Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

An advisory group and planning group gave crucial input about the strategy and tactics for this event. As far as I can ascertain, this series was the first in which grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients came together in equal numbers and met as peers for reflective structured dialogue. Both groups can help by: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. There is minimal structure or roles and as a living organism, the structure changes. They act as either individuals or on behalf of organizations. Each one is different in its DNA.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Assembling a group to travel to one of the organization’s work sites and volunteer. This structured approach works well for busy members who want to make an impact but don’t have a lot of time and like to be plugged in exactly where they are needed. Advisory Boards Need Structure. How will communications with the group work?

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Roles Nonprofit Government Advice 111

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. Today, this view is fundamentally changing.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. The Structure Lab is set up as a "game" in which you explore cards in various categories (values, assets, financing, etc.) to better articulate what you are really trying to do with your project concept.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

.” The chapter suggests “Tearing down the silos” and that this will encourage more open leadership, and create a transparent environment. The idea is to go from a hierarchical structure (what Allison Fine and I described as Fortress in our book) to a more collaborative, team offer. Sometimes easier said than done!).

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2020

These core steps will give your event planning team a solid structure upon which you can build your auction strategies. Online auction software for planning the event and facilitating bids is the primary expense associated with hosting your first virtual auction. You’ll definitely need the right tools for the job. .

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Virtual Fundraising Registration Guidelines 98

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Speak candidly with any prospective consultant partners to develop a clear understanding of their fee structure. Bristol Strategy Group – Strategic Planning & Board Development. The Alford Group – Corporate Partnerships. Bristol Strategy Group: Top Consulting Firm for Strategic Planning & Board Development.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 31, 2013

It’s simply more efficient to present, review, discuss and decide as a group when the number of members is manageable. Whatever the structure and purpose, a clear statement in the bylaws or a resolution by the full board is needed to provide definition and guidance. Ensuring the committee is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

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. Let’s start with a definition first. The new social economy includes all the ways we use our private resources to create social good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

But after you have concrete proof that your McGuyver solution works – and Lean Startup metrics can definitely help measure that – you’ve got to invest time, energy and money into making sure you have the capacity to scale and consistently deliver a high-quality amazing service with a solid team. …I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

It can also facilitate informal communications with other people in the grantee organization. He also added that it is important to have structured information. Transparency was a theme that came up throughout the conference. How and to what extent can we quantify impact, its staff, and their outcomes.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Also, can form factions of different community boards representing different groups (i.e. So here''s the story of how we are trying to take another approach at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, through a group called C3. We always had a group of 15-50 people together for intense brainstorming. Low on friction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Last year, I facilitated a version of the Social Media Game for Packard Grantees as part of a convening on Network Effectiveness in Washington, DC. We crafted a two-day challenge, mixing all-staff sessions with smaller group time. We could have refined the structure of the two days. In fact, just last month, I took it to India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Collective intelligence refers to the outcomes generated by pooling knowledge from diverse groups, using it to research and debate and then refining the resulting understanding into useful and actionable information. Jon Husbands is a Listener, watcher and facilitator. Change agent who's been around many blocks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This can be challenging, but with the right support structure, nonprofits can thrive in this environment. Convenience: Being able to attend a fundraiser online or in-person is very accommodating to supporters, provided that a nonprofit offers good experiences for both groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

It integrates online community discussion forums, structured learning like webinars, content, with participants' social profiles. By having the whole group understand at the beginning that there are different levels and how they might react to the material. I like webinar software that facilitates learning between participants).

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Channel Instruction Instructional Instructional Design 87

Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

These arrangements are starting-off points; they don’t originate from any definitive recording or performance. As Beck puts it: I think there’s something human in sheet music, something that doesn’t depend on technology to facilitate it—it’s a way of opening music up to what someone else is able to bring to it.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2010

And within each event, there are definitely groups of participants that we should focus on more than most. As a result of this type of analysis, we were able to find relatively simple ways to encourage more emails to be sent, rather than simply classify the participants into two groups and write one group off.

