Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Foundation. Foundation, we trust those who are closest to the issues affecting their communities. 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.

Relationship 93

Relationship Build Organization Philanthropy 93

.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. We commit to using these practices for our business and our communities.

Associations 221

Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

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.

System 98

System Impact Change Foundation 98

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.

Facilitation 101

Facilitation Technique Ideas Exercise 101

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Subsequent action steps are grouped according to your level of fundraising development: Getting Started, Advancement (somewhere further along), and Going from Good to Great. The post starts off with general guidance.

Action 75

Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

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 94

Collaboration Foundation Local Philanthropy 94

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. Explore the Emerging Leaders Playbook and learn the practical application it can have on your work.

Facilitation 79

Facilitation Develop Leadership Work 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Write A FutureMe Email: I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now. In the first half of 2021, Allison Fine and I gave many presentations on our report, AI4Giving , funded by the Gates Foundation.

Professional 111

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 111

sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

After you’ve considered your foundation’s readiness and decided this approach makes sense, here are some practical, actionable ideas for developing participatory grantmaking in your funding institution. It is critical for you, foundation leadership, and community participants to be clear who is making which decisions.

Participatory 114

Participatory Model Leadership Application 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Write A FutureMe Email: I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now. In the first half of 2021, Allison Fine and I gave many presentations on our report, AI4Giving , funded by the Gates Foundation.

Professional 96

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. All of these work well with small groups and inside of organizations. Have each member of the team share a story.

Reflection 119

Reflection Practice Results Storytelling 119

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. One of the newest resources, a free online guide called “ The Data Playbook ,” was recently published by the Schusterman Foundation and written by Rella Kaplowitz, Program Officer, Evaluation and Learning.

Resource 105

Resource Practice Data Work 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Write A FutureMe Email : I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the past few years, interest soared in learning how to facilitate better virtual meetings has soared.

Professional 89

Professional San Jose Journal Facilitation 89

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Every dollar makes a difference; here are some simple best practices that will help your nonprofit with online fundraising. 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. Enable recurring gifts and giving plans. Request a Demo.

Raise 52

Raise Tools Foundation Online 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Write A FutureMe Email: I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now. Year in Review During the first two months of 2020, I taught workshops and facilitated digital transformation innovation labs in London and Warsaw.

Journal 148

Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

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. A company is only as good as its people.

Leadership 91

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 91

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

Candid

APRIL 8, 2024

Together, we strive to deepen our understanding, strengthen our commitment, and align our policies, procedures, practices, programs, products, and services to ensure our employees and stakeholders thrive. Candid was formed in February 2019 with the merger of GuideStar and Foundation Center. When did Candid’s DEI journey begin?

Environment 52

Environment Culture Celebrate Guidelines 52

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

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

Ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a focus and priority for any organization takes intentional effort, hard work and practice. Consider using a trained facilitator for this kind of training to address these concerns. Nonprofits are known for their expertise in effective group work.

Culture 98

Culture Help Phoenix Reflection 98

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

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 90

Journal Local News Fund 90

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change. Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis. However, when we initiate a more practical conversation, we can determine which questions will be most useful.

Data 99

Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 99

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.

Facilitation 52

Facilitation Consultant Relationship Roles 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. And, the focus of MEL is generally on evaluating grantee projects or organizations, rather than on the grantmaker and its practices. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

Participatory 84

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 84

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

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. Kania and Kramer developed the methodology to correct the practice of isolated intervention, choosing instead diverse partnerships aligned around shared goals. Communicate openly and timely.

Impact 98

Impact Raleigh Arizona Collaboration 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2013

I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with Packard Foundation grantees during the past year with a goal of improving measurement practice for social media and based on my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” This helps spread good practices.

Social Media 112

Social Media Metrics Media Measure 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

They responded to the design challenge by making the toolkit as practical as possible. Kimbell’s toolkit includes the 7 best practices for design thinking: 1. The overarching objective of the toolkit is to increase the innovation capacity of development practitioners. Lucy Kimbell: Social Design Menu Method.

Method 116

Method Ideas Adopt Facilitation 116

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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. A company is only as good as its people.

Leadership 58

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

Investing ten hours in talking about the organization with family, friends, associates, and various groups helps raise awareness and broaden the network of potential supporters. Regular communication channels should be established to facilitate the flow of information between board members and staff.

Difference 97

Difference Influence Demonstration Nonprofit 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2014

Earlier this month, I facilitated a workshop for leaders of community foundations in New Jersey for the Knight Digital Media Center on the topic of practical network leadership skills. The workshop covers several topics including: Understanding the networked mindset.

Leadership 107

Leadership Personal Network New Jersey 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

2: Practice Mental Distancing. It is also important to practice information hygiene and consume news from trusted sources, especially medical information. Here’s some more tips on how to practice mental distancing. #3 Packard Foundation OE staff hosted a birthday party on Zoom. 3 Socializing At A Distance.

Tips 168

Tips Exercise Nonprofit News 168

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 87

Education Grant Fund Resource 87

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. This is a community of practice that is most likely using social media/networks to accomplish this. They also have many high school groups on Facebook.

Offline 67

Offline Map Activities Active 67

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys. Oversight—Will the organization’s staff facilitate committee meetings, or will the committee elect a chair/co-chairs? What are advisory committees?

Voice 90

Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 90