The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

But by telling a story, you can not only communicate the services/programs you provide, you can also articulate their impact. How to Create Your Non-Profit's Annual Story Strategy Non-Profit Storytelling: Using the Right Story Structure. That is how someone truly understands what your non-profit is all about. Check out these posts.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Clear goals and a detailed timeline will give the necessary direction and structure to your advocacy campaign. People crave a clearly articulated goal to connect with and promote. In general, use this structure for best results: Map out a story arc. Let’s take a look at how both of those play into your advocacy campaign plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Chris Brogan’s technique is to select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

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Professional San Jose Journal Facilitation 89

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For many it’s simply reading and writing, which is the way most of our schools are structured. Take the time to thoughtfully articulate them. Some learn best visually, through observation. For others it’s auditory, through listening. And for some it’s kinesthetic, through movement and touch. Values are powerful.

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Learning Change Strategy Journal 91

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

When making a technology change, change management is a process of applying a structured approach to transition from the old system to the new system. Create a cadence of meetings and a timeline for them so they understand how the project will be structured. The techniques help to grease the wheels of any organizational change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Here they are: Rituals.

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Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 111

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

Foundation leaders need to understand how grantmaking practices affect nonprofit organizations and structure grantmaking practices in ways that best support nonprofit organizations. The leaders of a foundation must ensure that the foundation’s mission is clearly defined and articulated. Establish values and priorities.

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Adopt Foundation Practice Support 52

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Like other successful entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs have the will and skill set to get things done and the traditional public charity structure and requirements may seem like burdensome barriers to moving forward. Founders need to well articulate their vision and involve others in developing plans to implement the mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Here they are: Rituals.

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Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Here they are: Rituals.

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Professional Personal Croatia Build 140

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. The Structure Lab is set up as a "game" in which you explore cards in various categories (values, assets, financing, etc.) to better articulate what you are really trying to do with your project concept.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

You don’t have to become an estate attorney, but you should try to understand how the various legacy investments are structured. Craft a clear and compelling message Develop a case for support , a concise and persuasive message to articulate the importance of legacy giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

The principal task of preparing organizational leaders is to provide them with the language and tools they need to be able to discern and describe network activity, the insights they need to understand network structure, and an appreciation for the vital yet often subtle tasks of managing a network’s context.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The better you can articulate how you can hit the ground running and will be a problem solver, not a problem creator, the better your chances of getting hired. Companies aren’t hiring you out of the goodness of their hearts; they are hiring you to help them achieve their goals. What separates outstanding employees from mediocre ones?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The better you can articulate how you can hit the ground running and will be a problem solver, not a problem creator, the better your chances of getting hired. Companies aren’t hiring you out of the goodness of their hearts; they are hiring you to help them achieve their goals. What separates outstanding employees from mediocre ones?

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Job Interview Articulate Problem 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

The better you can articulate how you can hit the ground running and will be a problem solver, not a problem creator, the better your chances of getting hired. Companies aren’t hiring you out of the goodness of their hearts; they are hiring you to help them achieve their goals. What separates outstanding employees from mediocre ones?

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Job Interview Articulate Problem 52

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

You need to articulately describe the need you’re addressing in a way that moves listeners’ hearts. A consistent trait I see among those I consider wildly successful nonprofit leaders is their ability to share their vision with others, either one-on-one or in a group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Last year, I added another tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. What gave me joy? What should I let go of?

Professional 114

Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Structure: How will they estimate, describe and test the operational structure? So, articulated success metrics for a networked strategy is also important. He shared some the basics of what grantmakers should look for in a nonprofit business plan: 1. Market: Is there a need for this? Are there already 20 groups doing this?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Big hearts will respond to big-hearted, authentic, clearly-articulated, specific and resonant appeals. Look at the following: (1) Does it have an intuitive navigation structure? (2) Or a new donor responded with bigheartedness to an emergency appeal. . Or people simply chipped in what they could. Nonprofit Giving Trends on the Horizon.

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Trend Strategy Giving Fundraising 136

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Having a clear corporate structure limits the individual liability of your nonprofit’s leaders, employees, and board of directors. Before taking the steps to start a nonprofit, ask yourself these questions: What need or problem will the nonprofit address?

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Pricing structures. As partners, as a collective, without creating toxic/un-needed structure? Be able to articulate what you help orgs do and accomplish, not necessarily the technical products/skills? Different price structures are ok for different projects. How to size up clients if they’re a good fit?

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Consultant Structure NTEN Skills 100

Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2014

Stakeholder Discovery : How we structure stakeholder meetings, what topics we discuss and some tips for leading discovery conversations. Visual Design : How we articulate the creative vision for the site and combine the aesthetic with the solid foundation of User Research and Information Architecture. User Research.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The chance to do work with an impassioned, articulate, and engaged CEO behind whom they can rally. If all the above makes it clear that everything revolves around vision, it should make sense that identifying and articulating your vision should be the first thing on your to-do list. Boards are not one-size-fits-all. Matchmaking.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

In this section, we’ll cover tips for structuring information about your fundraiser on your flyer so that your viewers are satisfied. Images lend more evocative value to your content and allow you to better articulate brand messaging. Informational fundraising flyer tips and examples. Tip 1: Highlight calls to action.

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Examples Tips Fundraising Images 105

Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2012

Too often, eager to fill a vacant seat or secure a well-known name, we fail to clearly articulate expectations of service to prospective board members, or downplay the expectations of service.

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Fundraising Articulate Template Facilitation 50

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2011

Developing and maintaining such an infrastructure — the articulation of staff competencies aligned to organizational strategies; establishment of supervision processes to hire, manage, develop, and review employees; and the ongoing assessment of overall staff performance in relation to organizational outcomes — can be daunting.

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Leadership Research Develop Management 92

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2007

Yours truly clearly ticked off our articulate and thought provoking keynote speaker, Carl Schramm, the head of the Kauffman Foundation. And, the social sector isn't structured by its nature to encourage scale like the for-profit sector. Late breaking news from the Gathering. Carl's foundation is the foundation for entrepreneurship.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

" Identify people who are genuine, outgoing, articulate, and lively/likeable. Give structure to your story. Natural energy levels come across lower on camera, which is why it’s important to find lively, outgoing people. Having a clear beginning, middle, and end helps the viewer follow the narrative and message.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2017

These foundations and nonprofits are collaborating on a deeper level, structuring initiatives based on a common language of giving with an articulation of an action plan for achieving intended impacts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes.

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Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2012

At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH), we've started experimenting with a "community first" approach to program development. C3 invites people to cross-pollinate and share ideas--the most promising of which we will follow up on to plan new programs.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 11, 2017

How much would John pay for rent and how should we structure it? So we structured the rent in a “base with kicker” format. But the answers hewed to the priorities articulated through these two exercises. That’s all we knew going into negotiations. There were lots of big unresolved questions. Who would manage construction?

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Technique Museum Exercise Structure 29

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

An articulated reason for why you’re holding the event. Your event email campaigns will likely be structured as a drip series ( learn more below ), with the goal of securing new participants in your event. So, regardless of the specific call-to-action, you include, it needs to be clearly articulated and eye-catching.

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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

MARCH 13, 2018

As Osborn wrote in his book, “Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it in the bud.” The simple rules of brainstorming are typically articulated at the beginning of a session as ground rules and include the following: NO criticism or debate. Quantity matters.

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Facilitation Work Chart Technique 106

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Articulating content priorities for your homepage and other key pages/sections of your web presence. Once we’ve determined the Content Strategy for the website, we then move into the Information Architecture phase where we decide on the structure and placement of the content for the new site. What’s Next. Stay tuned!

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