Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2020

From each one of these events, a key fundraising lesson has emerged. By revisiting these lessons, we can assemble a valuable toolkit to aid social good organizations as they navigate this period of uncertainty. So, what are some broad lessons from past world events that can be applied to this moment in time?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2015

What Sesame Street Can Teach Us About the Giving Challenge – Guest Post by Susie Bowie. I just read a fun piece on Next Avenue called “5 Sesame Street Lessons We Need Again As Adults” by Bryce Kirchoff. Here are Kirchoff’s five big Sesame Street lessons with a little Giving Challenge commentary added. Celebrate Yourself.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

From ensuring equal access to education to advocating for mental health awareness to creating black history for future generations, all of these organizations inspire us, and we hope they inspire you too. Black Teach Project is the definition of “small but mighty.” Black Teacher Project. The Urban League of Portland.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

” Although “paragogy” is a more rationally derived word that extends “pedagogy” (teaching children) and “androgogy” (teaching adults), I’ve started calling it peeragogy because many people get the point as soon as I use the word.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 25, 2014

But there are also bigger takeaways for your organization about adopting the right social media channels. So why, you ask, would you want marketing for your organization that disappears in a flash? For Your Organization: If the demographics are there, Snapchat is worth exploring. For DoSomething.org, it’s an effective strategy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2017

That's because, according to co-authors Krissi and Dan Barr , dogs can teach humans a lot about leadership. Barr : Perhaps the most important lesson we learned was the power of an idea. Without it, organizations can almost never succeed. Because 44 percent of U.S. When times are tough, loyalty is tested.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2013

I’m teaching a master class today in San Francisco for arts organizations for Theatre Bay Area. The third year now expands the program into a “train the trainer” model. The master class is part of a, NEA-funded experiment being conducted by arts service organizations like Theatre Bay Area all across the country.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2018

There were also plenty of leadership lessons in Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. . Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Be willing to adapt to your audience – Leadership lessons from Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle Click To Tweet. Caution: Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle spoilers below.

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M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

From the summer to the end of the year in 2022, the program grew in size, scope, and influence—with lessons we can apply to nonprofit volunteer efforts of all kinds. Organizer staffing and team management: Ensure there is a staffing team that can support your scaling volunteer program.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Over the next three hours, I absorbed the things my instructor was teaching, but I also found myself reflecting on a bunch of things he wasn't trying to teach at all – unless he's really good at Jedi mind tricks ! I discovered there were rich lessons in the "white space" of class. It's a class about marketing, right?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

What really excites me about the result is the lesson it can teach advocacy and nonprofit organizations across the country. They broke all sorts of fundraising records, and did most of it with donations under $100.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Over the past few years, nonprofit organizations have been at the forefront of change. Salesforce.org recently highlighted both Cloud for Good and CARE, a nonprofit organization seeking to save lives, defeat poverty, achieve social justice, and fight for women and girls, as part of the Changemakers video series.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. We started writing weekly stories about emerging entrepreneurs for our innovation hub, SmartUp.life. Littman & Camp : We offer a choice.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

As we gain perspective following a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ll use this opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned, and how to use those lessons to prepare us for the future. You’ll be inspired by leading nonprofit organizations from around the world. Nonprofit Summit features Dr. Jane Goodall, Leslie Odom, Jr.,

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

For instance, let’s say a nonprofit seeking to help farmers in third world countries says $100 covers the cost of a cow to a family, or $75 covers the cost of 20 chickens, is this organization committing to spending the money in exactly those ways if someone gives the corresponding amount?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 9, 2020

Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” At a speed of change unlike every before.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2016

But for now, Listening and feedback loops are important skills for nonprofit leaders and for organizations to get better results. A recent study by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) finds that 99 percent of nonprofit organizations collect feedback from the people they seek to help. The answer is…sort of….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Findings about giving from the annual global day of generosity reveal key lessons about how to engage givers all year.” Read on to learn more from Rosenbaum about how your organization can engage supporters not only through this “giving season” but also beyond. What GivingTuesday Teaches Us About Year-Round Giving.

