.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. Updating roles is a good place to begin promoting the flow of knowledge, ideas, and information across your association. To give others agency to become decision-makers, you must trust in their skill to perform and their integrity to do the right thing.

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Structure Evaluation Time Culture 251

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. Going for Goal: Shared Knowledge Inspires Successful Giving Days. The post was also published on the Knight Foundation blog here.

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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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Facilitation Training Train International 50

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

If you haven’t done so already, update your procedures to collect contact methods and donor information that will facilitate virtual fundraising. Not only are they incredibly knowledgeable, but they were working remotely immediately as soon as the crisis hit. What new skills do you want to cultivate?

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Survey Virtual Nonprofit Sponsor 337

Bloomerang

MAY 16, 2023

It’s essential to identify knowledge gaps and provide regular training sessions to help develop these skills. At least 20 minutes of the agenda should be dedicated to education and training, such as role-playing exercises, making calls to donors, or even guest facilitators.

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Fundraising Philanthropy Training Train 102

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

You can start by sharing information and agreeing to work on something for a few short weeks or months. Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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Collaboration Foundation Local Philanthropy 92

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. You can facilitate donors’ participation by telling the story of their tangible impact.

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Gift Consultant Audience email 207

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

So, as you work to define your advisory committee’s focus, ask yourself and your team: What type of experience and knowledge do we need more of to carry out our mission? These questions should help you make sure you are recruiting people with the right skill sets who can represent experiences and voices that you may not have on your staff.

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Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 88

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 28, 2021

It can streamline tracking and reporting processes, enhance communication with donors and constituents, and consolidate necessary information. Planning Ahead and Outlining Goals Facilitates Long-Term Success. Consultants offer external knowledge that can often provide a new perspective to your organization.

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Tips Consultant Platform Training 127

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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Professional Network Learning Lebanon 101

.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

I try to be very clear that no one is exempt from learning and mastering new skills.” Identify staffers who can be your IT ambassadors and fill these significant roles: Strategists Strategists are the visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity throughout the organization. It’s a choice.”

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Collaboration Digital Build Organization 44

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

By investing in the development of organizational skills, leadership capabilities, and strategic planning, foundations help grantees become more resilient and effective in their work. Networking and Collaboration: Foundations can serve as connectors, facilitating collaborations among their grantees and other community organizations.

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Roles Foundation Leadership Community 72

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. The skill, of course, is hosting a Giving Day and we are now looking at processes, techniques, and ideas for follow up and assessment.

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Reflection Practice Results Storytelling 119

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

He believes having a mentor is a big advantage because you’ll be able to, “learn and understand what makes them good at what they do but also talk about the challenges they face and skills you should pick up so you can handle the job.”. Joining a nonprofit board is a great way to learn this skill. But don’t let that get in your way!

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Mentoring Nonprofit Skills Leadership 98

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

An eLearning assessment is a tool used to assess your members’ understanding of a topic and document that information in a measurable way. These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. This tests knowledge acquisition.

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eLearning Course Test Knowledge 69

Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2023

Committee Formation: Recruiting and assembling a dynamic and diverse committee that possesses the skills and expertise necessary for successful event planning. Evaluation and Reporting: Assessing the event’s success by analyzing key metrics, gathering feedback, and preparing post-event reports to inform future planning and improvement.

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Roles Evaluation Collaboration Audio 40

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. We opted for the latter.

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Participatory Digital Facilitation Exercise 76

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. . Virtual Scavenger Hunt.

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Virtual Network Ideas Conference 98

Twenty Hats

JULY 13, 2021

Can the managing up skill be advantageous professionally AND personally? With that the request for more information before making a final decision began a very different path about when and how we might make my cicada-proof dream a 2021 reality. Susan Sanow used her managing up skills to shield her from the cicadas.

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Washington DC Michigan Virginia 96

Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

With these tips, your nonprofit can make an informed decision to find the CMS that fits your needs. You’ll be able to leverage these features to create a user-friendly nonprofit website that facilitates online donations and other transactions, keeps donor information secure, and increases brand awareness.

