M+R

MARCH 1, 2024

Read time: 2 minutes We are so excited about this conversation between M+R Win’s Christian LoBue and john a. The temptation to reduce people and groups to caricatures and strip away their humanity, to punish or humiliate those who try to bridge across differences, and to let ourselves get caught up in the win-at-all-costs mentality is real.

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Candid

JUNE 4, 2024

Direct, personal engagement is one of the most effective ways to increase voter turnout, especially among people who are less inclined to vote. Here we’ll share what we’ve learned through a series of conversations with our grantee partners. Organizations are still using texts but focused on targeted relational texting.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The temptation to reduce people and groups to caricatures and strip away their humanity, to punish or humiliate those who try to bridge across differences, and to let ourselves get caught up in the win-at-all-costs mentality is real. Please join a conversation between The Othering and Belonging Institute’s john a. Register here.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Could the issue be trust? But at.orgCommunity we like to explore issues before they become sound bites. Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations. ENA developed its culture statements based on—People, Purpose, and Partnerships, the organization’s 3Ps. Trust is tied to value.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

Being closer to the community, individual nonprofits can see the issues affecting their clients. Another issue grantees continue to discuss is the prevalence of long and cumbersome application processes. Recognizing the Rise in the Voices the Organization Serves. Sometimes that requires a pivot, despite the funding parameters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf. The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level. Watch Video.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Higher education and the media have been hard hit with trust issues. The good news is that smart people are working to identify ways that newsrooms and individual journalists can stem the decline and build trust within their communities. Execs agreed on the importance of educating members about trust issues in their field.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If the marketing team promises a fabulous new website, and the results don’t include any features members want, there will be issues, not the least of which is broken confidence. Declining membership numbers are a symptom of a disconnect between what your people need and what you deliver. They can alert membership to emerging issues.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2021

grantee organizations led by people of color rated the Packard Foundation significantly lower than respondents at white-led organizations across several measures, including our awareness of organizational challenges, understanding partner context, transparency, and communications about our commitments to DEIJ.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

It gives people who are open-minded the chance to learn and experience new things. I didn’t grow up with many Hispanic people outside my family. Really try to understand where the different cultures, foods, accents, and issues come from. You can tell when people or companies are being inauthentic.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Whether it’s a restaurant, hotel, or doctor’s office, people create that five-star experience. Podcast , I talked with Sarah Mitial, Founder and CEO of People Architecture Group. People Architecture inspires and builds innovative HR business solutions one client at a time. Before adding talent, have a thoughtful conversation.

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.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

For those who embrace KISS and want messy AI made more tame and tractable, I’ll offer my podcast conversation with David Reid. At this point, AI is here to help people but not to replace them. There are issues of accuracy. Ethics and legal issues should be of special consideration. Some of the LLMs are worse than others.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With the introduction of culture to a digital environment, we saw interpersonal dynamics in a new light.orgCommunity , our professional development and networking organization, was thrilled to host two in-person events that brought people together to explore those themes and discuss significant issues that emerged from our post-pandemic experience.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 19, 2010

It’s been a busy week so I just clicked through today and thought it was an excellent opportunity to start integrating more conversation starters into this blog (as suggested in the Blog Redesign thread). Tags: future issues conversation starter demographics digital natives research trends youth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Working with NGOs, thought leaders, and policymakers in DC for the last decade, she specializes in getting people to care about complex issues that might otherwise get ignored. While building this community takes time, it will ensure you always have a full pipeline of people interested in engaging with your cause.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

If the marketing team promises a fabulous new website, and the results don’t include any features members want, there will be issues, not the least of which is broken confidence. Declining membership numbers are a symptom of a disconnect between what your people need and what you deliver. They can alert membership to emerging issues.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Reposting content from accounts related to your issue area and adding your expert commentary can help you build legitimacy and reach a wider audience. Shadow your program team or read testimonials from the people your programs serve, so you can speak knowledgeably and passionately about their work. Keep the lines of communication open.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

To prepare for an uncertain future, begin building competence in areas where people remain the experts. Inspire Creativity Laughter and casual atmosphere encourage people to bring novel ideas forward. An atmosphere of trust is essential both for people to challenge ideas and to brainstorm possibilities.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

You can read the post and join the conversation over there – it’s also copied below. Despite the generic title, this is a report chock full of examples, best practices and data about the effects of joining the conversation online. Joining the conversation really means conversations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2010

The WEF is all about having a critical mass of incredible people. This enables great conversations: the serendipity effect is huge. I just wanted to highlight three conversations I had today, each of which shows why this is such a great opportunity for Benetech to attend. What a great kick-off for a day!

