overpopulation.

Strategy 59

Strategy Nonprofit Guidelines Websites 59

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 13, 2012

We asked “What is true about Benetech, what are the truths that define our identity, our culture, and the values that drive our work?” Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing. However, the very first step we took was to ask our team to describe the core values that make us who we are.

Articulate 137

Articulate Open Source Metrics Open 137

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

to better articulate what you are really trying to do with your project concept. And it apparently takes an incredible amount of time, relationships, and education to help foundations that don't currently make PRIs consider doing so. For me, this was pretty interesting, particularly when it comes to intellectual property.

Structure 31

Structure Model Social Profit 31

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Temra Costa's book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat features the stories of over 30 women and how they are changing our food system for the better as farmers, educators, mothers, chefs, businesswomen, and policy wonks. Not only were they from all over the country, but they all shared an international, multi-ethnic or cultural base.

Interview 72

Interview Authoring Change Oakland 72

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Try to articulate your organization’s long-term goals and aspirations in high definition. This could include leaders from various sectors such as business, education, healthcare, and social services, as well as individuals with expertise in areas such as finance, fundraising, and legal affairs. .

Effective 90

Effective Business Create Tips 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

This year, Alan invited me to present a webinar for participants in the Marcus Institute Digital Education for the Arts on how Networked Nonprofits use Facebook. Networked Nonprofits that use Facebook effectively have a social culture that allows them to scale to have everyone using Facebook.

Facebook 111

Facebook Network Museum Nonprofit 111

Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

You’ll land on Braincake , their social networking site for girls, parents, and teachers focused on math and science education. I like that; here’s an educational site that also has social networking at its core. For lots of people, it's overwhelming to jump in and embrace social networking as a basis for an educational tool.

Interview 20

Interview Museum Teen Myspace 20

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. There are expectations around what people wear, what they can and can''t do, and how they relate to each other that may be comfortable for whites while feeling alien for people who don''t grow up in a white culture. YES students defy expectations.

St. Louis 45

St. Louis Museum Audience Teen 45

Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2020

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is one leader of this charge believing “achieving a national Culture of Health will take unprecedented collaboration” and encouraging grantees to include healthcare organizations, universities, government agencies, banks, etc. 3) intangible: difficulty to articulate case.

Philanthropy 31

Philanthropy Impact Community Atlanta 31

Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

Most large American museums are reflections of white culture. There are expectations around what people wear, what they can and can't do, and how they relate to each other that may be comfortable for whites while feeling alien for people who don't grow up in a white culture. YES students defy expectations.

St. Louis 53

St. Louis Audience Teen Museum 53

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

In this three hour educational workshop, Jay will share nearly 15 years of focus group research to cut through the confusion, and clarify what your nonprofit can focus on, that will truly achieve results. How to educate and inspire prospective donors before you speak with them; 3. What You’ll Learn: 1. 10:30-11:30am CST.

Causes 28

Causes Camera Storytelling Technique 28

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

One of their programs is the Reality Tours, where they bring groups of individuals to regions to look at the social justice issues and other pressing issues, that really color the experience and the culture of a place. We have a woman who is designing educational programs for young women in Brooklyn. regions and sub-regions.

Green 40

Green Global Action Network 40

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 14, 2008

Let’s be real–the twit/ter culture is the kidult culture, and it’s rather pathologically self-disenfranchising. Thank you for helping me articulate it. People were saying that stuff when Clinton was president. What does that tell you? 6 Charles 08.22.08 Oh god yes. 7 Brad 12.07.08

Open Source 100

Open Source Software Open Free 100

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The honest reflections from staff members beyond curatorial and education departments--including registrars, security staff, and PR--are unparalleled. 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.

Artist 39

Artist Museum Project Public 39