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Marketing Tips Online Analysis 55

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Instances where change management might be needed include adopting a new technology solution, product line, compensation structure, or standard operating procedure. Each member should bring unique insights and skills to the table to facilitate a well-rounded approach to change. Build a Guiding Coalition Change is a collective effort.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It’s definitely possible to run a modern nonprofit event without employing any event management software—but it’s not easy. Cost Structure: Understand the pricing model of the software you’re evaluating. Find My Neon CRM Group Demo 2. Sign up for one of our regularly scheduled group demos. Be aware of any hidden fees.

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Software Management Guide Registration 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Definitely, my favorite thing because I’m the host. But only 70% of that group is. or actually 70% of that group is dissatisfied with the board’s racial composition. Our board members can facilitate personal introductions to our professional leadership. We literally do like 50 sessions a year.

Leadership 60

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It’s a good group. Steven: I definitely will. . We may go through rough patches, but because we’re working together, because it’s not just dictated by a small group of people what the plan is going to be or a top-down approach, folks have worked together. Steven: Yeah. I’m telling you.

Community 76

Community Video Slides Survey 76

sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Why Fundraiser Productivity Is So Important Fundraisers often bear the responsibility of facilitating growth for the entire nonprofit. Applying an assignment structure. Gift officers have become the visible face of organizational success.

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Product Data Metrics Knowledge Worker 83

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. One of their programs is the Reality Tours, where they bring groups of individuals to regions to look at the social justice issues and other pressing issues, that really color the experience and the culture of a place.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And so how do you facilitate that discussion about 100% board giving? The other thing that you’re going to do to facilitate that conversation is you’re going to. That’s how we facilitate it. . Is your agenda structured in a way that board education is included on every board meeting for 20 minutes?

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Roles Resource Develop Video 118

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Last week, as part of my work at the Packard Foundation as visiting scholar I had the opportunity to participate in a face-to-face convening of the "Network of Network Funders," facilitated by the Monitor Institute. Here's a good basic definition from a blog post titled " The Power of Network Weaving" from the Network Weaving Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Let's say I'm leading a youth group or course about nutrition and being healthy for at-risk youth. When you take the time to comment on a post, you become part of the blogger's community and if you are writing a blog, they will most definitely read your post and perhaps become a reader of your blog. Recipe Swamp Group.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 4, 2007

On Tuesday, I reviewed Elaine Gurian’s essay, Choosing Among the Options , on museum archetypes and self-definition. And it really came because I tend to be pissed off and I was pissed off that people were talking about community and inclusion but there was no evidence in their structure for it. Everyone was talking about community.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Structuring Major Gifts Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation this year, I’m facilitating a peer learning group based on “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” and the next session we are focusing on the sense-making step of measurement. The deck provides specific practical advice on charts, color, and maps.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

There is a whole group, a support group for us. So maybe you have a form that you use to have input, a survey you use for input, you have small digital groups that you have input, a Slack channel for input. Flat structures have hidden hierarchy. And you find out where the hierarchy is and who is in the group chat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2008

provocative questions, offers an alternative view, and helps facilitate fresh insights or alternative sources of information or expertise." My big question is when, as the facilitator, to get out of the way? Not sure where to jump in because of the way information is structured. Small Group Collaboration.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2015

CityCamp organizers set the tone for the day with this definition: "Civic Hacking is the awareness of a condition that is suboptimal in a neighborhood, community, or place and the perception of one's own ability to effect change on that condition. " I love how this definition of hacking expands who can (and should!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I also had the opportunity to facilitate a large group session about whether CEOs should use social media or not and attended a tweet up with David Meerman Scott. I have a basic structure. It takes practice to do well, but it definitely improves the learning experience for participants. I don't over prepare.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

The Right Fee Structure It’s widely reported that Apple takes a 30% cut of sales in their App Store. While I doubt that they would apply this type of fee structure to donations there will be fees involved. Processing a credit card transaction or facilitating a financial transaction will always have a cost.

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