ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Hierarchies are becoming flatter, work more collaborative and co-location less relevant. A lack of vulnerability and openness can thwart collaboration and lead to workplace silos. Authentic engagement.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Of course, there are auxiliaries that are adaptable, responsive, and truly collaborative. Well, first and foremost, they are proceeding slowly, carefully, and collaboratively. This is where collaboration is especially crucial. But there are also many that are, well, less so. Lessons from the Field. Mapping the Change.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

This means they also require plenty of clear communication and collaboration. The nature of capital campaign committee structures. If people enjoy participating in meetings and find them to be productive, they may want to become even more invested in and give generously to your capital campaign.

Campaign 98

Campaign Structure Phase Review 98

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? Give everybody a turn. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Generation Ideas Arts Share 93

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? What is Collaborative Overload? While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside.

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Collaboration Tips Tech Nonprofit 120

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Because we offer expert training and technical assistance across the continuum of sexual violence prevention and response (as well as to a wide variety of professions in both nonprofit and public service systems), having so many advisory committees ensures that we are collaborating with people working in all aspects of the sexual violence field.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

Individual giving demonstrated resilience and growth. Individual giving in particular has become more sophisticated and complex as teams manage an ever-growing range of platforms and channels, while driving net donor base growth. Major donor and corporate engagements turned virtual overnight.

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Change Marketing Fundraising Stream 75

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results. Determine the capacity to give of your donors and funders. Do you have an approach suited to older donors ?

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

The toolkit was designed through a collaboration between a European agency ( STBY ) and an Indian agency ( Quicksand ), it was commissioned by Nesta and the Rockefeller Foundation , who together saw a gap in the support for innovation provided to the development community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

I’m giving away a free registration to NTEN’s Leading Social Change Summit. While participants in each track will explore their topics in depth and in the context of a facilitated structure, there will be inspiring keynotes and opportunities for networking for all participants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s the list: Function.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions. I also facilitated a number of nonprofit staff workshops building on the curriculum. A great deal of my training work is done face-to-face.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Mary Sumners, Vice President of Annual Giving, Kennari Consulting – Mary’s areas of expertise include annual giving strategies, capital campaign management, and board and volunteer committee support. The leadership team, and its ability to carry out the project, is a major factor for any donor. A Prospective Donor Pool.

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Fundraising Nonprofit Campaign Consultant 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

A comprehensive solution will require a collective effort, and creative collaboration across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Creative cross-sector collaborations are imperative to tackling our biggest problems, like nutrition insecurity. But technology alone isn’t the answer. The Power of Tech to Solve Big Problems.

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Hunger Podcast Community America 59

Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

The power of a unified modern giving platform In today’s rapidly changing world, nonprofit organizations face unique challenges in connecting with their communities and fulfilling their missions. Enter a unified modern giving platform like Bloomerang.

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Platform Giving Guide Classes 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. The secret is in the structure and design of the small group exercises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

.” The chapter suggests “Tearing down the silos” and that this will encourage more open leadership, and create a transparent environment. The idea is to go from a hierarchical structure (what Allison Fine and I described as Fortress in our book) to a more collaborative, team offer. Encourage brainstorming.

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Campaign Online Chapter Model 97

Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Planned Giving Primer. Planned Giving Primer. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Nonprofit Management / #npinstitute / @nonprofitll. Feb 11 - 14.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. For the networked nonprofit workshops I facilitate, I’ve developed a maturity of practice assessment called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly ” which gives me a detailed understanding of where the organization is in its practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. One area we cover is social awareness, the ability to recognize and understand the moods of other individuals and teams that we collaborate with professionally. Flickr Photo by qwrrty.

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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. Also, how we facilitate our networks and sharing control to solve complex problems. “ Now: giving up power. What does strategy and how to scale mean to different generations? “

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Generation Romania Technology Measure 100

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Major giving and prospect research support. Speak candidly with any prospective consultant partners to develop a clear understanding of their fee structure. Carol Weisman – Planned Giving Strategy. The Google Grant program gives 501(c)(3) nonprofits up to $10,000 in search advertising, but with a few strings attached.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Why Use One? Making: Ideation and Rapid Prototyping.

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

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. By keeping things light, you give permission to others to do the same. And that boosts others’ ability to be resilient and open to new ideas and collaboration.” -- Ellen B.

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Authoring Leadership Environment Team 75

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. He's explicit about different project structures and their implications, listing five levels of participation and three of non-participation.

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Design Participatory Children Museum 49

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. By keeping things light, you give permission to others to do the same. And that boosts others’ ability to be resilient and open to new ideas and collaboration.” -- Ellen B.

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Leadership Authoring Environment Team 52

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

C3-ers generated great and useful ideas, but they were functionally an assembly of creative individuals, efficiently giving us input. Our work would become more relevant, our collaborations more timely, our network more diverse. There was no accountability for us to act on their input. Low on friction. Low on depth.

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Community Story Museum Map 39

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. By keeping things light, you give permission to others to do the same. And that boosts others’ ability to be resilient and open to new ideas and collaboration.” -- Ellen B.

Leadership 52

Leadership Authoring Environment Team 52

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Collaboration difficulties: Collaborating on projects and campaigns can be challenging when team members are using different tools that don’t easily integrate. Using a ChMS alongside other disconnected systems like donor management software, email marketing platforms, and volunteer management systems , can hamper collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I guess I look at it like this: if you give a hundred people tools to lay bricks, you'll likely get a hundred small structures. If you give a hundred people the tools to lay bricks and get them working off a shared plan, then you can build anything you want. Seems like facilitative leadership is key.

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Organization Synchronous Fundraising Social Media 70

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So what we’ll share in the next slide, is that in 2020, giving reached a record-breaking $471.44 In June 2021 Giving USA Foundation and partnership with the Lilly Indiana Family School of Philanthropy released their annual Giving USA report. What we continue to see is that individuals drive giving in America.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let’s face it: consistent funding is the lifeblood of nonprofit work – without it, we cannot create the impact we want in our communities; and from individual giving to foundation grants and everything in between, there are so many different ways to go about fundraising.

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Strategy Organization Fundraising Grant 82

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime. Planned Giving Primer. Planned Giving Primer. Accounting / @nysscpa. Accounting. Jan 20 - 22. Fundraising. Fundraising.

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For example, if a group raises $1,000 for a project that builds community power—like a mutual aid group, a skillshare, a giving circle, a timebank, or a tool library—who is going to hold onto the money that was raised? We also seek to collaborate with nonprofits and funders who want to explore the funding of technology in the nonprofit space.

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Platform Build Open Source Profit 104

Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The connections you make at conferences could lead to new partnerships, collaborations, and even funding opportunities. We’ve put together a list of the top nonprofit conferences to attend. And as you can see, there’s no shortage of inspiring events. So, with that in mind, get ready to pack your bags and hit the road.

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VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Most importantly, you are looking for a system architecture that allows some partners to work completely privately, some collaboratively, and some fully integrated--and these options need to be concurrently deployable. an insurance plan giving you a copy of the software in dire situations)? User Flexible or Provider Flexible?

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