Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

So how do you build a business case to get executive buy-in and board support for a new membership system? Building a business case starts well before the board reviews bottom line costs. What you need to do is present to the board a case for change. Talk benefits, not features. The ROI belongs in the first meeting.

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Business Software Build ROI 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

There are number of reasons we feel exhausted from zoom meetings as Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab points out. It isn’t just the huge uptick in back-to-back virtual meetings we are hosting or attending, many times without breaks in between. Or make the meetings less tedious and more engaging.

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Exercise Reflection Structure Google 177

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Then ask if they would have time to talk more with you so you can get to know them. Or, even better, would you like to meet for coffee?”. An in-person meeting will be more productive in terms of building a relationship. Others don’t want to talk about their decision. Otherwise, it’s just a fun meeting.

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Relationship Question Donor Build 126

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

I know sometimes it’s hard to say “no” to a fundraiser idea your volunteers or Board come up with. And that’s good for you because they’ll likely talk about their experience for several days afterward, telling friends and co-workers what a blast they had! But if the event meets your goals for revenue and awareness, it might be ok.

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Money Fundraising Fun Sponsor 130

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Consider the hours of time you spend reading articles and books, attending webinars, conferences and meetings, watching videos, and whatever else you generally do to explore and develop new skills. And it’s why I’m a huge fan of whiteboards and written brainstorming meetings. via article, book, webinar, meeting, etc.)

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Learning Change Strategy Journal 90

Blue Fox

MARCH 23, 2020

Engage Your Board of Directors – Walk into your board room with confidence, accurate financials, and timely data. Engage your board members with dashboard style reports, improved financial understanding, and ultimate preparedness. Remember the 10 benefits of outsourcing we just talked about?

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Virtual Nonprofit Info Accessibility 78

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. We are here to talk about philanthropic leadership. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

To walk you through a mindfulness exercise, our very own Product Content Specialist, Kimber Wiggs, has created a guided meditation especially for fundraisers! Working out, cooking, reading a book or taking a walk outside are just a few little things you can do to prioritize yourself and unplug from work. Check it out below. Conclusion.

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Nonprofit Mind Social Media Tech 105

Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

Over the years, virtual fundraising has grown in popularity, especially during the pandemic when meeting in person wasn’t possible. like a fundraising thermometer or leadership board to inspire friendly competition toward raising as much money as possible. is by offering ways for supporters to talk to each other.

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Virtual Fundraising Nonprofit Hosting 97

Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

As with an in-person gala, don’t spend too much time touting the virtues of the staff, Board, and volunteers. Think about local and regional acts, celebrities with connections to your area, and people you have connections to through Board members, supporters, and friends of friends. Make it about making a difference!

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Virtual Ideas Online Fundraising 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2015

I also shared some tips and information about integrating more standing and walking at nonprofit jobs, which tend to be desk jobs. Finally, I shared some examples of nonprofit walking communities, for example, “ Take a Walk.” ” I documented resources, photos, and tweets from meet up here. .”

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Community San Francisco Learning Management 50

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Your board members are the face of your nonprofit. In other words, keeping board members engaged is imperative to your success. From initial recruitment to the completion of their terms, your board members should feel like a vital part of your work. Build a board member engagement strategy. Select your board members.

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Develop Nonprofit Guidelines Discussion 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Healthy food and snacks available at meetings. Birthday cards from the board, celebrate staff birthdays at monthly staff meeting, give staff member the day off for their birthday. Ritual of staff praise at meetings or monthly award, not just a raise. 80/20 rule – 20% leaders talk at meetings.

Culture 125

Culture Activities Active Activism 125

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Keep in mind that we’re not suggesting that the best CEOs excel in every aspect of the role—in fact, we’ve yet to meet one who does. Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities.

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Lesson Singapore Leadership Roles 82

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

I have witnessed how funders talk to one another and share missteps of organizations as a way to dissuade other funders from investing in them. I like to explain the expectation of perfection and denial of failure by talking about science. Their donations were increasing and they were still struggling to meet the need.

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Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I also expanded my practice to designing and facilitating internal meetings for nonprofits and foundations on a variety of topics, including activating a culture of wellbeing and innovation labs. My Three Themes: . Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity. So, stay tuned for more on this topic from me in the coming months.

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Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

We are here to talk about capital campaigns, specifically counting the costs where capital campaigns often miss the mark. We were talking before the session started, they’ve got a lot of really interesting projects. We want to talk about what the construction aspect looks like for your organization. I love this topic.

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Campaign Video Project Process 88

Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 13, 2023

Maybe it was because I liked to talk — a lot — and ask questions. Meeting my mentee (we call them ‘Littles’) changed my life. When Sharmel talked about possible careers — attorney? When did you know what you wanted to be when you grew up? My Little Sister, Sharmel, was seven years old and full of energy.

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Mississippi Mentoring Tampa Celebrate 59

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here’s how you can structure your nonprofit’s narrative: Beginning: Talk about the history of your nonprofit and the issue that you are trying to solve. Did your nonprofit host a successful Walk for Diabetes event? If you haven’t already told your story publicly, meet with your team to start crafting yours.

