NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority. Adapt to various learning styles, physical and neurological variety, and language proficiency.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Authentic creative will look and sound natural and organic, not forced and artificial. It will use language, visuals, and other creative elements that are appropriate to the speaker in tone and content. Honest, human language matters. Cultural fluency matters. Real, lived experience matters.

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Candid

APRIL 26, 2021

It’s the idea that anyone in the world, regardless of location, language, disability, or platform, can participate or engage with something. Web accessibility is the idea that everyone can use all internet content, regardless of location, device, language, or ability. Accessibility by itself refers to the “ability to access.”

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

To prevent burnout from taking over your nonprofit’s culture, passion, and productivity, you have to understand it. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . How do you build a culture of resilience with mental health resources for nonprofits?

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

And I wonder if you could share a little bit about how it’s been for you to be working with this imagery, this visual language that you’re creating? And so I’m kind of a radio producer and audio nerd, and I just thought it would be amazing to bring in sounds from the natural environment to accompany her words.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

To create a culture of giving (and inspire others to give), Fiver understands that fundraising starts from the inside out. 80K is fairly lofty so set a goal that sounds reasonable to you and your organization. Engage A Wide Audience/Create A Culture Of Giving. Why CauseVox? Fiver budgets a whopping $80,000 to raise each year.

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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. For a positive virtual culture, practice both.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 11, 2022

These acts mimic the standard set by the European Union with GDPR and many of the policies will sound familiar. If you were paying close attention when GDPR came around in 2018 and your organization is confidently GDPR-compliant , you are probably in good shape beyond some updates to privacy policy language.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2017

Strong and effective body language. Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message. Strong and Effective Body Language. Understanding Your Donor.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

From providing accessible content for people with disabilities, to creating fully usable functionality, to support for multiple languages, we wanted to learn about the benefits people are creating using web and mobile technology. Topic: How can we build a culture of accessibility? Johnson via Linkedin. from Gordon Dymowski.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 24, 2022

And then, connect their existing passions and desires to our nonprofit’s cause, using the same language they use. Don’t worry, this is easier than it sounds if you follow the next six tips… 2. Our culture HATES silence. In other words, understand your donor base so well it’s like you’ve read their minds.

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Classy

JULY 20, 2021

There’s a general camaraderie with the team and it’s a culture of building one another up. Lauren: Sounds like there’s a path for everyone here. I also came without any nonprofit experience, and the training helped me understand nonprofit language, the buying habits, the product, and the industry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Sometimes our language, traditions, and yes, those pesky power dynamics keep us apart. To me, these sound like the questions that all good evaluation starts with. To me, these sound like the questions that all good evaluation starts with. But if you ask a filmmaker, “How do you know if your film is making a difference?”

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message. Body language can betray you. Pretend you are a cultural archaeologist. Be curious.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

ChatGPT is a large language model within the family of generative AI systems. ChatGPT , from OpenAI, is a large language model within the family of generative AI systems. Large language models (LLMs), adept at communicating with human speech, represent a significant advance in computing. It was launched in November 2022.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

In this sound bite culture, social justice organizations must carve out nuanced positions on complex social issues, from racial and gender equity to immigration reform. What this often means is that their messages might not garner the media attention or viral traction they deserve.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message. Body language can betray you. Pretend you are a cultural archaeologist. Be curious.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The sounds of Spanish and English comingled as 800 delegates argued, danced, and envisioned el museo reimaginado. We met in Medellin--a city where cultural institutions were instrumental in turning crime and fear into hope and beauty. Each room was a diverse mix of voices, perspectives, and language.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Creating a Request for Proposals can be labor-intensive, time consuming, and stressful, but it's a lot easier when you're not starting from scratch - so we've put together a template that you can fill out as you go, which already contains the structure, sections, and language you'll need. What makes your nonprofit different?

