sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Still, many foundations shy away from working together, assuming it will require considerable time and a loss of independence. . Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

Collaboration 95

Collaboration Foundation Local Philanthropy 95

NTEN

JUNE 6, 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.

Facilitation 73

Facilitation Digital Instruction Instructional 73

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once the preserve of large foundations and mega-donors, impact investing is growing in popularity, including among women and younger generations. Of course, whether we’re writing checks to local charities, endowing a scholarship at our alma mater, or establishing a family foundation, we’re investing for impact. In 2023 alone, U.S.

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System Impact Change Foundation 98

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.

Facilitation 63

Facilitation San Francisco Artist NTC 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the first half of 2021, Allison Fine and I gave many presentations on our report, AI4Giving , funded by the Gates Foundation. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the pandemic, interested soared in learning how facilitate better virtual meetings. All done remotely from home as I have yet to get back on airplane.

Professional 111

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 111

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Many groups have adopted DEI as a strategic priority. Some groups are reluctant to divert attention from member engagement and attrition. An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. Give the group some easy wins and some more visionary ambitions.

Associations 221

Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

Recently I facilitated an online session about how to get better at online meetings for Lightful in the UK where I am a Senior Advisor at Lightful, among other activities, facilitate online master classes for their BRIDGE programme. An online meeting is more effective when you have at least two facilitators. Don’t wing it alone.

Tips 173

Tips Online Facilitation Camera 173

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

In the first half of 2021, Allison Fine and I gave many presentations on our report, AI4Giving , funded by the Gates Foundation. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the pandemic, interested soared in learning how facilitate better virtual meetings. All done remotely from home as I have yet to get back on airplane.

Professional 96

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 96

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The goal of these activities is to help form strong relationships to help facilitate honest and impactful decisions in the board room. . Community foundations awarded more grants than any other grantmaker type (49 percent of total awards) . Gifts by independent foundations accounted for at least $1. 7 billion .

Virtual 49

Virtual Foundation Practice Connecticut 49

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi The first ever Martus users group meeting took place earlier this month in Chiang Mai, the capital of Northern Thailand. And, support from the Open Society Foundation made this event possible! For me personally, the meeting was a rare experience. This is a truly unique moment in Martus’ history.

Global 157

Global Group Thailand Burma 157

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2017

.” This type of learning is part of doing the work, it is “grab and go,” can be implemented as individual practice or used as part of managing a group or team of people. Gain tips on how to facilitate sessions that will strengthen professional development across your teams and organization.

Facilitation 79

Facilitation Develop Leadership Work 79

Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Foundation. Foundation, we trust those who are closest to the issues affecting their communities. Foundation does, including our calls for funding proposals and how organizations are invited to apply. Prioritizing women- and people of color-led grassroots organizations At the Ms. There is intentionality in all that the Ms.

Relationship 93

Relationship Build Organization Philanthropy 93

sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This person will take the lead in convening internal stakeholders, making plans, testing the waters internally, setting parameters, and liaising with foundation leadership. It is critical for you, foundation leadership, and community participants to be clear who is making which decisions. Address Potential Conflicts of Interest.

Participatory 118

Participatory Model Leadership Application 118

Association Analytics

MAY 20, 2024

Focus Group Your members have access to valuable insights that businesses want, and your association is in a unique position to connect them. For instance, Milwaukee Tools wanted access to ten engineers for a focus group and an engineering society was able to facilitate the session, charging a fee for the service.

Associations 169

Associations Poll Industry Stream 169

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If you’re interested in pursuing matching gifts, the first step to take is to find matching gifts software that can facilitate that process for you. You could also try encouraging registration by setting up promo codes for different groups of donors. Community Youth Program did an awesome job facilitating an online auction event.

Raise 52

Raise Tools Foundation Online 52

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.

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Interaction Reflection Design 50

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nonprofit CRMs and fundraising tools are key technologies for charities and similar groups. Consider the experiences of organizations like Urban Wellness Initiative, Sea Life Preservation Society, and EcoFuture Foundation. These tools help keep track of all the people who support the organization, like donors and volunteers.

Community 86

Community Organization Fundraising Integration 86

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Year in Review During the first two months of 2020, I taught workshops and facilitated digital transformation innovation labs in London and Warsaw. Artificial Intelligence for Giving: Allison Fine and I published our research paper on unlocking artificial intelligence for generosity, supported by the Gates Foundation.

Journal 148

Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Most groups have invested in improved systems and platforms, and some have adjusted their strategy to maximize the new equipment. As the company started to grow, having a clear foundation and keeping it alive and well, was a key component of Zappos’ business success. “As Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged.

