EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Ensuring a smooth user experience is especially critical for complex virtual campaigns like peer-to-peer fundraising, which relies heavily on your website to facilitate a number of different interactions between donors, their networks, and your organization. Looking for even more advice on nonprofit digital fundraising and engagement?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

The lack of structure can be challenging. You’ll hear this advice over and over again from successful people with diverse backgrounds, from the likes of Oprah Winfrey to Steve Jobs. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff. The Governing Board took the Advisory Board’s advice to heart and created a series of achievable goals rather than a hard deadline. Advisory Boards Need Structure. The most likely reason is time.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

It was also an opportunity for me to co-facilitate with in-country team, meet the NGOs and hear their stories first-hand, and learn a lot about modeling and adapting interactive training techniques for different cultures. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation. Group Photo with Certificates.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

As I was writing today’s post on how to support the next generation of leaders based on great advice from The Emerging Leaders Playbook , co-authored by Beth Kanter, I can’t but help but reflect on the leadership, passion, and out of the box thinker that Jake Brewer was in the nonprofit and civic democracy space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. .” Sometimes easier said than done!).

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2023

While you should leave explicit financial or estate planning advice to the professionals, there are other steps you should still take. Charitable remainder trusts work similarly to charitable annuities but are structured through trusts that donors establish specifically for giving to one or more charities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

The handbook offers advice and resources for those who just starting out to those involved in well-established networks. If you are interested in building networks or working as Networked Nonprofit, you need this book right now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

I’m very honored to be giving the ending keynote and facilitating a design lab on self-care and avoiding burnout at the National Arts Marketing Project Conference. Because I started my career in the arts field and wanted to do some active listening to the audience before speaking, I came in for the whole conference.

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fusionSpan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

For instance, just because someone has database experience, does not necessarily mean they will know how to apply your association’s membership and accounting structure within an AMS. Not only can a consultant provide advice during the product search, but they can often assist with implementation of your new system.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Editorial calendar provides the structure so you don’t have to randomly find content, but keep it flexible so you can post breaking or timely news related to your organization or the issues it tracks which gets more attention and interaction. See my Facebook Best Practices curriculum for more advice. Measure Networked Nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. This assessment will give you a good sense of where you stand now and offers a structured approach to practicing based on your assessment. 5: Don’t interrupt or jump into giving advice.

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2020

These core steps will give your event planning team a solid structure upon which you can build your auction strategies. Online auction software for planning the event and facilitating bids is the primary expense associated with hosting your first virtual auction. Develop an event marketing strategy. Encourage early engagement.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Because, my friends, delivering happiness is the job of a true philanthropy (translated from the Greek as “love of humanity”) facilitator. My first piece of advice is this: . Look at the following: (1) Does it have an intuitive navigation structure? (2) And that’s a shame. People Yearn to Express their Love . If not, why not?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 28, 2012

People like to be connectors, they like to be of importance and they love to see their facilitation yield fruition. Providentially, there are plenty of programs that provide structured networking for those who want to make contacts and connections at a higher level. There is also networking within these particular groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

To say that social media facilitates distraction is not to say that social media has to control your awareness – you can take control back and through repeated conscious efforts. People who can bridge networks – fill structural holes – stand to benefit. Small talk nourishes trust. Trust lubricates transaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Our session used the following structure. Here were the questions we discussed: What advice to do you offer to those who might have a board member or a boss asks you to plan and implement a viral campaign? You can read a summary of the viral campaign here and here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Over the summer, Holly Minch , who is an expert at helping nonprofits and philanthropies unlock the potential of strategic communications for social change, suggested that I facilitate a workshop on social media strategy with a group of nonprofit and philanthropy communications folks. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Second, you must establish a protocol for maintaining high-structure, high-substance 1:1 dialogues with the individuals on your team. For more advice on how to lead your organization through the pandemic, see Grossman’s new (free) ebook, 12 Tips for Employers to Navigate the Future World of Work. and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2015

