Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

Note from Beth: I first learned about this project last year, when Shiree Teng, the project leader, interviewed me as part of some research on capacity building consultants that lead to the design of ImpactRising. A model of generosity. The project partners include Shiree Teng, Groupaya, and Compasspoint.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We used sticky notes and the mandala template. David modeled a full group discussion to gather up all the ideas – using a template that used the basic flows of facilitation – attention, energy, information, and operations. Don’t worry if it isn’t perfect – be thinking about what’s next.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 28, 2021

Planning Ahead and Outlining Goals Facilitates Long-Term Success. The second key tip that customers have reported is the importance of investing in resources — whether that’s staff, training, time, or consultants. Hiring and Learning From a Consultant Can Be a Helpful Step in the Right Direction. And that’s on both sides.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

Your organization’s board and other key stakeholders—such as your major donors, staff, loyal volunteers and influential community members—can then work together with the help of a nonprofit consultant to begin strategic planning. Your consultant will help guide productive discussions and build consensus across your team.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

APIs and the Art of the Possible (Panel) Panelists include Nick Marchese of Emma Willard School, Shandor Simon of Beaver Country Day School, and Stephen Boyle of Blackbaud The power of APIs lies in their ability to seamlessly connect disparate systems, unlock data silos, and facilitate the exchange of information in real-time.

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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. Consequently, traditional frameworks and tools focused on organizational branding, production models, capacity-building, and competitive strategy don’t work as well in this new paradigm. So what to do?

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Blue Fox

APRIL 13, 2022

The company’s services include bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, financial consulting, and comprehensive virtual CFO services. Blue Fox’s mission is to disrupt the traditional accounting model through technology, innovation, and a radically client-focused approach that truly empowers nonprofits and social enterprises.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

It’s not a business model. . Retain or consult with a bookkeeper to create accounting records and financial reports. . Retain or consult with an accountant for annual audit and government filings, including the form 990. Develop an evaluation and performance model. . Why is that important?

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

Your Tier 2 staffing model will typically include both Salesforce Administrators (SA) and Developers. We recommend that you create and align on a competency model to compare the skills of your support agents across tiers to the skills needed to efficiently operate the system. . Tier 2 Support.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

Before switching to a new CRM, consider partnering with a consultant with expertise in CRM data management to help clean your database and ensure duplicate, outdated, and other unhelpful data is removed from your database and not carried over. Consulting. Many CRMs have in-house consultants and training options. Implementation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In addition, I was lucky enough to be the online facilitator for a virtual leadership program for arts administrators co-hosted by the Cornell University School of Management where I learned and practiced a range of instructional techniques for teaching adults.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

Confirm that everyone is on the same page by restating the meeting’s purpose, expected outcomes, agenda items, and the roles that individuals will play (such as facilitator or note-taker). To ensure your success, think about following a specific meeting model or structure that’s best suited to the meeting’s purpose and your goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

One thing I realized is that training social workers receive as part of their education is also very relevant for change makers inside of nonprofits, consultants, and trainers. I was even lucky enough to coax Nancy into an impromptu role play to model some of the techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2013

The third year now expands the program into a “train the trainer” model. The master class is part of a, NEA-funded experiment being conducted by arts service organizations like Theatre Bay Area all across the country. The first phase was an intensive “ Digi-Strat ” boot camp last month. Training Design'

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NTEN

JULY 9, 2014

She is also the founder of Mosaic Blueprint , a Pacific NW firm specializing in diversity consulting, nonprofit diversity recruiting, and multicultural branding. And check out the full lineup of #14LCS speakers and facilitators ! You can follow Deena Pierott at @deenapierott.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2014

Now we''re thrilled to share the names of our three judges and our first nine confirmed coaches for the Idea Accelerator: Judges : Deena Pierott , Founder and Chief Innovator, iUrban Teen James Rooney , Senior Manager, Microsoft''s Technology for Good Program Sonya Watson , Advisor, Tides Foundation Coaches : Britt Bravo , Big Vision Consultant, Big (..)

