sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

In philanthropy, there can also be worries of time commitment, grantee burden, complicated methods and, frankly, resources circling the drain without adding any function or value. However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Attend If You’re: A PBD fundraiser or public media professional looking for the inside scoop To Register: [link] FFE Summit Cabo San Lucas January 22-25, 2024 Hosted by the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence, Summit gives foundation executives, board members, and alliance partners an opportunity to spend time with each other.

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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. Group selfie ice breakers in our facilitation meeting! Icebreakers Can Be Fun! And one more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2012

Note From Beth: Just before I left for Rwanda, I caught some interesting discussion threads about organizational adoption of networked ways of working on Twitter coming from the #COFLA hashtag as a result of the Council on Foundations gathering in Florida. These techniques could be used to. Democratizing philanthropy.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Get Everyone Aligned Around the Culture of Philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” A starting point for envisioning a future state in which data is the ‘GPS of philanthropy.’ Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Alliance Magazine, September 2012.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

One potent but underutilized tool at your disposal during this time is employee giving⁠ —a form of corporate philanthropy that directly engages a company’s staff. or gamification techniques (e.g., A successful year-end fundraising campaign can prepare your team for a well-funded new year. The company may enlist workplace benefits (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2014

Note from Beth: Over the last year, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning network of community foundations, grantees of the Knight Foundation, that are hosting Giving Days throughout the year. Participants are learning and sharing best practices. This post was cross-posted on the Knight Foundation blog here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session about leadership and social media as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits. The workshop is co-presented by S tanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. We can learn from leading entrepreneurs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and focus setting: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words .” This year, I’m adding a technique from Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project to establish and track good habits on a monthly basis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

I had the honor facilitating a session on measuring impact with Greg Baldwin and Jay Backstrand from VolunteerMatch discussing how their approach to measuring impact over the past decade. Are there foundations funded initiatives or other efforts to encourage learning from failure in the nonprofit sector? What are some examples?

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $125. Planned Giving Primer. Planned Giving Primer. Fundraising & Grants.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The conference favors networking opportunities over speaker-led sessions and utilizes the “Liberating Structures” facilitation technique to spark conversation and empower innovation. Individual sessions at Good Tech Fest cover topics like machine learning tools, equity issues in tech, crypto philanthropy, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I’ve had the pleasure working with Diana Scearce , from Monitor Institute, who has been facilitating and weaving this network. Here’s an overview of the different types and some examples for each in philanthropy and doing. (1) Crowdsourcing 101. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. 2) Crowd Creation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

There are many creative ways to engage participants at a training - both face-to-face and online. One technique is to incorporate movement – from mini-stretch breaks, to self-assessment exercises to switches in the delivery model. As a facilitator, speaker, or trainer, when in doubt get them to move.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. ” Or if you are a self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Plus it is always a pleasure for me to observe “Gunner’s&# facilitation techniques (I learn so much). I also participated in two other sessions, one about communities of practice moderated by Holly Ross, and one on philanthropy. The started with some big picture frames.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Also essential to the day were 12 coaches, whose areas of expertise ranged from digital media to business analysis, and three judges: James Rooney, Microsoft; Deena Pierott, iUrbanTeen; and Sonya Watson, Tides Foundation. You can learn about the three winners here.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Aly Sterling Philanthropy – Capital Campaign Support. Aly Sterling Philanthropy: Top Nonprofit Consulting Firm for Capital Campaign Support. Aly Sterling Philanthropy , headed by fundraising expert Aly Sterling, specializes in supporting larger organizations to develop and execute perfect capital campaigns. Why They Stand Out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Leap of Reason offers toolkits for boards, nonprofits, and foundations on “do it yourself” outcomes based measurement. Or if you are good self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials.

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Data Help Measure Analysis 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The workshop was presented by the Colorado Association of Funders and the Colorado Nonprofit Association and sponsored by Gill Foundation , Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado , The Colorado Health Foundation , and The Colorado Trust. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

Carlos Miranda, the host, did a great job facilitating and designing the sessions. Here’s a few notes. One of the examples was from an Indian NGO “ Clothes Box Foundation ” that collects donations of clothing for those living in poverty. He is working on a social good strategy for Facebook. .”

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $625. The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Governance. Jan 13 - 15.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Just eight years ago, the 92 Street Y in NYC and the United Nations Foundation considered how they could cut through all the noise of Black Friday and bring back the spirit of giving. GivingTuesday is a great opportunity to test out new fundraising techniques, messaging, and tools. On GivingTuesday 2020, over $2.47

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