Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Here's the backstory: In the summer of 2021, over 130 funders shared example grant applications with TAG as part of our involvement in the #FixtheForm campaign with GrantAdvisor.org. These grant forms enabled TAG to not only determine the level of overlap between questions (39 percent) but also to identify groups of shared questions.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Press Forward funders have coalesced around an aspirational goal to move from individual grantmaking strategies to a shared vision and coordinated action. Collaborative reporting: Nonprofits can facilitate partnerships between different news organizations to pool resources, share content, and cover stories more effectively.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Measure Impact : Use the framework’s impact measurement techniques to assess the effectiveness of your ChatGPT-powered strategies. Share any available data or context that can help ChatGPT generate insights. ” Instructions: Share your nonprofit’s communication objectives and goals. Output as a table.”

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Raises more funds by sharing compelling stories about your mission. Collaborations Partnering with other businesses or nonprofits can significantly expand your reach and engagement. Benefits of nonprofit marketing Here are some of the key benefits of marketing for nonprofits: Boosts donor trust with transparent marketing materials.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

The Collaborative (Classy). About : Collaborative, brought to you by Classy.org, is a two-day experience dedicated to nonprofit professionals. Join us for Collaborative: Virtual Sessions and on Classy’s virtual event platform, Classy Live. . Plenty of vendors are on-site to share insights and exhibit their work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

One of the workshops was focused on technology wellness in the nonprofit workplace , more specifically how to avoid collaboration overload. While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there’s a downside, too. ” Individual Techniques. Here’s a good guide to writing precise emails.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

It started as a handout for a session that Stacey and I are doing at the California Association of Museums, and then I realized it was so darn useful that it was worth sharing with all of you. The majority of our public programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History are created and produced through community collaborations.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

25,000 and above) All benefits of Gold, and: Exclusive access to high-profile events Unique collaboration opportunities Establishing giving levels can provide a framework for recognizing and stewarding major donors. 5,000 – $9,999) All benefits of Bronze, and: Inclusion on donor wall Invitation to VIP experiences Gold level (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006

Notes a journalism educator in the article, "We're in a time when activist citizens and sometimes even the general public have an opportunity to be involved and create meaningful and easy-to-share journalism." " Now substitute the word "journalism" and think about the sharing notes and knowledge from conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Take for example my colleague Eugene Eric Kim who shares his facilitation toolkit which includes links to his favorite Post It notes and markers. There are apps that allow participants to use “ virtual sticky notes ” to do an exercise but these are not well designed for group collaboration. But wait, paper???

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TechImpact

AUGUST 27, 2013

File sharing. Now we are getting into some newer techniques. Your nonprofit might have a on-site server used for file sharing, which is great if you have the time and resources to maintain it. TechSoup reports that 26% of the 2012 survey respondents were using a cloud-based file sharing service. Web conferencing.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 24, 2021

Badges are great at fundraising events and career fairs , as badges generate environments of networking and collaboration! Social Media Shares. No matter which form of gamification you use, you should always ask your attendees to share things about your event on their social media page. Team Games. Gamifying Online Events.

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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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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

We utilize datamaking as part of shared meaning making. It can support funder and cross-sector collaborations and the processes of decision-making. Unfortunately, individual stories, even well-told and amplified, can be co-opted and reinterpreted outside of the meaning and framework of the people who actually shared the stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

It is all about how to nurture a nonprofit organizational culture that has shared responsibility for fundraising among all of its people. My contribution is “Creating a Culture of Philanthropy While Doing the Work,” and focuses on ways to encourage effective cross-departmental collaboration.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2016

One of my organization's core values is radical collaboration. But radical collaboration with our community only works if we also collaborate internally as a team. We all collaborated to develop programs, strategies, and community partnerships. Sometimes, we fail because we are not collaborative enough.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership! ” The brainstorming techniques from the previous day will yield many, many insights and ideas. Conferences'

