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. Senior citizens?

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Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 70

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. Clearly Identify Roles and Responsibilities The Difference Between Skills, Qualifications and Experience How Should Soft Skills and Personal Characteristics Be Incorporated?

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Job Roles Skills Nonprofit 59

Forum One

AUGUST 9, 2023

Once the website is built—the scaffolding, structure, and design—your content is what brings it to life. It often entails rethinking how you want to communicate about your organization in the new structure and style you’re pursuing with your redesign project. Who has the skills to manage hands-on content management in the CMS?

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Content Phase Review Structure 76

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.

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Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Foundation of Brick Fundraisers Bricks fundraisers are a classic approach to community fundraising, offering participants the opportunity to have their names, messages, or dedications engraved onto individual bricks, tiles, or granite pieces. Collaborating with a Brick Mason Partnering with a skilled brick mason is crucial.

Causes 52

Causes Build Fundraising Method 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. The skills that we are focusing on are “networked leadership” skills both online and offline and working with self and working with others. Pay close attention to interactions with other people.

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Skills Build Technique Language 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. (There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”) Writing : I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004.

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Reflection Professional Facilitation San Jose 73

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Moderated by Kari Dunn, Case Foundation. Intro from Kari: When the Case Foundation was first discussing with partners what they wanted to get out of the Summit, they talked about how to bridge the generational divide. When you step in the door, you come prepackaged with skills you can share.

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Discussion Generation Donor Structure 211

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”.

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Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2008

That's a lot of nonprofits, many that are doing similar work and competing for funding from foundations and individual donors. I hope that one of the results of this award will be a guide and training to help other nonprofits to pool their collective knowledge, skills and resources in successful collaborations.

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Collaboration United States Award Nonprofit 40

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. Training can be the perfect opportunity to set career path goals and lay the foundation for a committed relationship.

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Utah Strategy Retention Arizona 40

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

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. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas San Diego 111

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.

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Strategy Public Evaluation Foundation 98

Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

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. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas DC 85

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 Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and The Bridgespan Group.

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Program Impact New York Model 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Foundation produced these results as documented by Edelman. The Knight Foundation launched the “ Giving Day Playbook ,” a step-by-step online guide of best practices, templates, checklists, and other resources for community foundations to successfully host a Giving Day in their community.

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Giving Texas Philanthropy Hosting 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Almost five years ago to the day, I was lucky enough to meet Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor while I was Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. There is minimal structure or roles and as a living organism, the structure changes. A network is more adaptive than an organization.

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Like other successful entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs have the will and skill set to get things done and the traditional public charity structure and requirements may seem like burdensome barriers to moving forward. Alternative Structure. L3C’s are able to attract both private and foundation investments.

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Public Charity Structure Arizona 71

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. If applicable, private foundations are being continually solicited and cultivated.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

More than a million tax-exempt organizations exist in the United States, including public charities, private foundations, and civic organizations—not counting the 220,000 religious congregations that are also registered. However, the traditional reliance of nonprofits on governmental and charitable funding is increasingly unsustainable.

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Model Fund Social United States 53

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. And in October, I welcomed Emily Goodstein and Saleforce Foundation into my kitchen for a Facebook Live about Giving Tuesday.

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Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

Laying the Foundation Defining The Purpose And Goals Of Your Fall Festival As a kid, I remember begging my parents for more money to bring to school for our annual fall festival, namely for one particular event: the cake walk. Reach out to your network of supporters to share this exciting, tangible way to get involved in your organization.

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Ideas Fundraising Contest Fun 62

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

You want to stretch, grow, and learn new skills. But for the foundation of your fundraising strategy, work with your strengths. A Google Doc or Sheet is a great place to start, because you can collaborate with your team. Another way to structure a plan is in a calendar format. A dynamic speaker? A master networker?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Two reports have been released on the topic of capacity building: “ Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together ,” from GrantCraft, a service of the Foundation Center and “ Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity ” from GEOfunders. This post summarizes gems from both reports.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money - but we were the age of Aquarius! When you take on a job in a nonprofit, you're normally doing a lot more than you signed for without a lot of structure. Wendy : If nothing else, Millennials are collaborative.

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Discussion Generation Donor Structure 57

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

A strong fundraising strategic plan starts with a solid foundational case statement. Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. All three areas of foundation giving - community, independent, and operating - also grew.

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

As of this writing, there are 13 responses (ok, two are from me) from people who work (in some cases lead) the Morino Institute, Random Hacks of Kindness, TechSoup Romania, CROS, Meedan, the Gates Foundation, Beth Kanter, Campus Party USA, Vulcan Labs, and Fundacja TechSoup/Warsaw Social Hackathon. That’s not to say we don’t use objectives.

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Generation Romania Technology Measure 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. Over the past twenty years, the Brainerd Foundation has invested nearly $50 million in organizations working to protect the environment in the Northwest. Why Use One? Understanding: Landscape and Opportunity Analysis.

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 28, 2013

With declines in government funding, many that have historically relied on this source are looking to tap new sources of funding, from individuals, events, foundations and corporations. Systems-level collaboration. financing structures demand intensive, highly motivated collaboration. Some are building in safety.

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Government Research New York Homeless 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Is there a lead facilitator who is responsible for the final decision or is the team to work collaboratively making decisions? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on? Do you have a preferred method?

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2010

When we talk about the social organization, we start with exploring individual behaviors and skill sets; then internal processes such as community management, establishing good social media policies, the role of staff; and then cultural issues of openness, collaboration, and decentralization. We see this one all the time.

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Open Community San Francisco Associations 91

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference.

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

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. Evaluative thinking needs to be built into the foundation of both strategy and everyday operation, and means much more than deploying an annual survey.

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Model Impact Business Case Study 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2009

Yesterday, I participated in an all-day working session on Network Effectiveness for Packard Foundation Grantees hosted by the Packard Foundation and the Monitor Institute. Over the past two years, the Packard Foundation has worked in partnership with Monitor Institute to explore how networks were changing the social sector. (If

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Design Social Media Remix Network 50

NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

You are funded to do this by a US foundation. Wikis and blogs require some writing skills (in addition to power). You accomplish this by educating the people of that country on all aspects of safe water, and you lead projects that help to improve the quality of the water supply. Sometimes, the procedures aren’t right.

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Resource Data Aggregator Wiki 59

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Instead of collaborating on a single event, your nonprofit and its corporate partner merge marketing stra tegies for an entire campaign to spread awareness of your cause. Cause marketing typically involves a partnership or collaboration between a commercial entity and a nonprofit organization or other charitable cause.

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Causes Marketing Nonprofit Awareness 75

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. Grant writing is a skill, and it’s also a full time job.

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Strategy Organization Fundraising Grant 82