.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Include your teams in strategy sessions and provide them with the tech tools they need to keep pace. Formalize the interaction between these two groups by providing specific times for them to exchange information and channels for reporting the outcomes of those conversations. They can alert membership to emerging issues.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

One exec expressed interest in resources to share with our members to teach them how to have conversations about controversial topics. Many execs reinforced the idea that communications should be clear and transparent. Are you having conversations within your association about declining trust, credibility and authority?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

Recently I facilitated an online session about how to get better at online meetings for Lightful in the UK where I am a Senior Advisor at Lightful, among other activities, facilitate online master classes for their BRIDGE programme. An online meeting is more effective when you have at least two facilitators. Don’t wing it alone.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Include your teams in strategy sessions and provide them with the tech tools they need to keep pace. Formalize the interaction between these two groups by providing specific times for them to exchange information and channels for reporting the outcomes of those conversations. They can alert membership to emerging issues.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. And, in an environment where every aspect of operations depends on digital capacity, leaders can’t remain isolated from these tools. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to attend the CATechFest in LA designed and expertly facilitated by Aspiration. We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. The notes are here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

She has tremendous knowledge on managing the day-to-day challenges of fundraising and enjoys facilitating the decision-making process with clients. Their work as connectors is key to bringing new ideas for funding partners forward. These conversations also play a key role in the donors’ continued gifts to the organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Digital inclusion is not about cool social media tools, or even fancy hardware. What do you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Digital inclusion is not about cool social media tools, or even fancy hardware. What do you think?

Voice 102

Voice Reflection Conversation Digital 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? The Back Channel.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Are there connections we can facilitate? This big little idea was simply to hold space for CDOs to talk about what’s stressing them out and share experiences, ideas, and lessons learned with others who are facing the same challenges and finding their way through. As it turns out, we can and we are. Why do I know this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. The conversation surfaced some interesting questions and ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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Facilitation Tips Camera Nonprofit 180

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By encouraging supporters to shape the campaign and providing tools or micro-tasks to empower them to participate successfully, you can help your supporters build their sense of efficacy. This gives supporters an idea of what is important to the group. Leverage social information and norms.

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Social Media Support Media Social 325

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Keys to Datamaking Success Many of the tools and techniques that we have learned about data design and collection continue to be relevant in datamaking, such as: Ask clear questions and prioritize which data points, or combinations of data points, are most relevant to answering the questions. These are opportunities for meaning making.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 96

The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

Thinking Outside the Box: Creative and Seamless Event Ideas Introducing new and creative event ideas can reinvigorate peer-to-peer fundraising efforts. With Flipcause, organizations can reduce the friction in the signup process with flexible and intuitive tools. Have open conversations and provide psychological support.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Wouldn’t it be great if there were some tools or techniques we could use to reduce our experiences with them? Look for the systemic issue such as process, tools, procedures, training, rather than the performance of an individual. Something you thought you fixed keeps having errors? These are frustrating situations.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

To maximize the full potential of this period, organizations must explore innovative strategies to drive engagement, increase conversions, and amplify their overall impact. One potent but underutilized tool at your disposal during this time is employee giving⁠ —a form of corporate philanthropy that directly engages a company’s staff.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A conversion-optimized donation page. A/B testing involves creating two different versions of a webpage and assessing which drives more engagement and conversions. Facilitate this information-gathering process by enhancing your site’s user experience (UX). A conversion-optimized donation page. Motivational imagery.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

Walkathons and Bikeathons Walkathons and bikeathons are a popular fundraising idea among schools and nonprofits for a reason: they’re high-energy, rewarding, and allow supporters to play a greater role in your mission through peer-to-peer fundraising! In order to promote your auction, consider the following: Multichannel marketing.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2021

This will help shape your conversations, strategies, and goals. Working with a professional will help facilitate discussions, allow everyone to participate in the dialogue, and shape a process to create a plan of action. Remember, working with a consultant or a facilitator will require resources, which may be limited.

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Forum One

JULY 20, 2022

It was a lovely evening that inspired rich conversation. The energy of live speakers and meaningful conversations fostered by face-to-face communication is hard to replicate in virtual spaces. “A The process of sharing the meal and conversation is central to the event experience. As we all know, then the world shut down.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

But, operating as a community organizer or manager is such a filling and critical role for programs, platforms and even campaigns to be successful that the idea of herding cats turns into searching youtube for cutest kitten videos. Community Managers provide key facilitation that empowers participation and engenders trust. Background.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? Thorough understanding leads to big ideas. There are tons of ideas that you can shop on Meta (Facebook) Ads Library.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The good news is that facilitating networking in a virtual setting is quite simple. If you are thinking of hosting a virtual networking event, we have some tips that can help you with the planning and facilitation process. Similar to the idea listed above, host a Q&A session with an industry expert.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

There are many reasons your nonprofit should utilize text-to-donate tools. Qgiv | Best text fundraising platform Qgiv’s text fundraising tools are robust and versatile, designed to elevate your nonprofit’s fundraising through the power of text-to-donate. 8 text-to-give platforms for nonprofits 1.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

To get those conversations going, lay out a few core campaign guidelines, like your objective, working fundraising goal, timeframe, and overarching vision. Stakeholders’ emotional connections to your nonprofit and its mission are powerful, but don’t forget to backup your ideas with data. donor research tools.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

An effective nonprofit blog is an indispensable marketing tool. Use this template to facilitate the persona creation process: This template offers space to add demographic and behavioral information about your personas and strategize your intended messaging. Your CTAs give readers the tools they need to get involved.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Nonprofit credit card processing solutions are tools nonprofit organizations use to complete credit and debit card transactions securely and quickly. Bloomerang Payments Best for: Nonprofits that want to leverage a secure payment processor integrated with their Bloomerang CRM and online fundraising tools. per transaction 7.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

From event ticketing to marketing, an event planning software allows an event organizer to see all of their tools in one cohesive place. While hosting an event is about connecting with others and sharing ideas, there are aspects of planning and hosting that can be automated on the backend. Facilitate attendee engagement.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 5, 2023

Across the world, 18% of donors have given through Facebook fundraising tools, with 88% of them indicating that they are likely to give through the platform in the future. Social media platforms (like Facebook) facilitate connection, allowing your nonprofit to spin an extensive web of support all across the globe.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 8, 2021

You fill flip chart after flip chart with ideas. All of this is done virtually combining video conferencing with a collaborative tool to capture notes and ideas along the way. Conversations meander in unconnected directions. You will need to plan what tools you are using. You’re mentally and physically spent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The lab was facilitated by Heather Mcleod-Grant and Justin Ferrell , Director of Fellowships at the Stanford d-School. The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. What’s the biggest challenge related to networks and leadership?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2017

Lack of platforms/resources to facilitate innovations. Need safe and supported spaces for difficult movement conversations. Develop peer learning opportunities: Many interviewees felt that incentives were misaligned across progressive organizations to facilitate meaningful reflection on what’s working and what’s not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2017

And, get direct access to practical tools that you can use within your organization. Last year we were honored to facilitate an emerging leadership program for a cohort of leaders who were part of the Packard Foundation’s Conservation and Science portfolio of grantees.

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