.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture. This may sound risky, but if you have a culture of quality, backed by a process of quality, then you don’t need to rely on oversight or bureaucracy.”. The objective is to arrive at actionable strategies for strengthening those relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

Rather than start at the beginning, I’m starting at the end by sharing some tips for a formal reflection process that can lead to improving results of a project or event. A structured reflection process generates insights about what worked and what could be improved. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Does this sound familiar to you? Include your employees and enable frontline action when identifying and prioritizing your goals. Ask yourself what information is relevant, timely, and actionable. Seek help as needed Again, if this sounds overwhelming, work with a professional! Think about what metrics you will use.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Valerie isn’t going to appreciate interactive games if they don’t give her actionable, valuable tips. Here are a few ideas we would use to create relatable courses in this scenario: Scenery and visuals that reflect the organization. Examples, questions, and scenarios that reflect what the learner will encounter.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As Candid moves to more proactively promote equity in the broader social sector, we also continue to reflect on what our own role might be in supporting that effort. Candid’s courses are led by our team of expert trainers who deliver high-quality content to equip participants with actionable takeaways and practical tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

These qualities may sound “soft”, but Goleman found direct ties between emotional intelligence and measurable results. 1: Make Time Everyday for Reflection: Keep a Journal. Reflective writing has also been shown to improve decision-making and critical thinking. There are also many other benefits to writing a journal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

And while that may sound low, it is double the rate of Facebook Pages. The reach, impression, and even engagement metrics provided by the top social networks on organic posts are often inflated and not a true reflection of the power (or lack of power) of your pages and profiles. LinkedIn Profiles. Keep that in mind!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

So, when you’re writing your appeals and other communications, go back to how you want to do your work, how you want your team to do that work (because your internal culture should reflect those values too), and what you really want to communicate about your nonprofit to supporters. . That doesn’t sound very authentic, does it?

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. became part of our call to action. Nancy and Kristine were featured speakers at the.orgCommunity Leadership ColLAB on March 2 at Rolling Hills Country Club in Arlington Heights.

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Milwaukee Story Share Wisconsin 221

Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. The actions we take today will support and protect the well-being of future generations. .

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BoardAssist

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Our amazing panelists, some of New York’s most prominent nonprofit and corporate board members, had lots of practical and actionable advice for those of us who want to truly #bethechange. Sounds easy enough. Do they reflect the organization’s truest priorities? Some key take-aways: Be a Cheerleader.

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Candid

JUNE 16, 2022

Though it sounded cynical and harsh, it also rang true. Supporting peer organizing and collective funder action. . Takeaways and discussion questions conclude each section, providing a useful tool for facilitating dialogues for reflection and learning. Directing more resources to Global South (i.e., Not reinventing the wheel.

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Guidelines Participatory Case Study Philanthropy 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

It sounds like science fiction, but let me share a few examples I heard about at the conference. One example comes from, StethoCloud , which developed a solution to diagnose childhood pneumonia. Lacking space to set up the remove video conferencing station, they took over a supply closet.

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Los Angeles Data Social Reflection 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2015

This year I designed and facilitated a highly interactive session called “ Walking is Work: Don’t Call It A Break ” with Ritu Sharma. I also lead a conference networking walk following the session. This post summarizes some thoughts and reflections. The slides and resources from the session can be found here.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Your lede (the first few lines, usually up to the first call to action) is the most important part of your message. Or do these opening lines just reflect your own process of writing your way to the thing you really wanted to say? Most of the time, you don’t need a policy briefing in order to make sense of the call to action.

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Guidelines Audience Language Content 89

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Align Your Mission and Vision Statements It doesn’t matter how many sound strategic principles you put into place: If you can’t clearly explain what your association’s mission is, it’s all going to be for naught. Here are seven different elements that any association strategy—including yours—should include.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

I've been a little shell shocked for the past few days, but wanted to share this reflection and analysis of the Gnomedex fundraising experiment. The secret sauce to success for nonprofits and social media is reflecting in action. A= Action M0= Monitor RE= Reflection on results - rinse and repeat.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

I don’t like the way I sound or look on camera.” Captions provide details about the images and how they reflect your organization’s work. A documentary should make an impact on the viewer, making them feel deep empathy or outrage and inspiring them to take action, such as giving to your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

As someone who loves using data for decision-making, I found the health data generated by my Fitbit was highly actionable. I also found walking was a great time to reflect on what the data means – a brief walk does wonders for improving your pattern analysis.

