Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Follow these best practices to prepare your volunteers: Host an orientation session: Some volunteers you recruit might be unfamiliar with your nonprofit’s projects and activities, so it’s important to cover everything from your values to your strategic plan for the future.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Through carefully curated programs hosted by trained volunteer facilitators at various schools and community centers, they’re able to create a curriculum that features courses on common issues many girls face. Supporters are encouraged to celebrate their interests by creating unique, volunteer fundraising events. What They Did.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

For instance, if you plan on hosting a black-tie auction event, you might send handwritten letters in addition to providing website updates. Supplement this post with engaging language like “Cook a mouth-watering five-star meal with celebrity chef, Suzanne Jones.” Hosting pre-event giveaways or specials.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Every meeting hosted as part of your capital campaign will look different depending on where you are at in the process, which specific committee is meeting, and what they’re aiming to accomplish. To set up your capital campaign for success, it’s worth exploring how you can make the most of your committee meetings. Wrapping up and next steps.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

An app-based scavenger hunt can also facilitate a hybrid event if you have participants who are more comfortable virtually attending. Haunted houses are a staple of the Halloween season, so why not cash in on this classic spooky experience by hosting your own haunted house? Haunted House fundraiser. Ghost story contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Minimum mandatory meetings Fulfillment.

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JUNE 24, 2021

Salesforce will be hosting attendees in San Francisco, New York, London, and Paris, marking the first-ever global Dreamforce. There has yet to be an announcement on what the digital component will entail, but the goal of this hybrid event is to celebrate, learn, and network in the most accessible way possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2019

The event was hosted by the Blockchain Research Institute. And Toronto celebrated their first official Blockchain Week April 22-28. The event’s technical host, MCI Canada , used a unique setup that facilitated being able to hear many more speakers, tracks, and sessions in two days than a traditional conference could allow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

International Training Work: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world. This past year I had the honor of facilitating an intense training in Tunisia in January for Women Entrepreneurs that included leadership, entrepreneurship, business planning, and communications.

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APRIL 16, 2021

We celebrate Earth Day just as winter is transitioning to spring, a tradition dating back to 1970. In recent years, Earth Day has evolved into Earth Month to continue the celebrations for a span of 30 days. Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day? CELI also hosts an annual 5K Run for Clean Energy every spring to support their mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I’m in Washington, DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits.

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DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2020

By covering the purchase cost of your DipJar, your sponsor is facilitating your organization to increase fundraising. COVID-19 Friendly DipJar Fundraising: Lend your DipJar to a volunteer who can take it to their workplace to host a mini fundraiser. Spark Campaign Ideas: Is your organization celebrating a milestone?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The program hosts a delegation of women who work in the tech industry to share their knowledge and skills with women-focused nonprofits, startups and girls empowerment programs in developing countries and in the US. Here’s how Kanika facilitated the exercise. Greetings from Cusco, Peru!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

I’m working with a network of community foundations, grantees of the Knight Foundation, that are hosting giving days as the facilitator. The peer learning exchange is experimenting with best practices for Giving Days. The group is using and adding their knowledge to The Giving Day Playbook. Fundraising'

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If the person who passed was a frequent volunteer, you can plan a special volunteer opportunity for their loved ones, or host a regular volunteer event in honor of the person. Facilitate peer-to-peer fundraising. Learn about the best practices for facilitating peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (NSPAM) is celebrated every September. The organization facilitates support groups and conducts education programs to increase understanding and awareness of mental health issues, encourage treatment, and advocate for better mental health services for everyone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

The opening plenary was hosted by the renowned Usha Menon , past chair of the Resource Alliance and celebrated speaker, connector and consultant to the social impact sector. Her report touched on the need for sector collaboration, celebrating mistakes and failures, and innovation. I’ll share that in my next post!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Learner Culmination and Celebration. Too often, our participant surveys only focus on the first level. Closing Circle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Note from Beth: I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. And we were looking forward to having fun on social media celebrating giving during the fifth annual Give to the Max Day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

If you haven’t done so already, update your procedures to collect contact methods and donor information that will facilitate virtual fundraising. Pro Tip: Thinking about hosting a virtual event? It will take time to get back to where you were – take time to celebrate the little wins along the way.”.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

Announcing your campaign to the broader community to celebrate and explain its purpose. Host personal meetings to discuss your campaign with prospects one-on-one. If you’ve hosted one or more. Once you’re done, remember to take some time to celebrate, thank all of your donors for their help. , The Public Phase.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2010

We were in Washington, DC on Thursday and Friday for our book tour for The Networked Nonprofit to celebrate with live and virtual events hosted by the Case Foundation and Chronicle of Philanthropy. On Thursday afternoon, Peter Panepento, hosted a BlogTalk Radio show with us. We also keynoted the Nonprofit 2.0 Conference.

