Kindful

MARCH 11, 2021

Have you ever sat through a board retreat and spent more time watching the clock, daydreaming, and checking texts than listening to the facilitator? Did your last facilitator stand behind a lectern and drone on like a record playing in slow motion? Facilitate and engage with confidence. Were they unengaging? Credibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions. Networked Facilitation.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 2, 2020

But well before this year, the topic of collaborating remotely has been near and dear to the Nimble AMS team’s heart. Because Nimble AMS , built on the Salesforce platform , has always been ready to support remote collaboration. With Nimble AMS, your staff can be prepared to collaborate, no matter where they are.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? Brainstorming can be done as a solo activity or group or collaborative brainstorming. There are two basic ways to facilitate a group brainstorming session. Basic Approaches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master. Facilitation'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Online collaboration tools and platforms give nonprofits the opportunity for connectivity and collaboration internally as well as with external stakeholders like volunteers and board members. But it can lead to being overwhelmed or what has been dubbed “ Collaborative Overload ” or “ Collaboration Tech Tool Overload.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The data visualization tool, which consists of a map, charts, and lists, documents foundation support across several key areas including: campaign and election processes governing institutions and processes information and media public engagement and voting .

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I like the fact that the source documents are always provided.) Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. Ideally, a copywriter, a marketer, and an IT staffer would collaborate to develop the scripts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? What is Collaborative Overload? While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

Each student signed in to the collaborative Google document to indicate that they were in attendance. Well, maybe the student didn’t delete the whole roll sheet – maybe it just got moved into the document header. Collaborative technology is incredible. So I started using collaborative Google documents.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings. If your strategic plan is long, complicated, and not crystallized into a usable one- to two-page document, then there is work to be done. A company is only as good as its people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2009

This past Saturday at the SHINE09 unconferance , David Wilcox , Andy Gibson , Drew Mackie and I facilitated a version of what was called the Social Collaboration Game. David has written up an incredible rundown of the game, including the cards, the planning documents and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Among other things, WhatsApp can be used to help facilitate team member collaboration, which has suddenly become much more challenging now that teams are having to work virtually due to social distancing. WhatsApp offers an appealing and efficient method of sharing documents and other materials among members of a team.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JUNE 9, 2018

In my next job, I’d like to focus on some or all of the following: Weaving networks among nonprofit organizations in order to build collaboration, peer learning, and communities of practice. Building the capacity of philanthropic and nonprofit organizations to achieve and document their desired outcomes.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

While the value of community services data may have been defined in the past by the strength of the walls around it, today however, tremendous value comes from the ability to be use appropriate data collaboratively among partners. Visionlink has authored and supported standards for nearly two decades. Working with ANSI, U.S.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Because we offer expert training and technical assistance across the continuum of sexual violence prevention and response (as well as to a wide variety of professions in both nonprofit and public service systems), having so many advisory committees ensures that we are collaborating with people working in all aspects of the sexual violence field.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

Since co-authoring Social by Social last year, David Wilcox and I have had the opportunity to collaborate and facilitate various events for community and local government groups. The documentation explores Project Spaces conceptually as well as provides examples of how to hold a Project Spaces event.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

This means they also require plenty of clear communication and collaboration. Confirm that everyone is on the same page by restating the meeting’s purpose, expected outcomes, agenda items, and the roles that individuals will play (such as facilitator or note-taker). The nature of capital campaign committee structures.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2023

Event Budgeting : Collaborating with the committee and nonprofit leadership to establish a realistic budget that encompasses all necessary expenses, while maximizing revenue generation. Knowledge Transfer: Provide thorough documentation, including event files, contact lists, budget details.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 21, 2022

The Senior Cloud Consultant – QA will be an instrumental member of the project team testing Salesforce software features as part of a collaborative team and assisting with support requests. This role is responsible for executive quality review of our clients’ Salesforce implementations.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It’s also a collaborative technique to engage subject matter experts in identification of the true root cause of the problem. You don’t have to have all the answers – collaborating with a team of subject matter experts brings the expertise to solve the problem to the table.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings. If your strategic plan is long, complicated, and not crystallized into a usable one- to two-page document, then there is work to be done. A company is only as good as its people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Note from Beth: Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating two workshops on becoming a Networked Nonprofit: Effective Social Strategy for nonprofits in Santa Barbara hosted by the Fund for Santa Barbara. Become Your Own Publishing Powerhouse with LightBox Collaborative’s 2014 Editorial Calendar guest post by Holly Minch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The focus of Eugene's work with this network was to better understand its community, the most promising group practices, and have an open discussion that would facilitate learning and interaction among these leaders who were miles apart, spoke different languages, and had Internet access challenges. That's the vision for his company and work.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Creates an environment that facilitates fundraising Regardless of whether you do face-to-face fundraising, ensuring that the organization is prepared to fundraise is the development professional’s main priority. Required documents: To obtain grants, you need proof of your nonprofit status or fiscal sponsor. Senior citizens?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we wrote and published the Emerging Leaders Playbook last year, along with facilitating a peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

As a CPA working with nonprofits of all sizes, I’ve encountered numerous errors in Board of Directors’ financial reports and Statements of Activities documents. It automates and facilitates these comparisons, allowing for more efficient monitoring and decision-making. Use financial management software with analytical tools.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

You’ll be able to leverage these features to create a user-friendly nonprofit website that facilitates online donations and other transactions, keeps donor information secure, and increases brand awareness. Also, ensure that your web design partner’s working style matches your team’s to facilitate a smooth, effective collaboration.

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Forum One

AUGUST 15, 2010

This is the final post in our series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we look at determining the value of creating a collaboration community. The second part explores challenges in facilitating collaboration. The world of collaboration platforms is a bit of a jungle.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

and/or tagging them in comments in your project management tool or shared document. Discover why communication tools are important to include for effective project management Google Products Shared Google Sheets and Docs work well to facilitate asynchronous work and communication at a low cost.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we launched the Playbook Web Site that offers grab and go leadership development and culture change activities for nonprofit and emerging leaders.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

We recently wrapped up our 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions event here at Classy. The Classy team created engaging content that Collaborative participants could use in their professional lives. Alexa shared a variety of ways her team evaluated the success of their planning and execution of the Collaborative event.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Diversify fundraising channel s: The report documents shifts in donor behavior and preferences. Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results. Do you have a fundraising plan?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2009

Last week, I facilitated a webinar which discussed Microsoft Office Live Workspace. At one point during the presentation we asked the participants to tell us how they use online document sharing. Ken Polson from Microsoft explained how Live Workspace works, how to get started and what it can be used for.

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