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Less than stellar board performance might not have been an issue. It’s a good idea to include people from outside your organization’s playing field who can introduce a different point of view and push the group forward.”. Don’t muddle trivialities, like how to fill out a reimbursement form, with significant issues like these.

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Media Cause

JUNE 2, 2024

1 Create Visually Appealing Content Increase Visual Appeal To Increase Engagement People love to re-share content that looks good. Additionally, strategically using faces and gazes can help direct people where you want them to look. Use an accessibility checker to double-check your content for issues like low contrast.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. Most people are yearning for and want to provide inclusion. Organizations need to train people how to recognize, address (this is often during feedback conversations), and de-escalate the conflict.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 14, 2017

People love donating to the new program, the new building, or the new project because it’s fun to be a part of new initiatives. But this creates issues for nonprofits. We are all familiar with the ‘Shiny New Toy Syndrome.’ Nonprofit Overhead vs. Mission Costs.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s also a valuable tool to help nonprofits evaluate their results by giving them a comparison point for their performance against organizations of similar sizes and issue areas. In fact, they actually declined a bit which means fewer people unsubscribed compared to the previous year. Unsubscribe rates did not change much.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

” “The conversation easily gets off-track, and before you know it, 30 minutes have passed and we haven’t even discussed important business because we’ve gotten off on a tangent again.” Or more importantly, discussing strategic issues that the Board NEEDS to be addressing? People-problems are harder to fix.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

These three columns let visitors dive straight into content they are most interested in, like presentations (notes, information, links and slides), roundups (compilations of interesting content and conversations), and event popular blog posts (this is decided based on blog posts with the most clicks and visits). Input #3: Adding the extras.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2008

I was pleased to see this post over at the Nokia Conversations blog discussing the problems with the firmware upgrades. I'm glad to see that they are willing to have an open conversation about glitches. People who've had issues with the firmware update have solutions for resetting the phone and some have tips on things to avoid.

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M+R

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Lots of people are worried that this will strip out all of their tracking and they’ll never be able to source a donation ever again—a.k.a. billion people. It already has, though people rarely rush to update their phones. TL;DR: Digital advertisers might see some turbulence, email fundraisers should be fine. About 17% of the U.S.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 3, 2014

Let’s Talk About Succession Planning: Getting the Conversation Started. Starting the Conversation about Succession Planning. For this reason, it can be useful to purposefully link succession planning conversations to strategic planning. The hard part is getting the conversation started. It’s All About Conversations.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Instead of being prescribed medication after a 10-minute consultation with a doctor, a holistic provider may do a deeper assessment into all factors that could be creating a medical issue. A more meaningful conversation. Nine out of ten times a senior leader can quickly engage in a full conversation with these simple prompts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2020

Autosell/Auto-receipt: Open an account that can sell the crypto for you and issue donor receipts. No Conversion to USD: Many accounts won’t let you cash out. A Fundraising Platform: Don’t just put a button on your site and wait. Join a platform. Give them options. Select carefully.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

The platform streamlines important processes like onboarding, voting, and creating agendas, so you’ll have more time to discuss the issues that really matter. It’s easy to get bogged down managing compliance issues and keeping records organized rather than moving forward.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2023

The goal is to come as close as possible to co-creating products with the people who do or could use them, increasing our likelihood of success in creating built-in value and usability. When done well, UX research allows us to design in anticipation of our users’ needs rather than reactively correcting issues as they emerge.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 31, 2023

Visionlink builds integrated software solutions, with expert consultation and implementation services, to transform people-serving organizations. You will build data capture and management solutions, work on data migrations and conversions, build reports and analytics, and create website pages using HTML4.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

We split participants up by topic areas for discussions and Community Voices team members lead the small group conversations, while others used various tools to capture what was said (audio, video, tweets and blogging). Access to People. It starts with people and stays with people. What’s of interest? Stereotypes.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

We split participants up by topic areas for discussions and Community Voices team members lead the small group conversations, while others used various tools to capture what was said (audio, video, tweets and blogging). Access to People. It starts with people and stays with people. What’s of interest? Stereotypes.

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