EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Donations are the most important example when it comes to securing support, but your website’s navigation and design play key roles, too. Digital content, including blog posts, videos, interviews, and constituent stories, will help to: Engage supporters and keep your organization on their minds. Is everything clearly labeled?

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Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

This article goes beyond basic strategies and delves into advanced techniques for effectively engaging board members in fundraising activities. Tips for conducting a skills and interest assessment include creating a survey or conducting one-on-one interviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Authored by Capulet’s Julie Szabo and Darren Barefoot, this report is based on in-depth interviews with leading practitioners and a literature review. Six key lessons surfaced from our interviews with more than 35 global nonprofits. It’s the most important volunteer role one can have at Greenpeace Germany,” says Dr. Kress.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Study good grant writing techniques and apply what you learn to as many as you can. Have several interviews before you offer the job. . Even if you’re resolved to start a nonprofit, it may be advantageous to find a role in a well-established organization prior to launching. Develop a good relationship with your bank.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

For each group, I had them create a spectra-gram and interviewed them and gave advice on next steps. Having a metaphor, made it easy. Role Playing Simulation For Making ROI Argument: Many nonprofits are often faced with the question, “What the value of social media&# from senior management. Next, we did a role-play.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

’ The book was an inspiration and encouragement for those us whose inner critics have been keeping us away from using the technique in front of other people. The book offers a wonderful road map for a learning journey to internalize these techniques and I’ve practicing a lot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009. Brennan shared some of the core techniques of developmental evaluation which included: 1. Key Informant/Stakeholder Surveys and Interviews. These techniques are often applied to measuring social media and networks and making sense of the data.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2019

Maybe you’ve seen the situation first hand – an incredibly passionate individual decides to make a difference and shifts their career to the nonprofit sector, only to be burned out and leave their new role within the first year. The repeated technique creates a distinctly transactional relationship of diminishing personal value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Read the full interview with our experts to get answers to questions nonprofit leaders may ask about employee burnout, such as: How has COVID-19 impacted employee burnout and individual stress management? A: With many nonprofit leaders holding multiple hats and roles in their organizations, we constantly hear that they are exhausted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

I interviewed Jim Murphy , Senior Online Editor, about how Human Rights Watch ’s integrated social media strategy leverages the personal brands HRW 197 employees to get results. In addition, they have an internal listserv for support where staff share suggested tweets for new reports or new features or techniques on Twitter.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

This is what we need you to do, so roles and responsibilities, those were sent out in advance before anybody then ultimately committed. . Anything from a new approach, to a technique, to information, insights, you’re offering your emotional intelligence. This is how might we see these techniques activated?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

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. Chema Gargouri, In Country Director, Tunisia being interviewed by the local radio station in Fez, Morocco.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

I don't get an opportunity to do this workshop with a large group, so this was fabulous learning experience to work out some techniques to make it scale. It makes me wonder about the various techniques for getting people to shift attention from small group to large group. See the interview I did for Arrive Magazine , pages 34-37).

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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. There was a lot of synergy and points of reciprocity.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2007

If you want to try some more intermediate or even advanced techniques for using social media, you can move from collecting third-party content to producing your own. For example, as part of your product release strategy, you can interview some of the engineers and quality assurance personnel who ensure product quality or safety.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

Measuring the Networked Nonprofit describes techniques for measuring engagement and networks and I’ll be presenting some of that material. The science part also includes having a basic understanding of network theory such as social capital and network weaving and how to apply it to your social media practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2007

I also video blogged the session and caught up with a participant for a quick interview about their impressions. I learned a lot from Andy Carvin about A Role and B Role - and interviewing techniques (like get the person to repeat their name and the whole answer and asking them to look into the camera).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2007

The father of screencasting, Jon Udell , who of course is a technical expert in everything, uses this technique -- the screencast interview or talk show. He invites an expert in a particular software or technique and they are on a conference call together to look at and discuss what is on the screen. Does he edit in Camtasia?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The 45 page report is based on an extensive literature search and interviews with Philanthropy professionals who are currently experimenting with Web 2.0 tools and techniques. Many we interviewed felt that communicating those innovative efforts through these new technologies makes sense. I'm still wading my way through it.

