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JANUARY 3, 2024

Rituals can also be used by teams in the workplace to improve effectiveness. I learned a lot about Giving Circles from Philanthropy Together and am presently serving on the advisory committee for the WeGive Summit and my current work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Greater Giving Summit team. That is twenty years!

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FEBRUARY 13, 2006

what a team Originally uploaded by bopuc. These are the all the authors (who provided a photo) for Global s top page. I'm proud to be part of the 56! The photo is from Boris Anthony's flickr stream. Hat tip to Ethan Zuckerman.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

So how does your team make it okay to keep your camera off during meetings? You can co-create meeting norms with your team or organization by facilitating a discussion about the types of communication or collaboration behaviors that make for an effective meeting or collaboration. It may become your new norm.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

I’ll also share some practical tips for organizational or team adoption. I’ll share some of the productivity research, benefits and limitations, and demo some simple ways integrate into marketing work flows. Save your FREE seat now to attend the most impactful + insightful conference for nonprofit professionals this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Having too many platforms and tools for collaboration can confuse and annoy your team and partners. More and more we are beginning to recognize the risk of communications overload, and organizations are trying to simplify the workflows for teams. It is important for your team to have the right amount of structure in their workflow.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

Several months ago, I had the pleasure of having dinner in Boston with Nancy White and few colleagues who were also in town for the same conference. It's there I met Ken Thompson of Bioteams and who co-wrote the Bioteaming Manifesto.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Meetings are a big part of our work week, whether it is a recurring staff, team, or board meeting or informal check-in. MindTools Team Management Tools -Mindtools is a robust collection of resources to increase productivity, improve management and leadership skills, and support organizational development initiatives.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emerging Leaders Playbook Toolkit -The toolkit includes highly practical meeting facilitation “recipes” to help build skills in managing self, teams, and organizational culture.The facilitator agendas are designed for beginner or novice facilitators. This section includes templates for meeting processes.

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DECEMBER 13, 2006

Meet the Fight Hunger Web Team From left: Anna Yl??-Kauttu, They are part of a five-person web team for Fight Hunger, that includes four women and one guy. The one guy on this busy web team is a web developer-programmer named. I interviewed the team about how they work together and their recent viral video contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

Inspired by a session on busting organizational silos through digital storytelling delivered by the See3 team at the most recent Nonprofit Technology Conference, the National Institute for Reproductive Health is using its web content to move out the silos and bring in the stories. Treat your team like donors: report on impact.

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MARCH 24, 2020

My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. Whether it is a team meeting, external meeting, or training with people coming together for the first time. You begin your meeting by having your team sketch each other – the person next to them on the Zoom square.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2005

From a post on Global s, Rebecca MacKinnon writes "These guys are basically the dream geek team for free speech on line. Source: Global s Online, Rebecca MacKinnon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

We’ve modeled them as part of the session and it allowed us to brainstorm in smaller teams on how to be more engaging in our meetings from now on. Icebreakers for Teams Collection Select from over 300 icebreakers based on how well the group knows each other. Interactive Meeting Techniques. Sticky Dot Voting Online by Beth Kanter.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Learn more tips and how to apply them to your team at my upcoming virtual workshop, Self-Care for Nonprofit Leaders During a Pandemic , on Friday, November 6 and hosted by Candid. Taking a brief walk, leaving your desk and screen, is one of the best techniques for getting rid of that overwhelmed feeling that happens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2017

He asks his team for regular, concrete interventions that reinforce that theme. Says Connor, “ The signs you noticed are one; this serves as a constant reminder to the team that we need to strive to be more mindful and present in all of our exchanges.”

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MAY 8, 2018

Encourage more dialogue and discussion at staff meetings, team retreats. Do fun icebreakers at meetings and other team building activities. Take other teams out for lunch. Paid volunteer team at another org. Start meetings with a feelings check-in – how are you feeling today. Hike during staff retreat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2017

Reflection is a critical step in assessing individual and team performance at your nonprofit. How many of us as individuals have the discipline to notice what we’re doing with our professional work or our team? How many of us as individuals have the discipline to notice what we’re doing with our professional work or our team?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Designing the meeting so it is effective and encourages team-building can be tricky. ETR’s retreat planning team set objectives that Goldilocks herself would have been proud of. Taking Care of the R-Team. To this end, the day before the all-staff event, the R-Team participated in a half-day retreat of its own.

