Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

Social media is powerful because it leverages social influence – people trust information from those within their networks. Furthermore, when people participate in your campaign on social media, they leave behind digital traces, which gives you an opportunity to identify and engage them through conversations.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

.” — Alex Osborn, How to Think Up , 1942 seminal book on concept off brainstorming The process of getting a group to generate and build on others’ ideas depends on how you facilitate openness in the group. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators. Give everybody a turn.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2021

Foundation staff participating in the discussion called out “a need to assess readiness for change—willingness, ability, and facilitative conditions—among individuals, teams and organizations” and a “fluidity required to engage in the continual evolution of process, understanding and adoption.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The current climate is ripe for their influence. Rather than shying away from advocacy, nonprofit organizations should consider it an opportunity to redefine conversations around issues that matter most to the communities and people that they serve. Let the facts speak for themselves.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

Women wield greater economic power than ever before and are harnessing their influence to lead change on these issues and beyond. As women’s wealth and influence climb, we have the opportunity to strengthen the momentum of women as grantmakers and redefine what it means to be a philanthropist.

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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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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Try to keep discussions to relevant project conversations. Keep conversations about a project to the main channels of your workplace communication system (Slack/Teams/etc.) Because projects are dynamic and outside factors can influence its organization or scope, this tool can be flexible to accommodate new task areas or role shifts.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

Tools that allow participants to create individual or team fundraising pages and share updates on social media facilitate this. Have open conversations and provide psychological support. Let’s keep the conversation going in the comments – share your own experiences and strategies for successful peer-to-peer fundraising!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2017

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. That’s why we’ve included a highly practical toolkit that consists of facilitator agendas and worksheets for nonprofits to apply the ideas and frameworks.

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Twenty Hats

AUGUST 18, 2020

After discussing the topic, the conversation would segue into a conversation around the particular issues that group members were facing. My Circles required a financial investment to reflect my time as planner and facilitator. Want to learn more about influencing up, down, and sideways?

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 25, 2022

No longer just inherent to explicitly tech-based conglomerates, tech fuels everything from banks and financial services to food-delivery services and traditional retail as it facilitates the rapid migration online to meet the needs of a world spending more time at home than ever before.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Keywords facilitate the connection between your website and a prospective donor. Bottom of Funnel: At the bottom of the funnel, users have signaled that they are ready to take a conversion action. Add inline donation forms or lightboxes to your top-performing content, directing prospective donors to your donation page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2013

” Instead, I got asked questions about measuring the longer-term impact of social media – how do we know that our use of social media has influenced a conversion to an action or behavior change or donation? I didn’t get asked ”What are the best tools to measure followers on Twitter?”

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Esther Press’s list of best Bible studies for women notes that these studies can facilitate collaboration and group discussions, making it a great way for you to get to know other team members’ values and perspectives. Or, you can openly talk about your faith in conversations with people outside your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2009

The other day of I saw the term "Conversation Graph" in a title on a post by Brian Solis. The Conversation Graph Has Gotten More Complex. Our biggest challenge as bloggers was getting off the soap box and into a facilitation role. From Comments as Group Discussion by Skelliwag. It is very easy to use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

Note from Beth: Last year I was honored to partner with Kari Dunn Saratovksy from Third Plateau to facilitate an emerging leadership program to a cohort of leaders who were part of the Packard Foundation’s Science and Conservation portfolio of grantees. Getting this right is a conversation that requires all voices at the table.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I’m facilitating a peer learning leadership development group for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders supported by the Packard Foundation. It includes design and facilitation – and these days those are important leadership skills. There is lots of advice out there about how to design and facilitate meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Gets feedback and start conversations about their work. Works with free agents , champions, and influencers to spread their mission. I recently took a workshop on visual facilitation with David Sibbet. JD Lasica and I co-facilitated a workshop on measurement. Social Media Master Class. Learns from experience and data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good. Facilitated by Lucy Bernholz, the panelists discussed how data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models affect poor and working-class people in America. Here’s this month’s roundup.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2020

