Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. Empathy is contagious and influences and shapes a work culture of caring.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Create a mentor program. . Previous engagement: The best ambassadors have familiarity with your organization and the work you do. For example, ask where your ambassadors work to determine if they qualify for any workplace giving programs to maximize impact. Create a mentor program. . Plan an onboarding event. .

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As we wrote in The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Age of AI , when used responsibly , AI can help nonprofit staff reduce the countless hours they spend doing labor-intensive and often energy-draining tasks—so they can focus instead on mission-critical work. Disrupting job tasks is not the same as eliminating jobs.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

Nonprofits should provide all volunteers with information about their mission, vision, and impact, along with access to training resources, documented expectations, available channels for on-site and off-site communication, and ways to provide feedback about their overall experience. Use a variety of training methods. Ongoing support.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

Volunteer hours equate to the work of millions of full-time employees, making the value of volunteer labor over $284 billion. Simply put, to reduce turnover and increase retention, volunteers must be pleased with the environment in which they work and motivated by the tasks to which they are assigned. Understanding Motivation.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Train volunteers. Craft a mission statement. Create a leadership team.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

Find a mentor. Carving out your own career path is easier when you have an example to follow. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you. To find a mentor, look within your organization. And it’s true!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. The design for this project was very different than my accustomed way of designing and delivering the Networked NGO trainings and social media skills.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

From running your programs on the ground to soliciting gifts for your online fundraising campaigns , your volunteers work around the clock to support your cause. Provide thorough training The first step to providing an enriching volunteer experience is making sure your new supporters know the ins and outs of their roles and your organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In early 2018, a band of adventurers who came to be known as the Salesforce.org Trailhead Editorial Board set out to reach customers, partners, and pro bono volunteers with a comprehensive menu of skills-based training. Keep in mind that no matter how you’re delivering training and resources, thoughtful design is key to success.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The onboarding process for volunteers can also be costly, (both in time and money) from staff wages to background checks to training materials. Assigning volunteers to work in groups is a great way to deepen relationships, and provide mentoring and mission-focused collaboration. Job titles, job descriptions and training.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Lack of support and mentorship A bit like building a social network, individuals from underserved communities may lack access to supportive mentors who can help guide them and provide advice on how to succeed in their chosen fields. Mentorship is in many ways a mindset, and one which those from BIPOC communities are not regularly exposed to.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2021

And local Boys & Girls Clubs helped open the door to opportunities young people might not have otherwise, offering career training, skill building, positive mentors, and pathways to a great future. ’ I explained that Mr. Conor worked at the Club and I needed to know his teacher’s name from school.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. Do you need a lot of training, or just the basics? These were modest jobs, many in campus offices working with university administrators and faculty members. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." PD is crucial to keeping the right people working for your organization. However, training can positively influence the bottom line. First, it helps with staff retention rates.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

This TikTok of staff naming sea otter facts and Reel on training a baby fish are great examples. This is why, for example, Duolingo found such great success on TikTok. For example, this TikTok captioned, “When everyone sees a butterfly at grief camp,” with a bunch of campers running, and the caption, “Mom, is that you?”

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I contribute to the DEI Open Source project because I want to help create events that are open and affirming to people who have traditionally been excluded from working in tech,” says Sarah Pilzer , a Salesforce Trailblazer and the director of operations at Country Dance & Song Society. “I What’s next?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Level 5: Fulfillment Factor – Do people feel like they are inspired and working towards a higher purpose? As part of the set-up to the exercise, I share some examples from the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Then, I have participants work in small groups, using a structured brainstorming process.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Retention saves money by reducing recruiting and training costs and increases income by eliminating relationship disruptions, thus shortening the time between first solicitation and first gift. All officers should have similar experiences across the organization and be aligned on how the work gets done. Be mindful of job hoppers.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 15, 2020

