Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money – but we were the age of Aquarius! When you take on a job in a nonprofit, you’re normally doing a lot more than you signed for without a lot of structure. Wendy : If nothing else, Millennials are collaborative.

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Discussion Generation Donor Structure 211

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Given the often unstable or unanticipated environment social change organizations are operating in, it’s paramount to be clear and dedicated to the end goal, not the various processes or steps to getting there. That can make for a fun, team-based environment, but can also make lead to a lack of accountability and clarity around roles.

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Goal Headline Environment Collaboration 27

Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2018

Over the years, my experience in a variety of financial leadership roles has led me to the following hypothesis: nonprofit finance is critical to mission success. With mission success comes financial success and, ultimately, long-term organizational sustainability. Completing the Circle. The Builder: Leaving a Lasting Legacy.

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Roles Culture Nonprofit Stream 35

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It is important to establish a clear direction as to what you want these new structures to accomplish. If you are hoping to encourage the use of a specific platform, focus solely on that platform and perform the necessary steps to ensure the success of that social entity over time. Social learning is a many ways street.

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Program Learning Social Learning Environment 61

NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money - but we were the age of Aquarius! When you take on a job in a nonprofit, you're normally doing a lot more than you signed for without a lot of structure. Wendy : If nothing else, Millennials are collaborative.

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Discussion Generation Donor Structure 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Last year, Rick Bonney and a team of educators and science researchers at the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) tackled this question in a project designed to define the structures and benefits of public participation in science research (download the full report as a PDF here.) Wiki users are often collaborators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

Outlined in the brief article below is a new way of using the Web and web services to gather peoples’ stories – anecdotes, video clips, podcasts, blog posts and all sorts of other snippets – and help not-for-profit organizations move into action planning based on the “raw material” of what people are saying and talking about.

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Story Action Model Adopt 79

CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

That is why crafting compelling narratives that help the donor see their place in the story are so powerful. That is why selecting the right fundraising strategies and crafting a comprehensive plan for the year is imperative for your success. Mixing both story and statistics will help you create a powerful proposal.

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Strategy Organization Fundraising Grant 82

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Our essential intention is to cultivate partnerships of grassroots women who are working at the community level on issues of environmental sustainability and social justice, so that they can really find opportunities to collaborate and to exchange best practices, exchange resources, and really build a collective agenda.

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Green Global Action Network 40

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

Answers will differ depending on who's asking, but they are also influenced by the designed environment in which questions are asked. The outcome of our conversations is dependent on the diversity of designed environments in which they occur. "Where were you last night?" If someone asked you that question, how would you answer?

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Design Goal Difference Platform 31

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And so what we’ve seen according to BoardSource, and I really think this is important when we think about setting up our boards for success. And what is expected of them to be successful on your board and for your organization. They’re collaborative, they’re passionate about your mission.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

We invited community members in, to be active contributors, collaborators, and co-creators in our museum space. We had incredible success transforming our institution into a vibrant cultural center. We think about this redefinition of affinity not just in terms of our programming but our internal structures as well.

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Build Community Museum Artist 20

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

FORGE uses a collaborative, rather than top-down model, to serve refugees' needs, and much has been written in the blogosphere and media about Erickson's "radical transparency" around the organization's financial challenges. You use a process that on your website was described as the, "collaborative project planning process."

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

We also are practical, and agile, and collaborative. So, let’s close that, and I will pass the mic virtually over to Francis to kick us off with a story. So, going into my story here, for this story, we’re going to go all the way back to March of 2020. Can you relate to that story? Francis Johnson: Sure.

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Policy Team Virtual Tech 102

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

She’s also the founder of The Rooted Collaborative, which I think she’s going to tell you more about later on. And as Steven mentioned, my baby that I released into the world is The Rooted Collaborative. Flat structures have hidden hierarchy. Y’all are in for a super awesome treat over the next hour or so.

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Management Work Video Slides 87

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

And I really wanted to do this session because grants can feel so mysterious to so many nonprofit leaders, even ones that have some degree of grant success. . It’s important to tell the same basic story to every funder so that you can be clear in who your program serves, what your goals and outcomes are, and your overall messaging.

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Grant Lesson Tips Video 74

Museum 2.0

JUNE 16, 2020

At large, I am proud of the countless hours of cross-departmental and community collaborations that will inspire me forever, hand-in-hand with colleagues who have invested their best efforts on behalf of the people we are committed to serving. The entire system and structure of this country has been built on racism.

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Museum Detroit Arts Leadership 22

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And, if building this successful communications engine is a cake, which, you know, I like to think of things in cake terms, what are the ingredients that help you bake that cake? Well, in the book, I define six elements that power successful communications outcomes. Your brief can even be a sentence or two. People people.

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Build Video New York City Communication 121

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

We’re sort of in this kind of hybrid environment related to COVID. And so now you’re seeing that, “Okay, there’s a chance for us to be successful in this space.” And I think Steven was right. We’re not exactly post-COVID yet. And this is really the meat.

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Grant Build Video Strategy 114

Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2009

I've become convinced that successful paths to participation in museums start with self-identification. If you want visitors to share stories or personal expression in your institution, you need to respect them as individuals who have something of value to contribute. Some allow you to write your life story.

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Museum Personal Experiment Profile 20

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 7, 2006

We also work with groups like Oxfam and their Make Trade Fair Campaign , Doctors without Borders , the ACLU , Global Exchange and this summer will be collaborating with Witness , Greenpeace , the NRDC and others. I mean, we work on campaigns that are helping to fight poverty, save the environment and promote voting.

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Teach Campaign Info Volunteer 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2014

We seek to identify, test, and co-create new ways of engaging individuals more deeply to protect the environment and promote peace. Storytelling and Knowledge Transfer :: sharing innovations, lessons learned, fail stories, and emerging best practices. This one is for social media.

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Journal Change Learning Technology 101

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

We've been friends since we were seven, so we already had a very long collaborative history. We got about 75 applications and one of them came from Global Resource Action Center for the Environment, which is called GRACE. Sometimes it's very successful, and yet there is no real formula for it. Britt: How did you get started?

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Storytelling Causes Interview Free 40

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2006

And so I thought well, it seems like if we're going to actually change the human patterns that are so severely impacting our environment and communities around the world, maybe there are some other ways to do it. So the more that we can create institutions and structures and organizations that do just that.

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