ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models? These social enterprise efforts can add a business model by creating sustainable revenue.

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NTEN

JANUARY 25, 2022

2021 was an eventful year at NTEN as we continued to promote, work towards, and model equitable practices internally and externally. This post is part of our continued efforts to share updates about internal and external efforts and outcomes to more directly invite accountability and collaboration in this work. 2021 review highlights.

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Community NTC Sponsor NTEN 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. After a broad survey, Rick’s team defined three broad categories of public participation in scientific research: contribution, collaboration, and co-creation.

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Model Activities Active Activism 98

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Operations & Leadership Programs Nonprofit Membership Models: The What, Why, and How 10 min read Read Now 3. Strategic storytelling, media engagement, social media campaigns, and community collaborations are some of the different ways that your association might want to share its mission and values with the wider world.

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Associations Practice Strategy Leadership 52

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. But whether you call it “networked” ways of working, “collaboration 2.0” Photo by Beth Kanter.

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Build Change Social Facilitation 112

NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Large data platforms, especially those that make donations of products and services, are putting high-powered software into nonprofits’ hands at a fraction of the cost that would ordinarily reflect on commercial customers. This is genuinely a good thing. But this is what large software platforms do with nonprofit data.

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Care2

OCTOBER 26, 2011

What we’ve seen across all organizations, regardless of size, is that digital teams—their structure, leadership, and how they are affected by the culture of the institutions where they work—are the biggest predictor of online effectiveness. Most teams need more full-time help.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

"Adin Miller, a friend and all-around smart guy, wrote a blog post reflecting on James Surowiecki’s talk about the“ Wisdom of Crowds ” at the Communications Network and CommA Fall 2010 Conference. But, I’m optimistic – I am seeing good models of this today which can be applied by foundations in their work.

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Reflection Conference Communication Network 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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Share Reflection Social Media Model 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. She explained that “learning or teaching the old” is about training, knowledge transfer, and structured, directed learning. He asked us to list them.

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Learning Work Knowledge Management Knowledge 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

NetSmart is Howard Rheingold’s latest book. It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? They include: attention, crap detection, collaboration, networks, and participation.

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Online Social Media Attention Chapter 128

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The model has a natural appeal. We at Monitor Institute have been digging into questions such as these as part of a broader reflection on the networks-focused work of the organizational effectiveness team at the David & Lucile Packard Foundation. Unlocking the Potential of Peer Learning – Guest Post by Noah Flower.

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Learning San Francisco Structure Knowledge Management 97

Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2018

Some of the findings in this year’s survey included the importance of having leaders with digital experience, the connection between well-structured teams and outcomes, the challenges in restructuring digital teams, and the gap between the value organizations place on supporter engagement and how they are prioritizing managing and tracking it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content. I’ve done this as a reflection exercise towards the end of a multiple day training or full day training. I might have them sit and discuss a small group exercise, but the results are on the wall for a standing debrief.

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Learning Theory Learning Brain Exercise 138

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Nonprofits are going to become more reliant on enablers like AI and quantum modeling, which will drive everything from financial models to marketing campaigns to donor engagement. The collaboration and innovative thinking around building a better world I saw at Davos this year encouraged me.

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Trend Reflection Organization Social 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. The learning model is called “SAVI ” : Moving and doing (Somatic). Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

The tour was organized by a group of library consultants from Kixal, Anneal, and Clarion Collaborative. When you walk into Zappos, the first thing you notice is the unique structure of the building. Reminiscent of a yearbook, the Culture Book gives staff a chance to reflect on their favorite parts of the company culture.

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Library Las Vegas Culture Learning 77

Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2018

The Builder constructs a: Sustainable financial structure that meets mission needs, goals, and aspirations over time. Sustainable and dynamic business model that finds the necessary revenues and efficiently and effectively manages expenditures over the fiscal years. Tip: Create mutually beneficial relationships across the organization.

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Roles Culture Nonprofit Stream 35

Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

The tour was organized by a group of library consultants from Kixal, Anneal, and Clarion Collaborative. When you walk into Zappos, the first thing you notice is the unique structure of the building. What do you think of the Zappos model? Delivering Happiness Starts at Homebase. Embrace and drive change. ” she exclaimed.

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Library Las Vegas Culture Learning 62

Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2019

Outdated organizational models that segment departments into their own distinct areas and with their own distinct messaging leave constituents confused and even less connected than before they first engaged. If this has you reflecting on your experience, remember that there are tangible tips you can use to connect your organization.

