Candid

MAY 15, 2024

Our approach to grantmaking developed organically over a period of five years as we learned from grassroots organizations and adapted our practices to meet their needs. TBP practices such as multi-year unrestricted funding and simplified application and reporting processes are the logical outcome of treating grantees as our partners.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Proposal Application Metrics 52

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Strategies for effective and collaborative idea generation How can you ensure that your ideas not only get heard, but also gain traction within a brainstorming group? Let’s begin with some practical strategies, including ground rules, defined roles, supplies, and tools. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. Well, almost.

Generation 96

Generation Ideas Arts Share 96

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically. The SQ evaluates a leader’s current mindset and behaviors using the “3A Framework” – acumen, allocation, action. A company is only as good as its people.

Leadership 91

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 91

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

It took Tech Networks of Networks almost two years to organize and implement a series of candid dialogues about data and evaluation for grantors and nonprofit grantees, and now it’s complete. The process was a collaboration in itself, with TSNE MissionWorks , and Essential Partners serving as co-hosts. Nonprofits can help by: .

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Grant Data Boston 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged.

Action 74

Action Report Practice Fundraising 74

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. Collective leadership is a collaborative approach that embraces shared decision-making, participation, and the collective wisdom of diverse perspectives.

Roles 75

Roles Foundation Leadership Community 75

sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

Inspired by more than 40 years of collaboration with private school leaders, Blackbaud has created a track of sessions for ATLIS 2024 , the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools’ annual conference. Discover the power of practicality in cybersecurity management with this insightful presentation! Where do you start?

Blackbaud 86

Blackbaud API Empowerment Nevada 86

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Back then, not many nonprofits were talking or practicing the use of measurement and data to improve nonprofit results. One of the newest resources, a free online guide called “ The Data Playbook ,” was recently published by the Schusterman Foundation and written by Rella Kaplowitz, Program Officer, Evaluation and Learning.

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Resource Practice Data Work 105

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically. The SQ evaluates a leader’s current mindset and behaviors using the “3A Framework” – acumen, allocation, action. A company is only as good as its people.

Leadership 58

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Development professionals employ six practices to be successful in their role. Embracing a long-term view of these practices not only unlocks your nonprofit’s growth potential, but also builds and reveals your own professional aptitude for organizational leadership. Nonprofits are allowed to do more than just break even.

Professional 70

Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 70

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Note from Beth: This post, Evaluation for Learning , was originally published as a guest post on the Good blog as a response to “ How Might We Celebrate Learning through Evaluation? I tweeted the link to the original and one colleague, Michelle Murrain, wrote a reflection called " Evaluation and Being A Learning Organization.".

Evaluation 86

Evaluation Learning Foundation Reflection 86

Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2023

They are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the event, from conceptualization to post-event evaluation. Event Budgeting : Collaborating with the committee and nonprofit leadership to establish a realistic budget that encompasses all necessary expenses, while maximizing revenue generation.

Roles 40

Roles Evaluation Collaboration Audio 40

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Collaborative reporting: Nonprofits can facilitate partnerships between different news organizations to pool resources, share content, and cover stories more effectively. Collaboration with academia: Partner with educational institutions to create programs that benefit both students and local journalism.

Journal 92

Journal Local News Fund 92

NetWits

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Break down organizational silos and encourage greater collaboration between teams. Fund the development of a website to facilitate peer-to-peer evaluations of nonprofits. Encourage and promote best practices in social media. Improve the quality of bequest fundraising practice. Encourage asset-based giving.

Philanthropy 223

Philanthropy United States Giving Summary 223

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact.

Build 112

Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2017

Capacity building includes both money (grants), consultants/technical assistance, peer learning/communities of practice, and collaboration. Other areas include: communications, executive transition, evaluation/learning, networking/convening, and professional development.

Measure 57

Measure Impact Build Grant 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change.

Review 106

Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned.

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Facilitation Virtual Effective Technique 163

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Best practices for collecting actionable data. Deep-dives into Google Analytics reports with specific examples for evaluating your digital marketing performance. The more exciting models have evolved past the traditional lecture-style instructional styles and incorporate peer learning, self-directed learning, and collaboration.

Analytics 106

Analytics Google Digital Free 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

As someone who has been designing and delivering training for nonprofits over the past twenty years, the most exciting part is apply theory to your practice. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

You can learn in public in different ways – self-directed individual learning, with a peer group or in an organization, or as a network or entire field practice. . Maybe the scaffolding for learning in public for an evaluation goes something like this: Transparent: This is the first step to make learning products visible.

