sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Funder collaboration need not be burdensome, nor does it require perfect alignment. You can start by sharing information and agreeing to work on something for a few short weeks or months.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

These strategies unfortunately use precious time and energy and miss the larger opportunity to quickly and efficiently gain and share learning with transparency and trust. In most cases, there are rarely ways to share real-time learning. Move Past Promises to Deliver Collaborative Impact. Redefine Success by Solution Testing.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

A connected nonprofit is a successful nonprofit when it comes to collaborating and working in teams. Nonprofit Technology News reports on the top 4 tech characteristics to consider when collaborating through technology. Collaborative meetings and deadlines can be easily tracked with a shared calendar.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

JUNE 1, 2018

A large component of MENTOR MN is to serve, educate, and share resources with other mentoring organizations, making the website a key component and tool. However, once more conversations ensued, this project evolved into something much bigger. This resulted in getting MENTOR National involved. The End Result.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

As a result, IT leaders are called on to share their wisdom with the rest of us, and they are challenged to help us collaborate in ways that are unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable. You hold grudges and have difficulty moving on after a challenging conversation. Digital platforms and processes infuse every business activity.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations. We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea. Sharon is summarizing the notes from all the CoLAB conversations.

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Associations Leadership Question Wisconsin 221

Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

This week, our 2021 virtual nonprofit conference, the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , opened with a conversation around trading perfectionism for an opportunity to show up as our authentic selves. Register to Experience the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions. Unique Fundraising Tips From the Collaborative.

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Virtual Collaboration Professional Tips 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2024

Pulling from experience with thousands of RFPs, Prosal shares five best practices to enhance your RFP writing process. Put yourself in our shoes – would you spend 10-20 hours on a project if the person you’re sharing it with won’t give you time to answer a question? It’s incredibly demoralizing!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What’s more, organizers can create and share audio and video recordings, making it a powerful tool for hosting board meetings, fundraising events, staff events, and more. 2) Online Document Sharing & Management. 2) Online Document Sharing & Management. Recommendation ? Google Drive. Recommendation ?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

According to Chantal, “We’re in a place now where philanthropy is thinking about how do we, as funders, collaborate and collectively fund infrastructure, like a shared data platform, like the ability for nonprofits to move to the cloud.”. Recognizing the Rise in the Voices the Organization Serves.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

Create and manage different volunteer groups To encourage and facilitate conversation between your member volunteers, use your online community platform to create different groups. If your volunteer program is large, you might want to add more groups to ensure conversation flows more freely. Your online community platform can help!

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here are a few statistics that we shared: 27% of Americans say they have not too much or no confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interest ( Pew Research ) 39% of Americans, a record-high, say they don’t trust the media at all. Many attendees expressed surprise over the trust statistics that we shared.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Great conversation, a little bubbly, and treats at the Innovation Summit. Sharon is excited to introduce the highly collaborative World Café style of dialogue. This format uses informal conversations to explore key questions and weave thoughts and ideas into a collective tapestry of knowledge. Just what we missed in 2022!

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Spouses, kids, roommates, and pets all shared a workspace. We learned the importance of technology for communication and collaboration. Intentional communicators bring a sense of responsibility and thoughtfulness to the conversation. The shared challenge bonded a lot of folks. Give yourself a break. I say it’s a victory.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s like seeing a new place through the eyes of a local, where you engage in authentic conversations, share personal experiences, and build a community that’s genuinely interested in your cause. Instead, share your mission through stories and behind-the-scenes looks at your work. Make eye contact with your audience.

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Social Media Organization Media Fundraising 260

Association Analytics

MAY 4, 2023

Get a Seat at Many Tables When decisions about important topics are being made at your organization, having expertise in data and analytics will give you a seat at the table—and a chance to share your valuable insights with decision makers. You need analytics to warn you about at-risk members, then help identify why they aren’t renewing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf. The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? This blog post shares some thoughts. What is Collaborative Overload? There are ways of working that can reduce collaborative overload.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Our 2021 virtual nonprofit conference, the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , opened with a conversation around trading perfectionism for an opportunity to show up as our authentic selves. Register to Experience the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions. Register to Experience the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions.

