.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. Using Suzanne Bell’s example, it can be helpful to consider both the technical and psychosocial roles that will facilitate the work. Our interview process is rigorous.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s the list: Function.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Nancy MacRae, MS, CAE, ENA, describes the relationship between trust and culture. “As All of the association’s activities and initiatives are grounded in the ideals that are outlined below. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity. Associations revolve around relationships, but the shape of those connections has changed.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

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 82

Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 82

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

But these events are not only about maintaining existing relationships; they also provide a unique opportunity to tap into the extended networks of your donors—by attracting their friends to your cause. Or try additional experiential events like interactive workshops, virtual reality experiences, or access to behind-the-scenes activities.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

Nonprofit organizations rely on the commitment and active engagement of their board members to make a significant impact in their communities. Board members should allocate ten hours per year for regular board meetings, where they actively participate in discussions, provide input, and make informed decisions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Now more than ever we must create a robust workplace culture and stronger relationships to retain our humanness. The inability to create a variety of different contexts in our lives including different social roles, relationships, activities and goals. Why Remote Work Is Exhausting.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

For nonprofits today, managing donor relationships and fundraising efforts is essential. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and fundraising tools play a significant role. Strengthening donor connections At the core of successful fundraising is the ability to build lasting relationships with donors.

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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.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 60

Greater Giving

JANUARY 11, 2024

By strategically mapping out your year, you can harness the power of timing, engagement, and donor relationships. Building Lasting Donor Relationships Beyond financial contributions, prioritize building lasting donor relationships. Your journey to a successful fundraising year starts now.

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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. I wrote guest posts for many nonprofit publications and blogs.

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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. She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters. Leverage social information and norms.

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Classy

MAY 26, 2021

As hosts of the Collaborative , an annual immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofits, we’re no strangers to facilitating meaningful connections. When you identify someone you’d like to connect with, use LinkedIn or the event’s designated platform (or both) to facilitate the conversation. Leave Room for Serendipity .

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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

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. Participate in mutually reinforcing activities: Harness strengths and mitigate weakness by pursuing complementary activity consistent with an organization’s mission and the common goal shared by all.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

For instance, you may have a board member who works at a reputable local company and is willing to facilitate an introduction to the business’s chief philanthropy officer. Express appreciation and maintain relationships Once a prospective partner agrees to sponsor your organization, the work isn’t quite over yet.

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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. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

When you have a portfolio management meeting on the calendar, it will drive ongoing attention and activity. The outcomes should be useful, actionable information that gift officers can use to advance the relationship—not endless detail. Maintain a balance of “research qualification” and “relationship qualification.”

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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 79

Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 79

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.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 72

Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

An active field of research in the 1960s, machine learning is now deeply embedded in our daily lives—from receiving recommended products while we’re online shopping to Google helping us autocomplete our emails. Facilitating intelligent funding connections (coming soon.) Making searching for funders and grants fast and easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. Much of this has to do with how people appreciate each other as well as building a sense of community, followed by activities and supporting policies in the workplace.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Fundraisers often have a love/hate relationship with fundraising CRM reports. Communicate more effectively with your board and stakeholders: Offer a clear, quantifiable view of your organization’s fundraising activities to boards and potential fundraisers, building trust and accountability. Sounds ideal, right?

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor relation management is the process by which organizations organize donor data and maintain donor relationships to support a long-term donor infrastructure. Segment Donors The biggest tip for building a beneficial relationship with donors is understanding the person behind the donation.

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2023

Facilitate peer-to-peer fundraising. You might: Plan fun activities, such as a live concert or free luncheon. Facilitate peer-to-peer fundraising. To facilitate effective peer-to-peer fundraising: Reach out to supporters personally to invite them to participate. Plan kickoff and wrapping up events.

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Bloomerang

MAY 16, 2023

At least 20 minutes of the agenda should be dedicated to education and training, such as role-playing exercises, making calls to donors, or even guest facilitators. The focus should be on building relationships with donors, rather than asking for donations. One way to do this is to incorporate training into board meetings.

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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 facilitate donors’ participation by telling the story of their tangible impact. Don’t worry, it doesn’t need to be complicated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation. The first post was an overview of 9 virtual facilitation tips.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Supporters won’t read your blog just because they have a relationship with your nonprofit—they want to engage with informative, interesting content that actively furthers their understanding of your cause. Facilitate a stronger relationship by sharing compelling personal stories related to your nonprofit.

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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.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

Older adults tend to be more actively engaged in charitable giving and are more likely to make substantial donations. Build personal relationships : Cultivate personal connections with your aging donors. Engage their family members and loved ones in your organization’s activities, events, and communication.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Datamaking can ground processes of joint learning that energize grantee relationships. Visualizing Where Meaning Making Can Happen “Mapping” activities are often the starting point of identifying data collection opportunities. It can contribute to exchanges and interactions that are at the heart of nonprofit network building.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

The tools that you use to engage supporters online should integrate with your website and, ideally, your database or constituent relationship management (CRM) platform. 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.

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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

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.

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