Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Host interviews After you’ve identified potential board members, invite these individuals to an in-person meeting or video conference interview to get to know them and see if they’d be a good fit for the role. Hold interviews. This legally designates your nonprofit as a business entity.

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Nonprofit Files Policy Software 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

A structured reflection process generates insights about what worked and what could be improved. More importantly, it can avoid replicating mistakes or activities that don’t work and are a waste of resources. Does your nonprofit use a formal debrief process after programs, events, or activities? What is your process?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Rituals are routine and intentional activities that carry meaning. Here are some rituals that I have consistently used over the past few decades: Review the Past Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead.

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Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

Years ago, I worked on a project where I was hired to interview about 75 different foundations in one state. Somewhere in the interview, they said, “We are unique.”. These included all types of foundations, large to small, family-run, disease-related, corporate-operated.

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Collaboration Foundation Test Skills 81

Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Our neural activity increases 5X when listening to a story. 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.

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Storytelling Guide Structure Audience 109

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. For example, ensure all images include alt text, provide a transcript or closed captions for videos, choose text colors that contrast with the background, and use hierarchical page structure. ? Let’s dive in!

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Websites Donation Images Mobile 97

Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

My activism in the anti-rape movement began with institutionalized sexual harassment I experienced at my high school. Are you trying to persuade ambivalent people or activate your base? Structure Your Message Effectively . The way we structure our stories is key to maximizing their impact. Identify Your Own Story .

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Advocacy San Francisco Story Digital 59

Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Informed by over 15 interviews with BMA Fellows and field leaders, the report offers three calls to action for the field to be more just and equitable. . While the calls to action above are not all-inclusive, they offer a starting place for a sustainable ecosystem that fully activates Black social innovation.

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Green Pledge Alternative Fund 98

Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

In 2020, we were not hosting in-person events, our offices were closed (some still are) and most volunteer activity came to a complete halt. Based on the survey responses, I set up individual virtual meetings, or interviews, to learn more about their availability before matching them with an event committee.

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Roles Process Volunteer Colorado 70

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

This includes orientating participants to the agenda, introductions and a check-in or icebreaker, questions or activities used to help people ease people into a meeting or learning situation. . Most people can’t draw, so this activity levels the playing field and it positively reinforces group dynamics and builds a more open environment.

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Virtual Facilitation Exercise Training 130

Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Although Maher doesn’t detail new recruitment strategies in her interview with Wood, she does say “there are a number of people across the Wikimedia community and groups that are actively oriented to writing women into history.” The website also highlights a plan to “ increase contributor diversity. ”.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. However, we can actively try to build cross-community bridges in an attempt to understand our own locality from other points of view.

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Accessibility Challenge Leadership Tips 102

Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

It’s time to ask yourself some tough questions: Does your nonprofit have the structure in place to manage your growth and the additional work that will come with your realized dream of a new building? A new or improved facility is a lot of work and can come with increased expenses, more responsibility, and a lot of upkeep.

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Campaign Phase Guide Gift 75

Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

Belief in community-run/owned decentralized structures. These structures allow people to collaborate in a trustless environment without the need of traditional bureaucracy or centralized authority. The preferred structure that many projects move toward in crypto is DAOs, which deliberately pushes power to the community.

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Donor Difference Ukraine Podcast 52

Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Policies and procedures give volunteers the information and structure they need to feel confident in their role, especially when they are just getting started. Procedures do not require Board approval but are critical for providing processes and structure to support the policies. Is there a form to fill out? Is orientation required?

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Volunteer Create Policy Roles 119

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2021

From your job description to your interviews and, finally, to the contract you ask your board members to sign, you want to be clear that you expect board members to fundraise. Is your board actively fundraising on behalf of your nonprofit? Your job description should explicitly state that you expect new board members to fundraise.

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Fundraising Goal Develop Donor 98

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

By securing interviews, write-ups, or event listings, you can tap into their established audiences and gain wider exposure. You can further incentivize these kinds of sales by creating a structured referral program that rewards those who bring in additional attendees.

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Tips Fundraising Local Channel 52

Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Do your research to understand the structure and timeline of a typical capital campaign in advance. For a deeper dive into each of these phases, explore Capital Campaign Pro’s ultimate guide to campaign structure and best practices. In short, things feel like they’re dragging along much slower than expected. What should you do instead?

Campaign 52

Campaign Phase Gift Studies 52

Museum 2.0

MARCH 8, 2011

The gallery staff wanted half-term activities as part of their learning program and they invited me to lead these through what evolved into a residency format. I wanted the details of the residency to be shaped by the people who got involved with it, so it needed a structure with an edge that could be pushed against in different directions.

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Interview Museum Badge Game 37

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

Social media attention training requires understanding your goals and priorities and involves asking yourself at regular intervals whether your current activity at any moment moves you closer to your goal or serves your higher priority. People who can bridge networks – fill structural holes – stand to benefit.

