Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. The Leader’s Guide to Corporate Culture , Harvard Business Review. It’s in your job description. As such, you must do everything within your power to make philanthropy flow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

Don’t try to avoid the fees – it’s just part of doing business. It lets you choose from Stripe or Moolah to facilitate online transactions, monthly gifts, or EFT donations. Kindful is another powerful donor-tracking software that facilitates online giving as a built-in feature.

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Network for Good

MAY 17, 2021

The system for tracking just about any of your other program-related work: canvassing, phone banking, events, tabling, outcomes and evaluation, etc. Integrate with other programs that facilitate donor communication, stewardship, and payment processing. Take up hours and hours of staff time to organize and execute a campaign.

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TechImpact

APRIL 24, 2014

It is essentially abstracting hardware from the delivery of business applications. It has already started to impact many businesses who are replacing traditional tools with tablets and other devices that already interface with the internet. The next step is having them interact with the internet without needing a tablet or smart phone.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

They range from retirees looking to give back, to busy professionals seeking purpose, and to young students wanting to make a difference. From the first email, phone call, or meeting, volunteers are gauging whether your organization is a place where they want to invest their time and energy.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

She reached out to me at least quarterly, we had phone calls, Zoom calls, and even met in person for coffee. Especially when they’re busy and understaffed. I started at $1,000, because I truly believe in their mission. They noticed then, and assigned me to a local “individual giving manager.”

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Network for Good

MAY 17, 2021

The system for tracking just about any of your other program-related work: canvassing, phone banking, events, tabling, outcomes and evaluation, etc. Integrate with other programs that facilitate donor communication, stewardship, and payment processing. Take up hours and hours of staff time to organize and execute a campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

And why forecasting for “going back to normal” is not a good business plan. It will never go backwards, any more than civilization moved back to “normal” after the discovery of fire or the wheel You may have focused more on individual major giving since foundations and businesses were cutting back. . Nonprofits are not immune.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Host a virtual phone bank for supporters to contact local businesses and grocery stores requesting excess food donations. – Host a phone bank where supporters reach out to their networks to donate excess food to local dropoff spot. Supplies are disappearing (food/financial). You provide graphics and hashtags.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

So, you’ve decided to invest in growing your association’s learning business to provide more value to members and bring in non-dues revenue. At Web Courseworks, we provide professional services to help associations like yours build their ideal learning business. That’s great! But, where do you begin?

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. People’s desire for instant gratification today is real, and folks are used to businesses responding to them more or less immediately. A phone call? Mastering relevant content marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” Next Janet shared examples of empowering questions that help facilitate listening and coaching.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

She said that as a busy CEO, there are many things to pay attention to and she would not be using any social media if wasn’t for her staff person, Ettore Rosetti , VP of Digital Marketing. Give them a “Tweetutorial”: Most likely, your CEO uses a mobile phone. Get Their Attention: “Camp outside their door.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. If you haven’t done so already, update your procedures to collect contact methods and donor information that will facilitate virtual fundraising. The bottom line: if you can’t reach your donors, you can’t solicit them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Facilitated by Lucy Bernholz, the panelists discussed how data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models affect poor and working-class people in America. The opening video sequence shows how AI will impact the everyday work flow of business professionals. You can watch the keynote on YouTube. Hat Tip to Tal Frankfurt). ?.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Two years ago, Lynn Flinn of EWF International in Tulsa, OK wrote the following in her business' newsletter. Turn off the television, turn off the cell phone, and pay attention to the people around you. Some people say they are just too busy to do these things, but taking time for self-renewal shows self-awareness, not selfishness.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Instead of multiple phone calls back and forth, they can just enter their information on your online form and press “submit.” A good way to facilitate an in-kind donation campaign virtually is to take advantage of your online tools and make an eCommerce page with a list of needed products. Leverages common tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

That’s why we included a module in the Emerging Nonprofit Leaders peer learning group on meeting design and facilitation – and these days it is an important leadership skill. ” Many of these practices are used at companies that pride themselves in having productive meetings. A Table Stack for Cell Phones.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 10, 2009

