Greater Giving

APRIL 23, 2024

Celebrate and Empower: Volunteer Orientation for Your Board and Committees during Volunteer Week This Volunteer Week, let’s not only celebrate the incredible impact volunteers have on our organizations, but also empower our Board members and event committee members to be champions for volunteer engagement.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

dues, lengthy training requirements, expected attendance at meetings); A weak (or nonexistent) leadership pipeline to sustain governance; Hierarchical culture due to a perceived “pecking order” based on years of service, volunteer title, or level of training; and A drain on staff time to attend council meetings and support subcommittees, etc.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2023

That’s why we take time every January to celebrate National Mentoring Month! If you’re wondering how you can celebrate the mentors in your life or even become a mentor yourself, here’s a little bit about National Mentoring Month. How to Celebrate National Mentoring Month. About National Mentoring Month.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Digital disruption : The rise of digital platforms and online advertising has disrupted traditional revenue models for local news, making it difficult for many outlets to adapt. Nonprofits are being asked to address these challenges and find sustainable models for local journalism.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As leaders, we have a responsibility to model this behavior, demonstrating an authentic interest in our people as humans. Model and Celebrate Well-being Practices Creating a robust work culture that incorporates well-being is fundamental. Therefore, we need to recognize and respect this dynamic as we lead and support our teams.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Celebrate Success. A buddy system helps to reinforce the culture and model the behavior that you want to promote within the organization. To maximize the initiative, offer training on how to support mentees and advance your organizational values effectively. Create Synergy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. There are many creative ways to engage participants at a training - both face-to-face and online. One technique is to incorporate movement – from mini-stretch breaks, to self-assessment exercises to switches in the delivery model.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

Those aboard the online fundraising train tend to not look back. Personal training sessions. This model has become popular due to donors’ expressed interest in making incremental payments over time to stay active with your mission. So much so that online revenue in the nonprofit sector grew by 32 percent in 2020.

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Media Cause

MAY 14, 2021

The first AAPI month was celebrated in May of 1990 when George H.W. This month is an opportunity to remember and honor the history of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and celebrate their cultures and heritages. . We must honor, celebrate, and support the AAPI community everyday. . Hollaback: Bystander Training.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We provide youth aged 18–29 with access to tuition-free training and Fortune 1000 career opportunities, instilling a sense of belonging into our young adults. The celebration of Black History Month has helped to elevate the voice and contributions of Black and African American people —to provide a more accurate depiction of history.”

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

This is just a moment to celebrate and spotlight the power of nonprofit leadership and to offer what is quite a compelling argument for innovation. Funders like words like “best in class” and the idea of working with a local organization that can become a national model. Drew Dyson is a minister by training.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

This is just a moment to celebrate and spotlight the power of nonprofit leadership and to offer what is quite a compelling argument for innovation. Funders like words like “best in class” and the idea of working with a local organization that can become a national model. Drew Dyson is a minister by training.

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Donor Classes New Jersey Leadership 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Work anniversary celebration, shout outs to staff, hand-written gratitude notes. Birthday cards from the board, celebrate staff birthdays at monthly staff meeting, give staff member the day off for their birthday. Do walking meeting one-on-ones and train staff to listen to each other. Mentoring program and cross training.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The onboarding process for volunteers can also be costly, (both in time and money) from staff wages to background checks to training materials. Job titles, job descriptions and training. Give every volunteer a written job title, a job description, and the appropriate training to fulfill the role they have accepted.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

While it’s worth pausing to celebrate and share the milestones you reach, approach the next day—and each day after that—as an opportunity for continuous improvement by asking, “What’s next?” Then, model that change, and be transparent about what worked well and what did not along the way. Evolution is an ongoing practice.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Kanter & Sherman remind us that respect, kindness and compassion must be modeled from the top-down in order to become an organizational norm. Paid time off, benefit packages and training opportunities are positively linked to achieving results. Create a culture dedicated to employee well-being.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Experiment with Journey Mapping A colorful visualization of the constituent experience, journey mapping is a model that helps you track how and when you engage with supporters and when and why they make the giving choices they do. It’s a common practice for commercial enterprises. Build unique partnerships that amplify the lifestyle.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Developed by ETR in 2014, this is a research-based approach for designing and delivering skill-building trainings. Now, our staff retreat was not actually intended as a skill building training. They wanted to strengthen connections with ETR’s Health Equity Framework, an evolving model that is essential to all of the work we do.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

They should be role models who inspire colleagues to see from a different perspective. Recreational activities allow groups to practice working together in a fun setting and celebrate accomplishments. Create Capacity I can’t over-emphasize the importance of training. They sweep away old thinking and stimulate curiosity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The new system allows them to visualize their logic model in action across programs in 24 offices in 14 countries. They have their own strategies in place, participate in additional equality training, and many of them sit on our partner-led equality committee. Over fifty partners in our network have committed to driving DEI efforts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The goals of the DEI Open Source Commons team center around leveling the playing field for everyone in tech by increasing diversity and inclusion at Salesforce community events, in addition to creating and modeling a toolkit that groups can use towards their own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “I

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2010

One man (Gordon from Kirkland) told us that "Vi is kind of a celebrity" in the Seattle Chinatown community, which made the rest of us more excited about taking a tour from her. This brought other voices into the tour, but more importantly, it modeled a potential interaction that we could have.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The orientation included having one of the advisors, Kanika Raney from Google lead us in an icebreaker based on a workshop called #IamRemarkable , a Google initiative empowering women and underrepresented groups to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond. She modeled reading hers.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

To ensure your success, think about following a specific meeting model or structure that’s best suited to the meeting’s purpose and your goals. Once you’ve concluded a capital campaign committee meeting, it’s tempting to celebrate your progress and focus your energies on preparing for the next part in the process.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Many have celebrated the recent advancements in the AI field as major steps forward in improving processes, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs and human error. Here’s how AI works: AI develops its ability to “think” over time through machine learning, which involves processing data through a mathematical model called an algorithm.

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