Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Leading a group of passionate volunteers, doing deeds that help the community around you, and making a meaningful difference to an important cause are what make the job of a volunteer management leader worth it. All you need is a dedicated and effective way to recruit those volunteers. Keep your volunteers engaged.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Let’s Define Your Community Since your mission is to facilitate philanthropy in order to move your mission forward, let’s talk about your philanthropic community – the donors, volunteers, advocates and ambassadors who fuel your work, making your impact the greatest it can be. But it won’t happen unless you facilitate it.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

These include: Employee matching gift programs Giving Tuesday corporate partnerships Annual giving campaigns In-kind donation drives Corporate volunteerism [and volunteer grants!] After the campaign, funds raised are gifted to the organization on behalf of which the initiative was hosted. Corporate volunteerism [and volunteer grants!]

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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. And you can host them in person, or as virtual or hybrid events. And you can host them in person, or as virtual or hybrid events. Make the process as seamless as possible.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

This means rallying not only your staff and volunteers around your nonprofit’s mission, but also your board. Your organization’s board and other key stakeholders—such as your major donors, staff, loyal volunteers and influential community members—can then work together with the help of a nonprofit consultant to begin strategic planning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

It’s been a one-hour weekly chat on Twitter for the past 10 months organized and hosted by Marc Meyer and Jason Breed. The way it works is they invite a “host&# to ask 3 compelling questions, 20 minutes each, that revolve around a topical subject within the business of social media, but that play to their strengths or backgrounds.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

To meet needs, they co-fund professional development in areas like fundraising, strategic planning, facilitation, evaluation, racial equity work, marketing and communications, storytelling, and more. . Through deft facilitation, a funder coalition can achieve powerful unity without requiring perfect agreement. .

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

One of the strategies that make capital campaigns successful is that they are designed to involve many volunteers over the life of the campaign through ad-hoc committees. Like it or not, if you’re planning or conducting a campaign soon , meetings will likely become a big part of your life for the foreseeable future.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Every nonprofit website should include key features to optimize fundraising, promote brand awareness, and attract volunteers. Instead, a website is a space you can utilize to increase fundraising, promote brand awareness, and find volunteers. An online website isn’t just an advertisement for your organization.

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

This guide will give you the rundown on how to get started so you can smoothly host an engaging podcast that will “wow” audiences. Two main groups of people create nonprofit podcasts: individuals who work at a nonprofit and individuals who work with nonprofits. Or, you could co-host with another nonprofit professional.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

For example, host an online discussion group exclusively for chapter leaders where they can ask questions and discuss topics with each other. . Roll-up reports that offer insights into the health of chapters to facilitate more data-driven strategic decisions. Implement a chapter technology solution. .

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Achieve

MARCH 24, 2022

Community nonprofits, PTA fundraising groups, and thousands of other small fundraising teams struggle with the same issue: finding easy yet effective fundraisers to power their mission without breaking the bank. . To get started, find a trusted crowdfunding platform to host your campaign. simplified multichannel fundraising campaigns.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Providing formal training to staff and volunteers has obvious benefits for an organization, individual staff members and volunteers. For the organization, it is a means of ensuring staff and volunteers are knowledgeable, making them exceptional ambassadors for the organization in and outside of work.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Volunteers appointed to Advisory Boards can share their professional and personal expertise on everything from programming to the organization’s role in the community. Assembling a group to travel to one of the organization’s work sites and volunteer. Host an intimate dinner party at their home and ask their friends to give.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

An app-based scavenger hunt can also facilitate a hybrid event if you have participants who are more comfortable virtually attending. Haunted houses are a staple of the Halloween season, so why not cash in on this classic spooky experience by hosting your own haunted house? Haunted House fundraiser. Ghost story contest.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

Following the marches, the number of LGBTQ+ groups began to increase around the country and the world, and eventually, in June 1999, U.S. Many nonprofits that organize Pride events will be in need of volunteers throughout June to help organize and make their parades, rallies, and celebrations a success! Not sure where to start looking?

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The program hosts a delegation of women who work in the tech industry to share their knowledge and skills with women-focused nonprofits, startups and girls empowerment programs in developing countries and in the US. Here’s how Kanika facilitated the exercise. The workshop was developed by several women who work at Google.

