Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

Take some time to think through and write out all of the details. . Time-bound – By what date do we need to achieve the goal? . Do they articulate an understanding of and/or demonstrate affinity for your mission and vision? Names would get added back in for the interview process. Interview questions.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Frankly, the search, evaluation, interview, and selection process can be very rigorous and time-consuming. At the same time, making a public statement that is not followed by congruent, well-aligned action will likely be viewed as performative contrition and will adversely affect public trust. . Set a SMART goal.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. These were changes that we had wanted to make for a long time. I wrote about the potential for aggregating RSS feeds of giving opportunities in a blog post called, Why We Need Group Fundraising RSS Feeds.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Starting a nonprofit requires a decent amount of time and energy. Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. Determine salary ranges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

Note From Beth: Many of us don’t value taking the time for intentional learning within our organizations. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake. What Wyman did: We conducted 50 interviews in an organization with 33 full time staff. Conduct the Audit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 23, 2013

At nonprofit interviews, your employer needs to distinguish your job credentials beyond a simple skill set – they need to recognize both your professional potential and your passion for the cause. Cultivate and articulate your tech skills. Martha Miner , Manager of Human Resources. Greater Phoenix. Economic Council.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have). No one should fall back on “that’s not my job” when it comes to passionately and proactively articulating your vision, mission, and values. But you’ll leave even more money on the table.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. Britt Bravo: You interviewed 30 women, and organized them by if they were farmers, activists, and different things. Overall, was there a theme among the stories of the women that you interviewed?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

For your organization to stand out from the crowd, you need a strong, fact-based understanding of what exactly inspires your supporters to give their time, money, and more. The more your audience enjoys your content, the more time and energy they’ll give to your organization. How to identify and attract a new stream of supporters.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Then ask if they would have time to talk more with you so you can get to know them. Once you make an appointment, it’s time to prepare and you definitely want to be ready! If their answers are brief and they seem disengaged, thank them for their time and let them go. Try to make the conversation a conversation, not an interview.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. Glad you like it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

This week I attended a session with David La Piana , author and long-time nonprofit consultant, hosted by the Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program. David gave a talk about his new book, The Nonprofit Business Plan , and mini-workshop about what makes a good business plan from a funder’s point of view.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

During interviews being presents means even allowing silence so your subject can move at a pace that is comfortable for them. " Identify people who are genuine, outgoing, articulate, and lively/likeable. Throughout time storytellers have used the tools available to them to help transmit their stories.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Finding the match between market needs and skills — try informational interviewing with other consultants. Be able to articulate what you help orgs do and accomplish, not necessarily the technical products/skills? Hourly billing — it’s always in our interests to spend more time, so we could easily spend too much time.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2017

And, based on extensive interviews with board members, we found that their giving is tied directly to their experience on that board. The chance to do work with an impassioned, articulate, and engaged CEO behind whom they can rally. In my experience, the answer to that question is dependent on the organization. Matchmaking.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 10, 2011

You can feel it, but it isn't easy to articulate. She also equates film editing with dance choreography: The intuitive, choreographic shaping of movement and energy over time… creates the rise and fall of tension and release in a film. Even if you've seen it a hundred times, watch it again with an awareness of its rhythm.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2019

As first-time parents, they are the focus of most attention, almost to a fault. We did quick surveys and I did interviews. We didn’t articulate where our norms overlapped and where our goals connected. We didn’t give ourselves time to create a collective language. Audience-centered for me is a subset of human-centered.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 12, 2020

It’s our time to shine. Consider too that it’s not easy to articulate this value for those who are in it.you just do it, because you’re awesome at it. You’ve taken the time out of your head-spinning busy days to respond in a Basecamp, Twitter, or Facebook thread about a timely technical topic. This time is historic.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2014

Some organizations come to us with a very clearly articulated brand that has accompanying logos, fonts, colors, photography, copywriting and more. We like to work on mood boards in parallel with the User Research and Information Architecture phases so that the aesthetic is already defined by the time the Wireframes are complete.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2016