Learn more about the technology, business plans and social-impact of (15) Projects who will be engaging with Funders and Entrepreneurs to defend their work’s potential and compete for ~$100k in cash-prizes. 2billion people are carrying mobile phones every day. Blow your mind. Location: Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

According to Business Insider , smartphone sales surpassed personal computer sales last year. Mobile phones are a powerful marketing communications tool and allow organizations to directly targeting mobile phone users to increase donations or generate event ticket sales. Use Mobile to Raise Funds.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Businesses are looking for more opportunities to expand their corporate philanthropy programs to bolster their own reputation while giving back to the community. In corporate matching gift programs, businesses match donations that their employees make to nonprofits and other charitable organizations. Strategic partnerships.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

These technology tools frequently create ecosystems of users and businesses that either implement them or create integrated software tools. Should an organization invest in expensive middleware, integrations, or business intelligence tools to get the data-driven outcomes it needs to meet its mission? This is genuinely a good thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Is everyone sitting around the table, but only engaged on their mobile phones or laptops, checking email or looking at social feeds? Wondering how to organize and facilitate a meeting where everyone is on their feet instead of their devices? Meetings can not only be a waste of time but also zap our energy. Planning and Preparation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

A lot of my work consists of sitting — working on a computer, talking on the phone, or attending meetings or conferences. As Nilofer Merchant points out in this Ted.com talk , people are sitting 9.3 My doctor’s advice was to start eating a heart healthy diet and get more exercise. hours. .”

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

Text fundraising is a popular method of charitable giving facilitated by messages on a mobile device. For both text-to-donate and text-to-give, nonprofit organizations need a short code (shortened phone number) and campaign keyword. It also sets a standard for the best way to ask for donor phone numbers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. Or maybe you have a board member who works in the business world and is or has connections to people who work in finance, market research, or analytics. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 5, 2021

We have a great desire and drive to implement a solution that enables our business to fully utilize our Salesforce Clouds so that we can be more strategic with our technology.”. Research and the land grant mission are two significant components in UVM President Suresh Garimella’s institutional strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2023

By giving supporters a way to connect with other like-minded supporters and your nonprofit’s staff, you can facilitate community and deep relationships at these events. Waivers are used in many different contexts, whether they are between a business and its customers or your nonprofit and events attendees. What is an online waiver?

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, long-form storytelling may still convert better than short snippets – the current long-form podcasts that top business charts are showing this. Evaluate telethons and phone banks – what makes people donate on the spot? It exemplified the gap between advertising awards versus tangible business results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Last year, Lynn Flinn of EWF International in Tulsa, OK wrote the following in her business' newsletter. Turn off the television, turn off the cell phone, and pay attention to the people around you. Some people say they are just too busy to do these things, but taking time for self-renewal shows self-awareness, not selfishness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of co-facilitating a half-day “Digital Strategies&# seminar with Vince Ford, Director of Digital Media from the New York Philharmonic and leading a peer session for major orchestra marketing staff and youth orchestra executive directors with Makala Johnson who does Social Media for the Mayo Clinic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We selected Kimbia as our new technology partner in January, launched our new website in July and began an intensive training schedule (webinars, live training, phone and email support) with organizations to get them ready on the new GiveMN.org for Give to the Max Day. They are amazing partners who understand our business.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

You may also consider offering micro-volunteer opportunities (typically between 1-2 hours) or virtual volunteer opportunities for volunteers with busy schedules, mobility issues, or transportation restrictions. Some volunteer management platforms allow coordinators to use their phones as mobile check-in kiosks, speeding up the process.

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Gyrus

APRIL 26, 2016

Let us look at some of the common misconceptions about mobile learning or m-learning through this blog: Mobile Learning Means Learning via Mobile Phones. While it is true, that a mobile phone can be used for mobile learning, it is not the only device that can be utilized. as mobile learning tools. or travelling.

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