sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Rest is a necessary and important productivity tool—and an important part of doing the inner AND outer work of being a mindful changemaker. But you look at your overflowing email inbox and overloaded calendar and wonder—When?! Review your calendar and see how many meetings you have scheduled next week and their combined length.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post called “ Why the Nonprofit Work Ethic Is Outdated and Needs Change ,” about why nonprofit professionals need to pay attention to self-care and bring a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace. (The The topic of my forthcoming book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout ).

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Create a start and stop routine (and add it to your calendar.). This is a classic example of Intention Deficit Disorder (IDD ) or being busy without a clear purpose or outcome in mind. . So, if you have 30-minute meetings as your default, your calendar will block 20 minutes or 25 minutes instead. . But you’re not a robot.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

With that in mind, I wanted to share a list of funding and grant resources available for nonprofits serving that community. One way to track those is by setting up a grant calendar. Pride Month is a great time to celebrate and reflect on the work activists and nonprofit organizations are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2022

For many nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is the most important giving day in their yearly fundraising calendar, and it takes time and careful planning to execute a successful Giving Tuesday campaign. Giving Tuesday began in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y, a cultural and community center in Manhattan. What is Giving Tuesday?

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

To prevent burnout from taking over your nonprofit’s culture, passion, and productivity, you have to understand it. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . How do you build a culture of resilience with mental health resources for nonprofits?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

And beyond that, you can expand your reach to find even more like-minded people who would resonate with your mission and be interested in supporting your organization. Make sure it’s authentic and true to your organization’s culture. Develop a social media calendar. Determine what channels to use. Drive engagement.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

Cultural Reasons (Thanksgiving) – Being thankful for what we have and recognizing that we might have more to be thankful for than others. . The calendar does much of the heavy lifting for you, and wallets are broadly open. Church Health leveraged organic posts to echo email asks and ensure audiences had Church Health top of mind.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

By better understanding the wide cultural roots of this season of generosity we can fine-tune the means to communicate with all who make up our communities. We all know that in Western Culture, Christmas typically dominates the holiday season. In parts of Europe Christmas falls on different days.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

According to the calendar, we’re supposed to start counting our blessings around Thanksgiving and work our way up to total and complete joy by New Year’s Eve. So how do you go about creating a culture of personal gratitude for yourself and for your organization? Block off five minutes a day for gratitude mindfulness. That’s you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2017

It really spoke to me about our culture of overwork, especially i n the nonprofit sector. Block out time on your calendar from 60-120 minutes and take on a particular project that requires high concentration like writing proposals or reports, or creative thinking and planning.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! The 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. Drop us a line!

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 31, 2023

When you think back to your fraternity or sorority recruitment experience , what emotions come to mind? By displaying your chapter’s culture to prospective recruits in a memorable way, you’re more likely to stand out from the crowd of other chapters. For many prospective members, the experience is exciting, yet overwhelming.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

So why then, if our best ideas come to us when they’re given time and space to percolate, why are many people still operating in workplace cultures where the speed and quantity of our work is valued over its quality? The actual activity matters less to my creativity than knowing I have the permission, and the space, to do it.

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Candid

APRIL 26, 2021

As soon as people enter your home page , they’ll likely be looking for your donation form, event calendar, and other ways they can interact with your organization. Thus, full accessibility can: Foster a more inclusive culture for your organization. Wrapping Up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

It’s easier to understand the culture behind tools like Facebook and Twitter when you spend some time posting your own pictures and experiences. Before this can happen, there are a couple of culture shifts: Professional learning is and should be a part of your job and honored by the culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2015

