Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

The process was a collaboration in itself, with TSNE MissionWorks , and Essential Partners serving as co-hosts. As far as I can ascertain, this series was the first in which grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients came together in equal numbers and met as peers for reflective structured dialogue.

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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? 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

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The first grants are to be awarded later this year. Here are ways nonprofits can contribute to the preservation of local journalism: Funding and grants: Nonprofits with education missions can apply for the available Press Forward funding and secure a five-year grant.

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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.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted. Consider: Who defines objectives and “success”?

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2020

If you’re working on a team or delegating tasks across a committee, it can be especially difficult to collaborate and avoid duplicative work. Sponsorships are often a key piece of fundraising revenue for golf events and technology can facilitate a number of sleek, high-end exposure opportunities. 3) All the Nitty Gritty Golf Details.

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Technology Sponsor Help Registration 276

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 10, 2016

posted by Grant Deering Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Proposition 22: The normal expectation ought to be that success will be very difficult to achieve in cross-sector collaborations.” - John Bryson, et al., "The The Design and Implementation of Cross-Sector Collaborations".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Adam Grant recently shared some research that suggests we should create a meeting norm that encourages us to keep our cameras-off to fight zoom fatigue. What that means in practice is that norms are the ground rules for how a group of people communicate and collaborate with each other.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

It can support funder and cross-sector collaborations and the processes of decision-making. However, grants to create publicly available data sets or data training for marginalized groups or under resourced organizations do not by themselves lead to equitable outcomes. Here are three myths about data specifically related to equity.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 96

The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 22, 2023

While donations and grants are traditional revenue streams, here’s a question to give some serious thought. Here’s how an online store can become a game-changer for your nonprofit: Financial Stability through Diverse Revenue Relying solely on donations or grants can be unpredictable.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

These include: Employee matching gift programs Giving Tuesday corporate partnerships Annual giving campaigns In-kind donation drives Corporate volunteerism [and volunteer grants!] Plus, it can be as easy as leaving a collection box at a corporate office or store and facilitating pick-up after the drive has run its course.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Box.org provides organizations with the Box file-sharing, content management, and collaboration service. You can use Box's cloud-based storage and collaboration tools to replace traditional on-premises file servers and traditional file-sharing processes. See the Box.org Donation Program for details about this offer.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. Each student signed in to the collaborative Google document to indicate that they were in attendance.

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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. Guest Post by Heather Grant-McLeod. But whether you call it “networked” ways of working, “collaboration 2.0” Yet currently very few leaders in these emergent networks and collaborations have the tools and skills they need to succeed.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

One of the participants was Ericha Hager, the Regional Collaborative Coordinator for Community Media Access Partnership. After the session, she asked to reuse the game locally and I asked her to just let me know how it went: I recently facilitated a day long meeting with a group of 7 different community media centers in California.

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Forum One

JULY 26, 2010

This is the fourth in a series of posts dedicated to the topic of online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we look at determing the value of creating an online collaborative community. The second part explores challenges in facilitating collaboration. Is a grantee ready to participate?

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Flipcause: Your Solution to Social Media Fundraising Changes Designed with small nonprofits in mind, Flipcause offers cost-effective tools that facilitate easy integration with your existing social media tools, providing a seamless fundraising experience. ” – That’s where Flipcause steps in!

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Facebook Tools Change Guide 98

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Adam Grant recently shared some research that suggests we should create a meeting norm that encourages us to keep our cameras-off to fight zoom fatigue. What that means in practice is that norms are the ground rules for how a group of people communicate and collaborate with each other.

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Camera Collaboration Attention Research 96

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduces guidelines on how nonprofits should handle grants and contracts, and these updates help nonprofits report their finances accurately and in a standard manner. It automates and facilitates these comparisons, allowing for more efficient monitoring and decision-making.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 77

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. As a trainer and facilitator, the work I do with organizations and networks, often on behalf of a foundation for its grantees, is capacity building.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Certain corporate giving programs like volunteer grants encourage employees to volunteer with nonprofits. As a result, nonprofits not only earn money from the volunteer grants but also gain a new base of dedicated volunteers. Volunteer grants function very similarly to matching gifts. More volunteer sign-ups. New partnerships.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. Getting to zero hunger will require unprecedented collaboration and a multi-pronged approach that gets to the numerous causes.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JUNE 9, 2018

In my next job, I’d like to focus on some or all of the following: Weaving networks among nonprofit organizations in order to build collaboration, peer learning, and communities of practice. Facilitating candid dialogue and successful collaborations between grantmakers and grantees.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Creates an environment that facilitates fundraising Regardless of whether you do face-to-face fundraising, ensuring that the organization is prepared to fundraise is the development professional’s main priority. Required documents: To obtain grants, you need proof of your nonprofit status or fiscal sponsor. Any testimonials?

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 5, 2021

More specifically, the flagship land grant and top research university sought out this Salesforce CRM expansion to enable greater collaboration and insight into UVM researcher engagements with internal stakeholders and external partners. Providing More Reliable Service to UVM Students + Clients.

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Forum One

AUGUST 15, 2010

This is the final post in our series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we look at determining the value of creating a collaboration community. The second part explores challenges in facilitating collaboration. The world of collaboration platforms is a bit of a jungle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Eugene was the consultant on Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness grant to strengthen the network of a Population/Reproductive Health grantee, The International Institute of Education's Leadership Development for Moblizing Reproductive Health Program. He is currently facilitating strategic planning for the wikimedia movement.

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Collaboration Learning Exercise Online 93

Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This might be your organization’s event manager for the volunteers executing your yearly fundraisers, the Executive Director working with their Board Members on the program’s initiatives, or your Grant Writer coordinating the organization’s program funding goals. Google Docs can be used to create collaborative agendas or meeting minutes.

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Project Communication Management Doc 105

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You can be a grant writer or direct mail specialist or fundraising events specialist. You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. Collaboration is key. It’s in your job description. It takes a village.

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Culture Philanthropy Facilitation Job 122

Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. Fundraising & Grants. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Fundraising & Grants / #CPI2018 / @NorCalGrant. Nonprofit Management.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas DC 85

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2022

We believe, we know, that moving the needle on climate change requires collaboration on all levels. Cheryl has designed and scaled high-impact programs, including the Pro Bono Program, Technology Grants, and Impact Labs. No one individual, company, government agency, or nonprofit can go it alone.

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Ireland Challenge Empowerment Local 97

NTEN

MAY 20, 2014

Instead of a traditional conference with concurrent sessions and a line-up of speakers, Leading Change Summit (LCS) is designed around the idea that the best ideas can emerge through facilitated workshops and driven conversations. The Idea Accelerator concludes with a final round of pitches to a panel of judges, with a small grant reward.

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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? Concept 3: Foster Sharing & Innovation.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With tools like Buffer, you can schedule posts in advance while platforms like Hootsuite make collaboration between team members and managing projects easy. Grant management. Grants are a great funding source for many nonprofits. So how do you keep track of all the grants you’ve applied for and their status?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

You could even ask volunteers to facilitate a warm introduction for you instead of just giving you a list of names. Collaborate with local businesses. Publicize volunteer grant opportunities. Through volunteer grant programs, companies provide grants to organizations where employees volunteer on a regular basis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2012

The book’s co-authors, Beth Kanter and KD Paine will facilitate an updated of the original poetry-slam session with the same four nonprofit leaders about they have used networked strategies and measurement to improve results and transform failure into success. New Radical Online Community: [link] coordinated by Debra Askanese.

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