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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The curriculum was based on their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book and “ taxonomy for innovation.” These are methods for developing solutions (any type) in service of people. By applying this approach to program development or strategy, your nonprofit can get more impactful results.

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

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Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Where are the 2019 (and 2020) 990s? On filling the gaps in Candid’s grants data

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Our executive vice president, Jacob Harold, wrote about three sourcing methods we use to collect grants data—IRS filings, direct reporting, and web scraping—on the Candid blog.) As the charts below illustrate, we’re far from having comprehensive data for 2019, let alone 2020. A status update on filings.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The ideas can be captured on a flip chart or participants can write them down on sticky notes and post them on a wall. While recent research suggests that the first method may not be as effective because of “ group think ” and produce fewer ideas, you can combine the best of both approaches. Brainstorming Warm Up Exercise.

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The Art of Facilitating Meetings with Sticky Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mine includes markers , sticky notes , index cards, and flip chart paper. Project Planning: Includes two methods, one for agile planning and the other for complex projects. Brainstorm: Methods for generating new ideas – recombining, adding, subtracting. Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs.

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions.

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How To: DIY Community & Content Mapping

Amy Sample Ward

So, I thought I’d take the time to document my recommended processes here! The tools and methods here are designed to be flexible and adaptable so that you can make them work for your organization and needs. Create a chart – either on a whiteboard, a flipchart, or even a document on your computer. A note about DIY.

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