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Data Personal Support Exercise 125

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2023

If at this stage you’re thinking something like: “wait a second, strengths sound like potential weaknesses and weaknesses seem like they are also threats, but threats are opportunities,” don’t worry – you’re not alone. SWOTs can result in data that reflect the lived experiences of a relatively small group and ignore a broader context.

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Analysis Nonprofit Law Issue 79

Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Google undoubtedly grew tired of updating and developing two tools that couldn’t accurately reflect the type of complex user journeys we see today, where people switch between apps, mobile browsers, and desktops frequently. In contrast, the event model records the actions people take, for example clicking or scrolling.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. As you reflect on these questions, feel free to update the answers accordingly in your fundraising plan. That sounds much more reasonable and impactful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Your appeal needs to stand out and inspire people to take action. Pitchfall #1: You sound like a robot. You sound like every other organization out there. Pitchfall #5: You sound like a talking tagline. Likely, you will sound stilted and weird. It needs to be pitch-erific.

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CauseVox

JUNE 16, 2023

You know, a place that reflects who you are, where lifelong memories will be made, and where your bond as brothers and sisters will grow even stronger. Don’t worry, it might sound fancy, but it’s just a smart way to organize your fundraising efforts for a large scale project. That’s where a capital campaign comes in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2015

These qualities may sound “soft”, but Goleman found direct ties between emotional intelligence and measurable results. It illustrates how our emotions can drive our actions. With regular intelligence, you are generally as “smart” now as you ever are going to be. Self-management is having the ability to choose your actual response.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Not the call to action (which needs to be clear and motivational). Then build the email so that every word, every image, every bit of formatting supports them to take that action. Your fundraising emails have ONE JOB: get people to take action. When you are brainstorming, your words might not sound so polished, which is fine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

7: Transparency and Replicability are Paramount to Sound Measurement: Measurement methods need to be shared as well as how specific metrics are calculated. 2011 Putting Principles in Action: Valid Metrics Matrix. 2: Measuring the Effect on Outcomes is Preferred to Measuring Outputs : Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Use a photo that reflects the heart of your organization’s work. Framed photo: Take photos of your volunteers in action with a goal of getting a frame-worthy shot. Incorporate a photo of volunteers in action into a graphic and tag them. Here’s a list of some of my favorite ways to thank volunteers: 1. This is the same idea.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2015

Making a real big difference demands that leaders do interior work to gain a self-understanding of themselves, develop relationship building skills and facilitating the work work of groups and leveraging their professional and organizational networks, and a clear and actionable understanding complex systems change. It made a dull sound.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Courses need to be actionable and give learners the tools to be more effective in their jobs. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when doing so: Use background scenery and visuals that are reflective of your organization. Use language and conversations that are reflective of what learners will encounter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

This post shares a useful exercise for your digital team to reflect on what not to do for your digital strategy! Simultaneously, a sound (digital) strategy can be the biggest driver of “we-care” in the organization. Sound familiar? Do – what new, specific action will they take? And it’s true!

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

You’ve seen it in your newsfeeds, in your inbox, and in action movies — artificial intelligence, or AI, is having a moment. Stories like these sound almost like magic, but they represent a lot of hard work! Machine learning models reflect the underlying biases and inequities implied in the data used to train them.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

” Today, survey analytics are a breeze, and the number of surveys reflects that. Participate because surveys are all about numbers, and the numbers can’t tell the right story if only a few people participate or if those who do participate don’t reflect the entire field of study.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2018

At first, it may not sound that impressive but after they explained that they feel like I was hearing what they had to say, responding constructively and engaging; I took it as a huge compliment. Angelina Magerl is a Class 12 Public Ally, placed at Tempe Community Action Agency as a Community Garden Coordinator. Jim Carrey. Jim Carrey.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

There are interpretative trails and helpful staff to aid visitors in tuning in to the bird sounds and identifying the native animals now thriving in the preserve. But the thing that stood out most was the sense that Zealandia is a place of action, where projects are actively underway. But let's get back to the good stuff.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

You could say, “That project sounds great, but my calendar is full and I don’t have the ability to commit to that right now.” Come back to the “why” or purpose motivating you to pursue mental wellbeing and allow that to guide you to take action. Q: WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND AN EMPLOYEE DO TO RECOVER FROM BURNOUT?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

It might sound like I’m describing a typical college student's house, but I’m actually talking about one of the many workspaces in Zappos’ enormous headquarters in Las Vegas. You’ll see desks with stuffed monkeys, action figures, or Star Wars posters. Ping pong tables. Bean bag chairs.

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