sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Imagine empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations. Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques. See you at #bbcon.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2021

And still, creative people around the world found ingenious ways to use new tools and techniques to build capacity and continue serving their communities. Technology played a key role in these adaptations. For many nonprofits with small budgets, the pandemic tested the limits of what was possible with the resources they had.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

If you need another resolution to tackle this year or haven't yet selected one, now is a good time to review this list below.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. Your board members can play a crucial role in nonprofit governance and as potential major donors. Feel like your fundraising team could use a boost? Make the most of board members and their networks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 4, 2023

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. A new leader's role begins as soon as you are an acknowledged candidate for the job. A 100-Hour Action Plan for crisis situations.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Building knowledge is a social process where we make meaning together. To learn more about knowledge work and its role in grantmaking, check out the post Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work is Core to Equitable Change. Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 105

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2024.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 Heather agreed to write up this report to share some of the content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

You can plan the topics, the minutes you allocate on each topic, the speakers but also the roles for each attendee (facilitator, tech steward, note-taker, etc). Icebreakers: Stoke Deck : A collection of warm-up activities designed to boost energy, build connection, foster empathy, support collaboration, and cultivate creativity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

These discoveries encouraged Berman and Bradt to write their new book, Influence and Impact , which provides an easy-to-follow, common-sense approach to building influence at any level of an organization. More specifically, they explain how to: Evaluate what values, strengths and capabilities you bring to your role.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. They also help to clarify where a role fits into the collective organization. What is the Purpose of the Role? What is the Purpose of the Role?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Your sales team needs clear direction about their role in creating value and how they can execute in a way that differentiates your business. Therefore, to develop and improve your credibility using these building blocks: Honesty : tell the truth and don’t intentionally mislead.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

Change management is a set of tools and techniques your nonprofit can use to build buy-in and support staff members as you lead an organizational change. The techniques help to grease the wheels of any organizational change. Change management relies on a wide variety of tools and techniques. A “Why” Statement.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing goals often focus around building recognition, fostering community, and increasing your funds raised. Investing in marketing helps you build a foundation for growth, community engagement, and impactful change. PR Public Relations plays a crucial role in your marketing efforts as a nonprofit.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

At Cornershop Creative, we partner with nonprofit organizations to develop web solutions and build dynamic, easy-to-maintain websites. Donations are the most important example when it comes to securing support, but your website’s navigation and design play key roles, too. Think about why supporters visit your website.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

Building a successful online community starts with a solid plan. . Building a thriving online community starts with a well-considered strategy. Decide who to include on your online community team and define their roles and responsibilities. Read on for what to include in your association’s online community strategy.

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Community Online Strategy Guidelines 133

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. A new leader's role begins as soon as you are an acknowledged candidate for the job. A 100-Hour Action Plan for crisis situations.

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Action Attitude Case Study Culture 52

Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We’ll also explore the strategic intent of GA4 as well as explore its potential in adaptive techniques, robust machine learning algorithms, and powerful predictive analytics. Explore the role of various platforms and tools in this transition, and understand the potential challenges that may arise.

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Voice Social Media Portland Technique 71

TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Not only to prove the effectiveness or the role of content marketing, but to look at traditional marketing techniques, and their antiquatedness. Here are 5 stats that prove content marketing works, and 5 stats that prove traditional marketing techniques are a thing of the past.

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Stats Content Marketing Technique 126

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 8, 2020

The book is packed with: Examples and case studies Action plans Tools, techniques and tricks of the trade The authors also explain why you need to start even before your official first day on the job. A new leader's role begins as soon as you are an acknowledged candidate for the job. A 100-Hour Action Plan for crisis situations.

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Action Attitude Case Study Culture 52

NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Julian Egelstaff, Technical Architect, Freeform Solutions Who are our IT role models? Sometimes the engineer and the user/manager are the same person -- if a small organization is using some open source tool by themselves to build a website, for example. Often, the engineer role is filled by an outside developer, consultant, or firm.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2021.

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Mentoring Policy Technique News 98

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2019

This issue can lead to a lack of recruitment and retention techniques. According to recent findings, nonprofit organizations can capitalize on training, building a culture of empowerment and recognition programs in order to provide incentives to employees. This group is motivated by different types of incentives. Why it matters.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

Why Staying Social and Going Mobile Can Make All the Difference Social media and mobile platforms play a critical role in successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Report progress – Broadcast achievements to build momentum and prompt peers to give.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

This article goes beyond basic strategies and delves into advanced techniques for effectively engaging board members in fundraising activities. Do you have experience with networking and building relationships? Is there anything else you would like to share about your skills or interests that may be relevant to your role on the board?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

” You’ll also hear exciting updates from Blackbaud executives and discover how we’re building software solutions to help your organizations maximize impact. bbcon offers more insight into navigating uncertainty in these breakout sessions: Philanthropy Through Recession: How Savvy Organizations Build a Strategy for Resiliency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2015

When you intentionally build your professional network in the right way, you create a circle of individuals who are all rooting for your success and happy to help you. Diversify: Build your network out with the right kind of people: energizers who will help you achieve your goals. Do you have a strong core?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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Achieve

MAY 15, 2024

With these best practices, you’ll be able to build a stronger relationship with the grantmaker and reassure them that you’re putting their funds to good use. Alongside articulating your need for funding and specific goals and objects, implement storytelling techniques that help you stand out from the crowd.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 15, 2016

The VR industry is predicted to grow by $150 billion, and as such companies are already building on-line curriculums and rolling out programs to help teachers leverage the technology effectively. The post Back to School: New Tech for the Classroom of the Future appeared first on Byte Technology’s Nonprofit Web Design Insights Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

My role was to facilitate and model new practices and present on a couple of new approaches, such as content curation. We established a hashtag for the event #fflsmart and modeled how you can capture a complete archive with rowfeeder and since content curation was on the agenda, I modeled using storify to capture a curated record of the event.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Congratulations if you selected some of these earlier and are making progress on them. Feel free to select some additional ones now to complete throughout the rest of the year.

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Time Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Now, as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape our digital landscape, a new role will emerge for nonprofits: the AI Prompt Architect. The future role of AI Prompt Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing AI prompts that improve user experience and achieve business objectives.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

After a tumultuous 12 months for fundraising, it’s time to take stock of your nonprofit’s accomplishments and adaptations and then look ahead to build on them. This simply wouldn’t be feasible with traditional segmentation techniques (more on this below), but modern technology takes all of the effort and guesswork out of the process.

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Learning Help Metrics Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Congratulations if you selected some of these earlier and are making progress on them. Feel free to select some additional ones now to complete throughout the rest of the year.

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Time Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2022.

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Mentoring Policy Technique News 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

The piece provides some practical recipes that can help build collaboration muscles while getting stuff done. What happens as a result is that it makes it impossible to build sustainable relationships with donors over the long haul. What is a culture of philanthropy? … Read More

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