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Storytelling Support Influence Voice 84

Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

Dig into your donor database and look for new major donors in the following segments of supporters: Former and current board members. Referrals from current supporters and board members. Many of your major donors are actively involved in the community and serve on various foundation and corporation boards. Active volunteers.

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Donor Gift Database Relationship 102

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

Keep in mind that we’re not suggesting that the best CEOs excel in every aspect of the role—in fact, we’ve yet to meet one who does. Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities.

Lesson 74

Lesson Singapore Leadership Roles 74

Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

Let’s walk through each of these audiences, when you’ll need to connect with them, and a few tips for making those connections as impactfully as possible. From there, you’ll need to begin securing buy-in from your leadership and key stakeholders, including board members, staff, major donors, and other key partners. As discussed in.

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Audience Campaign Phase Virtual 83

BoardAssist

JULY 22, 2014

You finally got an appointment to meet with your Big Donor…now what? Now, you are walking into her office! Always set objectives before you walk in the door. I’ve talked a lot about Advice Visits here , here and here. They’ll be willing to see you if they know that THEY get to do the talking.

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Donor North Carolina Advice University 61

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Keep in mind that we’re not suggesting that the best CEOs excel in every aspect of the role—in fact, we’ve yet to meet one who does. Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities.

Lesson 52

Lesson Singapore Leadership Roles 52

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Emotional impact is where the rubber meets the road and causes people to reach for their wallet. Learn to tell your story in a way that really affects your donors, tugs at their heart strings, keeps them on board, and even inspires them to give more. What Makes for Compelling Nonprofit Storytelling? Please help me.’

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Storytelling Examples Donation Story 124

Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

You’ll walk away from this session with a new perspective on conducting research and the right tools to ensure the inclusivity of your research practice moving forward. How to mitigate the extractive nature of research. Paid Social and Search: Worth the Investment for Nonprofits?

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Colorado Digital Audience Denver 46

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 27, 2021

We hear stories of courage and strength that inspire us to action and ultimately help change the narrative around who refugees truly are: they are people from around the world, from different walks of life; different backgrounds, races, religions, and cultures. We talk about hope, resilience, and what refugees can add to a community.”. “We

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Education Change Philanthropy Global 69

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Keep in mind that we’re not suggesting that the best CEOs excel in every aspect of the role—in fact, we’ve yet to meet one who does. Despite their different approaches, every CEO at every stage of their tenure meaningfully tended to all six responsibilities.

Lesson 52

Lesson Singapore Leadership Roles 52

CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

Walk or Run. There’s a reason that the walk/run (whether a 5K or another distance) is listed first: it’s a classic. Participants raise money from their friends and family to support them in completing the walk or run. We’ve even seen organizations create versions of the walk that tie neatly into their organization.

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Ideas Fundraising Game Hints 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Note from Beth: A few weeks ago, the Leadership Learning Community invited me into their board meeting. Guest Post: Bringing a Network Mindset to Our Nonprofit Board by Deborah Meehan. Do we have the right board? Our own board has had many discussions about what kind of board we are and want to be.

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Network Leadership Nonprofit National 97

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. . This’ll be a fun one. .

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People Community Video Podcast 76

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

But, consider the alternative: continuing to do everything yourself, with sporadic support from Board members and volunteers. The key is to make sure your new hire meets your organization’s needs and moves your organization forward. . two counselors to meet the needs of participants in your program. It’s a lot to take on!

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Guide Nonprofit Interview Job 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

You also need to challenge participants thought processes and stimulate curiosity about what you are teaching. This includes meeting and greeting people, setting up the room for interaction, getting people to move around, to be actively involved with the content, and appreciating learners. Walking Debrief. Space to Move Around.

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New Zealand Arts Australia Open 96

Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

MEET KRISTA WILBUR, CASE MANAGER AND PROGRAM EVENTS COORDINATOR AT AUSTIN ANGELS . MEET LISA THOMPSON AND LIBBY RAPIN, FOUNDERS OF BLUWAVE WELLBEING. Libby serves on the executive board for The Rock Center for Youth Development. Make time to meet with a friend or loved one and talk to your manager.

Culture 105

Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Pulling up your website is like meeting your organization for the first time and you want to make a good impression. Or what if she looked professional but explained the checking account you’re asking about in such a complicated way you had no idea what she was talking about…and it took half an hour! Spiff up your home page.

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Websites Giving Donation Nonprofit 89

AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A high-quality event planning software is often fitted with a number of features that are integral to running an event either as an in-person event or online as a hybrid conference or virtual meeting, for example. . They provide an opportunity to meet and share in person, but also the chance to connect with people from around the world.

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Software Virtual Integration Analytics 83

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The Western Museum Association was kind enough to invite me to speak on a panel about engagement at their annual meeting in Boise. He allowed people to walk on the grass and added tables to make the space inviting. Maren talked about the importance of including people at public events, even if they don’t go in the galleries.

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Museum Audience Conversation Associations 30