Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Spectragram.

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John Kenyon

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In my work helping philanthropic and nonprofit organizations consider how to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools into their work, a pathway for good outcomes is emerging. Activities: Facilitating learning for the board, management and staff 2. They generate content by using works without permission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2013

I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert facilitators in the room because I not only learn about the content, but also learn some new facilitation techniques. By the end of the day, she was able to summarize ideas and takeaways that we discussed.

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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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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Meeting new colleagues is easier when someone facilitates introductions. Create a casual atmosphere that makes it easy for people to feel comfortable discussing what they don’t know and asking about what they don’t understand. Organize panel discussions featuring the Finance Committee. Financial literacy workshops.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

Share your vision for the organization broadly and identify how staffers contribute individually to those goals. One of the major conclusions of an innovation study conducted by Amanda Kaiser was that the CEO’s openness to new ideas has a huge impact on an organization’s ability to change and adapt. They are also good facilitators.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite is a unique digital platform that helps nonprofit boards of directors stay organized, compliant, and engaged. The platform streamlines important processes like onboarding, voting, and creating agendas, so you’ll have more time to discuss the issues that really matter.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The police, healthcare organizations, religious groups, financial institutions, and news outlets are all subject to greater scrutiny and skepticism. Experiences like the following make Millennials and GenX, groups that associations are seeking to engage, consider even long-standing organizations with a dose of suspicion.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Pew Research ) Here are some of the discussion points from the webinar, which was really more of a discussion. Declining trust and polarization is affecting national organizations’ ability to partner with their chapters. Some associations are partnering with peer organizations to push out messages and expand their reach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on “Data Informed Philanthropy” hosted by the Packard Foundation – not only was the content compelling (stay tuned for a post on that), but it was also a fantastic opportunity to observe one of the best facilitators I know, Allen Gunn from Aspiration.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

.” — Alex Osborn, How to Think Up , 1942 seminal book on concept off brainstorming The process of getting a group to generate and build on others’ ideas depends on how you facilitate openness in the group. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators. Give everybody a turn.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Then you are ready to tackle confirming the topic before combustion, which is the discussion and work around meaning-making and decisions. Flickr Image by Derek Gavey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

If you want to know why every nonprofit organization should have a MarTech stack, read the second blog here. But, how does an organization begin to piece one together? A few questions to consider include: How do we organize information about our donors, volunteers, members, and constituents? Where is that information stored?

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2023

orgCommunity event featured interactive conversations led by engaging speakers , with decades of leadership experience in the association sphere. We spent our time in round table discussion with association leadership professionals , learning and sharing our own experiences. Who can strategically help your association?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2020

If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are, you are working at an organization that is not primed for innovation - and, you’re not alone. Readiness factors increase the capacity for organizations to innovate, but many nonprofits lack this basic foundation for innovation success. Decision-making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. Small group coaching has it own specific techniques. ” 4) Avoid.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. In a flat organization, the distance between the CEO and junior employees is minimal. Zappos, Square Space, and the Morning Star Company are examples of larger organizations with a flat structure or holacracy. Understand the Options.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

A recent McKinsey survey suggests that 90% of organizations will adopt some version of the hybrid workplace. 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. Center Inclusion. Inclusion is the “I” word in “DEI.”

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AccelEvents

JULY 22, 2021

But what happens when a more niche session topic is ready for discussion amongst an even smaller group of interested attendees? We now provide you with our new breakout room feature within Workshops to facilitate concentrated conversations. So how do event organizers generate this boiled-down interconnectivity?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

I write a LOT about the role of the fundraiser as “ philanthropy facilitator.” Philanthropy facilitators don’t do the work for donors, but with them — standing by their side along the journey. Except it’s not “fundraising” so much as what I like to call “ philanthropy facilitation.”. Because… money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2011

Illustration by Jonny Goldstein who will provide live graphic facilitation of this highly interactive and fun panel. Jonny Goldstein will be our graphic facilitator and capture the conversation – these images will be shared on Twitter with NGOs around the world. I'll moderating Oprah style dressed in Hajja.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. Find the Bot’s Voice Consider which topics people are more comfortable discussing with a machine and which are better suited to a human.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed?

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . Your organization won’t survive and thrive with only great fundraising technicians. You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. Others in the organization don’t want to get their hands “dirty.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

Breakout Rooms are a feature on Zoom meetings (it has to be turned on in your zoom profile/account ) that allows the meeting host to put people into small groups for more intimate discussions or activities. . A simple technique is to put 2 or 3 people in a room and have share name, organization, and an icebreaker question.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2023

But, more specifically, project managers juggle various responsibilities and wear a multitude of hats—organizer, leader, motivator, facilitator, liaison, and driver—to ensure success. Their role helps the whole group stay organized, informed, and empowered to do their best. The broad answer is project managers manage projects.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

Our discussion about the Summit Award launched a wide-ranging conversation. The organization and its members work at the international, national, and local levels to realize the vision of a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

I think that is an important insight for small organizations who don’t have a team of people doing the social media and trying to do it with limited hours in the day. Those decisions are implemented across the organization’s web properties and social channels. ” What are the metrics for measuring your content?

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Candid

MAY 7, 2021

A report from the Equitable Evaluation Initiative (EEI) and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations highlights how foundations are working to integrate an equity lens into their evaluation practices. Reprinted from PND.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

As a trainer, I’m intensely interested in creating learning experiences that integrate or about how to use the technology for nonprofits that engage and inspire people to put the ideas into practice. I’ve been obsessed with peer learning and self-directed learning models in my own learning and the trainings I design and facilitate.

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Douglas Zimmerman and Lois Ann Porter traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to organize the Performance-Based Funding Institute VisionLink produced for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Ann Duffy, Facilitator, Education First. Shaun Yoder of Education First, facilitating the North Carolina state team at the PBF Institute.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As a nonprofit industry advisor for Salesforce, everyday I speak with customers whose organizations are facing unprecedented challenges. Are there connections we can facilitate? Sterrin does a great job organizing speakers and facilitating discussion.” Is there expertise we can share?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Fundraising events have always been a cornerstone of nonprofit organizations’ efforts to engage donors and garner financial support. Host interactive events: Consider organizing interactive events where participants need to work together to solve a puzzle or mystery. Make the process as seamless as possible.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 5, 2021

Now more than ever, your organization needs a digital transformation strategy to engage the next generation of members and deliver value. They’ll discuss member engagement trends and how modern technology can make this shift easier. However, now the questions are: How do you keep it up? But what does this look like in action?

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

Your board can do much more than approve budgetary plans and make high-level decisions about your nonprofit’s direction; in fact, board members can play a substantial role in every aspect of your organization. They just need to feel engaged in your organization’s mission and be given the necessary tools and support to maximize their impact.

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