Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

I facilitated check-in meetings that fostered active engagement among board members, encouraging them to reflect on how their unique strengths could propel Candid toward its vision. My experience with Candid reinforced the notion that the best work gets done when the board and staff collaborate closely.

Government 59

Government Collaboration Nonprofit Evaluation 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

A good facilitator knows how to shift or tweak the lesson plan in real time if it isn’t working as planned. However, it is harder to make pivots when you have a team that has not worked together before. Is there a lead facilitator who is responsible for the final decision or is the team to work collaboratively making decisions?

Reflection 124

Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

These innovative tools are revolutionising tasks by saving hundreds of hours of manual work through aiding in campaign creation, categorising and drafting email responses, assisting with content creation, and even automating donation processes to personalise and enhance the donor experience. But it’s their first day on the job.

Policy 334

Policy Analysis Language Nonprofit 334

Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. I wanted to offer them new roles that they would embrace, while also increasing staff capacity. I came up with a process for matching volunteers with capacity-building roles that was very successful. It’s not easy!

Roles 70

Roles Process Volunteer Colorado 70

VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This is precisely why some hospitals retain an auxiliary to run the gift shop, while also maintaining an entirely separate volunteer corps, managed by staff, to fill patient care roles. Long-term volunteers are still able to do the work they love, while benefitting from some more flexible options as well. Lessons from the Field.

Structure 98

Structure Volunteer Model Leadership 98

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys.

Voice 92

Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 92

Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

The sector missed a great opportunity with these listening sessions for Black non-profit leaders to share their hopes and dreams for their communities and the work of their organizations. There is a breadth and depth of the work done by Black-led organizations; however, funders have made decisions about what causes are “important” to fund.

Voice 128

Voice Philanthropy Atlanta Student 128

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. But is this the right question?

Participatory 88

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 88

EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Which strategies have worked well to keep donors engaged with your mission? That’s why software integrations are extremely valuable for any organization that relies on technology to get its work done, including nonprofits. Illustrate your mission, work, and community to make compelling cases for support.

Virtual 190

Virtual Site Support Fundraising 190

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. I first discovered Dave’s work through colleague, Eugene Eric Kim, who recently shared this great story about Dave and his work. Organization.

Learning 98

Learning Work Knowledge Management Knowledge 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? It can also be used to create work norms or processes. Then you reflect on the difference in creative energy – typically yes and has more of it. They can also be descriptive questions such as “what is working, what is not, and why?”

Facilitation 106

Facilitation Work Chart Technique 106

Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

Over the years, I have worked with many founder-led (or until-recently-founder-led) organizations. For staff, working in a start-up nonprofit is often an exercise in mindreading. But if you are on staff during this period, it is important to remember that you play a vital role, and do what you can to avoid burnout as you carry forward.

Nonprofit 86

Nonprofit Children Problem Phase 86

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The drivers of hunger include conflict, climate collapse, and chronic structural inequality that systematically excludes vulnerable communities from decision-making and benefits some to the detriment of most. Devex and Global Citizen are engaging a broader audience — and Salesforce.org is playing a key role in supporting innovation.

Collaboration 76

Collaboration Challenge Hunger Kenya 76

Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2018

Over the years, my experience in a variety of financial leadership roles has led me to the following hypothesis: nonprofit finance is critical to mission success. Given the integral connection between financial and organizational success, I wanted to dig deeper into the nonprofit CFO role. Completing the Circle.

Roles 35

Roles Culture Nonprofit Stream 35

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs. Workshop Handouts work in Arabic and French. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation. This conference was designed as an interactive, networking event.

Morocco 100

Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 100

Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Below is a comprehensive list of far more questions than you’ll likely be able (or want) to ask, broken into sections covering some of the most important aspects of major gifts work. What was your proudest moment in this line of work? Why would you like to work here as a major gifts officer? What makes you nervous?

Gift 52

Gift Interview Question Articulate 52

CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

As nonprofit professionals, we often wear many hats, having to fill the roles of copywriter, editor, marketer, and more. and learns not only about the content of that data but also how the words and phrases in it have been structured. But it’s not as simple as ChatGPT doing all the work for you.

Examples 84

Examples email Communication Language 84

Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure. Since childhood, we have been taught to expect a certain structure for stories to follow. As with the end of the year, the end of life is often a time for reflection.

Storytelling 115

Storytelling Guide Structure Audience 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Many of you know that I have had the honor of working with IIE on some amazing Networked NGO and social media skills capacity building and train the trainer projects in the Middle East over the last 2-3 years. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of the Middle Eastern Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and managed by IIE.