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Social Media Foundation Report Media 50

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2005

Some of the key changes we see are that there are new tools and techniques that allow people with common interests to find each other and form virtual communities around these common interests. We see TechSoup's role as being the catalyst for this effort.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2016

Drawing on extensive research, including a comprehensive, original workplace survey and in-depth interviews with Millennial managers, Millennials Who Manage , offers teaches Millennial readers how to overcome workplace perceptions and become great leaders. They are more open minded and willing to change.”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

So instead of just talking about the wide needs as if it’s a fact, include: testimonials, statistics, reports, articles, interviews, etc. Include the task description, role responsible, start date, completion date, evaluation that the activity is completed. Without this, your entire project will fall short. This is a must.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Your organization already understands the importance of having updated and adaptive techniques for all its digital tools and marketing outlets. Consider the non-digital events, techniques, and campaigns that your organization will be pursuing concurrently with your new digital strategy. Offline goals and campaigns.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

From Inspiration to Cultivation – The Board’s Role While personal contributions light the way, board members play an equally decisive role in nurturing your donor garden. The fundraising landscape for nonprofits is diverse and dynamic, requiring a strategic approach that combines traditional methods with innovative techniques.

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Impact Fundraising Nonprofit Fund 105

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2007

You can hear the interview on the Big Vision Podcast , or read the transcript below. Meanwhile, we also use the same traditional technique and we weave something that goes on the back of a barrette. Those are all very real vulnerabilities, and part of my role is to champion that and steward that through to becoming what it can be.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

The exhibition looked like any standard contemporary white box with artwork and labels, albeit featuring an eclectic mix of works and signed labels (to accentuate the role of different voices). These nontraditional audience engagement techniques helped make complex goals and visions explicit and understandable to visitors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 8, 2022

The Talent Acquisition Partner should have a proven track record of sourcing, screening, and providing a strong pipeline of diverse candidates for Salesforce roles. Cloud for Good is seeking an energetic full life cycle Talent Acquisition Partner to attract, recruit, and hire new Salesforce talent for Cloud for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

As you'll note from that article, Nedra has also been exploring Second Life and we bumped into each other at the TechSoup space there where we completed our interview. I also discovered during our interview that Nedra plays the cello !) Take for example her write up on Games for Change. Why did you start blogging?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Placing yourself in the role of your audience will allow you to think outside of your own box. Use a “design thinking” technique called audience empathy…. Eileen on sound bites: “If you are watching an interview on TV and some brilliant sound bite rolls off the person’s tongue, chances are very high that did not happen by accident.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Placing yourself in the role of your audience will allow you to think outside of your own box. Use a “design thinking” technique called audience empathy…. Eileen on sound bites: “If you are watching an interview on TV and some brilliant sound bite rolls off the person’s tongue, chances are very high that did not happen by accident.

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Professional Tips Online Slides 189

CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

She’s certified in trauma and resilience and holds the core belief that storytellers play an incredible role in making the world a healthier, safer, and happier place. Conduct Surveys and Interviews: Deepen your understanding by engaging directly with your donors through surveys, interviews, or focus groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2012

I met Leng in 2007 and recorded this interview. The photo, by the way, was taken in 2006 and was the winner of the Creative Commons Photo Swag Contest in 2006 and my kids plays an important role in different fundraising videos I created for the various campaigns to support children in Cambodia.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 29, 2016

One of the most important roles you have, as part of a board of directors, or as the executive director of a nonprofit, is to help identify and “vet” new board candidates. They have a critical role to play, and if possible you still want to tap into their skill-set, talents, or experience. Thanks Tom!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2010

Monday, July 5, 2010 Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader Here are 10 behaviors, techniques and tips you can use to be an effective leader: Respond to questions quickly and fully. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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