sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. For staff, this often involves careful planning and facilitation, and playing a backend organizing role to ensure participants are easily able to engage in the tasks at hand. Those at the top decide.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To reenergize your board and refocus their attention on your nonprofit’s priorities, use these best practices: Engage your board members in nonprofit strategic planning Empower board members to help with fundraising Create productive working relationships Your board is a powerful resource for your organization. Let’s begin.

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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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Professional Develop Leadership Influence 91

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Filled with relatable case studies from top-performing individuals and companies—including Tim Cook, Starbucks, and Microsoft—Briceño lays out crisp, clear tactics for constant learning that will take your team to the next level and create a culture of high performance. Do our processes include after-action or mid-action project reviews?

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Learning Free Reflection Model 93

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Having one (or more) active and highly functioning advisory committees fosters resilience, creativity, and even resource development for your organization. Oversight—Will the organization’s staff facilitate committee meetings, or will the committee elect a chair/co-chairs? Time Commitment—How often will the committee meet?

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

Integrating IT into the organization’s strategy and culture should be the new reality. Help teams to feel comfortable with unfamiliar processes and learn to put a toe in the water of calculated risks by encouraging a culture where learning is valued and missteps, that occur in the process, are tolerated. It’s a choice.”

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Collaboration Digital Build Organization 44

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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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. Flickr Image – ImageGroup.

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Leadership Develop Culture Structure 50

Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2014

If arts and cultural nonprofits fail to cultivate more diverse audiences, they risk decreased attendance and bankruptcy. In order to survive these changes and continue to support the community , arts and cultural nonprofits must become centers for cultural exchange and make three significant changes: Diversify leadership.

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Arts Culture Audience Wisconsin 39

Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

This live session rounded out our Online Storytelling Bootcamp webinar series with a focus on how to create a culture of storytelling within one's organization. Provide resources for people to tell stories more effectively: digital cameras, video cameras, audio records, and a solid blogging platform or web site.

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Storytelling Culture Haiti Camera 66

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2019

An effective brand can be a positive influence on an organization’s assets (human and financial). A strong brand is important because it facilitates opportunities, resources and results. There are some remarkable authors, like Peter Frumkin , who consider that a nonprofit brand is the principal asset of the organization.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2021

So forget for a moment about politics, silos, budgets, resources, egos, and constraints. We give it labels like “culture of philanthropy” and “donor-centered fundraising.” As the fundraiser, you must lead the way in developing a culture that supports this. Let’s continue to break these priorities down, moving to pillar #2. .

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Experiment Donor Strategy Philanthropy 89

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

We are committed to actively advocating for clear and consistent science-based climate policies that facilitate a just and equitable global transition to a 1.5°C Resources for Your Organization to Champion Sustainability. Liz is passionate about using clear communication to influence positive social change. About the Author.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

That’s why, when we put out an open call to our community to generate suggestions on where our technology and resources could be most helpful, we landed on two topics to start; delivering a more dignified food service experience in the U.S., and supporting small farmers in remote areas globally.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

Gen C’s digitally-connected consumers were heavily influenced by the very nature of these experiences. List causes related to what you do, e.g. cultural institutions, environmental organizations, human services, journalism, justice and legal, education, international relief, veterans organizations, religious organization, etc.].

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

The most challenging problems centered around culture. Strengthen Culture Emotional Intelligence, or the ability to manage our own emotions and understand the emotions of others, is a critical culture-building tool whether workers are outside or inside the office. Servers and software can be fixed fairly easily.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2019

An effective brand can be a positive influence on an organization’s assets (human and financial). A strong brand is important because it facilitates opportunities, resources and results. There are some remarkable authors, like Peter Frumkin , who consider that a nonprofit brand is the principal asset of the organization.

Effective 40

Effective Help Americorp Nonprofit 40

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Fundraising Planning and Climate Report ’s findings show the following: Adjust fundraising strategies : Based on the report’s predictions, consider adjusting your fundraising strategies to align with the current socioeconomic and cultural climate, and donor preferences. How are you nurturing and supporting your fundraising staff?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 15, 2013

ASU School of Community Resources & Development. service agencies whether public or private are faced with three overarching issues: the dramatically growing population, the different values and cultures based on their heritage and levels of acculturation, and the different life contexts which influence their needs.