CoPs are supported by volunteer organizers who answer questions, facilitate conversations and connections among group members, and plan and implement regular community conference calls, webinars, and tweet chats. Volunteer committee members work behind the scenes, contributing their expertise, time, and advice to help shape NTEN programming.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Second, you must establish a protocol for maintaining high-structure, high-substance 1:1 dialogues with the individuals on your team. For more advice on how to lead your organization through the pandemic, see Grossman’s new (free) ebook, 12 Tips for Employers to Navigate the Future World of Work. and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

Here are just some of this committee’s (many) jobs and our suggestions for committee structure: Collecting all guest names and contact information. Most events require an army of people the night of the event to facilitate your planning elements. Generating guest lists and assigning bidder numbers. Volunteer Coordinator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

Although this was before Twitter, the advice about what makes an effective tagging community still resonates and are applicable to effective Twitter hashtags. Others are more formal, structured conversations that happen weekly at a particular time. #4change is a regular chat about social media change. This takes some facilitation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Second, you must establish a protocol for maintaining high-structure, high-substance 1:1 dialogues with the individuals on your team. For more advice on how to lead your organization through the pandemic, see Grossman’s new (free) ebook, 12 Tips for Employers to Navigate the Future World of Work. and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

To start off, an eLearning consultant is an individual who provides advice and guidance to help organizations create successful eLearning programs. They provide advice and guidance to help elevate your learning business, which your team would then put into action. Let’s get started. What is an eLearning consultant? Course authoring.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

In the field of social network analysis, these are called "structural holes." This process of facilitating new ties/relationships is called "brokering." A personnel map of the employees who are most sought-after for advice or assistance could be drafted to improve efficiency and camaraderie among co-workers.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 15, 2014

Last month we turned to fundraising guru and guest blogger Gail Perry for advice on how to make your board members a little less BORED. Look for ways to structure real discussions among board members that will elicit commitment and leadership. Then the board chair can facilitate the full group discussion afterwards.

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BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

Here are a few of Leading with Intent’s key findings, and some advice about how we can get beyond B-minus: Getting the people right is fundamental. Structure yourself for success. Leading with Intent explores why that is, and — more importantly — what we can do about it.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

Research time that doesn’t facilitate, spark, or lead to action in your donors and prospects isn’t time well spent, even when you have a little more time in your day. Is there better stewardship than valuing the advice of your most trusted donors so they’re part of building the vision of an organization about which they care deeply?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2008

But, the real question is how do you facilitate conversation? How do you facilitate cross-blog conversation ? How do you facilitate conversation in the comments ? " She points to a post by Caroline Middlebrook with some advice about developing a blog commenting strategy. I need advice!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

I learn so much from those who have share their stories and advice. He offers this advice: Applied, social media can serve as an elixir, a means to ease the process of moving towards an extended corporate hive with empowered edges. I'll call him "Sam" (not his real name).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

It integrates online community discussion forums, structured learning like webinars, content, with participants' social profiles. One piece of advice that I learned from Cliff Atkinson's book was to think about your presentation key points as tweets so people can retweet them. Any advice about using Google Wave? look here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2007

David points over to colleague Michele Martin's post " How to Facilitate Conversation Between Comments on Our Blogs? I'm very interested in this and Michele and the commenters to this post offered some excellent advice: Michele's suggestions: 1. How do you interact with other commenters when you comment on someone else's blog?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 19, 2016

Create a structure that values peoples' participation. The best book I've read on the topic is Facilitators Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner. The worst way to disrespect participants is to ignore the advice, experience, and expertise that you asked them to provide. SETTING UP THE MEETING 5. Use their input.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This can be challenging, but with the right support structure, nonprofits can thrive in this environment. By partnering with restaurants and caterers, and using video chats to facilitate socializing, virtual luncheons and dinners can be appealing affairs. To start, si gn up for a free live demo of PayBee’s online fundraising platform.

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