Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master. ” What is Human Centered Design?

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

That’s probably why more organizations don’t have a process for evaluating the board of directors, or if they do, that assessment is not continuous. In fast-moving digital markets, regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path and adjust to unexpected challenges.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Discoveries are the “sharpening your ax” mode smart nonprofits invest in before taking a swing at technology challenges, and avoiding them can result in a big miss. Is a process or culture change also needed for the solution to work? In the end, it’s not enough to just solve the technology challenges of today. Why is that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Spectragram.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But, in a demographically evolving workplace, the following statistics highlight deficiencies in the current process. Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight among colleagues.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

If these two drivers of engagement are a world apart, it will be challenging to deliver the seamless experience customers expect from their favorite brands. Both MarCom and membership have a significant role to play in an integrated planning process,” Jane observed. We saw their loyalty as beyond commercial transactions.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Complacency doesn’t grow organizations or help members meet professional challenges. Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is one of those insightful people who discovers hidden opportunities and helps leaders outline a path and a process to seize the moment. Sometimes a wake-up call isn’t a bad thing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2022

The process to complete the transaction took several phone calls, paperwork, and more than a week to complete. “It We are here to educate, facilitate and communicate,” he said. “We In the past, the manual process of orchestrating a stock gift resulted in a frustrating experience for the donor. The only problem?

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 29, 2023

Often, the road is wi nding, filled with challenges and opportunities for your organization to grow. Working with an AMS selection consultant helps to simplif y this process , offering numerous benefits. Here are four ways an AMS selection consultant can help your association find the right AMS: 1.

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John Kenyon

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Activities: Facilitating learning for the board, management and staff 2. Activities: Providing examples of how nonprofits use these tools, facilitating discussions on how your organization is already using them and might use them in the future 3. Navigating Challenges: These tools are made by humans, so they include bias and prejudice.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

Integrating our customer process into Salesforce has been a big step forward for our programs,” said Tom Knox, Valley CAN’s executive director. The post Earth Day ‘22: Salesforce.org Customers Tackle Climate Challenges by Land, Air & Sea appeared first on Salesforce.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2020

Golf is especially challenging in that it has a number of nuances that can complicate the planning process. Here’s a look at some of the common pain points and challenges event organizers are up against and how technology is easing the burdens. 1) Cumbersome Registration Processes. 4) Scoring Challenges.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

They didn’t shy away from challenges; they offered stakeholders meaningful ways to engage with the swiftly evolving issues of the day. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. Be sure you’ve done the prep work to establish roles and responsibilities, prepare supplies, and bring in tools to facilitate your brainstorming session.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. ENA brings objectivity to the process by using the net promoter score as a tool to measure success. Sharon facilitated an exchange of ideas between Nancy MacRae and Kristine Hillmer, MBA, CAE, President, and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This enables organizations to maintain an integrated view of their interactions with each individual, facilitating personalized outreach efforts. They were able to streamline their development processes and monitor donor interactions more efficiently. The Education Foundation of Lake County realized this when they adopted Bloomerang.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

The challenge is part of the fun, right? Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity. They work together to make the leap from ideas to processes. AI chatbots give fast answers, provide guidance, and handle clerical processes. Stuff” is coming your way. Enhanced Communication.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

We are so focused on getting things done, checking it off the to do list and the forward momentum that it requires, that we miss an important opportunity to hit the pause button, reflect, and improve process. Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes – Guest Post by Kelcie Tacchi. Define your Call to Action.

