VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system. This is where collaboration is especially crucial.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2023

But, more specifically, project managers juggle various responsibilities and wear a multitude of hats—organizer, leader, motivator, facilitator, liaison, and driver—to ensure success. Through meticulous and collaborative planning, they anticipate potential roadblocks and devise strategies to overcome them.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. If you’ve been looking for an initiative to spark interdepartmental collaboration, a chatbot would be a good test case. Get the dialogue started at your organization.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Having one (or more) active and highly functioning advisory committees fosters resilience, creativity, and even resource development for your organization. Unlike the board of directors, which has oversight of the organization, advisory committees don’t have any oversight of the organization.

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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? Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Create a judgment-free zone.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Participants can benefit from leadership development, knowledge sharing, network building, collaborations or partnerships, and/or compensation. . But it doesn’t look the same for every organization and for every stakeholder. So, what does participatory grantmaking look like in practice? How Did Participatory Grantmaking Start?

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Organizations need a solid leadership succession plan in order to prevent potential crises resulting from life’s curveballs. In creating a succession plan, you contribute to the longevity of your organization. All positions are essential for the successful operation of your organization. Make sure these are up-to-date.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 10, 2016

“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". Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Box.org provides organizations with the Box file-sharing, content management, and collaboration service. Is It Right for My Organization? You can use Box's cloud-based storage and collaboration tools to replace traditional on-premises file servers and traditional file-sharing processes. How Does It Work?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. Bethan Harries found that “bigger, more established/well-resourced and White-led organizations tend to be more successful” than BIPOC-led nonprofits in resource cultivation. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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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. Organized recordkeeping is key. Positions the organization among funders Consider development as a marketing function.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It is our hope, as funders, that financially resourcing a movement, an organization, or an individual can lead to positive change. And, the focus of MEL is generally on evaluating grantee projects or organizations, rather than on the grantmaker and its practices. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

The room was full, and participants came up with some terrific examples and options for their organizations. One of the participants was Ericha Hager, the Regional Collaborative Coordinator for Community Media Access Partnership. I design and facilitate a day long, in person meeting every other month dedicated to one of these topics.

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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. Develop a clear plan. Clarify priorities.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

Many organizations typically inexperienced in emergency appeals saw huge success with their appeals. To optimize donor experience, nonprofits must challenge clunky manual processes that can be replaced with integrated payments and platforms and donor-centric, cross-functional collaboration. Future-Proofing People & Teams.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

The summit will be an opportunity for deeper peer learning for nonprofit change makers in three theme areas: digital strategy , impact leadership , and the future of technology. I’m excited to be co-facilitating the Impact Leadership track with colleagues John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson.

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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. Whether it is a network of organizations or individuals, the handbook provides a wealth of theory and practice on build, manage, and fine tune a network. It doesn’t do more than that.

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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. Both groups can help by: .

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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. 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. So what to do?

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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

MARCH 27, 2017

Note from Beth: Last year I was honored to partner with Kari Dunn Saratovksy from Third Plateau to facilitate an emerging leadership program to a cohort of leaders who were part of the Packard Foundation’s Science and Conservation portfolio of grantees. Flickr Image – ImageGroup. Today, this view is fundamentally changing.

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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. Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? Do you have a fundraising plan?

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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. Each month I create the task list organized with different color codes for different types of work/life.

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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 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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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

A comprehensive solution will require a collective effort, and creative collaboration across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. and Chicago, Feeding America is the second largest organization focused on ending hunger in America. But technology alone isn’t the answer. It’s a human rights issue.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Should an organization leave one platform ecosystem for another to take advantage of it? Should an organization invest in expensive middleware, integrations, or business intelligence tools to get the data-driven outcomes it needs to meet its mission? What if a competitor’s tool is simply better?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. Do we need to the whole hour to accomplish the same amount of work?

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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. She is also BoardSource certified, which has given her greater insight into how nonprofit boards can best support their organizations. We’ve all been there. A Strong Case for Support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. He’s written two books - Gamestorming and The Connected Company. What does learning the new mean for organizations? Organization. Area of Expertise.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I guess I'll be grateful for that, as it was my being vocal about my displeasure over the timing of the conference that introduced me to many of the people in the organization I hold dear today. In fact, this year we have NTEN Organization membership so there will be four of us at the conference. I love it.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing world, faith-based organizations face unique challenges in their efforts to connect with their communities and fulfill their missions. But what if there was an all-in-one solution designed specifically for faith-based organizations to streamline their operations and enhance their impact?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

In her new book, The Fall of the Alphas: The New Beta Way to Connect, Collaborate, Influence – And Lead , she shows why the Beta model is the key to both business and career success. She emphasizes that Beta leaders and organizations : Help people succeed at what they’re good at, rather than forcing them to become people they’re not.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Are you considering a photo or video campaign for your organization? If you have ever asked your members to post photos on Facebook or asked for stories from your clients, you have tasted the abundance that user-generated content (UGC) can bring to your organization. Pacific time Hashtag: #NPLive RSVP.

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