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The LIN mission is to foster a culture of philanthropy and social responsibility by providing support services to local nonprofits, skilled volunteers, and donors who are committed to building strong communities. English is increasingly favored as a second language. The official language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is a Malay language.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 7, 2018

At the end of the day, it really comes down to making sure you take care of your communication skills—true listening, sharing language, and understanding your audience. Canned employee surveys measure the satisfaction of staff as it relates to components of a job (benefits, parking, salary and culture.) Common language.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I attended because I'm seeking new ways to share the MAH's model and support the development of more community-centered cultural institutions around the world. As Becky and Joe noted, it can sound like taking your amazing craft beer and distilling it into a Bud Light. But they suggested another metaphor: the turkey sandwich.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

The image below, created by Meredith Farkas , is more balanced, providing a "cultural landscape" of fear, loathing, and obsession with Web 2.0. To many people, the culture of Web 2.0 we have to work first on establishing a culture that makes Web 2.0 we have to work first on establishing a culture that makes Web 2.0

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

An even loftier goal of ours was to establish a new vision and culture with 100% participation from all volunteer leadership boards and campus leadership, plus 100% participation from advancement staff in planning and personal giving. We created a short gift agreement or funding agreement with matching money language included.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

The Wild Robot is about a shipwrecked robot who learns to survive on an island only inhabited by animals – which I admit sounded pretty nice. I had a difficult time finishing most books I picked up last year but this middle-grade novel by Peter Brown was just what I needed.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2015

When you love pricing, it can be easy to slip into pricing jargon…which might sound like a foreign language to some. Do the words “pricing strategy” not sound exciting enough for you? I do recognize, however, that arts pricing may not be at the top of everyone’s happy hour conversation starters. Register here!

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 19, 2013

He casts the whole idea of a great jazz jam in the context of the tragedy of the commons--like a poetry open mic, the jazz club is a community whose experience is fabulous or awful depending on the extent to the culture cultivates and enforces a healthy participatory process. Repeated participation can make them knowable and understandable.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

It was really how to do all social media well, but I guess the Social Media Well Conference does sound a little awkward, so Blogwell it is. As you choose platforms and develop trainings, consider language needs, cultural norms, currency conversions and beyond. Thus I had the great opportunity to attend.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

Major research studies by the NEA and others demonstrate that adults well into their 60s are highly motivated to participate actively with cultural experiences. I was initially totally skeptical that people would actually engage in what sounds like a potentially uncomfortably personal or complicated exercise.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 15, 2015

If all of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Who carries and strengthens your culture? Compare the Language in Your Job Announcement. Who will be responsible for the work when this person leaves? How long will it take to find a replacement? How will the loss of this individual affect our nonprofit organization?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. So I want you to tell me which one of these sounds most like you, related to getting 10k gifts. Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat. If that sounds like you, put it in the chat. foreign language 00:48:50].

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Heck, our language is littered with support for this view. Some organizational cultures, however, cannot get past this point. At risk of sounding like an old curmudgeon, I remember back in the internet bubble years of the mid-late 90's when everyone said you just have to "launch and learn."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Of course, the use of business metaphors, language and procedures in the nonprofit sector in general is far from new, and it’s been a trend I’ve not liked much. The wholesale adoption of for profit language into the nonprofit space has bothered me for years. And precisely (!)

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Museum 2.0

MAY 6, 2016

Three years ago, we decided to put in the work to create foundational documents--a new mission statement , values, engagement goals , survey methodology, and most importantly, a theory of change--to ground our work in shared language and priorities. We're investing in cultural competency and board and staff development.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Sostrin : Employees can identify the mutual agenda by first understanding what matters to them (it’s harder than it sounds). Question : How can you pinpoint the “Mutual Agenda” and align your skills, interests, knowledge and passion to the goals of your team or organization?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Heck, our language is littered with support for this view. Some organizational cultures, however, cannot get past this point. At risk of sounding like an old curmudgeon, I remember back in the internet bubble years of the mid-late 90's when everyone said you just have to "launch and learn."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Sostrin : Employees can identify the mutual agenda by first understanding what matters to them (it’s harder than it sounds). Question : How can you pinpoint the “Mutual Agenda” and align your skills, interests, knowledge and passion to the goals of your team or organization?

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