And, every year when the calendar flips over, we embrace reflection and setting goals. Stillness is different from mindfulness, a coping technique that teaches people to live in the moment and meditate to reduce stress. How can you make this part of your nonprofit’s culture or way of working? Do practice stillness?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Consider this 3-day experience a tremendous gift to yourself and your organization to access and connect with the leading minds in nonprofit technology around the world. In other words, these organizations are NOT higher education, K-12, arts & cultural, faith, foundations, companies or healthcare organizations.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Keeping these basic do's and don'ts in mind can yield great results + make the RFP process a lot simpler (and so can our No-Fuss Nonprofit RFP Template.). As is customary, your RFP should include a cover letter that introduces your nonprofit to potential partners + creates a sense of the culture in which you operate.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Neon CRM Customs House Museum & Culture Center Grows Membership 330% Over 3 Years Read Now Keep Members Engaged Did you know that it costs four to five times more money to acquire a new customer than to retain current customers? Dedicate budget space, calendar space, and other resources to member engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. The work related tasks also correspond with color codes on my google calendar and my hard drive/google drive files.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Every day, cultural and nonprofit institutions face unique challenges while working towards a mission with a small technical staff and digital budget. After more than 13 years working with nonprofit and cultural institutions, like the Denver Botanic Gardens , our firm has seen that these problems are epidemic. Staff cost: $40/hour.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Mike blocks out time for solo thinking and reflection on his calendar and they avoid scheduling meetings one day week (Friday). Do you leave empty spaces on your calendar to do this time of work, but find it often gets taken up by meetings or phone calls. How is this embedded in your nonprofit’s culture?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Make Solo Time A Part of Your Team Culture. Just because the default setting on your calendar software is for 60 minutes, it doesn’t necessarily mean you need the full hour. As team, it is important not to simply jump into doing the work, but to have a clear process for doing the work. Establish Look Ahead Team Rituals .

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

Keep in mind that you can request a reference from other places you’ve worked, not only your most recent employer. . Keep in mind you’re not just negotiating salary. I also know there’s a start date on the calendar for a new job that’s kind of a fresh go. Know your worth, know what you bring to the table. nowadays.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. What are you waiting for?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. The themes are less about exploring something new, but to commit to continuous learning and improvement. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2010

Professional learning is and should be a part of staff’s job and honored by the culture. It is difficult because you have to shift gears from your Outlook calendar, answering emails, meetings, or getting tasks done. Tags: Listening Mindfulness Organizational Culture. Three Tips for Getting Started.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Formally, your mind begins organizing, “Study for this long on these dates, write paper one at this time and on this date, and so on and so on.” Organizing the Calendar. I tend to write my processes out on a piece of paper or occasionally log important or reoccurring tasks in a Google Calendar entry.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

As a company, we take pride in creating a culture that provides intimate get-togethers in the office to commemorate holidays and special occasions. To help your team similarly during this isolating time, we put together some engagement ideas and activities to get on your employees’ calendars. Virtual Happy Hours.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Keeping these eight basic do's and don'ts in mind as you write your RFP will simplify your workload and yield great results! As is customary, your RFP should include a cover letter that introduces your nonprofit to potential partners and creates a sense of the culture in which you operate. What makes your nonprofit different?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I’ve managed campaigns ranging from about $5 million to over a billion dollars in health care, education, arts and culture, and advocacy sectors. So strategy really focuses on organizational direction, establishing values, mission, ensuring the organization embodies its cultural ethos. It builds a culture of trust and respect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Jacobwith, Firestarters, shared some really great tips about using your online calendar and Evernote. Mindfulness' How are nonprofits folks strengthening their personal productivity muscles in 2015? Randy Hawthorne, Nonprofit HubPost shared his favorite productivity tool – Trello. Self-Care, Avoiding Burnout.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 3, 2019

But the sooner you get in the film room and review the game tape, so to speak, the fresher it will be in your mind once game day arrives. I’m sure the last thing you want to do in January is plan for November and December. Don’t overthink it. Use social media to tell people what you’re up to.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If your CSR programs are not integrated across lines of business and support departments, keep in mind this is a journey. Your program contributes to strengthening the company culture. Keep in mind, executive teams are really busy! You can dramatically change that perception. Grab a coffee together and be ready to listen.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. So I want you to keep that in mind that it’s not too late. There are some people, I have, it’s a mental list, and I’m hoping that they will read my mind, and I’m hoping that they will give a lot of money, right?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2015

I am privileged to be on the Arts & Cultural team here at Blackbaud as an account manager for accounts in the western region of the U.S. And I’m especially proud that both of these innovators are members of the Blackbaud Arts & Cultural family!). Both of these sessions reminded me why I love the arts and cultural market.

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