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Experiment Organization eBook Blackbaud 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Participants voted on the questions that would be most important for the Brainerd Foundation to consider in its strategy: How might we adopt a hybrid model of new and old power? How might we create a funding model that nourishes flexibility and innovation? How do we leverage the “rain” of culture change?3.

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. Also, perhaps you’re interested in the podcast and reflections that I’ve learned.

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People Community Video Podcast 76

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 31, 2017

The question then turns to this: how can nonprofits structure their governance based on their organizational and lifecycle needs? Challenging as it may seem, the payoff that comes from structuring governance according to organizational and lifecycle needs is well worth the time and effort. 378) (Brown, 2005, p. 1996, 370-73).

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Structure Government Phase Director 75

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2016

They raise money by crafting documents that reflect the terms of those who give it. If you give us a logic model or a theory of change format, we work hard to not only embrace your words but to put them in the right rows and columns. Collaboration is essential. If the funder calls it a benchmark, so will we. Or an indicator.

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Language Foundation Proposal Nonprofit 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

danah boyd has a post called " On Being Virtual " (be sure to read the comments) As Kevin Gamble on the SLED list notes, what she seems to be saying is that if you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it's not about divorcing the physical social structures to live virtually. Come on, get real already. whenever i???

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Environment Teach Second Life Learning 50

Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2009

And their unique structure and bottom-up approach offers some instructive lessons for museums that want to really embrace visitors and members as co-creators of the institutional experience. Most hackerspaces have very transparent legal structures and operate on a consensus model. The institution IS the members.

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Museum North Carolina San Francisco Structure 24

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

The reason I think this is a classic Internet story is that 90% of the ongoing cost of publishing that blog is my own cost of staying informed and reflecting on what I learn. As I see it, staying informed and reflection are part of my job. Most importantly, it remains a tool for staying informed and for reflection.

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Conversation Bookmarking Nonprofit News 50

Museum 2.0

JUNE 5, 2009

I've always believed in prototyping at the simplest level possible, but when it comes to group dynamics we often argue that without a full-size model or the actual space, it's hard to see how people will really interrelate. It had a very simple structure. Pit proved to me that this isn't true.

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Game Design Museum Interaction 21

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

The resulting (real) exhibits are high-quality experiences that reflect a level of creativity that could not have resulted from our scant in-house exhibit development staff. Our job was to provide a structured environment in which to develop ideas and the expertise to build the best of them.

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

Museum 2.0

MAY 7, 2007

I spoke to them on different days, so I've taken some liberty with structure here, but their words are maintained intact. Well, if we can come up with an open structure where anyone who works at any level of the process could share that process-that would be very unique and add very high value. We looked at LinkedIn as a model.

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NSF Interview Case Study Museum 20

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So first is how we can reflect on the importance of diversity to our board’s work, specifically fundraising. They’re collaborative, they’re passionate about your mission. And the way that I’m going to talk about these case studies is the purpose, the structure, and the outcome of each.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

For the leadership development, there were four guiding questions that we explored throughout our journey – and now as I’m back I will continue to reflect and take action based on these: What does it mean to be a leader in the face of complex challenges. We reflected on the applications to leadership.

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Leadership Develop Exercise 50

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And there’s been also a lot of questions about that and applications about racial equity, and then the makeup of your staff and reflective of the people that you serve. So logic model, this is my tried and true. I love this logic model. This is through the Kellogg Foundation. So that’s great.

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Grant Build Video Strategy 114

Bloomerang

APRIL 25, 2024

His extensive work on effective leadership and organizational success offers valuable lessons for structuring boards that not only meet but surpass organizational goals. The goal is not to create a board that reflects just one person’s vision but to build one that embodies the collective vision of the entire organization.

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Build New Jersey Knowledge Worker Culture 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

You extend networking weaving skills by using a peer learning model not a traditional training model. She talked about the importance of online collaboration and project management tools as a way to support those self-organized actions. (My You want to spread the capacity throughout the network."

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Network Practice Arts Facilitation 95

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And the book is structured in a way where each of these elements is given its own chapter with a whole bunch of stuff in it. And actually, before we got started with this webinar, Steven and I were both reflecting on one of our shared favorite people, who’s Kivi Leroux Miller at the Nonprofit Marketing Guide. People people.

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Build Video New York City Communication 121

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. And so their job is a reflection of that. ” Haley, absolutely.

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Management Work Video Slides 87