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Online Social Media Attention Chapter 128

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Board will be responsible for monitoring how closely financial activity matches the actual budget, looking into how much programs and services cost, and whether that cost is appropriate. Provide Proper Financial Oversight It’s the Board’s job to provide financial oversight for the organization.

Roles 116

Roles Director Evaluation Government 116

Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Additionally, apprenticeships are more structured and skill-specific than internships. It’s important to note that an apprenticeship differs from an internship in a few key ways. Internships are often short-term (1-3 months) where apprenticeships are longer-term (1-3 years).

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Roles Skills Vermont Germany 99

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We didn’t believe this so we did a podcast interview with the CEO of Give Lively. Visual interface for structuring texts, pricing starts at $20 for 1,000 credits. They also have great activism click-to-call, VoIP #s and segmentation for message targetting. Organized by pricing. GiveLively.org. Give by Cell. Smart as a Fox.

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Free Open Source Nonprofit Phone 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

That’s why it is important for funders who need a nonprofit business to make a funding decisions, should also interview the organization. David shared some red flags to look for. Structure: How will they estimate, describe and test the operational structure? Did the organization make decisions? Is this new and unique?

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Review Business Nonprofit Measure 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

1. Body Breaks: Incorporate some sort of movement or body activity every 20 minutes. For this exercise, rather than having people sit and interview each other in pairs in the room I had them write down the interview questions on 3×5 card and go for 20 minute walk around the hotel and do a walking interview, ten minutes each.

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Training Train Brain Exercise 50

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Appearing as her super hero alter ego, complete with green cape, Super Green, Kroll spoke about how online activity can be used to inspire offline action. Organizing activities, such as Hayes Valley Farm has done by inviting their online followers to volunteer on the farm, gives community members a chance to connect in person.

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Offline Action Community Online 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

Here’s an interview with the translators about best practices for facilitating training activities that need to be translated. We added a lot of buffer into the timings for each section as well as the ability to modify the amount of time spent on different exercises to compress the activity or do it to its fullest.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 100

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

We came up with a system that was much more structured and is based on audio, not video. The big goal is to activate your connection with objects in the rest of the museum, that Object Stories models the idea of having deep relationships with objects for any visitor who comes in. So what did you do next?

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Story Interview Museum Audio 53

.orgSource

APRIL 10, 2023

While the group’s knowledge may be deep, it is probably not broad enough to offer a unique understanding or prescient ideas on digital initiatives, finance, marketing, or a range of other activities. Value Unique Voices When my business partner, Kevin Ordonez, and I were interviewing leaders for our Association 4.0

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 30, 2021

For young professionals, what types of networking groups are active in your community. Use the job description in your recruitment activities so potential volunteers are clear about what they’re saying “yes” to. Invite them in for an interview, if the opportunity requires a significant time commitment and particular skills.

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Volunteer Program Create Student 98

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

I really appreciated the structured and in depth discussion this activity created. Ultimately, we were able to concentrate the broader ideas into three focused projects and chose one we wanted to move forward with. What did you learn and what would you do differently next time?

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Game Community Impact Media 195

BoardAssist

APRIL 15, 2014

Look for ways to structure real discussions among board members that will elicit commitment and leadership. Discussions of this nature will activate your board members’ various backgrounds and skills sets, not to mention their interest. 8) Interview the Executive Director. 1) Focus the agenda on results.

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North Carolina Discussion Issue Picture 55

Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Newsletters : AI writers can help nonprofits design and write newsletters that keep donors and supporters up-to-date on their latest activities and achievements. We did this with George, and then he interviewed the AI version of himself , we think it scared him. Build large training guides on a given topic.

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Ideas Model Language API 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2012

This year, it rolled out significant changes, allowing app developers to create custom actions using any verb and object related to the activity taking place on the app. These so-called “lightweight” activities can be defined by the app creator and pushed throughout the Facebook experience.

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Music Facebook Nonprofit Action 114

Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2011

The key to success is getting your corporate culture right and then tapping into the new found potential with an efficient and effective structure designed to harness and act on the newly uncovered ideas. Set Your Structure! At SXSW this year, David's co-author Randal Moss took a second to provide us with this interview.

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Structure NPO Culture Evaluation 34

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

We have done this in-person as part of stakeholder discovery and have also done them remotely, with end-users, as a user research activity. Some indicators that a card sort test is a good activity for a design project include: A website that is structured according to the org chart so that each department has their own section.

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Design Process Web Test 36

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

And I’ll give you about 30 seconds or so to activate. I know people are transitioning from meetings and … so please activate the survey. So that’s how you sort of lay that foundation, you start activating it, and then you progress. So with all that extra time to spare, I got activated, right? Here we go.

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People Community Video Podcast 75