EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

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.  Check out our last installment here! Protecting the environment or cutting taxes for billionaires?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

For example, this post features an opinion piece by ABC News on the structural reasons for the housing crisis in the United States written by their CEO: It’s worth noting that posting curated content not written by a staff member is also a best practice on LinkedIn. Keep that in mind! Should your nonprofit create a LinkedIn Group?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Some Reflections. A conversational panel or keynote does some blending of learning modalities – it includes some content-delivery and structured small group and full group conversations. There is a lead facilitator – in the panel or keynote model – it’s the Oprah with the mic.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

said Cory Howat, Executive Director of the Catholic Community Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. “We For example, some foundations or organizations don’t support faith or religion-based organizations, said Gillian Doucet Campbell, Director of Stewardship and Development for the Anglican Diocese of Niagara in Ontario, Canada.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

The nature of today’s nonprofit workplace – fast paced and heavy workloads – makes it nearly impossible to find the reflective time to put together a learning plan and implement it. For decades, even centuries, our view of leadership has been defined by top-down, hierarchical structures. This takes buy-in from the top down.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

Or do these opening lines just reflect your own process of writing your way to the thing you really wanted to say? Most of the time, you don’t need a policy briefing in order to make sense of the call to action. Repetitive structure. Does this sound or look like a policy briefing? This happens a lot, but you can fix it.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

In fact, “an inability to hire qualified staff within a limited budget” was the most commonly cited challenge in the 2017 Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey , which also found that 81% of nonprofits do not have a formal retention policy. Reynolds, Ph.D,

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. Though the resulting structures can be complex, social enterprises are increasingly transforming traditional nonprofits and corporate philanthropy into new hybrid organizations (Billitteri, 2007).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Therefore, other factors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and other practices should be considered as part of the bigger picture. Looking at overhead alone is a poor way to measure a nonprofit organization’s overall performance (Letter to the Donors of America, 2014).

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

Operating - we keep up; we have stable infrastructure and a set of technology policies and practices. We have HIGHLY innovative staff who push our available technology structures to capacity. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption". What is Tech Adoption? "We

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Each session called shared a best practice, debriefed on the results of applying the best practice shared the month before, and we collectively generated insights. As one participant noted, “The consistent monthly time to reflect about learning was invaluable.” That way, my brand page content gets into newsfeeds.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. Council on Foundations Public Policy Summit. Council on Foundations Public Policy Summit. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Mar 11 - 13.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

At ACS CAN, we’re seeing this newly inspired level of activity reflected in our offline recruitment as well. There are two key roles in building your offline program – the digital director and the grassroots/field/volunteer director. We’ll call her a field director to keep it simple.) What This Looks Like at ACS CAN.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Your fundraising program reflects the effectiveness of your overall organization. Establish gift acceptance policies and use them (i.e., Develop the necessary committee structure (at least a development committee and possibly an events committee or planned giving committee). Which is it? which kind of gifts you’ll accept).

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Attendees include approximately 200 Directors and senior staff from Service and Conservation Corps across the country; officials from federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps movement. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. The Great Ideas Conference.

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See3

OCTOBER 18, 2007

20 Oct 2007 Allan Benamer Michael, The difference in my approach is that I speak for IT directors on my blog. Your cavalier approach on SLAs reflects that difference. It’ll be the hapless IT director that won’t have recourse to an SLA. You won’t have your career on the line if the Facebook app implodes.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So the role of the board, every nonprofit has a board of directors, which as we know provides strategy, oversight, and participation. So first is how we can reflect on the importance of diversity to our board’s work, specifically fundraising. We’ll then pivot to recruiting and retaining diverse board members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

There is always a conundrum in measuring social change movements as well as networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. National demographics of key platforms, like Twitter and Facebook, reflect the demographic makeup of the nation.

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Measure Community Organization North Carolina 97

Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2017

Have the board prospect meet with the Executive Director: Before you present them to the entire board is imperative. Plan for the meeting to last around 30 minutes and include a review of the organization’s history, mission, and board structure/requirements on the agenda.

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Non Profit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Joichi “Joi” Ito, the Media Lab ’s director, trying to get in front of the controversy, later “disclosed that he had separately received $1.2 This afternoon, Joi Ito submitted his resignation as Director of the Media Lab and as a professor and employee of the Institute. Martin Levine.

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Philanthropy San Francisco University Massachusetts 65

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Oct 19 - 20. 11/28/2016.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. It was really tremendous. And we have been operating on those goals.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Flat structures have hidden hierarchy. I was the chief external affairs officer and so responsible for marketing, communications, development, and policy. And so the reality is having a unlimited PTO policy does not guarantee that people are actually going to take PTO. And so their job is a reflection of that. Absolutely.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And that means that your organization’s communications are not dependent on your executive director, on your founder, or on that really smart person in the communications team who seems to know how to do all the things. And the third outcome that a great communications engine can generate is sustainable momentum.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 25, 2024

His extensive work on effective leadership and organizational success offers valuable lessons for structuring boards that not only meet but surpass organizational goals. The goal is not to create a board that reflects just one person’s vision but to build one that embodies the collective vision of the entire organization.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Haji initially stayed on, as Convios president, but stepped down from that role last month, although he remains a member of Convios board of directors. All of a sudden, I’m starting to see nonprofits create organizational and budget structures that encourage multi-channel marketing and fundraising. Really amazing. keep working!

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Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Haji initially stayed on, as Convios president, but stepped down from that role last month, although he remains a member of Convios board of directors. All of a sudden, I’m starting to see nonprofits create organizational and budget structures that encourage multi-channel marketing and fundraising. Really amazing. keep working!

Social Media 28

Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2013

But, the forward-looking executive will recognize that the successful and sustainable organizations of the future will be those that are organized and positioned for adaptability and innovation in a marketplace of changing needs, attitudes, preferences, and points of access and that are willing to make structural adaptations to meet new realities.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

We risk a further increase in isolationist sentiment unless both the Administration and Congress can restore the American people's confidence that our foreign policy is driven by facts and reason, rather than hopes and ideology. They want to move forward on of the greatest foreign policy challenges that this nation has faced in a generation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2012

Says Communications Director Christine Sinatra, “the invites spread like wildfire.” Sarah Eskrich, health policy analyst for Wisconsin Council for Children and Families , shared that they had prepared their top ten list for their blog which led to a huge spike in blog traffic and even heavier traffic for the few days before.

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