sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2021

Lean into your most recent (in the last 12 months) custom models to identify those most likely to donate to your organization and even determine an aspirational target gift range and likelihood. Have you moved beyond sending messages to them and tried to open a two-way dialogue? Are you listening as well as responding? A $2,500 gift?

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Donor Leadership Data Ideas 84

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. The presentation is available on my wiki (it’s at the bottom.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

A Good Opening Opens Possibilities from Learning from Other Participants. Since we were spending two days together, working on collaborative exercises, a good opening where we could introduce ourselves and make connections was important.

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Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 132

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

These include the lack of funding and difficulty securing adequate funds, funding structures that incentivize counterproductive practices, strained relationships between funders and nonprofits, and shifts in funding models and strategy. The leaders of a foundation must ensure that the foundation’s mission is clearly defined and articulated.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2020

E ven as healthcare organizations fight this battle, many are strugg ling to keep their doors open. Disruption to the normal business model, for many, impacts cash flow and reduces revenue. It will be the job of the foundations to articulate that case and, of course, offer donors and the community ways to help. .

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2018

This new, experimental training is a hands-on deep dive into the MAH’s model. You will learn the theory and practice of how to open your organization to robust community participation. I'm excited to share the MAH's community-first model and to invite you to this in-depth, immersive learning experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2009

I wanted to capture some reflections around my burning question: How do you think about using social media effectively along the continuum of open/closed networks? Charlene Li talks about this with a frame of " open leadership." She advises asking 'How open do you want to be?". That way others can find them and connect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

“I have embraced this approach myself and I make it clear to my team that I would rather not get a pre-dawn email , but instead get a more fully articulated idea after they have had time to contemplate it and strategize on how to make it effective.”. Gabriela says that senior leaders at her nonprofit model self-care.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Technology is dramatically changing the way we work and live our lives, and the social good community needs to account for this digital transformation that demands increased transparency and also opens new doors. If you’re just starting this process, consider the creation of a logic model.

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Organization Disaster Boston Blackbaud 26

Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

This begins with the CEO or president, who needs to articulate what she or he sees as the fundamental importance of dedicating staff time towards these goals. The top management of your organization helps to provide a role model by setting a meaningful example of how the rest of the staff should follow and embrace change.

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Culture Data Create Case Study 36

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. So, first off, one of the interesting things was that there was some initial differences of opinion as to how to define open APIs, and what they were used for. You can have openness and security.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2015

posted by Patrick McWhortor Arizona Campaign Director Open Primaries. Only the opportunity I am now pursuing at Open Primaries to reform our political system could draw me away, because I know that nonprofits need a stronger partner in government in order to succeed. Metrics should not stifle innovation. And measurement is important.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 15, 2012

They are open to possibilities. If she is not willing or able to articulate a potential change, it’s not a prototype—it’s just a model of a foregone conclusion. I’m not even sure a “culture of change” is a meaningful concept or one that could be sustained over an extended period. Innovators and change-makers may not be.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Michelle Murrain, Open Issue. Be able to articulate what you help orgs do and accomplish, not necessarily the technical products/skills? Models: Create a capped-rate, a retainer + hourly for tech support, project-based. We started by listing everyone’s burning issues, then discussed as many as we could in-depth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

And before even getting to the meat of the metrics, conceptual models, and ideas, the introduction provides a powerful case for using social media that is well articulated: For the first time in history, technology has reached a point where everyone has a voice. There's a lot to digest here.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

This question is a byproduct of the reality that most participatory projects have poorly articulated value. The project never gets "full" and is always open to new contributors. But overall, this is a model project that starts with an outcome, not an activity. What's the "use" of visitors' comments?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

What I loved about this exercise, is that after Stephanie and I modeled taking photographs and sharing on our Facebook Group or Twitter, participants started to also document digitally. 2. Design for Organizational Reluctance. It almost always naturally leads to discussion about how to amplify each other’s voices using social media.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Museum 2.0

APRIL 11, 2017

When would the market be open and under what conditions? But the answers hewed to the priorities articulated through these two exercises. How much would John pay for rent and how should we structure it? Who would manage construction? Who would steer the design? Who would pick the food vendors? I was overwhelmed and under-confident.

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Technique Museum Exercise Structure 29

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

It's an eye-opening thing, college. They become more aware of global economies, of how our global economy impacts other countries, the opening of how we become more aware of our actions and how they impact others. You mentioned the connection between community and food systems and new models of farms. Back to the models.

