Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

This portion was an internally focused effort based on conversations with our team. Writing them down has been powerful for us: these truths articulate who we are and how we do things at Benetech. Our work has significant impact on users, partners, and the fields of social enterprise, human rights, disability and the environment.

Literacy 145

Literacy Articulate Open Source Conservancy 145

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2023

You can ask yourself at a minimum these questions as you formulate your CPS: What do we deeply care about as an organization, both internally and externally? The CPS is used internally to define your workplace culture. It all boils down to identifying and cultivating the optimal working environment for team members to flourish.

Culture 52

Culture Build Impact Lesson 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

You can ask yourself at a minimum these questions as you formulate your CPS: What do we deeply care about as an organization, both internally and externally? The CPS is used internally to define your workplace culture. It all boils down to identifying and cultivating the optimal working environment for team members to flourish.

Culture 52

Culture Classes Build Lesson 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard Collage and during the last four years, he’s interviewed more than five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, across the globe. During his research, Ng identified the most universal problems early-career professionals face. Establish presence in virtual meetings.

Job 52

Job Interview Articulate Problem 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard Collage and during the last four years, he’s interviewed more than five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, across the globe. During his research, Ng identified the most universal problems early-career professionals face. Establish presence in virtual meetings.

Job 52

Job Interview Articulate Problem 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Gorick Ng is a career adviser at Harvard Collage and during the last four years, he’s interviewed more than five hundred interns, early career professionals, managers, and executives, across the globe. During his research, Ng identified the most universal problems early-career professionals face. Establish presence in virtual meetings.

Job 52

Job Interview Articulate Problem 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Organizations must support staffs’ self-care efforts through clearly articulate values, policies, and programs. Self-care in a nonprofit organization is the responsibility of both the individual staff person and the organization.

Culture 50

Culture Nonprofit Articulate Attitude 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2011

And we’ve underscored the importance of networks articulating their values and keeping themselves accountable to those shared values. Being result and outcome-oriented is also a value that networks can hold for themselves and evaluators can look for evidence of networks holding themselves accountable internally and externally.

Evaluation 95

Evaluation Network Effective Case Study 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

If you don’t have an open environment inside your company or country, these new tools will blow you wide open. The power of social media is that it is easier than ever to both articulate, and reinforce, the vision and values that create and inspire alignment,’ said Benioff. O , he says, stands for open. A is for alignment.

Develop 96

Develop Technology Social Articulate 96

Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

It also creates a problem internally where turf wars and a noncollaborative environment lead to frustration, burnout, and staff turnover. This activity helps you articulate why a culture of philanthropy is important, your values, and the way you work. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time.

Culture 47

Culture Philanthropy Marketing Create 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

Like many nonprofits, the rapidly evolving environment around and within us was littered by a practice of ad hoc documentation and person to person knowledge sharing. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake. Be aware that “knowledge hoarding” is often a common practice.

Knowledge 100

Knowledge Process Share Organization 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Jeremiah points out that the first value/outcome - which is essentially about listening and participating, isn't as much appreciated (in a for-profit environment) as the other two which are about money. In order for your community strategy to be sustainable, you need to be able to articulate value back to the organization.

ROI 66

ROI Results Community Online 66

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

While a large percentage of our organization can articulate the importance of being on Facebook, very few staff can grasp how these tools will help to achieve our goals: greater awareness and involvement in the broader movement to address hunger. Over the past five years, we’ve stumbled our way into social media.

Ning 92

Ning Community Social Media Culture 92

Qgiv

MAY 31, 2022

During the retreat, the board and other key leaders work together to articulate a shared vision for the future of the organization. Next, the board will articulate what the organization needs to look like three years from now if their shared vision for the future will eventually be achieved. Clear Path Forward.

Articulate 52

Articulate Exercise Nonprofit Picture 52

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2015

The new Foundation Index, which tracks revenue from giving to foundations, brings the number of specialty indices up to 11, including: Arts & Culture, Environment & Animal Welfare, Faith-based, Healthcare, Higher Education, Human Services, International Affairs, K-12 Education, Medical Research, Public & Society Benefit.

Foundation 20

Foundation Kansas City Kansas Blackbaud 20

sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, Danny McCall beautifully articulates the challenge of defining this dyad in his whitepaper, The Durable Relationship : Although “relationship” is a commonly used word, having an actionable comprehension of a relationship’s dimensions and forces isn’t a trivial matter. But type is hard to distill into a single definition.

