Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Have you noticed that when talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in fundraising , the conversation frequently mentions the lack of suitable candidates of color? But if you want to diversify your development office, or even just start the conversation, here are a few relatively simple suggestions to consider.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If staff interact more with AI tools than with one another to complete tasks, it reduces the well-documented benefits of informal conversations of building an effective workplace culture, onboarding new staff, and improving staff retention. It means that the job description and tasks might shift and require using or learning different skills.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2021

During isolation, many people reported that it was nice to feel like someone is having a conversation with you, about topics you find interesting. Clubhouse is organized by different rooms that are specific to a certain information topic and are appropriately called, you may have guessed it: clubs. Enter: Clubhouse. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Matt Higgins Today, Higgins shares these insights with us: Question: What is the ‘Burn the Boats’ philosophy? Question: You say you can predict CEO failure based on one thing. Question: You tell your students to think about who they want to be, not what they want to be. Can you explain the difference? What is it?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The active listening comes in because the effective solicitor knows how to guide the conversation and make every moment they are speaking count. Successful fundraisers have an intuitive desire to mentor and empower others to succeed. Laura Fredericks, J.D., The best nonprofit leaders are dreamers and dream big.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . Thanks for this question, Charity Clairity. Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on ways to stay in touch with potential donors who have major donor potential. . I’ve had several conversations with him, and he says I can stay in touch.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

But it is a different way of thinking for most grantmakers, so it can be difficult to know where to start. There are different approaches to this conundrum of who decides. Support from a mentor, peer, or staff person. Grantmakers should address the potential for bias through training or direct conversations.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

That is a loaded question so I’ll opt out for something with a little more structure—what did the RiseUP Fellowship teach me? I also had the great opportunity to have Taylor Cote (VP of Marketing) step in once the fellowship was extended by 8 weeks to mentor me in different avenues. What I Learned from the RiseUp Fellowship.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Young volunteers and interns who are lacking in the longer view of mobile and social media can quickly advance provided they are mentored by experienced communications or development staff, or given access to quality training. Multitasking. A new media manager should also be skilled in conducting online research.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

It’s not hard to see the difference. But when they receive a receipt that is no different than the one they get when they purchase a box of cat treats, it makes their gift feel transactional rather than meaningful. Subject lines with questions have higher open rates. Or You won’t believe what a difference your gift made!

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you’re likely due for a rewrite. In addition to asking how donors want to be communicated with and if they are interested in specific program updates, you should ask high-level questions to find out how they feel about your work and mission. Do you offer any new programs?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 5, 2022

During these past two years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value, therefore, making for an ideal time to read, Be Where Your Feet Are , the book by Scott O’Neil. Recently, O’Neil shared these additional insights and advice with us: Question: What inspired you to write a book about your challenges and conflicts?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

During these past 1-1/2 years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value – an ideal time for, Be Where Your Feet Are , the book by Scott O’Neil , which lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between. O’Neil : My knee-jerk reaction is that I was lost.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Here’s how you can get a conversation started: Direct message potential participants – Send personalized messages directly to your most engaged social media followers to invite them to participate. You want your advocates to feel confident and encouraged, so be sure to answer any questions they have throughout the training process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Our group also visited Starfish Impact School , where we learned about their work to ensure indigenous girls have equal access to education and provided mentoring and training for young women graduates of Starfish. Speed Networking sessions are typically a series of short, focused conversations about specific professional questions.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

If you put your question in there, it might have a little bit more visibility. But no matter where you ask that question, we’ll see it, and we will try to get to it before the 4:00 Eastern hour here. You can also tweet us those questions and comments, we’d love to hear from you there. Are you with me? So here we go.

