AccelEvents

OCTOBER 5, 2020

With physical events and social gatherings requiring attendance restrictions and physical distancing, many event organizers and planners are wondering how they can facilitate networking at their event while following the mandates and keeping attendees safe from the coronavirus. . Organize Attendees into Groups. Choose the Right Venue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters. While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common sentiment is that interacting on social media is a poor substitute to in-person interactions. Leverage social information and norms.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Host interactive events: Consider organizing interactive events where participants need to work together to solve a puzzle or mystery. Or try additional experiential events like interactive workshops, virtual reality experiences, or access to behind-the-scenes activities. Make the process as seamless as possible.

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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. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

We have shifted to digital-mediated interactions for almost everything in our lives. Hyper self-awareness occurs when we are forced to view our own faces while we are interacting with others. Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab – WSJ ) . Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. Incorporate Energizers In Your Meetings.

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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. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out.

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Classy

MAY 26, 2021

As hosts of the Collaborative , an annual immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofits, we’re no strangers to facilitating meaningful connections. Use the following information to identify the best people to engage and leave with a clear vision and sense of accomplishment. Spruce Up Your Online Accounts and Personal Pages

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nonprofit CRMs and fundraising tools are key technologies for charities and similar groups. These groups struggled with outdated donor management systems, hindering their progress in evolving their digital environment. A CRM system becomes invaluable, documenting every interaction, preference, and donation.

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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. We agreed that creating a true ecosystem would radically change the relevance of Martus to its users’ broader information management reality.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

That way, both methods can inform each other, taking your marketing efforts to the next level. As a result, they’ll be able to distinguish your content from spam, increasing the likelihood that they’ll engage with the emails you send or information you publish online. Let’s get started! Keep your branding and messaging consistent.

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Understanding the ebbs and flows of donor relations by tracking your organization’s interactions with donors and prospects is necessary to support long-term growth. Ultimately, every donor values and appreciates streamlined and consistent communication, often facilitated through monthly newsletters or periodic reports.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Drawing from my extensive background as a senior fundraising counsel and coach and having interacted with countless nonprofits, it’s clear that the quality of reporting can vary significantly across different price points. Make better strategic decisions: Take advantage of data-driven insights for informed planning and execution.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, integrating social media buttons on your nonprofit website signifies a commitment to fostering engagement, driving awareness, and facilitating convenient avenues for supporters to contribute. Research has shown that the human brain retains information more effectively when presented repeatedly.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Well-planned events enable nonprofits, community groups, businesses and government agencies to showcase AAPI arts, food, performances, and more. Effective outreach strategies should focus on connecting with local AAPI groups, leaders, and community centers. Reach out to Asian American student groups on college campuses as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Optimizing your healthcare organization or hospital’s website design ensures patients and community members can find the information they need quickly. Healthcare website visitors search for crucial medical advice, doctors’ names and contact information, a map of your facility, or other must-have information.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s volunteers are not a monolithic group; they come from diverse backgrounds—with varying motivations, skills, and availability. The experience and interactions you create from the very first point of contact lay the groundwork for retaining those volunteers. Start a conversation ; effective communications are interactive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

Yesterday, I spent a day facilitating leadership workshops for arts leaders attending the Art House Convergence Conference near Park City, Utah. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes learning. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

Event gamification elements, like a virtual scavenger hunt, can go a long way to facilitating networking at your virtual event. Send teams looking for specific items or information that can only be obtained by making contact with those running the booths or by attending specific sessions and demonstrations. Private Social Media Groups.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

How can you bring people together through meaningful interaction when you cannot get them into the same room? . The good news is that facilitating networking in a virtual setting is quite simple. If you are thinking of hosting a virtual networking event, we have some tips that can help you with the planning and facilitation process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Before I get to the topic of using posters to make your workshops or meeting more interactive (and fun), I want to wish you a Happy International Women’s Day! To make the workshop interactive, I spent a brief amount of time presenting the what, why, how, and examples of target audiences. Photo by Equal Rights Advocates.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

But with the right technology and information, there is no reason that you can’t do so successfully. . Well, yes, it may seem surprising but your hybrid event needs to facilitate networking opportunities ! Networking can be facilitated by an event platform through segregated networking sessions. Networking opportunities.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 25, 2020

A virtual event means that those face-to-face interactions will not be possible but that does not mean that you can’t facilitate and encourage networking all the same. . Here are some steps you can take to encourage meaningful connections and interaction: . Advertise the Opportunities.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

A nonprofit CRM helps you keep all this information organized and easily accessible. From tracking conversations and donations to event registrations, you can note every interaction you have with a supporter in your nonprofit CRM. For example, Bloomerang’s dashboard data updates daily with donor retention information.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

First, it will activate the reward system while also speaking to our neurological drive towards belonging and being a part of a social group (more on socialization later!). If you can make an attendee care about your event and the information they are learning, they will be more willing to actively participate and engage with it.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

Optimizing your healthcare organization or hospital’s website design ensures patients and community members can find the information they need quickly and without hassle. Healthcare website visitors want to find information quickly and easily. The user journey is the way visitors interact with your healthcare website.

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Websites Organization Tips Map 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2021

A virtual event, however, will never replace the joys of an on-site event and interacting with others. . It can also inform your event planning and event marketing strategies. If hosting a conference with groups arriving from the same office, you can group them. Virtual social events are now common. Venue contract.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Types of fundraising software to consider When you think about fundraising software, you probably first think of online donation platforms that allow nonprofits to facilitate online gifts. Crowdfunding involves raising many donations, typically small gifts, from a large group of people. Crowdfunding functionality. Donor profiles.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

What You Can Do With Nonprofit Database Segmentation Broadly, nonprofit database segmentation is the process of breaking your donors into specific categories based on the information you know about them. That information will help you adjust your strategies. Let’s use the following example family. You can segment by: 1.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Capture new visitor information by employing lead capture forms (e.g., Streamline the form to ensure you are only asking relevant questions like their name, email address, payment information, and whether they’d like to make the gift a recurring one. Keywords facilitate the connection between your website and a prospective donor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Wondering how to organize and facilitate a meeting where everyone is on their feet instead of their devices? The FeetFirst site suggests that these tasks are perfect for walking meetings: Educate and inform ; educate about things in the environment while experiencing and demonstrating them. The Actual Walk.

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Achieve

MARCH 10, 2021

This is a significant point of tension for donors online, as they’re giving you sensitive financial and personal information to benefit your organization. millennial interaction with nonprofits. Donors trust your organization with their sensitive information, such as payment and personal details. payment process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

Group Photo with Certificates. It was also an opportunity for me to co-facilitate with in-country team, meet the NGOs and hear their stories first-hand, and learn a lot about modeling and adapting interactive training techniques for different cultures. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. Organizations are complex systems that interact constantly and significantly with a host of other equally complex systems. It’s in your job description. It takes a village.

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