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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. The forward-thinking development professional performs the following six practices: 1.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

In fact, John Walker, an independent IT consultant with COTIQU Consulting in Australia, suggests associations should make two visits to the board: the first to present the business case and the second to discuss actual cost estimates. Show how the new systems can facilitate and drive those goals. Talk benefits, not features.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

The TCC Group is facilitating a “learn in public&# process by sharing early research findings related to 1300 capacity building grants. Some are tool specific The Twitter Ladder or the Facebook Ladder or it may describes different levels of engagement across channels. Flickr Photo by Gary Hayes.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

What is Ethical Consulting (not so surprising, I facilitated that one.). Business Models. Designers & Developers and Empowering Clients (combined session, I co-facilitated). Customizing and Extending CiviCRM. Designing RESTful APIs. CiviCRM for Advanced Users. Advanced Drupal Theming. Tech Cooperatives.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2020

Second, model out and scenario plan for revenue declines of 5, 10 and 15 percent. To help facilitate this discussion, have your CFO run budgets from 2006-2012 and see how your revenue fluctuated. Seth Cothrun consults nonprofit and private sector clients on marketing and communications, executive management and strategic planning.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The evaluator takes on many roles: facilitator, technical expert, and sometimes a shoulder to cry. Consider reaching out to local universities to tap into departments, professors, and students for consulting, resources, and education. Determine how you will foster participation. But the key to success in ECB is participation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The product is a diagram or a series of diagrams like the one above for a large nonprofit facilitated by Steve Heye that outlines the steps. Owyang’s post points to some terrific examples including a diagram from Socialfish helped facilitate for ASCE and the class diagram from the Airforce.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

A few months ago, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. That’s where I met Kim Kastorff who is the founder of Kimpacto , a San Francisco-based advisory & consulting firm working across the U.S., Europe and Latin America.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

All in all, this means that nonprofit HR departments play essential roles within their own organizations and can act as role models for other types of organizations as well. Larger organizations may have a volunteer coordinator or manager on staff whose role is to facilitate the volunteer program.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Small nonprofit with fewer transactions: A pay-as-you-go or flat-rate model works best for these organizations. Look for a mobile-friendly payment processor that facilitates simple transactions on both mobile and desktop devices. These fee types are more predictable and cost-effective for smaller organizations. Read reviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2011

One answer comes from Eugene Eric Kim in a presentation he did about networks, “Be the Change You Want To See&# – it’s about modeling. NTEN facilitated a wiki to create workshop curriculum for social media and nonprofits with more than 200 nonprofit technology practitioners as part of the WeAreMedia project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2013

You can watch a facilitator give the group engaging ways to interact with one another and co-create content, but it’s often hard to see in the moment how those reflect intentional design choices, and understand how to use their approach in designing your own convenings. He tweets at @noahflower and edits the Monitor Institute blog.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

This solution was designed by industry experts and consultants who are familiar with nonprofit challenges and how technology can address those roadblocks. Consider implementation consulting. Even for a small fee, sometimes implementation consulting is absolutely worth it and can make all the difference in your use of the nonprofit CRM.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Drawing on her vast experience as a venture capitalist, organizational design expert, and management consultant, Ardi argues that the future belongs to the Betas. The Beta model is taking its place. Fluid communication is facilitated and encouraged. Instead, employees at all levels are given the chance to be their best selves.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

I shared a few points about nonprofits use of social media, including a maturity of practice model called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly. It can also facilitate informal communications with other people in the grantee organization. What contributes to the consultant relationship success ?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

I got a chance to test this out in a more orchestrated way (as opposed to the usual consultant/client interactions) when I facilitated/taught an OpenOffice.org “untraining&# earlier this month at Google HQ in NYC (some more details are on the Google Blog.) I learned a lot.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

Bringing multiple communication channels in to a contact-centered model. Sit in a circle and share ideas and resources, while the "presenters" are facilitators instead of providers of one-way brain dumps via PowerPoint. Steve Spiker and Steve Backman are facilitating this session with me. It's the new shiny.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

At Web Courseworks, we specialize in both learning management systems (LMSs) equipped with assessment authoring tools and providing consulting services to help professional, medical, and trade associations create top-tier eLearning experiences for their members. Work with an eLearning consultant. Proctoring high-stakes exams.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Lead Gift Committee Meetings — A Simple Model. Here’s a model for your lead gift committee and some suggestions for making sure your Lead gift committee meetings work well. Keep in mind that virtual meetings require strong facilitation to make sure everyone is involved. Have video conference meetings if you can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

These suggestions also might work for smaller organizations where there is one person managing the social media or for consultants like me who are a one-person shop. Ever since I’ve been recommending it and teaching it to nonprofits after being inspired by Holly Minch’s model in 2011. (I My answer: Yes!

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