These programs help your staff members develop skills that can be applied at your organization for more efficient processes and a productive work environment. . Enhance existing training programs. . Let’s say that a resource is setting up an example to illustrate principles of accounting. Enhance existing training programs. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I break down the archetypes of naysayers in the corporate setting that stymie innovation – for example, the Withholders who deny praise in order to destabilize rising stars, especially those who are wired to be pleasers. That works for mundane undertakings, but birthing exceptionalism is a lonely endeavor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You can find her work at www.initlive.com or on Linkedin and Twitter. You can check data points such as the number of hours worked per individual or whether they have worked within the past three months to know exactly who to reach out to. For example, you might offer a free t-shirt, hat, tote bag, or face mask.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This work over the next five years gave me a variety of experience (web design, team management, graphic design), Jill-of-all-trades style, alongside the growth of a social media account with over 60k+ followers across platforms. I was the self-taught applicant that didn’t have a degree. . What I Learned from the RiseUp Fellowship.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

OCTOBER 14, 2016

It’s been about a year and a half since I starting agitating for a Massachusetts Institute of Nonprofit Technology , an initiative that will kick off by training the nonprofit data analysts of the future. Examples include Bunker Hill Community College and Tech Foundry. That’s TNB Labs. Human Services (graduate degree).

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Your champion can come from any level of your organization, but they will need to be comfortable working with your leadership and have a strong passion for your community. You’ll need leaders to support—or at least not block—this work. Or you may work with a representative body of the community to put forward nominees.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Getting development teams and their nonprofit boards to work in alignment can be challenging. Even if your development team and your board work well together, there is probably more that the executive director, development director, and board chair can do to ensure that the organization is taking advantage of everyone’s strengths.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2021

Humanocracy expertly lays out a detailed blueprint for creating organizations that are inspiring and ingenious, and provides you research-based examples, practical guidance and, most important, action steps to take immediately. Cross-train associates and organize them into small, multifunctional teams. Our organizations aren’t.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Humanocracy expertly lays out a detailed blueprint for creating organizations that are inspiring and ingenious, and provides you research-based examples, practical guidance and, most important, action steps to take immediately. Cross-train associates and organize them into small, multifunctional teams. Our organizations aren’t.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

However, if this person is willing to learn and if your nonprofit has a training budget, individuals who have most of the skills can eventually acquire all the skills necessary to ensure that your nonprofit can achieve the goals listed in your strategic plan. Photo and Video Editing Ability. Multitasking. Community Building.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” Doing more with less should not equate to doing more work with less impact. Switch gears and learn about another area that can help your work. Limiting Belief #2: Frugality is a Virtue. Stuck on a problem?

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The Community Brands Member Engagement and Loyalty Study suggests your organization might have work to do in this area. These include sharing industry information, providing a code of ethics, and offering training. For example, is your organization regularly sharing industry information to members via your online community?

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To reenergize your board and refocus their attention on your nonprofit’s priorities, use these best practices: Engage your board members in nonprofit strategic planning Empower board members to help with fundraising Create productive working relationships Your board is a powerful resource for your organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

Humanocracy expertly lays out a detailed blueprint for creating organizations that are inspiring and ingenious, and provides you research-based examples, practical guidance and, most important, action steps to take immediately. Cross-train associates and organize them into small, multifunctional teams. Our organizations aren’t.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Through strategically implemented training, software tools and engagement techniques, sales ops leaders enable sales reps to focus more on selling in order to drive business results. . This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

From planting trees to cleaning parks, eating less meat and reusing plastics, my kids are real examples of living a values-based existence day to day so we can all do better for each other and the world. We’ve worked tirelessly to grow the movement, and support new groups as they’ve formed. Many were willing to step up and help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2012

After the ACE leadership training, I had the opportunity to spend a day in Kigali. I volunteered to do a Social Media and Professional Networking workshop for second year students at the Akilah Institute for Women. I worked with 39 young women between the ages of 18-30. Akilah workshop. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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