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Interview Authoring Change Oakland 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Paul Connolly, who has been a guest blogger on this blog before , covered the session on Open Source Strategic Planning. They then formed task forces to consider various options and make decisions, using a consensus-based model. Guest post by Paul Connolly. ” Paul Connolly.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. Is that when fundraising expectations are clearly articulated during recruitment 52% of CEOs report that their boards are actively engaged in an organization’s fundraising efforts. And I would say this is a pretty replicable model, right?

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I also learned that the best money in museums for someone who's starting out is in art modeling. I survived the first half of 2003 financially on art modeling and poetry gigs. Eventually, they had an opening for "Exhibits and Programs Associate"--a low-level jack of all trades position supporting the department.

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Museum Boston Participatory Job 52

Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

We want to replicate our model across the country. Our goals are really easy to articulate.” So I want you to think about how would I pause and really shift into this true and overall financing model that actually sets your whole team, sets your whole board? We want to scale 25% every year for the next year.

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Money Video Fundraising Gift 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

To set the stage for this exploration, Bill Somerville, founder and President of Ventures Foundation shared some ideas from his experience. He spoke about the need for the model of community foundation philanthropy to innovate. The retreat would be out in the open and get input and ideas for strategic grassroots philanthropy.

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Foundation Design Community Work 102

sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, Danny McCall beautifully articulates the challenge of defining this dyad in his whitepaper, The Durable Relationship : Although “relationship” is a commonly used word, having an actionable comprehension of a relationship’s dimensions and forces isn’t a trivial matter.

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Relationship Data Build Gift 69

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. You leave the opening dazed, relieved, and happy to see people enjoying the pieces.

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

This could mean a fully open-source environment, a desktop environment where only one person can edit the course at a time, or a cloud-based environment for collaborative authoring. Articulate 360. Articulate 360 is a suite of eLearning authoring apps to align with your various authoring tasks. The Complete Guide.

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eLearning Authoring Course Platform 36

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2007

With something like genocide, the "side taking" is fairly soft--but museums like the soon-to-open Creation Museum may be a different story. Gourevitch isn't a great journalist because he tells great stories; it's because he asks us to question those stories and provides a model for doing so. Questions keep the door open.

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Issue Design Question Museum 20

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

As I move out of doing implementation, and into more evaluation, planning and facilitation of technology change within organizations, I wanted to spend some time articulating what I have tried my best to practice when I’ve been in a place of providing technology support. It opens additional doors. 2 cheryl 04.26.07

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Create Core Values Sometimes when you are leading an organization or business and struggling to articulate your core values, it helps to see how others have stated theirs. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Don't Praise.

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Create Mentoring Kansas City Kansas 40

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 16, 2013

If someone comes to an exhibition opening for the free food, do they count? For attendance to be correlated with impact, you have to find a way to articulate a theory of change that connects attendance to your mission (inspiration, learning, civic participation, etc.). visitors business models' as part of a meeting)?

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St. Louis Impact Museum Denver 55

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

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. You can tell they are wondering why you are here but they don’t necessarily want to articulate it, so you just get this weird vibe. Mark: Right.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

” So you can open your eyes. 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 you have to let folks know you’re open for business. Everything here is foreign, nothing quite makes sense. That’s how it works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Enrique Allen , the teaching assistant for the PoST class, Social entrepreneur and Stanford Persuasive Tech Lab Researcher (and one smart dude who generously shares what he knows), created a drawing on the whiteboard that mapped out the my campaign in the context of a behavior change model. It blew me away. So is creativity.

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Classes Learning Fundraising Reflection 95

Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2008

Pandora is a model for an alternative. Could I have articulated that at the start? You could have a personalized trip through the museum, enjoying an experience that is both highly responsive to your preferences and one which deepens your understanding and ability to articulate why you like what you like. I learned something!

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Collaboration Music Museum Articulate 20

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At the same time, leaders continue to struggle with one of their toughest jobs, developing and articulating their overall strategy and priorities, especially during times of change." Don't Praise. How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engageme. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Arts Effective Learning Mentoring 40

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And also for Old Navy, when the flagship store opened in New York City, I got one of the first jobs at the cash register. And so for some organizations, going to a hybrid model, which I’ll talk about for a little bit is going to be most advantageous to the health of your organization. Ooh, supermarket attendant, Ivene.

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Management Work Video Slides 87