Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Build internal trust first: A soccer lesson I wasn’t an amazing soccer player, but I did enjoy playing on soccer teams throughout my childhood. I think that the most powerful design technique is to engage in active listening and empathy-building exercises with your internal stakeholders.

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Audience Design Exercise Test 79

Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

Whether you use analytics data, meaningful internal data for your organization, or both, look for opportunities to pair objectivity with the subjective “good fundraising gut.”. When you have a portfolio management meeting on the calendar, it will drive ongoing attention and activity. Use data to make decisions. Can’t do it yourself?

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Activities Active Activism Develop 47

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. When a person feels self-efficacious, they are more likely to be proactive in signing up for other volunteer activities and feel more confident in their abilities to be an advocate for the nonprofit.

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Social Media Support Media Social 325

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

Collaboration 61

Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. A great deal of my training work is done face-to-face.

Professional 140

Professional Personal Croatia Build 140

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

His idea was to bring attention to the positive impact philanthropy has on society and to encourage people to become more involved in charitable activities. The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) played a significant role in promoting and organizing National Philanthropy Day activities. In the U.S.,

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Celebrate National Philanthropy Time 84

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Roles North Carolina University 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Rituals are routine and intentional activities that carry meaning. I’ve taken up many new self-care activities during 2020 to cope with the pandemic stress. In a normal year, I make it to the highest level on my airline frequent flyer program, in part, due to many long-haul international flights.

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Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

Collaboration 80

Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

Their chapters grow faster than internal staff can support them. How do you facilitate the hive? He talked about the balance between "atom-based" work -- staffing, offline activities, showing up at hearings, etc and "bit-based work" their work online - Facebook pages, etc. The above map that Chad explains gets at it.

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Offline Map Activities Active 67

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

Collaboration 73

Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 73

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

If you’ve never tried it before, start with these two simple audience segments : active (made one or more donations in the last 12 months) and lapsed (made zero donations in the last 12 months.) You can start creating these messages by asking these five questions internally: 1. Don’t worry, it doesn’t need to be complicated.

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Gift Consultant Audience email 207

Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2020

H er thoughts on personal facilitated experiences (PFEs) being the most remarkable way to connect with an audience are still influencing us. . I had a total fan-girl moment meeting Colleen when she delivered the Arts & Cultural track’s keynote at bbcon 2019 in Nashville last October.

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Arts Culture Celebrate International 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Avoid “Stressification” One other thing empathetic leaders should address is what Beth calls “stressification” or inflicting our internalized workaholic tendencies on others. You want to inspire curiosity beyond formal professional development activities.

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Leadership Organization Culture Skills 118

Forum One

APRIL 11, 2023

Understanding and translating what service design is and how to apply service design to the social sector is a highly valuable activity for getting target audiences to engage more meaningfully with important causes that they care about. Your internal processes aren’t efficient. Save time and money. User journeys aren’t clear.

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Design Service Social Chicago 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. This past year was my 5th year (and last) as an adjunct professor at Middlebury College.

Professional 114

Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

This was first posted on the GuideStar International blog. Guardian’s ACTIVATE is an annual conference that aims to bring together leaders in media, government and technology to a ctivatedly. Guardian’s ACTIVATE is an annual conference that aims to bring together leaders in media, government and technology to a ctivatedly.

Activities 47

Activities Active Activism Review 47

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

While the demands of each activity may vary, the advancement is a step-by-step process. Creates an environment that facilitates fundraising Regardless of whether you do face-to-face fundraising, ensuring that the organization is prepared to fundraise is the development professional’s main priority.

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Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 71

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. Civic leadership, on the other hand, involves active engagement and participation of individuals in addressing community issues and promoting the common good.

Roles 76

Roles Foundation Leadership Community 76

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Roles North Carolina University 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 26, 2021

The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Roles North Carolina University 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. Facilitator Guide: [link]. What is your process?

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Practice Thailand Asia Reflection 105

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

Roles 52

Roles Collaboration North Carolina University 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Hybrid meetings are familiar for many nonprofits, particularly larger international nonprofits with many country offices or national networks with affiliate office locations.

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Facilitation Tips Camera Nonprofit 180

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Be internally and publicly transparent about the processes for data collection. Visualizing Where Meaning Making Can Happen “Mapping” activities are often the starting point of identifying data collection opportunities. Ensure consistent processes for collecting the most accurate data.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She is also the Founder and CEO of Liz Ngonzi Transforms , a boutique international consulting firm that provides consulting, executive coaching, and training services that enable social sector leaders and entrepreneurs to increase their impact and reach their potential.

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Storytelling Digital Channel Profile 295

sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This person will take the lead in convening internal stakeholders, making plans, testing the waters internally, setting parameters, and liaising with foundation leadership. For instance, the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) invited the International Disability Alliance (IDA) to nominate advisors to serve on their grantmaking committee.

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Participatory Model Leadership Application 116

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

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. I also invite guests to come into my class via Zoom video conference.

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Learning Classroom Classes Student 84

Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Organization-wide internalizing and externalizing an attitude of adopting a culture of philanthropy. Internalize and externalize an organization-wide culture of philanthropy.

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Adopt Culture Philanthropy Strategy 137

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

In addition, I’m also doing a lot of training of other trainers and am now an Adjunct Professor at the Monterey Institute for International Studies (a graduate school of Middlebury College). So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related.

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Training Train Design Classroom 123

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I continued an active schedule of teaching workshops on self-care for nonprofit professionals and creating a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace as well as numerous keynote presentations. I also facilitated a number of nonprofit staff workshops building on the curriculum. In early 2017, we completed a two week book tour.

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Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities. Thus far, more than 75 countries have signed the Treaty, and in June India became the first country to ratify it.

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Accessibility Celebrate United States Copyright 194

Forum One

AUGUST 16, 2023

As you get started on sifting through your data reports and action items completed this year, keep an eye toward how your internal and external reports can blend data-driven stories of impact. This is likely a combination of detailed information about what is or isn’t working particularly well, and a higher-level overview of your activities.

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Story Report Data Blended 59

Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

Are your results related to external environmental factors or internal strategic ones? List causes related to what you do, e.g. cultural institutions, environmental organizations, human services, journalism, justice and legal, education, international relief, veterans organizations, religious organization, etc.].

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Nonprofit Digital Virtual International 136

Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

Capital campaigns require input from many stakeholders, both internal and external. Other key considerations for successfully planning out your capital campaign committee meetings to consider: Determining whether your meeting will include prospective donors , and thinking ahead about how you’ll actively engage them.

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Campaign Structure Phase Review 98