By tracking outcomes and indicators using an automated process and aggregating the data in one place, organizations are able to spend less time on ad-hoc data collection and analysis and more time on important decisions that drive operational effectiveness. One additional benefit is improved decision-making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2008

This requires carefully thinking about comment moderation techniques and part of this includes articulating a clear policy about use of moderation. While I initially liked that they told me right at the time that I made the comment, I wondered if editing someone's comments and then posting could lead to any legal trouble.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. However, even with harsh economic times, there is the temptation to look at numbers only and immediately dismiss social media. I think that is dangerous.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2010

A free agent is a person (many times a GenY, but not always ) who is a passionate about a social cause, but is working outside of a nonprofit organization to organize , mobilize , raise money , and engage with others. They build relationships on the ground as well as online. They are adept at relationship building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

Last night I had a wonderful conversation with Corey Pudhorodsky who is the and brains behind 501c3Cast - Podcast for Nonprofits , a weekly podcast show of interviews and news about Nonprofit volunteers, do-gooders, and professionals. As the interview progresses, he is making notes on paper about the juicy segments, etc.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As you implement the strategies given in this guide, you’ll be able to find and recruit people who want to dedicate their time and talent to helping your organization. When someone is willing to donate an hour of their time, a nonprofit is able to save money while getting the assistance they need to move their work forward.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

There’s a reason the holiday season is called the most wonderful time of the year! Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Read on to learn more!

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

But be careful: hitting a "home run" with one of these requires timing, broad appeal and luck. But there are few "hooks" for action or financial support that resonate more than the time sensitivity of a live event. Take time to probe on how a webcasting company intends to carry out your event.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

So instead of just talking about the wide needs as if it’s a fact, include: testimonials, statistics, reports, articles, interviews, etc. Step #3) A – Articulate the goal(s) of a grant An A rticulate goal is the main aim that will result because of your program and will solve your problem statement. This is a must.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2013

Sometimes it’s a quick, half-hour phone call and other times it’s a two day on-site visit. It’s still of utmost value though to get all of your stakeholders in a room to articulate what you’re trying to do and to build consensus across the team. You also want to respect your participants’ time. Surveys and Interviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2005

When I interviewed the Walker Bloggers two months ago, there were only two departments. Not how to make the software do it, but how to make my and speech sound articulate and match the clips exactly with good timing. I just popped over to the Walker Arts Center blogs to see if more departments had entered the blogosphere.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

And at that time they were doing a public awareness campaign. But at the same time as I feel the pressure to be an expert, I’m starting to feel pressure to keep my programs edgy—to move the way our culture is moving and the way that corporations—stores—have decided that education is a major part of how they work. Museums Engaging in 2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast. So we saw a need, and we really spent time looking at that need, looking at what else was out there, and what the niche was. I think it started--I know it started--when I was very young, although I probably wasn't aware what was going on at the time.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Nice to see a full room, especially and during such a busy and hectic time of year. But most importantly, I know a lot of you have already done this, but please feel free to chat in during the session we’re going to save some time for Q&A at the end. I’m so excited for you all to be here. I’m Steven.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

At the time of writing this article nearly 180,000 people had collectively raised almost $29 million on charity: water’s online platform. It’s uncommon for a nonprofit to spend time developing and articulating their unique value proposition, but this is one area in which organizations should act like companies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

In addition to the tactical and skills instruction we did with the social media staff on Day 3 and Day 4, we also covered how to manage time and work efficiently – and how to best provide support for the strategies. Dealing with Connectivity Issues, Remote Work, and Use of Social Platforms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." The chapter is based on interviews with folks in the field and includes step-by-step checklists, examples, and tips. It uses metrics to measure your results and help you improve your strategy over time.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

This seems like an appropriate time to share the story. In DC, I worked half-time for NASA as an electrical engineer and half-time for the Capital Children's Museum (now defunct) as a science educator. Every time a kid said, "I never knew science could be like this!" Last week marked four years for the Museum 2.0

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