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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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

Let’s dive into the difference between these two roles: BA: This role is responsible for identifying functional requirements, maintaining technical documentation, building reports, and training and supporting end-users of multiple systems, including Salesforce. . Tier 2 Support. These two roles can broadly be defined as follows: .

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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partnering with a consultant with expertise in CRM data management to help clean your database and ensure duplicate, outdated, and other unhelpful data is removed from your database and not carried over.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.

Organization 64

Organization Consultant Application Integration 64

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. Training Design'

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Design Communication Program Build 95

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. Including some posts that have appeared on this blog.)

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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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Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 72

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. Unfortunately, many software providers try to hide fees related to implementation and training. Ask about training resources for the solution.

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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

APRIL 27, 2011

I’m also trying to shift my own practice into more design and train the trainers and coach the coaches versus direct delivery. This environment can be a training workshop or it can be in an organization. It’s hard because you have to be very disciplined about noticing and documenting your practice.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

HR is the department responsible for managing hiring, onboarding, training, and benefits. 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. The post Understanding Nonprofit HR: What Sets It Apart?

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Retention Profit Professional 52

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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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

With the conference in DC, it means that getting there and back is easy by train. 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. I love it.

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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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Nptech Unconference Open Source Model 100

Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

With the conference in DC, it means that getting there and back is easy by train. 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. 11NTCSocialCRM).

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Time NTC DC Org 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it A lot of work I do around social media is training — good training requires good design – not just content. The model balances content, learning design, and participants. This book will help.

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Skills Network Technique Evaluation 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

She explained that “learning or teaching the old” is about training, knowledge transfer, and structured, directed learning. She points out that you can’t teach people to be social, only to show what it is and help facilitate it. Teaching the new is not structured because it is social learning.

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Learning Work Knowledge Management Knowledge 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation this year, I have been leading some peer trainings with grantees. Last week, we launched the first session of the " Social Media Lab ," a social media peer group training with a small group of grantees from the Children, Families, Communities Program.

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Social Media Reflection Media Social 91

Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

She is regularly featured as a presenter at multiple chambers of commerce and local workshops and seminars on networking, event marketing, and sales training. Digital advertising offers an array of platforms that facilitate donations: Let’s talk about what kinds of online giving options are available for most nonprofit organizations.

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Digital Marketing Online Fundraising 52

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 3, 2021

Cloud for Good is seeking a director of Last Mile Training (LMT) to develop and deliver Salesforce training programs for several different roles. . Fluency in current Salesforce training programs (e.g., Location: Virtual: Home-based office in US or Canada; some travel required for marketing, in-person training sessions.

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Canada Training Train Director 85

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

What you should do Make an assessment – will using this online tool really save money or time, or facilitate collaboration in ways that is not possible with local apps? And, further, efforts like Adobe AIR, and Microsoft Silverlight , are bringing full-fledged desktop application functionality to applications in the cloud.

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AJAX Application Open Source Plugin 134

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2022

Although the board facilitates the programme, it is the young people themselves who run the weekly meetings and activities independently. The development of the cloud-based system was facilitated by Hyphen8’s experienced Salesforce consultants with the help of the Salesforce Outbound funds module and Experience Cloud.

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Place Fund Tech Local 98

Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The Production Consultant will be responsible for all assigned deliverables. The post Production Consultant, Campaign Services in the US or Canada appeared first on Cloud for Good. Works with the client to determine the prioritization for all deliverables and manages the schedule accordingly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

To make this model work, there was another IRC backchannel that streamed audio from the conference and someone did the equivalent of live tweeting. Olivia Mitchell 's guest post on Pistachio Consulting offers some good tips: 1. One of the reflections. It’s like a new set of antennae."

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Reflection Conference Resource Arts 69

Forj

JUNE 3, 2021

An enterprise learning management system (LMS) is a training system that has the ability to reach multiple audiences through one platform. For example, this could be used by a corporation training multiple groups of channel partners or a trade association providing eLearning for various member organizations.

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Associations eLearning Course Virtual 69

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And I’m a Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, which is a global fundraising consulting firm that works with nonprofit organizations. And that’s really what I do in my role as a fundraising consultant through capital campaigns. Our board members can facilitate personal introductions to our professional leadership.

Leadership 61

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

What's it like behind the firewall facilitating everyone in the organization to embrace social media? At barely a quarter of a century this remarkable dare I say trend setting young woman has become a role model, an example of how to connect and interact with legions of people in all walks of life. I got curious. But who is she really?

Social Media 85

Social Media Life Media Social 85

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 April 8, 2007 As I write this, I’m hurtling through small towns and big cities on the train home. In what ways have they not?

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Summary Consultant NTC Technology 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2017

Note from Beth: Several years ago, I was got trained in design thinking facilitation methods using Luma and have incorporated these techniques into my consulting and training practice. We worked through a day long stakeholder-centered innovation workshop with the test-print of ImpactKit.

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Problem Design Difference Impact 103

VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Your Future Operational Model? Excellent Training & Support? Training and support is critically important both during the transition and also over the long term. Training services are typically offered through a package, by the hour, or on a subscription basis. Click here to download full White Paper.

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Platform Software System Facilitation 186

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

She owns her own consulting shop right now, and I think you’re going to want to connect with her after the presentation. But she’s been in your shoes, like I said, being a leader of an organization and also raising a ton of money and does a lot of these trainings. So I want to start off by saying that. So keep that in mind.

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Roles Resource Develop Video 120

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Because a couple of things, I do a lot of these trainings throughout the year and two thoughts I have before we start. So I give kudos to you for coming to this training today, that’s an important step, and then to actually implement it, right? And so I came in and I was his consultant. One is you already know a lot.

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Community Video Slides Survey 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Last week, as part of my work at the Packard Foundation as visiting scholar I had the opportunity to participate in a face-to-face convening of the "Network of Network Funders," facilitated by the Monitor Institute. You extend networking weaving skills by using a peer learning model not a traditional training model.

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Network Practice Arts Facilitation 95

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

If you all don’t know Marie, she is the lead consultant over at Funding for Good. one of my favorite things about our guests is she’s been in her shoes, right, she’s been an ED, she’s been not just a consultant but also has worked for and with nonprofits directly, which is great, over two decades.

Report 80

Report Measure Impact Process 80

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Fundraising Tools: Most nonprofit CRMs also come equipped with fundraising tools that facilitate donations, both online and IRL (that’s “in real life,” for those of you who don’t speak Internet). Once you have chosen a CRM, make sure you have time to train your staff on how to use it. Read reviews online.

Guide 52

Guide Database Nonprofit Blackbaud 52

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

As I move out of doing implementation, and into more evaluation, planning and facilitation of technology change within organizations, I wanted to spend some time articulating what I have tried my best to practice when I’ve been in a place of providing technology support. In my work people learn evaluative thinking from me.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

." - Amira Diamond Women's Earth Alliance (WEA), unites women on the front lines of environmental justice causes by coordinating training, technology, and financial support for thriving communities and the Earth. We do that by coordinating training, technology, and advocacy support. This training was tremendous. What was that?

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Director Ghana Africa North America 40

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

I can remember thinking “You pay me to be the resident expert and you pay to send me to training. If this doesn’t work, consider bringing in an outside person like a facilitator or consultant. The most successful fundraising event I’ve worked with was a fundraiser/friendraiser based on the Benevon model.

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