H er thoughts on personal facilitated experiences (PFEs) being the most remarkable way to connect with an audience are still influencing us. . to the Gibbes and sparked an ongoing conversation there about how to create more accessible programming. . Robert Gilmor , Jr.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

Geoff Livingston has a good post about the problems with this – using influence as the metric. 6: Social Media Can and Should be Measured: This principle is about incorporating the discipline of measurement into your approach and to go beyond just measuring “coverage&# but also measure conversation and communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 27, 2010

Listening can help your organization craft conversation starters , figure out how to best start engaging , identify social content that you can incorporate into your content strategy , identify potential brand ambassadors , or address a potential crisis early in the game. Note their influence scores. See who scores higher and ask why.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2008

Screencapture from Jonny Bentwood 's White Paper on measuring influence. A new whitepaper by Jonny Bentwood, a PR consultant for Edelman, Distributed Influence: Quantifying the Impact of Social Media. pdf) starts the conversation and attempt to address a method to quantify influence. There's a lot to digest here.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2021

And it’s the best way I know to convey to non-development staff how important their role is in facilitating philanthropy. Are the people donors want to connect with within your sphere of influence as the fundraiser? The goal is to facilitate mutual appreciation through relationship-building and the sharing of information.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The goal of these activities is to help form strong relationships to help facilitate honest and impactful decisions in the board room. . Fridman asks, “ Do you know where the most honest, insightful and productive board conversations historically took place pre-Covid? As veteran organizational strategist and author Nanette R.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. I started my talk with a story about why I liked Twitter: It allows me to connect with people in my professional field and have a great conversations or ad hoc collaborations that improve practice.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Others may be more comfortable in a one-on-one conversation over coffee or lunch. Having face-to-face conversations with potential major donors (in addition to all the other donor stewardship activities you manage) will be an important part of building these relationships. Why Implement It? Why Implement It? Why Implement It?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

Day 4 of the Train the Trainers E-Mediat was designed and facilitated by the capable SMEXbeirut Team – including Jessica Dheere , Mohamad Najem , and Naeema Zarif. It never ceases to amaze how the set up of the room influences how we learn and how important that is to consider it in your design. Thank you SMEXbeirut !

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Thanks to all those who participated or followed along, and to those who will join the conversation now! What makes a Twitter chat different than a blog post, for example, is that the conversation is 1. That’s not to say that conversation can’t be incredible – but even then it is probably still not real time.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

A facilitated workshop will put the five EI competencies on everyone’s radar. These games are a springboard for further conversation around emotions, empathy, collaboration, and relationship building. Intentional communication brings a sense of responsibility and thoughtfulness to every conversation. Start slowly.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? The facilitator may be able to better convey the need and achieve the desired results. How are you nurturing and supporting your fundraising staff? Do you have a fundraising plan?

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

Whatever the context of your online fundraising event, you’ll need livestreaming software to facilitate any live segments of your virtual auction. Share announcements and teasers leading up to your virtual auction, and encourage nonprofit influencers with an interest in your cause to share your posts, too. Social media.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2017

It facilitates conversation. Improvisers warm up before everything because we understand that (unlike the weather) our energy and attitude are choices, which can easily be adjusted to influence the people around us. Bob Kulhan So, how do you start using improv?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 27, 2020

Their influence comes from the positions they hold and the fact that they are not paid to raise money. During a recent conversation with one of my peers from another pediatric hospital foundation, we asked each other how we know if we are doing our jobs well. The basics.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

Blogs, wikis, social network platforms, forums, chats: aka user generated content, conversations, communities. Emergent, peer to peer conversations and sharing of knowledge. Sustainability depends on knowledge; social media facilitate knowledge production, processing and distribution. What is social media? - Jon Lebkowsky.

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