ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2012

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. He suggests that all social entrepreneurs should balance the following four factors when deciding on a legal structure for their venture: Motivation: how strong is our motivation for a social mission vs. making a profit? Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In this guide, we’ll discuss three steps to creating an online community, starting with identifying the primary objectives and purpose of the community. As a part of your online community, you can set up virtual discussion boards or roundtable sessions where members can discuss these skills and suggest tried-and-true tips.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this case, you might look towards people who have experience either with the legislative process or with advancing public policy through coalition building, for example. Create structure. Structure is crucial to developing and sustaining an effective advisory committee. However, structure does not have to mean rigidity.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

For example, suppose your campaign is an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, and you see that the number of registered participants is down one week compared with the same point in your previous campaign. For example, did your marketing channels or activities have less/more impact than they’ve had in previous campaigns?

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. If you want examples, ask for examples.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

In this article we’ll discuss video engagement for social media, what it is and why it’s important. For example, if a video elicits feelings of outrage or joy, there is a significantly higher chance that you’ll share the video than if it made you feel reassured, satisfied or sad. What would compel you to like or comment on that video?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. Example: Questions as Powerful Invitations I once spent a few years working with a great equity organization created by, and filled with, experienced change makers.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2024

Once you’ve made a decision, meet with your new advisor to discuss your endowment goals. Decide how to structure your endowment. Next, work with your investment advisor to determine the best way to structure your new endowment.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

It is easy for online conversations to descend into chaos, so if you add structure to the event, you can avoid some of the wasted and time and energy that comes with having to constantly refocus the group. . Think about your target audience and develop a structure that makes the most sense for both them and your event goals. .

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

For example, you can deliver more relevant volunteer training sessions or distinguish between engaging with newer vs. older employees. Meetings allow you to discuss important issues, work through challenges, and ensure everyone’s on the same page. . For example: . For example, public speaking prowess can help improve your: .

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Want to see more? Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Miscellaneous (3 percent).

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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. The job description defines the job, expectations of the role, and where within the organizational structure an employee falls. What are the objectives of this role?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Kelly Buhles outlines some of the ways to structure participation in her article, “A Primer for Participatory Grantmaking,” and divides them into two main groupings: participatory committees and collective groups. Ample time and support for review of materials as well as group discussion and debate.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The drivers of hunger include conflict, climate collapse, and chronic structural inequality that systematically excludes vulnerable communities from decision-making and benefits some to the detriment of most. Leaders discuss hunger reduction strategies at Together Against Hunger.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

The Red Cross has been around for 130 years and so much has changed - for example with text-to-give after disasters. For example, if two people had just had kids, regardless of age, they had more similarities than just age. David : I think that goes to different ways you can structure how you bring people together.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We’ll finish with 10 minutes to evaluate the brainstorming session, get clarity on points of agreement and disagreement, and discuss next steps. The facilitator can call on people individually or, when multiple voices chime in simultaneously, create a structured queue, saying for example, “Let’s hear from Amy, then Cynthia, and then Brad.”

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here’s how you can structure your nonprofit’s narrative: Beginning: Talk about the history of your nonprofit and the issue that you are trying to solve. In the previous diabetes research example, you could mention the COVID-19 pandemic and how it slowed research on other diseases.

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Storytelling Support Influence Voice 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2017

A reflective process, whether it is a structured process for individuals or groups, can give us insights about what worked and what could be improved. Use Simple Questions: Cue up a couple of guiding questions to drive your reflective discussion or have staff members prepare them in advance as part of the pre-work.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For example, some direct costs associated with an afterschool program at a local community center include food for snacks, supplies for arts and crafts, sports equipment for outdoor activities, and the costs of the staff members providing the programs. What about costs that are not salaries or other clearly allocated expenses?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

It’s a practitioner’s guide for planning, implementing, and evaluating strategies that engage constituents across many channels, wherever they may be, and how we as organizations need to structure our work to deliver that experience. For example, maybe you notice that you check your email and then go to Facebook. What do you do?