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Virtual Collaboration Professional Tips 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Communication is conducted in natural language, similar to how you would converse with a friend or colleague. Remember, the first version of the policy doesn’t have to be perfect; initiating this conversation is key. Establishing a policy creates a shared understanding and commitment to using AI responsibly and effectively.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Share details about your work and interact with funders’ social media posts. Initiate conversations to create connections Effective fundraising is built on funder relationships, which are created by engaging in meaningful conversations about the work your organization does. If your funding areas align, don’t be discouraged.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

I can’t wait for your feedback, comments, recommendations for further improvements, and general reaction; but first, I need to share some thank yous and some background for all those who have followed this process. or come across more valuable items to share. Using Disqus will mean you get my reply in one step instead of two!

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VisionLink

JULY 12, 2023

Stop by our booth #104 in the Exhibit Hall, and talk with Dr. Douglas Zimmerman, Visionlink CEO, and the rest of our Visionlink team, who would love to hear more about your challenges and opportunities and share ways we can support your vision. You can also sign up for one of our $50 Amazon gift cards -- just to keep it fun.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

You can see conversations grouped together by sentiment: positive, neutral, or negative. The same can happen by listening to conversations in your online community. Learn more about how to leverage your virtual community conversations with this on-demand webinar. How can you set up better collaboration and document sharing?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. Collaborative relationships are the future currency. Collaborative relationships are the future’s currency. Association 4.0 leadership is how we christened the skill set we identified for success in digital markets.

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Leadership Associations Skills Digital 170

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2009

Topic: How do social media open new doors for collaboration (especially internationally)? Starting the Conversations. Unfortunately for me, I will unable to join the chat this Thursday; so, I’d like to offer some conversation starters now to get you thinking of questions, ideas, and stories you want to share!

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Nimble AMS

JULY 8, 2023

When you properly prepare for your next board meeting, you’ll keep the conversation focused on setting the right direction for your organization. Begin the conversation early. H elp your board under stand how the entire association could benef it from a tech nology upgrade by sharing the value of a new AMS.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2010

This website has been a great place for me to post ideas and share lessons learned, store content from presentations, and share resources. 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 !

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2010

Collaboration and partnerships can easily come together and be successful under and umbrella that puts the work of all those involved toward the movement, instead of the one-time effort or project. Bonnie Koenig and I have had some great conversations about how we have seen and how we have tackled scale in our work.

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Wiki Global Share Case Study 156

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Popular activities include: Photo booth area aligned with your theme that allows guests to create buzz and share as a memory on social media. Round tables make for better conversation flow, but long tables provide a more communal feel. Consider collaborating with local businesses and auction booster companies to fill in gaps for items.

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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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Collaboration Social Media Org Conversation 105

.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

If you need proof that this profession boasts its share of innovators, read a few chapters of our Association 4.0 Our books “Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption” and “An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” summarize those conversations. Provide “just-in-time” volunteering. Explore your industry.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

That’s why there is no substitute for the impact of personal conversations. When you succeed at recruiting talented leaders, share the good news broadly. Give them a message to share from the beginning. That synergy happens when people express opinions frankly and debate in the spirit of collaboration. Celebrate Success.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] Established in 2008 as a collaborative response to the growing number of complex elder abuse cases in NYC, the NYC Elder Abuse Center helps professionals, organizations, and systems prevent elder abuse and improve their response to it.

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Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96

sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

By embracing these principles of equity, fostering collaboration, and committing to meaningful action, philanthropic organizations can continue to be powerful catalysts for positive change. Foster Collaboration and Learning: Encourage collaboration and knowledge-sharing among funders, nonprofits, and other stakeholders.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

For some reason, neither of them had ever sat down and talked through their shared business processes and technology in the spirit of collaboration and partnership. The Benefits of Working Collaboratively. Other than decreased stress, there are big benefits to working collaboratively: Faster access to accurate information.

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