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Public Learning Wiki Taxonomy 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

Last week public relations and measurement professionals met in Lisbon for a Summit hosted by AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications). We’ve come a long way since the early days of social media in terms of measurement practice.

Measure 115

Measure Social Media Media Metrics 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. That’s why I’ve added a new workshop on running and facilitating effective virtual meetings.

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Facilitation Virtual Effective Practice 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

The ideas, tips, and tricks are grounded in adult learning theory, but the book is very practical. I love David Sibbet, Rachel Smith, and everything Grove Consulting does. I had the pleasure of taking the visual facilitation workshop last fall (my write up is here ). Michael Quinn Patton is the godfather of evaluation.

Skills 105

Skills Network Technique Evaluation 105

.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Social skills— along with empathy, help teams successfully collaborate to get work done. A facilitated workshop will put the five EI competencies on everyone’s radar. It can also help you evaluate your group’s current strengths and weaknesses. For example, a job interview, performance evaluation, or strategy decision.

Virtual 221

Virtual Work Skills Culture 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

You can read more in this series of five reports that looks at the definitions, research, power, practices, and insights relating the impact of social networks on family strengthening and community change. I wondered whether the more general learnings about network effectiveness and evaluating networks would be considered confidential?

Network 88

Network Impact Louisville Social 88

Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

She has tremendous knowledge on managing the day-to-day challenges of fundraising and enjoys facilitating the decision-making process with clients. When all leaders are working together and have developed the project and plans collaboratively, it inspires the rest of the team to move in the same direction. A Prospective Donor Pool.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Nonprofit Campaign Consultant 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Published the Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we wrote and published the Emerging Leaders Playbook. I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

Iowa 50

Iowa Facilitation Teach San Antonio 50

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

What eLearning assessment best practices can strengthen your courses? Then, we’ll wrap up with a few best practices to take your assessments to the next level. There are a variety of types of eLearning assessments that you can use to evaluate your association’s members. Group Collaboration with Feedback.

eLearning 69

eLearning Course Test Knowledge 69

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2023

Brian serves as the Founder of BPOZ Brand Leadership and is a Founding Partner of Curious Collaborations. It’s the deliberate practice of designing, building, and evolving the positive perception and experience of everyone inside and outside of your ecosystem. Everywhere you look these days, people are talking about leadership.

Leadership 199

Leadership Strategy Nonprofit Collaboration 199

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My role was to deliver components of the Networked NGO curriculum – sessions on network mapping, challenges assumptions about networked ways of working, as well as training on how to use the online collaboration platform for their together moving forward. Fish Bowl Exericse. Network assessment.

Rwanda 113

Rwanda Social Media Training Train 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

The project is being managed by IIE and builds on a highly successful program launched in the Middle East five years ago, Women in Technology that trained over 10,000 women from 9 countries in the Middle East and in collaboration with over 60 training partners. NGOs master the skills and put them into practice. Photo by SMEXbeirut.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Technique Tunisia 93

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. While there are many technology consultants available, take the time to evaluate what they specialize in and the services they provide. Set concrete guidelines.

Consultant 52

Consultant Technology Phase Nonprofit 52

.orgSource

JUNE 12, 2023

A technology assessment is a performance evaluation of your IT systems. The purpose of an IT assessment is to evaluate whether your systems’ functionality and efficiency are in alignment with organizational goals and strategy. If you answered yes to each of these practical questions congratulations! Are systems secure?

Technology 170

Technology Evaluation System Associations 170

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Different thinkers and practitioners use different terms to describe similar tools and practices. So, I use the term social media to encompass all the tools and all the practices that are described by the terms I mentioned above. The Second C: Collaboration. The Third C: Community.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Social Aggregator 106

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

In a socially distanced world, virtual tours of non-profits, lunch and learns with community leaders, book clubs, or movies with facilitated discussion can strengthen that foundation. Will these new practices be adopted even when we are an open society again? In your opinion, what does the future look like for volunteering?

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Canada Volunteer Virtual Companies 27

Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2014

You know those research studies that make you want to immediately change your practice in some way? in Applied Social Psychology and has evaluated and researched informal learning experiences in museums and other visitor institutions for over 20 years. This guest post was written by Steve Yalowitz, one of its authors.

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Intergenerational Museum NSF Facilitation 53