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Bonterra

MARCH 14, 2024

Participate in Personalized Training: Hone your skills through monthly four-hour trainings tailored to your unique configuration and processes. Provide comprehensive oversight of project progress and delivery, ensuring alignment with goals and timelines. Receive hands-on experience through three group training courses per month.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2023

When timelines are being met, challenges that arise are being navigated with ease and wisdom, and communication flows consistently and clearly between a nonprofit and a marketing agency, thank a project manager. By anticipating challenges and having contingency plans in place, they keep everything on course, even when issues arise.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Easy Unsubscription Process: To enhance user control, Gmail now mandates that large senders facilitate easy unsubscription for recipients. Nonprofits must enable a one-click unsubscribe option for commercial emails and process unsubscription requests within two days.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In recent years, that model is being challenged. In this kind of grantmaking, we often see people who are historically excluded from philanthropic decisions joining the process. What these models all have in common is inviting people impacted by funding into the grantmaking process and shifting the power of decision-making to them.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

Finally, attending the annual meeting for two hours is essential to staying updated on organizational achievements, challenges, and future plans. Reading and responding: Staying informed and engaged Successful board members prioritize staying informed of the organization’s activities, challenges, and opportunities.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Investing in a fund accounting software simplifies processes and reporting, making it easy to avoid potential pitfalls. This could prevent timely responses to financial challenges.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

APIs and the Art of the Possible (Panel) Panelists include Nick Marchese of Emma Willard School, Shandor Simon of Beaver Country Day School, and Stephen Boyle of Blackbaud The power of APIs lies in their ability to seamlessly connect disparate systems, unlock data silos, and facilitate the exchange of information in real-time.

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Volunteer Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Choosing the best volunteer management software extends beyond functionalities and features; it’s also about the people and processes that come with it. It begins with a thorough qualification process during the sales phase, aimed at determining if the software is the best fit for your organization and your specific use case.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Healthcare nonprofits today face a challenging landscape where balancing donor management and fundraising is critical—because the journey of nurturing relationships with donors is as critical as the healthcare services you provide. Nonprofits use this data to personalize outreach and engagement efforts.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

Map Your Current MarTech Stack After your nonprofit has taken stock of the tools you are already using and insights gathered from discussions, you can begin one of the most revealing steps in the process—mapping out how your current tools do or do not work together in a diagram, called a MarTech Ecosystem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We need to steer clear of these practices if we want to prevent employee burnout (and our own burnout) and cultivate wellbeing at work in the process. Creating norms and processes that promote psychological safety is critical for a caring work environment.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Remote work is challenging teams. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. This may sound risky, but if you have a culture of quality, backed by a process of quality, then you don’t need to rely on oversight or bureaucracy.”. These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. Clarify Roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

Chris lead us through a simple user design process based a book by Giles Colborne. Watching Chris model visual facilitation was inspiring. What has been your experience with user-centered design process for online communities and web sites? This is especially important given what is happening in right now in Tunsia.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Leadership styles conducive to authentic engagement, providing clear guidance and building integrated processes and structures that foster collaboration and team cohesion is essential.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2021

The framework also notes a number of evaluation orthodoxies that should be challenged, including “grantees and strategies are the [subject of an evaluation], but not the foundation” and “evaluators are the experts and final arbiters; grantees are the beneficiaries.”

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you choose this route, you’ll need a transparent process for how you select from those who apply. Alternatively, you could forsake a participant application process in favor of shifting power immediately. Avoid a process where only the grantmaker benefits; that’s extraction. Address Potential Conflicts of Interest.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As the field of volunteer engagement has become more professionalized and as organizations grow and mature, many that historically benefited from auxiliaries now recognize some of the challenges inherent in these relationships. So, how are these institutions addressing the challenges while also leveraging the strengths of the model?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

Here is a write up about how the toolkit was designed and piloted, but of interest is how they framed the design challenge of designing the toolkit: How could they structure it so that people could dip in and out without having to wade through theory first? They responded to the design challenge by making the toolkit as practical as possible.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Building knowledge is a social process where we make meaning together. Data is part of the tracking and monitoring innate to grantmaking and can be part of intentional organizational learning processes. However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

As the facilitator or meeting host, you can also judge whether you have allowed for enough time by watching the note-taking process in the google document. Peer Assist: There are many ways to structure a peer assist where participants listen to each other’s challenges and provide advice. What is a challenge?

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