Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. I have discovered first-hand the benefits of incorporating rituals into the way I work. My New Year’s rituals help me let go of things in my professional work that can open the door to positive change and growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Here’s what I learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Pivots can make the difference between a successful session and disaster. Photo by Trav Williams.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. It’s an exercise that will provide the opportunity to explore lessons learned in training and reflect on how they impact real-life situations. Your committee should reflect the diversity that they are assigned to propagate.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2024

Anyone who works in the nonprofit sector knows it’s not for the faint of heart. It’s about reimagining systems, facilitating change, and co-creating a better future. When people reflect on how something positive in their lives might never have happened , it improves their mood. And yet, this hyper-focus may be counterproductive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. Put it on a social site so all members of your team can add and access (a google document works great for this).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also use it as a reflection as the year progresses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on “Data Informed Philanthropy” hosted by the Packard Foundation – not only was the content compelling (stay tuned for a post on that), but it was also a fantastic opportunity to observe one of the best facilitators I know, Allen Gunn from Aspiration.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Images of the association’s founders, history, and current activities are displayed throughout the facility, and spaces were created to accommodate a variety of work styles. Working on culture isn’t a finite activity. Could the decline in membership be a reflection of the decline in trust?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

We are only about one month into the world’s largest work from home experiment. A few tips include: use the phone instead, switch to asynchronous modes of working, or use a few camera tricks. Participants can be placed into the rooms automatically (randomly) or you can manually assign people to different groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? The Back Channel.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. Remote work is challenging teams. At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture. Teams are engaged and proud of their work. Clarify Roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” The five different styles included: Educator, Creator, Visionary, Organizer, and Creator.

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Reflection Arts Exercise Facilitation 64

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

This culture can bring about the desired outcomes of staff, volunteers, and members who reflect the community, having a team possessing strong problem-solving skills, and leadership that embraces innovation. Appreciating diversity and creating a team that reflects the community in appearance and thoughts are only the first steps.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.” Furthermore, he adds, “Working harder doesn’t always achieve better results. We need to make tweaks and try new ways of working.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. for my journal or my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also include my list of work/life habits that I want to maintain or modify.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

It was also an opportunity for me to co-facilitate with in-country team, meet the NGOs and hear their stories first-hand, and learn a lot about modeling and adapting interactive training techniques for different cultures. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation. Group Photo with Certificates.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. Indeed, if we commit to shifting power, we need to see and understand things differently. But is this the right question? To look is an act of choice.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you?

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Professional Facilitation Journal San Jose 103

Candid

APRIL 8, 2024

Candid’s DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) commitment statement provides general guidelines and insights as to how the organization supports, prioritizes, and maintains an inclusive work environment that fosters a sense of belonging and trust. We incorporate equity, inclusion, and respect for diverse perspectives in all our work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Emotional – harness the energy and passion of the team working to achieve them. The Playbook also discusses the skillsets that a nonprofit needs to use data successfully, both for staff and for hiring consultants or working with skilled volunteers. percent change, percent difference). Trends : Looking at data over time (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

I’ve been working in my pajamas since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation. Here’s a few ideas.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Host interactive events: Consider organizing interactive events where participants need to work together to solve a puzzle or mystery. Offer customized swag: Create personalized swag bags or merchandise that reflect the values and interests of different age groups. Make the process as seamless as possible.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. That is a big difference! Check out our last installment here ! Segment your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I just returned from doing two days of facilitating a Networked Nonprofit training in Mexico City with Oxfam Mexico and participants from offices throughout Latin America, South America, and Caribbean. The workshop was a tango dance between English and Spanish — and it worked! I do not speak Spanish.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. My colleague, Wendy Harman , was also inspired by Chris Brogan’s technique, but she takes it deeper and includes daily reflection questions. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

If your stress is being triggered repeatedly at work (or elsewhere) this can lead to burnout. ” As the above word cloud indicates, sometimes stress is triggered by other people at work, leadership, board, or co-workers. 1: Make Time Everyday for Reflection: Keep a Journal. Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

We each tackled a different aspect of resilience. I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals. Having a formal and consistent way to recognize staff who work hard can motivate others. Recognize Birthdays and Work Anniversaries: Look for a fun way to celebrate birthdays and work anniversaries.

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Build Reflection Celebrate Nonprofit 126

Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

Ask Questions About the Tools You Already Use When Media Cause helps a nonprofit audit their MarTech tools, the first thing to do is ask questions that are designed to start a fuller conversation about the technology used to make the work more manageable. As your nonprofit team begins that conversation, be sure to write down the answers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Each of us took on a different aspect of nonprofit technology design and incorporated some interactive exercises. As one of my great teachers said, ”You are not good at what you do unless you are always learning and reflecting on your practice.” The room setup fought with our design, but we managed to make it work.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

As a CPA working with nonprofits of all sizes, I’ve encountered numerous errors in Board of Directors’ financial reports and Statements of Activities documents. Financial statements must reflect the true nature of resources available. Preparing your statement requires accurate, up-to-date financial information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators. We chose the latter.

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Participatory Digital Facilitation Exercise 76

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys.

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