Tunisia 104

Tunisia Reflection NGO Libya 104

Candid

JULY 11, 2023

This required funders to work harder to identify eligible grantees, and more importantly, earn their trust. Ultimately, social sector work is about being accountable to communities—and this accountability cannot be assumed even when an organization is BIPOC-led or has a majority BIPOC board. Redistribute power.

Demographics 75

Demographics Data Philanthropy Relationship 75

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole. Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources.

Accessibility 109

Accessibility Challenge Leadership Tips 109

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Solutions Privilege: How privilege shapes the expectations of solutions, and why it’s bad for our work addressing systemic injustice. Going Upstream: Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing Justice. Justice over greatness: A new year’s reflection. Reflections on a Conference for Well-Intentioned Funders: We can do better.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). How has COVID-19 Impacted Your Work (<1 percent). Intern Roles (if any). Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We adapted. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent).

Analysis 111

Analysis Grant Application Contact 111

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways. Nonprofits show and share what worked, usually with tidy stories and charts. First, funders love and expect to see fully explained “giant triangles of waste.”

Problem 78

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 78

Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Within Forum One, and among the mission-driven organizations we work with, I sense that more people understand that accessibility isn’t a box to check, but rather an integrated part of project design and delivery. Perhaps the dramatic changes to work and home life brought on by the pandemic sparked a greater understanding of accessibility.

Accessibility 71

Accessibility Goal Virginia Audience 71

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Our latest 4th edition of the Nonprofit Trends Report reflects a set of organizations struggling with this imbalance while navigating a rapidly-changing future. Of the surveyed nonprofit employees, roles included responsibility for programs, fundraising, grants management, technology, HR/office, or marketing.

Trend 111

Trend Report United Kingdom Australia 111

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

The same historical and cultural structures that have held back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in so many aspects of our lives are also mirrored in much of the nonprofit sector. In fact, while there are various acronyms for this work — ranging from DEI to EDI, EDIB, JEDI, you name it — I personally believe that inclusion comes first.

Strategy 82

Strategy Fundraising Philanthropy Nonprofit 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I feel that my technology training for nonprofits work is more like a calling for me than simply a job or career. For the past 15 years, I have been excited about nonprofit technology training design and delivery and it is what I will continue to focus on as part of my role at Zoetica over the coming years. Some Reflections.

Reflection 103

Reflection People Network Colorado 103

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

When asked what aspects of the executive director role leaders find most depleting, Daring to Lead respondents named human resources more often than any other job function. Yet, executives also report enormous satisfaction in working with talented, dedicated, and inspiring staff members.

Leadership 92

Leadership Research Develop Management 92

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. This step provides a golden opportunity to include the finance director in your work and create an important ally. As a result, work closely with event planners who understand how to make virtual events attractive and enjoyable.

Action 75

Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Why is your organization needed if others are doing this work already? But have you looked at all the organizations in your area doing similar work? Are you sure no one else is working in this area? When organizations work in competition, the community loses. When organizations work in partnership, everybody wins.

Nonprofit 111

Nonprofit gMail Money Foundation 111

Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Take a look at each of your staff member’s compensation and overall staffing structure. Does it make more sense to pay them occasional overtime pay or transition them into a role that fits exempt status? You do important work and it’s not time to compromise the vital resources your community needs. So, we get it.

Law 96

Law Minnesota Nonprofit Industry 96

Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Nonprofit professionals working in this sector of philanthropy cite a strong belief in their organization’s mission and daily activities as critical to continuing to make an impact, even in challenging times. Unique Opportunities for Those Working for Religion-Based Organizations.

Fund 123

Fund Raise Money Organization 123

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

If you are interested in building networks or working as Networked Nonprofit, you need this book right now! To me, this creates the perfect book to help guide your practice of building and working within a network. My friend and colleague, June Holley , has written a much anticipated book, The Network Weaver Handbook.

Network 109

Network Skills NTC Roles 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2015

As Kathyrn Minshew, CEO of the Daily Muse, notes in her HBR post, “ Never Say No To Networking ” it is hard to make the time to get out of the office when you are working long days. ” Professional networking gone wrong includes a mismanagement of structure, relationships, and behavior. work/life balance.

Network 50

Network Professional Build Work 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2008

The workshop design looks at how to considering the role and activity of the technology stewards in authentic situations as well as exploring the uses of social technologies to stay in touch as well as for sustained inquiry. or social technologies into community of practice work ask amazing questions.

Reflection 50

Reflection Nptech Tag Community 50

Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

However, if you can take the time to reflect on where you want to go, then plan how you’ll get to a certain level or leverage an opportunity into a different playing field. Take time to deal with the emotional things and then start working on your plan. Lisa : 1) Don’t just prepare an answer for the “why do you want to work here?”

Advice 105

Advice Giving Job Fundraising 105