Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

At their core, advisory committees are groups of individuals who are stakeholders in your nonprofit’s work and who want to play a role in ensuring you achieve maximum impact. Having one (or more) active and highly functioning advisory committees fosters resilience, creativity, and even resource development for your organization.

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Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 90

EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Donations are the most important example when it comes to securing support, but your website’s navigation and design play key roles, too. If your blog hasn’t seen much activity in recent months (or if you don’t have complete blogging functionality), add creating content to the top of your to-do list. Is everything clearly labeled?

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Virtual Site Support Fundraising 190

Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

According to the 2020 Smithsonian Magazine article, The Storied History of Giving in America , the practice of philanthropy can reflect and reinforce inequity. Black youth face barriers such as historical exclusion, structural racism in schools and resources in Black communities.

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Voice Philanthropy Atlanta Student 128

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. Like many other activities in participatory philanthropy, this approach considers the process to be as important as the outcomes. This can range from them being consulted to owning the results.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Outline engaging activities and events that align with your mission but also provide opportunities for members to actively participate and contribute their skills. Start by outlining your organizational structures. Clearly define roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines to ensure transparency and accountability.

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Associations Practice Strategy Leadership 52

Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2018

Over the years, my experience in a variety of financial leadership roles has led me to the following hypothesis: nonprofit finance is critical to mission success. Given the integral connection between financial and organizational success, I wanted to dig deeper into the nonprofit CFO role. Completing the Circle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs. Here’s an interview with the translators about best practices for facilitating training activities that need to be translated. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 100

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole. Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources.

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Accessibility Challenge Leadership Tips 106

Forum One

APRIL 13, 2021

To do this effectively, content strategy for digital collections is a necessary piece that is able to streamline the approach of how these institutions shape and expand their roles as modern resources. The items that museums, archives, and libraries collect reflect the human spirit. Highlighting a collection’s best assets.

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Library Museum Content Digital 72

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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Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We understand now that everyone has a role to play. Having active participation from and a relationship with the key audience means we can stay open to feedback and continuously improve. Well-written, well-structured content is one of the best things an organization can do to improve accessibility. Focus on content.

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Accessibility Goal Virginia Audience 70

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Intern Roles (if any). Activating our values in 2022. Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We adapted. We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

When asked what aspects of the executive director role leaders find most depleting, Daring to Lead respondents named human resources more often than any other job function. One-third of executives said that they do not spend enough time managing and developing staff. Guiding, supporting, mentoring, and coaching staff is indeed rewarding.

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Leadership Research Develop Management 92

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Our latest 4th edition of the Nonprofit Trends Report reflects a set of organizations struggling with this imbalance while navigating a rapidly-changing future. Of the surveyed nonprofit employees, roles included responsibility for programs, fundraising, grants management, technology, HR/office, or marketing.

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Trend Report United Kingdom Australia 111

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways. In this excerpt from No More Status Quo , Heather digs into the problematic assumptions of long-held “best practices” in the grantmaking space.

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Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A Board treasurer is often the hardest role to fill, so focus on this position first. Your local United Way or similar organization may have a bank of qualified people seeking Board roles, saving you some time and work to find the right person. Your logo, tagline, key messages, and website will reflect your brand.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

The same historical and cultural structures that have held back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in so many aspects of our lives are also mirrored in much of the nonprofit sector. Workstream priorities should reflect this knowledge. She is an active philanthropist through YFJ Philanthropies as well. By: Yolanda F.