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APRIL 15, 2020

Also, because everything is virtual – from socializing to zoom team meetings – it is hard shift gears. When your work commute is down the hall versus across town to an office, the lines between work and personal life become blurred. We lack transition time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Now that we know what the research says about the benefits of rituals, nonprofit leaders should view the creation and fostering of rituals as essential, whether for the entire organization, your department, or team. Schedule regular staff social events: Plan regular times to get together to talk about the team or just to socialize.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

This team I worked with helped social entrepreneur Alejandra Arias Stella , the co-founder of the Llama Pack Project to build a reservation system for the Llama treks. The team consisted of volunteers from Google, including Cindy Xin Wang , Kate Wilcox and Jenna McGraw.

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JULY 19, 2018

The last few months I have been honored to serve on a team as a trainer, a team lead by Leadership Learning Community with the purpose to activate a network focused on the intersectionality of equity, well-being, and health.

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MAY 25, 2023

On my own team, we’ve implemented anonymous upward feedback surveys, and they have been incredibly useful in helping leaders understand how they can improve. Can you share your experience with this approach? Joan : Yes, Beth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

It isn’t just about writing it down, it is also reviewing what your captured with your team in an “ After Action Review.” Use a google document (or create a Slack channel or What’s App group) so your team can capture during the event. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. ” (More about learning as leadership here ). The downside is that when you have four very experienced facilitators, with different styles, methods, and subject matter knowledge, it takes longer to design and you have to allow time for getting into a rhythm as a team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I was chatting with Dana Nelson from GiveMN , one of the longest running giving days who tell me she and her team are always “writing it down as they go.” It isn’t just about writing it down, it is also reviewing what your captured with your team in an “ After Action Review.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity. I shifted a lot of my content and advice to focus on creating a life-work balance when you work remotely and how to create a more connected virtual team as well as digital wellness.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Human fundraisers team up with AI assistants, with each half doing what they do best. Hoang suggests that this Human-AI team is the future of nonprofit development shops. Let’s look at fundraising. In an article by Boodle.AI Chat bots are another example of how a fundraisers job could be enhance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2017

” This type of learning is part of doing the work, it is “grab and go,” can be implemented as individual practice or used as part of managing a group or team of people. Gain tips on how to facilitate sessions that will strengthen professional development across your teams and organization.

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JUNE 7, 2017

But the reality is that in many nonprofit organizations, different teams and departments do not have a shared mental model for a culture of philanthropy. Effective collaboration happens when teams create the time and space for learning across an organization and when it becomes ingrained into an organization’s DNA.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

National/International Organizations: Team Rubicon: Team Rubicon provides disaster relief and uses the skills of veterans. They have a team of volunteers in Puerto Rico. . Consider becoming a repeat donor or contribute to long-term recovery funds. Here’s my giving strategy for Puerto Rico.

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AUGUST 16, 2017

Many are face-to-face – these might include 1:1 meetings with colleagues or your boss; small team meeting, or large team meeting. Socialize and build team spirit ; relationships are developed while walking and team building occurs while involved in informal activities. Let People Know in Advance.

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MAY 9, 2018

On December 13, 2017, the Ad Grants team announced significant changes to the program that went into effect on January 1, 2018. Our team of account strategists, who know this stuff cold, had to spend around 11 focused hours on each of our accounts across 4 weeks. Why did you do this, Google Ad Grant team?!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Who knew that team building for your nonprofit can take place at the lunch table? Researchers led by Kevin Kniffin, of Cornell University, discovered that communal meals can help with team building and more effective work together. It is considered a good workplace perk and a sign that his organization has a supportive culture.

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JUNE 17, 2019

I have been working on an exciting project along with dream team of network thinkers and people who are excited about the idea of how collective action drives health in our communities. I want to share it with you. The network is called “WEB” which stands for The Well-Being and Equity Bridging (WEB) Network.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

She was motivated by both an interest to improve her skills leading a team and to better understand her organization’s work culture. Kickball – The agency covers the registration fee and shirts for a weekly kickball team which according to Patel has helped with employee engagement and brand promotion.

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MAY 8, 2014

Many are face-to-face – these might include 1:1 meetings with colleagues or your boss; small team meeting, or large team meeting. Socialize and build team spirit ; relationships are developed while walking and team building occurs while involved in informal activities.

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