Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Grassroots organizations provide vital services to local communities, yet they struggle to compete for grants against large national nonprofits that can leverage robust development teams, considerable fundraising experience, and established relationships with grantmakers. Start by getting to know your organization’s work intimately.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In fact, Community Brands research suggests that most members (76 percent!) Your online community is already a powerful tool for providing a great member experience. So, a great way to connect with early careerists is to make your online community even friendlier to them. But, let’s focus just on your younger members for a bit.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The MGO is a big deal because it requires a unique skill set: A love for people A genuine dedication to your cause A good storyteller (and ‘question asker’!) But not all of these may be immediately on display when you’re interviewing someone – so you have to ask the right questions to find out!

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Americans today question the value of a college degree and mistrust the so-called “ivory tower” experts. They also distrust the media, calling bias and questioning facts. Members are asking for resources they can use to bring people together and enhance trust within their communities. Track trends in your industry.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

As you investigate, be sure to ask specific questions about setup, like: Do you have an onboarding team devoted to delivering full data conversions? No matter how intuitive a system may be, there are always a few questions, tips, and tricks that a training professional can help you with so you get started on a solid foundation.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 10, 2021

While you’re there, you can see AMS product demos and ask questions directly to the product vendors. Here are three questions to ask vendors at AMS Fest 2021 to help you find the right AMS for your association. Three questions to ask during AMS demos. Nimble AMS by Community Brands is built on the Salesforce platform.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. What obligations do white-led nonprofits hold for working with minority community groups and nonprofits in their communities? Illustration by Yuxin Qin. On this, many can agree.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

But, our community doesn’t get the credit it deserves for invention. Our books “Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption” and “An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” summarize those conversations. The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Thankfully, many social media networks will have mechanisms that will allow you to have a private conversation. There are a few important tips that you should follow when having a conversation with a prospective member; Answer questions as directly and succulently as possible. 5) Build an engaged community on social media.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Despite the novelty, we were interviewing some of the most forward-thinking leaders in our community. We learned the importance of technology for communication and collaboration. Intentional communicators bring a sense of responsibility and thoughtfulness to the conversation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

It is trained on a massive dataset of text and code, and it can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way. It can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way.

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Sharon Rice ,orgSource, Managing Director of Business Strategy, moderated this insightful conversation. Because the extent of the governor’s legal authority was questionable, the messages were mixed and confusing. We quickly pivoted to answering every question, whether callers were members or not.” “To

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. Collaboration: Working collaboratively is the only way to combine ideas and perspectives.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

I am so happy to have had the chance to collaborate with Matt; he was efficient, pleasant, and super smart, but most importantly to me, he was willing to operate in a more public way engaging with all of you who left comments and feedback. First off, a huge thank you to Matt Cheuvront , the designer who made all of this happen!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2010

Two weeks ago I shared a couple reflections that I had on a recent #4change chat about community building – the major output from that chat and the follow up blog post was the call I heard for a regular opportunity to talk about community building. Monthly Community Builder Chats. What: Community Building Across Platforms.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. Let’s start at the most fundamental place for this conversation. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? In the most simple terms, a movement is when organizations work with, and not for, the community.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

NetSquared’s February series exploring “Online Community Organizing” includes three different interviews; I’m really excited to participate! I work in and support nonprofit organizations, and my focus on communities isn’t to suggest that organizations are “bad” or aren’t making a difference.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2009

You can read the full post and join the conversation on SSIR here. My current job title includes the term “Community Builder” and I get asked nearly every day just what that means: how do you build community? where is the community you want to build? how can I be a community builder online? Your Community.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. But say hi.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

But what’s really important to me, is that there are A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT of conversations here: there are around 500 posts and over 6,700 comments ! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave a comment here or email me any time. books/publications, and other resources.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As such, we’ve turned to the strategic questions and priority areas of our Real-Time Strategic Plan many times during the pandemic to help guide our thinking and decisions about our programs, our conference, and our advocacy efforts. I’m honored to collaborate with a wonderful team of board members to serve NTEN and its community.

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Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you’ve been waiting for an invitation to the data conversation, this is it. Whether you’re a nonprofit, funder, or a consortium of both, fundamental questions are surfacing about social sector data that merit your attention. We hope you will join us in continuing the conversation. Shahar Brukner, CEO, impala .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

We make information into data when we explicitly attach it to a question and explicitly or implicitly connect it to an approach for making sense of it. Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis. It can support funder and cross-sector collaborations and the processes of decision-making.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 21, 2021

Help us build a new home for our nonprofit and education users in the reimagined Trailblazer Community later this year! Earlier today, Salesforce launched the reimagined Trailblazer Community — one modern platform to learn, earn, and connect from anywhere! We had to find new ways of working, learning, connecting, and collaborating.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 12, 2010

It was a great start to conversations about what fears or misconceptions still exist about using social media in nonprofit organizations. Taking that conversation as a lead, I would love to examine objections and corresponding responses around collaboration (within organizations and across organization/sectors/geographies).

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

The conversational nature of podcasts makes them a digestible way for supporters to learn about your nonprofit. Sourcing guest speakers and collaborators for your podcast provides an opportunity to strengthen your relationships with other nonprofit professionals in your community, even if they don’t end up becoming a guest speaker.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

This morning I had the great pleasure and honor to present at Amplified Leicester about Community-Driven Social Impact, and run a short strategy-building workshop. To provide practical examples of how collaborative technologies can be exploited in a city context. Community-Driven Social Impact for Amplified Leicester.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The October edition of Nonprofits Live examined the topic of online collaboration. Online collaborating requires an extra dose of the same skills we use when we collaborate in person and a number of tools to bridge the physical distance between collaborators. Barriers to Collaboration. Useful Collaboration Tools.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

"What are the best ways to foster collaboration?" " is a top question we hear at TechSoup from the organizations we serve. Our Nonprofits Live interactive series is designed to address such questions and find solutions for the toughest organizational issues. Pacific time. How to work together effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0 Risa sums up the value of a collaborative approach: "Our staff conversations about ways to utilize social media are creative and energizing. work must be spread among staff 2.)

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I have said it many, many times and so have lots of others—you’re probably tired of hearing about how social media is supposed to be “a conversation.&# And that’s okay! Because it isn’t JUST a conversation! There’s calls to action, story telling, questions and requests, and much more. Stand back!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2010

I find this useful to be able to connect with subject matter experts outside the room to ask questions or bounce ideas. For me, it helped me think more clearly about relating network life cycle to the network's selection of online collaboration and communications - both those for private conversations and those for more open conversations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

5) Collaborate with your surrounding community. Follow the lead of this executive director who launched her two-person nonprofit team into the limelight simply by joining in on the community conversation. 6) Secure matching gifts for your next fundraising campaign. Sign up for ShopRaise now !

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Let’s start at the beginning: what is “community-driven social impact” anyway? CDSI is not something that you thought up inside your organization, even if you thought it up with your community in mind or at heart. Presentation.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

What this created was a chance for people who use Twitter to come together offline to create community. It is for the community, by the community, all thanks originally to Twitter. This month’s Net2 Think Tank asks: How do real-world (offline) events fit into social media conversations and campaigns? What worked?

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Nimble AMS

MAY 12, 2023

Your membership committee plays a vital role in your association—guiding conversations about key membership benefits, identifying potential member pain points , and strategizing solutions to better support your members. Keep all your members informed about the latest membership committee initiatives through your online community platform.

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