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2020

Doublecheck your plans and host your auction. As with any event your organization hosts, setting a few parameters at the beginning of the planning process will be helpful to ensure you get the most from the event. When will you host your virtual auction, and how long will it last? Assemble your virtual auction team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

I’ve just returned from a two-week trip to Guatemala hosted by Wake. Our group also visited Starfish Impact School , where we learned about their work to ensure indigenous girls have equal access to education and provided mentoring and training for young women graduates of Starfish. A Few Examples of Good Openers.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Naturally, hosting an online event takes some effort. And if you’ve never hosted an online conference, you may be unsure how they work and the steps you need to take. . The key distinction is that a virtual conference is hosted completely online. The only difference is that these components will be hosted online.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

And, we know a lot more about how to host virtual events and engage an online audience than we did last year. A good way to facilitate an in-kind donation campaign virtually is to take advantage of your online tools and make an eCommerce page with a list of needed products. Offer Virtual Volunteer Opportunities.

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DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2020

By covering the purchase cost of your DipJar, your sponsor is facilitating your organization to increase fundraising. COVID-19 Friendly DipJar Fundraising: Lend your DipJar to a volunteer who can take it to their workplace to host a mini fundraiser. Host a Virtual Walk/Run! 10 Tuesdays or $5 Fridays!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Volunteer on a project together.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Virtual peer-to-peer fundraisers can increase the reach of your organization, are often more cost-effective to plan and host than on-the-ground campaigns, and provide an added level of flexibility and convenience for supporters who can’t attend an in-person event. million peer-to-peer volunteers raised over $1.3 Let’s dive in!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Types of fundraising software to consider When you think about fundraising software, you probably first think of online donation platforms that allow nonprofits to facilitate online gifts. These solutions include tools that allow nonprofits to host successful online campaigns, including: Donation forms. Peer-to-peer fundraising pages.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

You can host a giving day whenever it suits your church. For instance, if there’s a religious holiday centered on giving, like Christmas or Easter, incorporating those themes into your giving day and hosting it ahead of the actual holiday can get congregants in a charitable frame of mind. New to the concept of giving days? Bake sales.

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

When volunteer fundraisers reach out to their friends and family members, they’re building on established relationships. Peer-to-peer pages can be customized to your nonprofit, as well as to each of your volunteers. This way, each individual’s network of family and friends can see exactly why your campaign matters to the volunteer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2014

Note from Beth: I’m working with the Knight Foundation to facilitate a peer learning exchange that will help their community foundation partners learn and spread best practices in planning and implementing Giving Days. What’s the best way to recruit and train volunteers on a Giving Day? From GiveMN Case Study - Click for Case Study.

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Campaign Tips Wichita Giving 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2013

I’m headed to New Zealand and Australia to facilitate workshops in both countries and to keynote the ConnectingUp Conference (Australia’s version of the Nonprofit Technology Conference). This training will be the kick off for a peer learning group that Stephen will facilitate over the next few months.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. Organizations are complex systems that interact constantly and significantly with a host of other equally complex systems. It’s in your job description. It takes a village.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Note from Beth: 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. We had additional volunteers who were curating content and monitoring conversation via social media. Our Response.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

During September, the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) to host World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 with National Suicide Prevention Week being recognized in the week around September 10.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 27, 2018

You need your volunteers to spread the word about your good work, to connect you with their networks and generally be the amazing gatekeepers to the community you know they can be. It’s time to figure this out and facilitate their success so you aren’t frustrated. Do you need event volunteers? Host a reception (e.g.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Generosity Xchange is a two-day virtual conference hosted by Neon One. Cost: Passes are currently listed on the Cause Camp website at $375 for one person and $1,200 for a group of four. NTC is designed for all roles in nonprofit technology, from board members and staff to volunteers, consultants, and vendors.

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Achieve

JUNE 30, 2022

While you’ll still be primarily relying on the same group of supporters who donate to your organization, since participating in a shopping fundraiser comes at no additional costs, they can easily donate. can be engaging but also time consuming, shopping fundraisers are actually relatively simple to host. Or, lots of excited volunteers?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2009

The Twestival is back this September, this time focusing on local groups instead of a global campaign! It is up to each city team to facilitate nominations and the selection process using the Twestival guidelines. The emphasis is on supporting one local cause where volunteers and donors can have a direct and measurable impact.

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