Volunteer Hub

MAY 18, 2023

What specific skills or expertise are you looking to contribute? Evaluate Program Effectiveness: Volunteer Engagement Surveys allow nonprofits to assess the effectiveness of their volunteer programs and identify areas of strength and weakness. Consider asking questions like: What inspired you to volunteer with our organization?

Survey 72

Survey Volunteer Impact Data 72

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Therefore, it’s imperative that as a business leader you have the essential meta-skill to navigate your business with a thorough understanding of your current situation, vision to see the future destination, and the ability to create the path to reach it,” explains Rich Horwath , author of the new book, Strategic.

Leadership 58

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Due to this collective mastery, your work offers an invaluable skill set that uniquely positions development professionals for leadership at nonprofit and philanthropic agencies. Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals.

Professional 73

Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 73

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As nonprofit finance leaders, we are charged with empowering our teams with the technology, skills, and support they need to adapt and grow. Look for allies and collaborators like IT teams, who might provide visibility into major expenses on the horizon and help avoid unexpected costs. Identify Ways to Reduce Waste.

Digital 74

Digital Gartner Nonprofit Fund 74

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

Outline engaging activities and events that align with your mission but also provide opportunities for members to actively participate and contribute their skills. Start by outlining your organizational structures. By nurturing a skilled and motivated team today, you’ll be setting yourself up to achieve your long-term goals tomorrow.

Associations 52

Associations Practice Strategy Leadership 52

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. Maintenance of Communication and Collaboration Channels. The Structure of an Agile Sales Operations Unit. Given the variance of organizational structures even among similarly scaled players in the same industry, pinning down the ideal structure for sales ops is nearly impossible.

Synchronous 146

Synchronous Structure Metrics Knowledge Base 146

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Leaders need to evaluate their leadership approach to ensure the style employed is designed to positively influence and empower their staff, promote success, and build collaboration. Nonprofits need to invest in practices that enhance and develop skills, create career paths and take work-life balance into consideration.

Results 98

Results New Jersey Leadership Nonprofit 98

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Product Maturity: Evaluate the CMS’s reputation, support availability, and roadmap projection. However, they might come with higher costs and require specialized skills for maintenance and development. Evaluate these in light of your organization’s goals, readiness, and the resources at your disposal.

Open Source 52

Open Source License Drupal Platform 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? We’ll finish with 10 minutes to evaluate the brainstorming session, get clarity on points of agreement and disagreement, and discuss next steps. Well, almost.

Generation 96

Generation Ideas Arts Share 96

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Collaboration: Millennials want a sense of belonging. There is evidence that millennials thrive in flatter organizational structures with shared governance and peer to peer collaboration. Leaders should evaluate work schedules as a tool to improve retention among millennials.

Utah 40

Utah Strategy Retention Arizona 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Leadership skills are only just about our inner-selves, it is also how we relate to other people and manage those relationships, especially in the workplace. Then, I have participants work in small groups, using a structured brainstorming process. We had a dozen small groups that each brainstormed 20-50 ideas each.

Culture 125

Culture Activities Active Activism 125

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

The Center for Creative Leadership suggests leaders adopt a 70/20/10 Model for learning and development “which asserts that adults learn approximately 70 percent through on-the-job stretch opportunities, 20 percent through coaching and mentoring, and 10 percent through training programs to grow discreet skills.”. Build a Supportive Structure.

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Team Build Colorado Mentoring 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

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. But whether you call it “networked” ways of working, “collaboration 2.0” Call this “social change 2.0”.

Build 112

Build Change Social Facilitation 112

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

Keep in mind that many of the most complex and intractable social issues that nonprofits face can only be effectively addressed by collective impact, via collaboration among organizations or even across sectors. Organizations should examine their own structure and capacity. The Evaluation Exchange , 15(1), 4–6. Who is involved?

Program 64

Program Impact New York Model 64

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. There is minimal structure or roles and as a living organism, the structure changes. ” The members don’t necessarily develop powerful relationships and collaborations.

Review 106

Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

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

Report 50

Report Build Evaluation Nonprofit 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2012

Note from Beth : In March, I had the pleasure of co-presenting at the GEO Conference (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) with Kathy Reich, Director, Organizational Effectiveness Program at the Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, Director of Evaluation at TCC Group, that helped OE analyze its “goldmine” of grantee data.

Strategy 98

Strategy Public Evaluation Foundation 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

In fact, they vary greatly depending on your location, the skills of your volunteers, and your past training and experience at fundraising. Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. Not all fundraising programs look alike.

Action 77

Action Report Practice Fundraising 77

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content. Source: Zazzle. How do you learn? What do you actually retain?

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Content Learning Brain PPT 130

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. Nonprofit Management.