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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 specific practice skills include these three: Ask empowering questions. Ask Good Questions. Often, these types of questions focus on failure or betray that the questioner has an agenda.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Please help us open the door for a teen to attend our personal development conference, benefit from having a mentor, and get on a path to college and a career.” . Think about having a conversation with a person who has made a donation in the past and might make another donation. What makes your program unique? Just write, unfiltered.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

As far as the partnership conversation referenced above, this is a terrific way to help your volunteers understand exactly what it means to be in the volunteer role they’ve agreed to fill. What matters is that you should be prepared to have difficult conversations when needed. Remember the partnership conversation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The question is related to social media training: What are the key questions nonprofit organizations should ask to help them determine how to prioritize social media training and experimentation as they do their technology and organization-strengthening planning? Photo by Topeka Library. What's the most effective way to do it?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. We’ve got an awesome expert here that’ll answer as many questions as we can before the 2:00 hour. Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2021

During these past 1-1/2 years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value – an ideal time for, Be Where Your Feet Are , the new book by Scott O’Neil , which lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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BoardAssist

MAY 6, 2014

That’s the million-dollar question that has several nonprofit leaders scratching their heads. Here are some of the significant responsibilities that many board chairs assume: Facilitates board meetings and manages conversations to ensure equal voice. Because honestly—there really is not much of a difference. Guaranteed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

More importantly, it unpacks any skepticism or opposing points of view about the topic you’ll be addressing in the peer learning. It is a good idea to include a fun question appropriate to the audience to illustrate the technique. We used: I love grass-fed beef. This gave them the confidence to invest in a dedicated staff.

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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2021

Which leads to the question: You’ve been laid off. However, if you can take the time to reflect on where you want to go, then plan how you’ll get to a certain level or leverage an opportunity into a different playing field. 2) Know the answers to these three questions: What are your strengths? You want to ask direct questions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 1, 2009

The python community has started a conversation about diversity, with the ultimate goal of creating basically a welcoming statement. A short twitter conversation I had with a colleague brought up the issue of whether or not this is just an exercise – will this actually lead to any lasting change? That’s a good question.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 1, 2009

The python community has started a conversation about diversity, with the ultimate goal of creating basically a welcoming statement. A short twitter conversation I had with a colleague brought up the issue of whether or not this is just an exercise – will this actually lead to any lasting change? That’s a good question.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

When discussing online strategies with faith clients one of the phrases I hear on a regular basis is, ‘ we have an older constituent base’ or ‘ we have an aging database’ Often times, this deters organizations from focusing on a digital strategy or trying new or different things via an online channel.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Are there really that many differences between generations? I just had the honor of being part of a new leaders group studying how different generations were leading in the work force and we found there were lots of differences between where people were in life. Perhaps there is more that connects us than divides us?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

Build the capacity of these NGOs and CSOs to use new media effectively through mentoring and coaching. Develop a Multilingual Online Learning Community for partners, contributors, sponsors, participants, teams, mentors, social media techies from the region, and trainers to interact and share best practices.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 4, 2009

It was a lot of fun, and since Andy was doing an excellent job of facilitating, and Amy was mentoring the groups, I was able to capture proceedings on video. It’s a great way to start conversations in a neutral space where people feel free to ask each other for help on things they don’t understand. Social by Social game cards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The purpose of the Design Lab was to answer two key questions to gather input for its strategy: How can the Brainerd Foundation and its philanthropic partners accelerate the transition to 21st Century advocacy for grantees? To generate group or collective understanding, I facilitated a cluster or affinity analysis of the different themes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2012

I met Debbie a few years ago while we worked together on a training committee for MicroMentor , a nonprofit that connects small business owners with business mentors. I say this because, while the two areas must work in tandem if both departments exist in a company, sales people have very different personalities than those in marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

But for hundreds and thousands of inspiring stories, there will be participants who will engage in questionable behavior — e.g., utilizing bots or offshore submission “sweatshops” to “stuff the ballot;” submitting ideas or media that they do not own the rights to; accusing fellow participants of foul play; gaming the program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2015

I like to balance two different approaches to professional networking, strategic and serendipitous. I’m not arguing for long, pointless, unstructured conversations with everyone you meet. People who are influential and who provide mentoring, sense-making, political support, and resources. Organization. Hierarchical Position.

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