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Strategy Fundraising Philanthropy Nonprofit 82

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. I estimate that between $5,000 to $20,000 is spent annually on recognition activities by most nonprofits, more if you’re in a major campaign. When fundraisers feel good, they perform better—and are more likely to be satisfied with their roles.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2008

The workshop design looks at how to considering the role and activity of the technology stewards in authentic situations as well as exploring the uses of social technologies to stay in touch as well as for sustained inquiry. The participants will write up some more formal reflections towards the end of this week.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Nonprofit professionals working in this sector of philanthropy cite a strong belief in their organization’s mission and daily activities as critical to continuing to make an impact, even in challenging times. Faith-based giving can be deeply reflective of a person’s belief. Chmiola, M.S., Chmiola, M.S.,

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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. These levels provide a clear structure for donors to understand how their contributions make a difference and encourage them to give at a level that feels meaningful to them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

” She has a wonderful Twitter stream called “ Learning Flow ” that is a continuous learning stream of short activities (15-20 minutes) a day. Teaching the new is not structured because it is social learning. He asked to reflect on our network map. He asked us to list them. Organization. Area of Expertise.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

We’ve also created more opportunities for staff from across the organization, even if they don’t work together daily, to interact socially via optional evening and weekend activities. Organize creative activities or events, for example, our annual workplace giving campaign allows our staff to support the causes they care most about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Brainstorming can be done as a solo activity or group or collaborative brainstorming. The most critical thing that distinguishes brainstorming from other types of facilitated group activity is the absence negative feedback. Then you reflect on the difference in creative energy – typically yes and has more of it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2015

You combine the two in order to map professional development needs to organizational goals and then customize learning activities based on learning style. I love that the training activities go beyond the traditional webinars and workshops, and incorporate mentoring and on the job learning activities. Agreed upon plan.

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Develop People Change Mentoring 50

Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

That’s why you have to develop a fundraising strategy for your nonprofit that consists of a variety of different approaches, reflects elements like campaign strategies and budget planning , and helps your organization meet its goals. Plan a timeline for internal activities.

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Develop Calendar Chart Nonprofit 98

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 10, 2016

The remedy though is a lengthy and exhaustive processing of mission, purpose, vision, establishing of roles, sharing of strengths and weaknesses, preparation for power imbalances and conflicts, structure and governance, and planning. The Process: The problems listed above are preventable. This is the “train” on the tracks.

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Collaboration Training Train Impact 40

Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

Staff management best practices courses that can help your staff members take on new leadership roles and start managing other individuals at your organization. Ultimately, your staff members are knowledgeable, competent employees, your return on investment for all of the activities you work toward as an organization will be greater.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

I did a scan of the several hundred organizations registered for the webinar, many from Jewish education organizations, looking at their social media engagement practices as well as a literature scan of alumni network engagement with social mediaHere’s some reflections: Alumni Networks: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategy.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. He's explicit about different project structures and their implications, listing five levels of participation and three of non-participation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

Daniel facilitated a network mapping activity with NNF’s 10 education advocacy staff from regional offices and headquarters. Social networks have specific structures and patterns to them. Some reflection questions to generate insights. What are the different roles? Share your map online.

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Network Map Exercise Nonprofit 124

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Era of Increased Activism and Grassroots Campaigning. The recent presidential election has led to a level of true grassroots activism that hasn’t been seen in decades. At ACS CAN, we’re seeing this newly inspired level of activity reflected in our offline recruitment as well. Leveraging the tools you already have.

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Offline Campaign Channel Cancer 44

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2012

However, the 5 percent given to international causes reflected a 15.3 Included in the tabulation of capital investments are Program Related Investments (PRIs) by foundations to support their philanthropic activities. Patricia Lewis' role as Sr. percent increase over the prior year. PHILANTHROPY (U.S. Private Philanthropy).

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Research Impact United States Philanthropy 79

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. First is to understand the role of the board specifically in elevating an organization’s fundraising program. Elizabeth: Yes.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

This was initially a struggle, as the lack of face-to-face interaction makes it much harder to teach concepts and learn about a new role. Design a training/onboarding process that reflects your organization. In the past year, training and onboarding shifted online due to the move to remote work.

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Retention Tips Training Train 36

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. Identify larger, big-picture issues that are reflected within routine reports.

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North Carolina Discussion Issue Picture 55

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. And I’ll give you about 30 seconds or so to activate. Full Transcript: – [Lindsay] Okay. .

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People Community Video Podcast 76