Structure 251

Structure Evaluation Time Culture 251

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the past few years, interest soared in learning how to facilitate better virtual meetings has soared. I have continued to teach facilitation and meeting design workshops and coaching for online and hybrid meetings. Writing : I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004.

Professional 89

Professional San Jose Journal Facilitation 89

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. Over the 2-day event, the groups formulated concrete messaging intended to gain legislator, faculty and media support for their work.

North Carolina 170

North Carolina Education Fund Charlotte 170

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

New recipes for capacity building for nonprofits and foundations – guest post by Annie Hernandez. I had the opportunity to facilitate a table conversation about capacity building in transition. The group discussed how we, as foundations, should take this ingredient list and apply it to ourselves.

Foundation 95

Foundation Build Seattle Conference 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

As a Master Trainer, one of my favorite models of training adults is the Peer Learning Exchange where a group of participants who are working on a similar project or domain of practices interact regularly to learn how to do it better. Here’s list of prizes from the Centre Foundation, a Knight Foundation grantee.

Hosting 94

Hosting Foundation Question Giving 94

Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Exposure to diverse cultural perspectives promotes tolerance and broadens their outlook, contributing to a well-rounded and resilient foundation for personal and intellectual growth. To gain a foundational understanding of generative AI and its capabilities, consider taking an online course. How can I learn more?

Generation 111

Generation Artist Arts Instructional Design 111

Candid

APRIL 8, 2024

Candid was formed in February 2019 with the merger of GuideStar and Foundation Center. In order to facilitate the integration, we formed employee-led workstream groups, one of which, the Change Management and Culture (CMC) group, was initially tasked with formulating Candid’s values: we’re driven, direct, accessible, curious, and inclusive.

Environment 52

Environment Culture Celebrate Guidelines 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

Consider using a trained facilitator for this kind of training to address these concerns. Nonprofits are known for their expertise in effective group work. By making our teams more diverse, the outcomes from group work will become even greater. Homogeneous groups tend to be confident in the work they produce.

Culture 98

Culture Help Phoenix Reflection 98

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

Journal 94

Journal Local News Fund 94

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings. There’s no better time than now to read this book.

Leadership 90

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

I noticed that Jen Bokoff from the Foundation Center was re-tweeted a photo of an icebreaker she used at her conference session on facilitation techniques. She kindly offered to cross post her blog post about icebreakers here. Take a group selfie. Group selfie ice breakers in our facilitation meeting!

Fun 129

Fun Training Train Facilitation 129

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

This week I attended Center for Effective Philanthropy’s conference “ Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact &# where I participated on a discussion panel about social media, foundations, and grantees. It can also facilitate informal communications with other people in the grantee organization.

Social Media 102

Social Media Foundation Work Media 102

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

Group members initiate action and push feedback to leaders who can fix problems when they arise, thereby improving the effectiveness and tempo of operations. It does not abrogate the leader’s authority or release them from responsibility, but rather emphasizes the capabilities of the group and fosters their initiative. Leader’s intent.

Leadership 98

Leadership Impact San Diego Structure 98

VisionLink

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Visionlink’s groundbreaking API Builder provides the foundation to support this standard, as it provides the real-time ability to convert simple forms into automatically deployed API endpoints for flexible, multi-purpose and multi-partner data exchanges.As We encourage our partners and the community at large to join in this work.

API 113

API Disaster Facilitation Conversation 113

Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To facilitate this process, your consultant will lead interviews with your stakeholders, including your board, to gather their unbiased feedback. Your strategic plan should include projects that will push forward your priorities, the board members that will help facilitate each task, key performance indicators and a timeline for completion.

Facilitation 52

Facilitation Consultant Relationship Roles 52

Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . The Awesome Foundation. New Earth Foundation. Cornell Douglas Foundation. Kellogg Foundation. Whole Kids Foundation. Emeril Lagasse Foundation.

Education 91

Education Grant Fund Resource 91

Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

This is a group of donors whose high level of engagement is matched by their high Bloomerang Generosity Scores TM. The CRM you want should not only simplify report generation but also support automatic scheduling and feedback mechanisms, fostering a community among users and facilitating continuous improvement. “I

Report 63

Report Effective Fundraising Template 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

Today I attended an informative lunchtime presentation by Chad Nelsen who is the Environmental Director at the Surfrider Foundation where he has worked since 1998. If you search for surfrider foundation on Facebook , you will find several hundred groups/pages for the chapters - many using their own variation of the organization's logo.

Offline 67

Offline Map Activities Active 67

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I’m working with the Knight Foundation to facilitate a peer learning exchange that will help their community foundation partners learn and spread best practices in planning and implementing Giving Days. The post was also published on the Knight Foundation blog here.

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Knowledge Goal Share Giving 100