Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

Nonprofits now have a range of remote and hybrid events to choose between, and they can make the most of them thanks to platforms like PayBee that facilitate streaming and other digital tools. When he’s not managing a fundraising event you can find him at the gym or working on side projects at home in Palo Alto, CA.

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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. Are you having conversations within your association about declining trust, credibility and authority? Many execs reinforced the idea that communications should be clear and transparent.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2024

A technology migration project typically involves several key steps, including defining a project scope, assessing the current tech stack and gathering requirements from across the organization, evaluating technology vendors and implementation partners, and ultimately planning, building, configuring, testing and training staff on the new system.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

When we began that project in 2017, we knew business was changing quickly. But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity. Association 4.0

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

While some work in formal partnerships, many more engage in informal ones where they align funding or work on a project together for a limited time. When funders come together and share insights from reading grant applications and from conversations with local nonprofits, they see patterns and trends emerge.

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Classy

MAY 26, 2021

As hosts of the Collaborative , an annual immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofits, we’re no strangers to facilitating meaningful connections. If you’re hoping to have a pointed conversation with a specific individual, read up on them ahead of time to make a positive impression. Leave Room for Serendipity .

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2022

As we take on new projects and clients, we have a number of openings to fill. Cody : Often it feels like my most important role is to facilitate conversations between different team members, and to provide context and translation when the conversation is between the tech team and other roles. Forum One is growing.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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. By facilitating informed decision-making, nonprofits can encourage voters to support candidates who align with their values.

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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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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Make it as smooth as a great conversation. Keep the conversation going: Develop relationships with potential members through regular updates and check-ins. Let them lead projects that excite them and benefit the organization. Describe not just the roles but the impact these roles have. Streamline the application process.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

As part of this push, organizations could provide “upskilling” opportunities to staff members at community organizations which would facilitate appropriate data stewardship and use. Investing in data-focused projects appropriate to granular subsectors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

WhatsApp represents one such medium that presents nonprofits with an outstanding opportunity to engage with stakeholders through texts, attachments, and multiple forms of conversations delivered to their mobile phones and now to their desktops. Recent data indicates that there are in excess of 1.5

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 9, 2012

Christine is a facilitator, network weaver, and catalyst. I create conversations. In my experience the most fun, most good-doing conversations are the kind in which the participants not only learn about themselves and each other, but actually become themselves in the process. Something we’re “conversing for the purpose of.”

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

You’ll be able to leverage these features to create a user-friendly nonprofit website that facilitates online donations and other transactions, keeps donor information secure, and increases brand awareness. Plus, you’ll likely require the support of a skilled web developer to help manage your website migration or build project.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Microsoft Clarity offers a compelling solution by providing real-time analytics that facilitate data-driven decision-making. On successful sign-in, you can view the Projects page. The tool allows organizations to test and optimize content, understand confusing elements on webpages, and analyze user behavior.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

Over the next decade, women are projected to inherit an even greater share of wealth–possibly a majority of the $30 trillion in financial assets Baby Boomers will transfer to younger generations. These are groups in which individuals pool their resources to support organizations or projects of mutual interest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

Over the past 18 months, I’ve been participating in The Network of Networked Funders , a community of practice for grantmakers facilitated by the Monitor Institute. In the evening on April 5th from 6-7 PM PST, I’ll facilitate an evening conversation about inspirational stories of the power of networks.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

As a result, educators have an important opportunity to harness and facilitate this passion by connecting students to the global citizen science community. Our commitment to the community and students of Davos, to climate action education, and to driving the conversation around stakeholder economy globally is stronger than ever.

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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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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Community Managers ensure successful engagement and participation on a new platform by facilitating discussion, modeling behavior, and supporting leadership development. Community Managers provide key facilitation that empowers participation and engenders trust.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2022

Budget for income first : Create a realistic projection of reliable income. Be sure to include the goals and supporting information with the Board in advance to help facilitate a constructive conversation. Include expected grants , donations, events, fees for services, and any other revenue streams.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

While each organization varies in size, locales, and causes, technology can help facilitate workflow. The ability to centralize project-specific communication can save your nonprofit’s work teams the time and energy of sifting through old email chains.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2013

We were part of an email thread with a small group of individuals offered input on community management systems and facilitator recruiting resources. The discussion thread reminded me of an AdMarketing conversation we had a long time ago. I thought it might be fun (and useful) to take a look back at this AdMarketing conversation.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Passing the design ball” on projects similarly builds skills amongst team members. All museum employees were welcome to join and ask questions, many of which led to important design conversations later on. This prototype and the successful tests helped the organization obtain grant funding to build out the working product.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

My role in the project is to the facilitate the training sessions, design the overall training, facilitate openers and closings, help prep the curriculum, and deliver modules on digital strategy and social media. We kept doing this until people had a chance to have conversations with about dozen people in the group.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 2, 2020

Using Nimble AMS, your association can use Salesforce Chatter functionality, which facilitates collaboration among your staff. With Chatter, employees can “follow” people and documents to collaborate on opportunities, service cases, campaigns, projects, and tasks. Communicate and stay on top of important updates. Free up staff time.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

She has tremendous knowledge on managing the day-to-day challenges of fundraising and enjoys facilitating the decision-making process with clients. A Clearly Defined Project. Your strategic plan should point to the need for the main component of your project. Here is a list of what successful campaigns have in common: 1.

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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. Are you trying to connect local business leaders for a particular project? What do you hope to do?

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Craft a conversion journey. When the entire donor journey is addressed in your plan, conversion rates for donor acquisition are much stronger. Conversely, amplify the strategies or messages that lead to the most conversions. Keywords facilitate the connection between your website and a prospective donor.

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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. Going forward the MobLab will be working collaboratively with capacity builders to further define this challenge and pilot solutions and new projects. Lack of platforms through which to network laterally.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2014

Instead of a traditional conference with concurrent sessions and a line-up of speakers, Leading Change Summit (LCS) is designed around the idea that the best ideas can emerge through facilitated workshops and driven conversations. It will also have a very real stage, where you can pitch the concept or project you want to work on.

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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

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Volunteer on a project together.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

After three days of exploring ideas, gathering feedback on projects and concepts, and thinking critically amongst nonprofit peers, the Idea Accelerator gave participants the chance to switch gears and think about how to put their ideas into action. Supported by teammates Zenzel Lewis, CSRA EOA Inc.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This project also paved the way for UVM to increase their ability to report and track the effectiveness of UVM’s various research initiatives and provide more reliable client service. Enabling UVM’s Salesforce CRM Expansion. It’s also keyed into one of UVM’s rallying taglines: “ amplify our impact.”

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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

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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