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Phoenix Program Arizona Culture 71

Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

Topic: How can we build a culture of accessibility? With 20% of the American population having some form of disability (and 40% of the Baby Boomer generation potentially developing a disability by 2030), being able to create a culture where all can access technology is critical. General Accessibility Resources. Next Steps?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

Last week, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating the ultimate social media practitioner panel at the Social Media on Purpose Conference hosted by Stanford Social Innovation Review. Humberto Kam talked about how they engage with influencers and let them spread and remix their content.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

In her new book, The Fall of the Alphas: The New Beta Way to Connect, Collaborate, Influence – And Lead , she shows why the Beta model is the key to both business and career success. In Beta companies, communication is viewed as a resource that should be harvested constantly. Fluid communication is facilitated and encouraged.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2009

Join us for a discussion and exploration of how social media are being used to accelerate our transition to a global sustainable culture. We’re really talking about using no more resources than we can replenish. Sustainability depends on knowledge; social media facilitate knowledge production, processing and distribution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. The New Social Economy. Let’s start with a definition first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2014

In her book, The Fall of the Alphas: The New Beta Way to Connect, Collaborate, Influence – And Lead , she shows why the Beta model is the key to both business and career success. In Beta companies, communication is viewed as a resource that should be harvested constantly. Fluid communication is facilitated and encouraged.

Collaboration 48

Collaboration Model Leadership Companies 48

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2019

We’re the most connected we’ve ever been – with our friends, social networks and even strangers near and far having constant influence and involvement in our daily lives through messaging, social media, in app social tools, online communities and more. By 2020, millennials will make up over half of the workforce.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Both posts influenced this speech. And frustrating challenges like fighting off big oil’s influence on the ever delayed climate change bill otherwise known as Waxman Markey. And we are asked to do it with little or no resources. Yet, our executives and managers, our internal stakeholders cannot understand the open culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 21, 2014

In her new book, The Fall of the Alphas: The New Beta Way to Connect, Collaborate, Influence – And Lead , she shows why the Beta model is the key to both business and career success. In Beta companies, communication is viewed as a resource that should be harvested constantly. Fluid communication is facilitated and encouraged.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Model Leadership Companies 44

BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

Make sure that each individual board member is comfortable reaching out to his or her networks and spheres of influence, whether it’s about policy decisions that impact your mission, charitable support that you need to fuel your work, or community partnerships that you could build to magnify your impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. Arts organizations are not alone in this. What are they learning from their experiments?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

NetSquared DC organized a panel discussion on Engagement Strategy: Empowering Champions* and Influencers* on November 3, 2015, to delve into this question. Maddie Grant, founding partner at Culture That Works and NTEN board member. Interview people who are your influencers and champions, and find out why. The panelists included.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

Moving to virtual events involves configuring event technology, creating an engaging schedule, preparing presenters to teach confidently through video, and even facilitating real-time engagement such as breakout sessions and live chat. Virtual event planning. Course authoring. What Should You Consider When Evaluating eLearning Consultants?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I’ve managed campaigns ranging from about $5 million to over a billion dollars in health care, education, arts and culture, and advocacy sectors. So strategy really focuses on organizational direction, establishing values, mission, ensuring the organization embodies its cultural ethos. It builds a culture of trust and respect.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Good writing, and I mean good writing, should be a top priority at your nonprofit because good writing is a tool of tremendous power, influence, and leverage. Each of these communication vehicles influences its readers in some way. It’s all very humbling. Why is good writing important? Case Study: The lost art of writing.

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Tips Nonprofit Sample Skills 95

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Staff & resource calendar. Daring to Lead found that many executives doubt they can influence their boards’ performance. ” If there’s not already a culture of the board helping executive staff make strategic decisions, you’ll have to fight that battle. Are there plans to select a system for that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2014

I will also be writing a regular column on the Markets for Good site called “Between the Dashboard and the Chair,” which will focus on the cultural change, capacity building, and practical tips and skills for using data for learning for nonprofits. Measurement Organizational Culture' You can read the first post here. How to avoid this?

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It gave us time to build a small, sustainable company, with some resources in the bank and steadily increasing revenue. Another is how funders like the Ford and Sloan Foundations have used our platform to facilitate millions of funding for digital infrastructure research. It allowed us the space to make mistakes, and to solve for them.

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