Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 21, 2012

A question was posted to a listserve for nonprofit techies looking for tips on training staff on a new database. I discussed training at a high level on page 13 of this chapter from CASE's Handbook of Institutional Advancement. Not everyone can train. It's an art. Train them again just before going live.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

This article aims to demystify the process of adopting AI for nonprofits and show some of the advantages this technology can bring. Additionally, nonprofits can create their own custom-trained GPT chatbot with their custom data. 4) Start Small, Experiment, and Grow The realm of AI technology is immense and brimming with potential.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. The physical space where you deliver your training is just one piece of the instructional design puzzle.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2011

Successful technology training has less to do with technical knowledge than with other abilities such as communication skills, patience, interpersonal skills, flexibility, and empathy towards learners struggling with new technologies. It is more useful to know how to train than to just have technical expertise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. Even harder to incorporate “going meta.”

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

Periodic technology assessments guarantee that those resources are in good order to deliver on the ambitious goals you’ve set. In the tech world state-of-the-art doesn’t exist. However, the last two years demonstrated that a hidden technology deficit can have devastating consequences. Why is this extra attention important?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 3, 2022

As an executive director, you need technology that will help your entire organization succeed. . Here’s what makes Nimble AMS your perfect technology partner. Technology and the expectations of members and staff are changing rapidly. Just as you must be able to change and adapt to these new situations, so must your technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Photo: Americans for the Arts. Designing and facilitating training (not matter the topic) is one of my passions and why I blog about it on a regular basis. I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Movement is better than sitting.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. Understanding bias and harm Modern AI tools are trained on vast amounts of mostly human-generated data. What can bias look like in the data?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . International Game Technology. Educational Assistance and Training Programs. International Game Technology. Funding Priority: Education. The Awesome Foundation.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 89

Candid

MAY 24, 2023

Technical staff learned about the delivery of world-class hybrid learning, and as a result, technology, which is normally a function in operations, became centered in the leadership of PSRC’s development of new muscles to lead and manage a fully hybrid senior center. Drew Dyson is a minister by training. He did what donors love.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

Technical staff learned about the delivery of world-class hybrid learning, and as a result, technology, which is normally a function in operations, became centered in the leadership of PSRC’s development of new muscles to lead and manage a fully hybrid senior center. Drew Dyson is a minister by training. He did what donors love.

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Donor Classes New Jersey Leadership 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. I was seeking a way to combine my interest in technology and helping people. Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 27, 2023

Read our blog for strategies to get st arted. Try building a subcommittee group for members who serve on different areas of your board, for example, executive, finance, technology, or member services. Boost collaboration. Consider creating subcommittees within your board subgroup. Keep it confidential. Leverage polling.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Read on for proven techniques and technolog ies that will help you boost your non-dues revenue in no time. . But with a few proven techniques and the right technologies to support them, you can boost your non-dues revenue in no time. . Here are some ideas: Set up a state-of-the-art online store. But it doesn’t have to be. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

David Lavenda wrote this excellent article in Fast Company about the history of the Post-It notes and their potential for becoming a killer innovation technology. When I facilitate training, I use analog and digital tools and materials. Will Digital Post-It Notes Replace Paper?

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Qgiv

MARCH 24, 2023

Planet Philanthropy is one of Florida’s largest conferences dedicated to the education and training of fundraising professionals. Planet Philanthropy will bring together over 300 nonprofit leaders from various organizations ranging from social services, education, health, religion, the arts, and more!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

In a panel hosted by TechSoup, representatives from four arts organizations discussed how they are using social media in new and innovative ways to market the arts. Michael DeLong, senior manager of online community and social media at TechSoup and managing editor at Emerging Arts Professionals , moderated the discussion.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 18, 2022

That means you are always using the most recent technology – which is especially useful when you need to change and adapt to new member expectations and world situations. A state-of-the-art AMS system like Nimble AMS, which is built on Salesforce and offers extensive online training, can help you attract and retain a top-notch workforce.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. If you are also demonstrating how to steps for the technology on the screen, go even slower.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference takes place in Minneapolis next week. It is the largest gathering of people who work in the nonprofit sector and technology. Join us for a discussion about the value of failure in the nonprofit technology sector. Gaping Void Cartoons. Will I see you at the 13NTC?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The university renamed its Graduate School of Arts and Sciences after Griffin, an almost unheard-of honor for an alum at the 386-year-old school. His donation was made to ensure students can receive a top-flight liberal arts education regardless of their ability to pay tuition.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 30, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Nonprofit Technology Link Love July 30, 2008 Here are posts from a small sampling of bloggers I regularly read: Holly Ross shows her geek cred in a great post about DNS.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Training and capacity building: Offer training programs, workshops, and resources for journalists to improve their skills, adapt to new technologies, and stay competitive. They can also invest in innovative projects and experiments that explore new revenue models, storytelling techniques, and technology solutions.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 7, 2020

What technology will your association invest in? Technology and strategy go hand in hand. That’s why it’s so important to ensure your executive director, in addition to your CIO, understands some of the key facts surrounding your association’s technology. What technology will your association invest in?

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. Do you need a lot of training, or just the basics? It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. Meet Carolyn Appleton! What classes are best? Would volunteering help?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

What if you didn’t need a highly trained designer every time you needed an image for an article or report? So how can nonprofits use this technology to their advantage? Using pop art styles gives the ability to avoid the pitfalls of photorealism and instead focus on the action. A picture is worth a thousand words. Also, whales!

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. The firm is especially committed to working with partners involved in performing arts, the environment and conservation, education, and women. Website: [link]. Website: [link]. Graham-Pelton.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2006

The session was called "Funding Technology Projects" and was moderated by Jeff Forster. Here's the first segment about how to keep up with learning about technology. Some key points that resonated: Mackie spoke about the issue of nonprofits keeping up to speed in technology and how difficult it was. You need a network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2006

In two weeks, several hundred arts leaders from around the country will gather on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University to discuss the role of technology in the arts field at the Technology in the Arts Conference. Tell me a little bit about how you got into arts management? Was that your progression?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2021

What is it about the fundraising profession that makes people with no training in fundraising or fundraising copywriting think *they* know best? How often do your boss or board members receive fundraising training? Want to add more training at your board meetings in bite-sized chunks? Fundraising is both an art and a science.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

bbcon 2016 , the conference where technology and social good meet, featured a session from Alan Levine, a senior consultant at Barker & Scott Consulting. Alan’s background as both a technology consultant and a CIO in museums and other cultural institutions meant he brought a unique perspective to a hot topic: technology implementations.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“At this stage, one of the barriers to widespread AI deployment is no longer the technology itself; rather, it’s a set of challenges that ironically are far more human: ethics, governance, and human values.”— Technology is always changing, but the guiding principles should stay the same. What Is Trustworthy AI?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

All of us here at NTEN and in the greater nonprofit technology community were deeply saddened to hear of the sudden and tragic loss of Dan Scharfman, a long-time prominent member of the nonprofit technology community. His loss will be greatly missed by all those who have known him and benefitted from his work.

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Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

Contrary to the overhead myth, non-programmatic investments in our technology infrastructure, innovation, and human capital are exactly what we need to maximize our impact. While not externally visible, equally important will be our transition to a consistent, modern technology stack that will speed up our future product development.

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