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Although I don’t have all the answers, I can share what has worked in my experience. Normalize Feedback Use the technique of calling in and calling out. The objective of these check-ins is to encourage questioning, disagreement, and collaboration in the spirit of collectively defining and maintaining success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among the many techniques Briceño teaches, the book also offers four tips for helping your team continuously advance their skills, even when it feels like there’s no time to problem solve: Why most managers often misuse praise—and what you should do instead to help your team improve. a focus on what you have mastered to "we don’t know."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

Her report touched on the need for sector collaboration, celebrating mistakes and failures, and innovation. He shared how he built a global cross-sector movement to support sanitation in developing countries. He was hilarious as he was inspiring. I’ll share that in my next post!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2006

" For me, live blogging notes from conferences and other gatherings helps me think through my fingers about what is being said in the room (and helps me retain it and share it with others (usually via my blog.) What do you think are some of the evolving best practices and techniques using these tools?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Another common technique that many nonprofits use to way to build relationships is to acknowledge and celebrate staff’s birthdays. The platform is described as a “Slack-first” HR platform designed to help managers proactively combat abuse by fostering collaboration, teamwork, and inclusion. Share your story in the comments.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

Show them that you have thought two steps ahead by prepping the venue decor, following health guidelines and safety precautions, sharing pre-event inspo, and more. Your digital crowd will provide a lot of value to your event, including audience data, ROI, and easy marketing techniques like the ability to share your event on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

It’s Not Too Late To Set Your Communications Agenda with LightBox Collaborative’s 2013 Editorial Calendar – Guest Post by Holly Minch, Lightbox Collaborative. The LightBox Collaborative 2013 Editorial Calendar is here! Let us know what dates you think we should have on the 2013 radar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

I know for myself that I don’t learn, retain, or apply when content is endlessly shared – even from expert – without a break. One technique described that I use often is “share pairs,” it makes people get it up, take that body break, and check in with someone.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 23, 2021

Show them that you have thought two steps ahead by prepping the venue decor, following health guidelines and safety precautions, sharing pre-event inspo, and more. Your digital crowd will provide a lot of value to your event, including audience data, ROI, and easy marketing techniques like the ability to share your event on social media.

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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. Heather agreed to write up this report to share some of the content. But whether you call it “networked” ways of working, “collaboration 2.0” Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 Guest Post by Heather Grant-McLeod.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2012

They work in collaboration with health care providers, policy, and decision makers, industry experts, advocates, and individuals in communities across Colorado. One techniques she uses for new users that join the team is to create a “Twitter Scavenger Hunt.” ” By making Twitter fun, it inspires more regular use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques. Techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

My colleagues at the Mobilisation Lab recently shared a link to an excellent tool kit called DYI which stands for “Development, Innovation, and You.” ” It is a social innovation toolkit for those who work in the development sector. ” It is a social innovation toolkit for those who work in the development sector.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

To do so, they need to be skilled collaborators, adept at bringing diverse perspectives together, and confident in their abilities to collaboratively steward supporters at every touchpoint along the ladder of engagement with other teams, departments, and senior leadership. Get Everyone Aligned Around the Culture of Philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. In Sharon Bowman’s “ Using Brain Science To Make Science Stick ” offers several simple principles to incorporate based on brain science, including: Movement is better than sitting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

Annette Kramer, Learning Lab Blog The Collaborative Technologies Conference sponsored by CMP took place in Boston this past week. The Conference focused on evolving techniques, tools, and ideas about collaborating across organizational boundaries and elsewhere.

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Whole Whale

MAY 19, 2023

Prompt Library on Twitter : A Twitter account that shares AI-generated prompts and resources. Stay up-to-date with AI advancements : AI technology is constantly evolving, and new techniques and tools are being developed. Collaborate with your team : Involve your team in the AI image generation process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

It seemed very inappropriate given that my host, Stephen Blyth , collaborated with Peter Sykes, CEO & Founder at Mangere East Family Service Centre and we held the workshop on a Marae. Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be in New Zealand, leading a workshop on social media and I facilitated a module on mindful social media.

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