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Best Practices for Virtual Foundation Board Meetings

Connection Cafe

The goal of these activities is to help form strong relationships to help facilitate honest and impactful decisions in the board room. . According to the latest report by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy , i n the first half of 2020 more than $11.9 As veteran organizational strategist and author Nanette R.

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A Guide to bbcon 2021 Virtual for Nonprofits

sgEngage

Beth Kanter, nonprofit thought leader, virtual facilitator, and author of the Happy Healthy Nonprofit, will deliver our Super Session this year on sustaining wellbeing for remainder of the pandemic & beyond. To learn fundraising and marketing best practices… . To learn better financial management practices… .

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Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters

The Modern Nonprofit

In the face of humanitarian crises or natural disasters, the generosity of individuals often shines through, leading to a significant influx of donations. Let’s use this moment to reflect on our current practices and explore new ways to engage and retain emergency donors.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

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Lean funders join with each other, community foundations, United Way, and others to meet a specific need for a few months, such as providing relief during Covid-19 or in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Likewise, funders who are curious about specific practices can observe their peers and develop greater familiarity.

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How to Keep Your Virtual Meetings on Track, Inclusive, and Engaging

Top Nonprofits

What has been your biggest technology disaster this year? Not surprisingly, their perception was that the conversation had been poorly facilitated and had no structure! I am a member of the Technology of Participation network of facilitators. I’m sure we each have stories like this. Reading these comments, I felt terrible.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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Preparing for a Hybrid Event

AccelEvents

Assess venues for safety practices. Using a tool like Accelevents , you can seamlessly manage all ticketing and registration while facilitating participation and networking across physical and virtual sessions. . They can get rid of any inappropriate comments and deliver posted questions to the facilitator. Do a full rehearsal.

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