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

Affinity and Engagement : Donors who actively engage with your organization–the ones that attend events, volunteer, or serve on committees or boards–are often more receptive to discussions about planned giving. Cultivate relationships Build a strong relationship with potential donors before discussing legacy giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

For example, Alley Cat Allies’ Cat-alyst Society – Monthly Giving Program : This page should have a URL that can be easily promoted in print newsletters and postcard campaigns, such as alleycat.org/givemonthly. For example, the Nature Conservancy offers both honor gifts and memorial gifts – each with their own donation page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

A few days ago, I asked for some stories " What is the value of listening through social media channels for your organization? " I wanted to see examples from nonprofit organizations engaged in listening and conversation and the value it has to their missions, programs, or marketing efforts. " But what does that really mean?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

In fact, John Walker, an independent IT consultant with COTIQU Consulting in Australia, suggests associations should make two visits to the board: the first to present the business case and the second to discuss actual cost estimates. Notice that the first step doesn’t include a discussion about new system pricing. data issues.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

You start discussing your goals with donors, but they don’t understand why you’re asking for such large gifts. They’ll shape the entire campaign, from the specific fundraising goal you seek to raise, to the case for support you develop and discuss with donors. The plan feels pieced together, and your early efforts lose steam fast.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Examine your operations, structure, and team. For example, you might find that your major gifts team is excelling at cultivating and ste wardin g supporters. Consider the current economic and political climate, for example. Or, you may see that one of your programs is so effective that it’s always in high demand.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, if a nonprofit organization operates health clinics inside public schools, the Advisory Board might be made up of pediatricians, family physicians, and nurses, who could advise the Governing Board on how the model could best operate to meet families’ needs. Advisory Boards Need Structure. The most likely reason is time.

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Is your capital position and structure strong enough to withstand the ebbs and flows of our economic system? If you already have a policy in place, request a call to discuss revising/refinement of the policy. Most boards are eager to have this discussion because they understand the importance of a rainy-day fund.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2023

Try using this language on your Ways to Give page or planned giving microsite—here’s an example from the National Museum of Wildlife Art. This makes them relatively easy asks once you’ve built a relationship, introduced your planned giving program, and discussed the impact that planned gifts can have on your mission.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

For example, I was working with a small community foundation and they put out a call for “innovative proposals.” This example illustrates the power that funders hold in this dynamic between organizations trying to meet undefined goals and parameters of “innovation” and funders not matching their risk talk with their risk walk.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Who you speak to and how you structure your research has a big impact on the findings you gather and insights you can take action on. In this session, we’ll discuss what inclusive research looks like and give you concrete tips for how you can ethically structure your research to ensure you’re designing impactful solutions for your audiences.

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Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

These discussions are a valuable service in itself. Recently, our department started a structured outreach program at branch locations so customers can access our services throughout the county and not just a singular site. Candid: Can you provide any examples of success stories from your work?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

It is easy for online conversations to descend into chaos, so if you add structure to the event, you can avoid some of the wasted and time and energy that comes with having to constantly refocus the group. . Think about your target audience and develop a structure that makes the most sense for both them and your event goals. .

Virtual 52

Virtual Hosting Network Industry 52

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. The Structure Lab is set up as a "game" in which you explore cards in various categories (values, assets, financing, etc.) I collected some tools to use in planning and discussing a new business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

One of the workshop exercises was to teach leaders a process they can facilitate back in their organizations to begin the discussion about how to activate a culture of well being. As part of the set-up to the exercise, I share some examples from the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling book, Leading With Heart. Luis is a classic imposter syndrome example, needing to control every situation.

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2021

Content strategy reframes a collection by creating an overarching structure that defines how its content is organized, positioned, and made relevant. The content strategist can also play the role of a docent or guide, by highlighting topics for discussion. Now, these digital collections are essential to telling a story.

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