Calendar 111

Calendar Conference Las Vegas San Diego 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

It answers many questions hosts may have about planning, implementing, and evaluating the day. Wonder if #GivingDays is just the hottest trend, to be a regular part of the toolkit in the near future? brendankinney (@brendankinney) September 18, 2013.

Giving 96

Giving Texas Philanthropy Hosting 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. This is the actual delivery of the instruction and content. This is where you apply your presentation and facilitation skills.

Instructional Design 111

Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Forum One

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As this name suggests, an ESOP is a legal structure that allows employees to have a financial stake in the company they work for, receiving benefits of its success on an ongoing basis. Being a private company, that share price is set, not by the market, but by an outside evaluator on an annual basis. What is an ESOP?

Companies 46

Companies Profit Benefit Culture 46

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Second, you must establish a protocol for maintaining high-structure, high-substance 1:1 dialogues with the individuals on your team. And that boosts others’ ability to be resilient and open to new ideas and collaboration.” -- Ellen B. Invest in their team's continued technical and influential (soft) skill development.

Authoring 75

Authoring Leadership Environment Team 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Brainstorming can be done as a solo activity or group or collaborative brainstorming. Used as a facilitation technique in training can also help people generate ideas on how to apply the skills or concepts being taught. After people have reviewed the ideas, it is time to have a follow up meeting to evaluate the ideas.

Facilitation 106

Facilitation Work Chart Technique 106

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Second, you must establish a protocol for maintaining high-structure, high-substance 1:1 dialogues with the individuals on your team. And that boosts others’ ability to be resilient and open to new ideas and collaboration.” -- Ellen B. Invest in their team's continued technical and influential (soft) skill development.

Leadership 52

Leadership Authoring Environment Team 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Second, you must establish a protocol for maintaining high-structure, high-substance 1:1 dialogues with the individuals on your team. And that boosts others’ ability to be resilient and open to new ideas and collaboration.” -- Ellen B. Invest in their team's continued technical and influential (soft) skill development.

Leadership 52

Leadership Authoring Environment Team 52

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Jeanne Bell , CEO of CompassPoint, led the discussion and was joined by Jara Dean-Coffey , founder and principal of jdcPartnerships, and Holly Minch , principal at LightBox Collaborative. Jara Dean-Coffey discussed impact, with a focus on how organizations should be evaluative , rather than simply doing evaluation.

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Model Impact Business Case Study 55

Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2011

I also do large scale collaborative events like Nonprofit Bar Camp and VideoCamp Texas. The key to success is getting your corporate culture right and then tapping into the new found potential with an efficient and effective structure designed to harness and act on the newly uncovered ideas. Set Your Structure! and HelpAttack!

Structure 34

Structure NPO Culture Evaluation 34

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

There is much excitement and interest in measuring/tracking/using data in real time to shift course on emergent, collaborative, and innovative efforts. Totally different set of measurement tools and skills needed. What does strategy and how to scale mean to different generations? “ That’s not to say we don’t use objectives.

Generation 100

Generation Romania Technology Measure 100

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

In this report, the authors describe three specific models for public participation: contribution, collaboration, and co-creation. They provide detailed case studies of projects in each area, including project descriptions, informal science education goals, participant training techniques, and evaluation outcomes.

Public 36

Public Research Participatory Report 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The next step in the process was for participants to evaluate some of the ideas using a 2×2 called the importance/difficulty grid. Collaborating more with other funders would led to the creation of a pooled fund, more multi-year funding, a common grant application, and the ability to be more nimble. Concept 6: Dinner Party Fund.

Design 50

Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Wikis and blogs require some writing skills (in addition to power). Those of us who collect data in low resource areas continue to evaluate technology’s role in finding the proper solution(s) for collecting data. Sometimes the problem is the technology -- or rather, inappropriate technology. Sometimes, the procedures aren’t right.

Resource 59

Resource Data Aggregator Wiki 59

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In the past year, I''ve seen the conversation shift to talking about impact and sustainability of these projects--how we evaluate audience participation and how we can shift from experimental pilots to more day-to-day implementation. How do you evaluate participatory engagement strategies?

Museum 45

Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 30, 2007

Explore and adopt new collaborative business models with complementary organizations. Adopt appropriate metrics that enable organizations to evaluate the success and impact of their delivery of services and programs. Engage board members to ensure quality governance structures.

Profit 40

Profit Adopt Government Retention 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

And, in looking over the evaluations and reviews , I think the participants did too. The community is hosted by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer of SocialFish in collaboration with Omnipress. This is a lively community, mostly because of the expertise of people like Maddie, Lindy, and Tony who are skillful community managers.

Channel 87

Channel Instruction Instructional Instructional Design 87

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

In the past year, I've seen the conversation shift to talking about impact and sustainability of these projects--how we evaluate audience participation and how we can shift from experimental pilots to more day-to-day implementation. How do you evaluate participatory engagement strategies?

Question 49

Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49