Bloomerang
JULY 19, 2023
Creates an environment that facilitates fundraising Regardless of whether you do face-to-face fundraising, ensuring that the organization is prepared to fundraise is the development professional’s main priority. Evaluate how any earned income streams you pursue align with your organization’s mission, values, and core purpose.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 4, 2020
It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. Virtual meetings that are not well designed and facilitated can also mean a loss of productivity. Time Keeper: Keeps time. And, always have a plan B.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
Help the facilitator understand who is the room at the beginning (demographics, experience, attitudes, knowledge about the topic) – a quick and dirty participant assessment. Help the facilitator understand how people are feeling half-way through the session so real-time tweaks to design can be made. Support a fun icebreake r.
Whole Whale
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Evaluate telethons and phone banks – what makes people donate on the spot? The ads were hailed as beautiful, artistic, and innovative. Facilitate two-way dialogue to make supporters feel heard. Personal stories, donor benefits, time sensitivity? Passionate explaining of impact? Empathic listening and answering concerns?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Why Use One? Of course, there were some prizes involved!).
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Ann Wizer is an artist who uses design and education to protect the environment and reduce poverty. Ann is an activist and an artist. However, there was also a plea not to make evaluation painful, collecting huges amount of data and not using it to improve a program. It is the trash from the buildings.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
Recently, I had the opportunity to facilitate two design labs with nonprofit professionals. This concept was acted out by artists that brought the game to life in a very funny way and it prompted some fun (non-scarcity mindset) thinking. And, that’s an great way for change, from the bottom up.
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