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2021

Where is the lesson learned? This is especially effective when trying to convince an audience why the mission of your organization is an important one. Think about who in your organization has experienced the greatest transformations. All people involved in your organization benefit in one way or another. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Eggers & Kettl : Bridgebuilders are the leaders who have discovered that solving big problems requires linking together the organizations who have what it takes to solve problems. No one organization can go it alone on most modern issues. It takes money and basic ground rules to drive the system toward doing it.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Lessons from an Amazing Hike. With this natural beauty all around and the company of my nearly 18-year-old son, the scene above is not an ideal one for drifting to work thoughts, but I couldn’t ignore the lessons this amazing hike held for navigating in digital spaces. Canyonlands offers lessons. Teach About the Paths.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2011

The best way to keep customers happy is to make sure every contact they have with your organization is a positive experience --whether they are placing an order, asking a question, reading an invoice, etc.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

Drawing on her experience as a successful businesswoman, Greer is now out to “save giving” by teaching nonprofits how to improve the ways they interact with donors. And what she’s learned is concerning — namely, that many organizations rely on the same major donors to give more and more rather than embracing new donors and new trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2018

The book is based on a five-year research project where Janus interviewed hundreds innovative nonprofit organizations. She not only shares many compelling and inspiring stories of how passionate social change leaders have built and scaled effective nonprofits, but distills the lessons into useful principles and actionable information.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2018

Not because of religious affinity--I'm an atheist Jew--but because church planters teach me new lessons about relevance and inclusion. I see church planting as way, way outside my comfort zone--leading to surprising, catalytic lessons. I've been fascinated by church planting for a long time.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

A tech-savvy team is essential for nonprofit organizations that want to thrive in the digital age. Determining what technology skills your organization needs Skill requirements are not one-size-fits-all. One approach to documenting skill requirements could be to create a matrix of skills and roles for your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. It’s all about teaching digital literacy and citizenship: the knowledge and skills necessary to think critically, behave safely, and interact responsibly in a digital world. Teaching them to use creative tools responsibly?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Nonprofit decisions: Your role as a leader requires you to make decisions on behalf of the nonprofit, which will inevitably be influenced by the core values of the organization. Or, you can openly talk about your faith in conversations with people outside your organization. This gives you the support of a Christian community.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

Fleming's techniques teach you how to acquire customers faster and how to create what he calls legitimate brand loyalty -- the type that helps to keep your business thriving. One of the book's most compelling lessons for me was why it's so important to tell your customers your company's origin story.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

I have talked many times before about the way we as nonprofit organizations and changemakers set our goals. (If What would happen, instead, if organizations focused on eliminating hunger?) My mother taught me many things, and I feel like with every year she teaches me more – whether she knows it or not.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Take seriously the ideas and lessons offered in The Public Relations Handbook. Understanding and following them, and adding the wisdom of your own experience, is crucial to being part of a civilized and organized world. The Public Relations Handbook is the book – the fifth edition of the version that premiered in 1967.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” At a speed of change unlike every before.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 18, 2018

Alan Adamson , co-author of the new book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” At a speed of change unlike every before.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Alan Adamson , co-author of the book, Shift Ahead , says that “the ability for companies and organizations to stay relevant is being significantly challenged by the accelerating pace of change – and new ways of doing things – that are emerging with every passing day.” At a speed of change unlike every before.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 9, 2021

If you ask them, most organization leaders, teachers, managers, and more would claim that they allow their employees, volunteers, and students room to fail without judgment. Yet organizations that do it well are extraordinarily rare.” . According to Harvard Business Review , “The wisdom of learning from failure is incontrovertible.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 30, 2024

Organization Perhaps the most obvious, and really the most important, use for an event software system is that if used correctly, it can keep all financial aspects of the event organized and easily accessible. Lesson learned and the next year we implemented Greater Giving! It was a nightmare!

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