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JUNE 1, 2021

You can host a giving day whenever it suits your church. For instance, if there’s a religious holiday centered on giving, like Christmas or Easter, incorporating those themes into your giving day and hosting it ahead of the actual holiday can get congregants in a charitable frame of mind. New to the concept of giving days? Bake sales.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2015

Note from Beth: For the past two years, I’ve had the honor of facilitating a peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees who are hosting Giving Days. Invite them to share your posts, host a gathering, follow the Leaderboard, make an appeal to 5 people they know, share, give, be a vital part of your campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

Another example of offline/online charity event was the Social Media Smackdown which took place mostly online, although it was launched at a face-to-face event sponsored by Mashable and Blurb during SXSW and hosted by PayPal , Kompolt and Mashable. Britt Bravo has some terrific advice. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

Note from Beth: I’m headed down to Austin, TX for SXSW where I will have the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on measuring social media with KD Paine with case studies by David Neff and Carie Lewis. Austin is hosting its own giving day, called Amplify Austin , on March 4, 2013. I’m so glad you asked.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

In-person events like galas, benefits, and dinner parties are formal fundraisers, and a great way to celebrate your organization’s achievements, connect with supporters, and raise funds. You may even get additional donations through this process and also facilitate pledge payments. Share your success!

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Virtual peer-to-peer fundraisers can increase the reach of your organization, are often more cost-effective to plan and host than on-the-ground campaigns, and provide an added level of flexibility and convenience for supporters who can’t attend an in-person event. Host a virtual peer-to-peer fundraiser movie night! Movie nights.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

You can host a giving day whenever it suits your church. For instance, if there’s a religious holiday centered on giving, like Christmas or Easter, incorporating those themes into your giving day and hosting it ahead of the actual holiday can get congregants in a charitable frame of mind. New to the concept of giving days? Bake sales.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Integrated learning with the ability for you to host webinars, create curriculums, and comply with SCORM. Celebrate and show appreciation often. If an employee hits a target or a company goal is met, everyone should celebrate together, even your remote employees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2011

For example, here’s the spreadsheet from the workshop I facilitated that was hosted by Compasspoint. It will search hashtags or keywords and dump the data in a google spreadsheet. I used for anytime I teach a workshop or give a presentation. Susan Tenby from TechSoup Global told me about socialbro.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

At the third meeting, the organization thanks the Advisory Board members for their involvement and celebrates the organization’s successes. Host an intimate dinner party at their home and ask their friends to give. Another way members can raise money is hosting cocktail parties or other types of gatherings in their homes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. Invisible Children’s film tapped into a network of celebrities, whose tweets and status updates helped to amplify a simple story and call to action.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2019

Raise awareness with informational sessions hosted by the scholarship office, or work presentations about scholarship fundraising into preexisting events, like new student orientation or Homecoming. Host giving challenges focused on current students. Step 3: Steward & Celebrate Donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Hosting a Giving Day is no small feat. The principals brought their students to celebrate the moment and show their school spirit. We had a middle school win the $20,000 golden ticket that had never received a donation on GiveMN before – a donor gave to them because their neighbor goes to the school.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Your online donation form itself should be easy to fill out to facilitate ongoing donations through your website. Consider hosting an event to wrap up the year-end giving season and thank supporters in person. It’s also a time to reflect on the progress made throughout the entire year and celebrate your organization’s achievements.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2014

This years 14NTC conference is packed with incredible parties ( including an 80s dance party that I''m co-hosting with Salsa), and the Care2 Impact Prize that recognizes individuals in the nonprofit sector who have made an outstanding impact on the field of online advocacy, online fundraising or both. 14NTC Parties.

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