Drupal 101

Drupal Tips WordPress Module 101

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 17, 2021

When your website visitors donate, subscribe to your newsletter, or register for an event, that information can be synced directly to Salesforce. Embed the generated HTML on your site, and you have a form that submits the information as a new record in the Lead object. Solution: Web to Lead forms. Lowest implementation level of effort.

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WordPress Integration Plugin License 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On December 17 at 6:30 pm, I am facilitating a discussion and presenting at one of Scoop.It’s “ Lean Content ” events in San Francisco. ” Content curation is sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network. .”

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Content San Francisco Technique Skills 123

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

The term is a play on “ organizational memory ” which is defined as is the accumulated body of data, information, and informal learning created in the course of an organization’s existence or known as “Knowledge Management.” That is the wrong place to start.

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Conference Grant Network Learning 110

Nimble AMS

MAY 7, 2020

According to an ASAE Foundation research report , associations that are most effective at technology management are the ones that integrate information technology (IT) into strategic planning and facilitate discussions about technology throughout the organization. Technology and strategy go hand in hand.

Platform 78

Platform Director Tech Associations 78

Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

This blog is sponsored by Wild Apricot membership software : a set of tools for membership administration , event registration , website management , online fundraising - with friendly and knowledgeable tech support. 5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits. Effective communication â??

Knowledge 60

Knowledge Effective PDF Evaluation 60

Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

Not surprisingly, their perception was that the conversation had been poorly facilitated and had no structure! I didn’t get the correct information, or perhaps my contact didn’t know. I am a member of the Technology of Participation network of facilitators. Reading these comments, I felt terrible. And guess what?

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Virtual Track Student Virtual Classroom 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. Jane Hart: Jane has been blogging for many years and writes about informal and workplace learning. Jason Adam Young (@jasonadamyoung) March 27, 2014.

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Learning Work Knowledge Management Knowledge 98

Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

Corporate sponsorship is a mutually beneficial relationship wherein a company offers direct financial support, in-kind donations , or skilled volunteer services to support a nonprofit in meeting its fundraising event goals. These connections may be able to help facilitate a warm introduction with key contacts at potential companies.

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Sponsor Fundraising Companies Demonstration 98

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. The evaluator takes on many roles: facilitator, technical expert, and sometimes a shoulder to cry.

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Evaluation Program Attitude Instruction 52

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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Training Train Design Tech 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Developed by ETR in 2014, this is a research-based approach for designing and delivering skill-building trainings. The goal is to ensure that adult learners are prepared to learn new information, and then able to transfer that information to application after the event. Step 1: Be Intentional About Intent.

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Design Lesson Effective Life 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Program Design.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

This work is very inspiring because you are able share knowledge and learn about their work in protecting women’s rights. My role in the project is to the facilitate the training sessions, design the overall training, facilitate openers and closings, help prep the curriculum, and deliver modules on digital strategy and social media.

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Open Guatemala Tips Training 70

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. Virtual Networking Ideas.

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Virtual Network Ideas Online 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2008

I facilitated a session in the afternoon called Managing Information Overload: Finding Your Blog Community." Thankfully, Laura White live blogged the session and captured the valuable peer knowledge that was shared in the room. Figuring Out Your Blogging Mojo " facilitated by BlogHer's Jory Des Jardin.

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Blogher email Boston Facilitation 50

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

In fact, they vary greatly depending on your location, the skills of your volunteers, and your past training and experience at fundraising. Segment your donor base : Use the information from the report to segment your donor base effectively. Use this information to optimize your fundraising efforts and make data-driven decisions.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to attend the CATechFest in LA designed and expertly facilitated by Aspiration. Other times you will follow the community or network conversation on a topic. Harold Jarche describes this as “ knowledge filters.” I believe this is an important work place skill.

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Technique Network Tools Map 116