Relationship 72

Relationship Data Build Gift 72

Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

When done poorly, they can become sources of confusion for both internal and external audiences. This list is ideally sorted into areas and is primarily an Internal list that your audience does not see. This is primarily internal, but it may also appear in your statements. Internal and external. Internal and external.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit International Team Process 52

Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

When it comes to authoring original eLearning courses for your association’s members, there are generally two paths forward: Purchase course authoring software and tackle the project internally. The type of authoring environment that will benefit your team’s process. Articulate 360.

eLearning 36

eLearning Authoring Course Platform 36

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. Is that when fundraising expectations are clearly articulated during recruitment 52% of CEOs report that their boards are actively engaged in an organization’s fundraising efforts. Like, how do I handle someone saying no?

Leadership 62

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 62

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Not only were they from all over the country, but they all shared an international, multi-ethnic or cultural base. There's also criticism of international fair trade. How do you articulate the sustainable food movement, and how do you explain to people where the bar has been raised? The environment didn't look good.

Interview 72

Interview Authoring Change Oakland 72

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. Melinda Kramer: Women's Global Green Action Network is an international organization that is linking and empowering women working in environmental sustainability around the world.

Green 40

Green Global Action Network 40

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Our job was to provide a structured environment in which to develop ideas and the expertise to build the best of them. Contests are good for raising awareness and focusing behavior, but not good for building sustainable communities or work in a flexible environment. Trust is essential, especially in a changing environment.

Virtual 21

Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re striving to make a difference in your community, protect the environment, or provide a lifeline to those in need, your storytelling ability can mean the difference between a thriving and well-funded program and one that falls flat. Focus on who your donor is through segmentation, research and surveys.

Storytelling 82

Storytelling Impact Arts Nonprofit 82

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And Canada’s 180 international development agencies, what makes you different from them? Some of them are, you know, doing child sponsorship, others long-term international development, others emergency work. And, you know, what I tend to do in these environments is I have a pledge form with me. Next slide. .

Money 107

Money Question Raise Video 107

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The YES program helps teens not only learn science but learn how to articulate their interests and pursue new passions. Louis Science Center to think more concretely about how to build successful community partnerships and how to confront internalized biases or obstacles that prevent more diverse involvement.

St. Louis 45

St. Louis Museum Audience Teen 45

Museum 2.0

JULY 28, 2010

The YES program helps teens not only learn science but learn how to articulate their interests and pursue new passions. Louis Science Center to think more concretely about how to build successful community partnerships and how to confront internalized biases or obstacles that prevent more diverse involvement.

St. Louis 53

St. Louis Audience Teen Museum 53

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The way storytelling can be harnessed internally to break down silos; 3. Learn how to identify and articulate your “money story”; 5. Social sector organizations address our nation’s most challenging issues—poverty, homelessness, social justice, education and the environment. What You’ll Learn: 1. Martha Piland.

Causes 28

Causes Camera Storytelling Technique 28

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And if you can’t articulate that, if you can’t really speak to that, then maybe you’re not bringing much value for them and maybe your retention rates are not going to be great. Oftentimes we get focused on them giving us money because we are a nonprofit, but what value are they getting from their donation?

Results 82

Results Video Donation Fundraising 82

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

A lot of the work we do at Big Duck is about helping organizations articulate their voice. So having a culture where people collaborate and play well together is really, really important for communications because, if you’re not communicating well internally, it’s going to be really, really hard to communicate well externally.

Build 123

Build Video New York City Communication 123

Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases. Your mother is French, and youve had a lot of international exposure. I would like to acknowledge NTEN’s leadership in this area.

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

A couple of years ago, NTEN articulated how broad adoption of open API’s could help nonprofits spend more time on their missions and less time de-duping their databases. Your mother is French, and youve had a lot of international exposure. I would like to acknowledge NTEN’s leadership in this area.

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Every nonprofit site should include the organization’s mission statement somewhere, and Mustard Seed’s Mission and Vision page does a great job of articulating their purpose using short paragraphs and to-the-point language. Their well-organized photo gallery page makes great use of space and showcases a variety of their efforts. Mission page.

Websites 52

Websites Organization Nonprofit Site 52