Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2021

It is important to plan a strategy for each meeting interaction. The next meeting should move from a from public visit to a nonprofit visit to a personal visit. Office visits are just as personal. She has facilitated numerous workshops with hundreds of nonprofit professionals.

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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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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Create a personalized chatbot to interact with members, answer questions, and offer customized recommendations. Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. This is an opportunity to give your brand a personality.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

Nonprofits now have a range of remote and hybrid events to choose between, and they can make the most of them thanks to platforms like PayBee that facilitate streaming and other digital tools. 1) In-person fundraisers. Let’s start off with the oldest, most classic way to fundraise: An in-person fundraiser. 3) Hybrid fundraisers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2013

I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert facilitators in the room because I not only learn about the content, but also learn some new facilitation techniques. If offers frameworks, tips, and checklists for thinking through the content, interaction design, and logistics.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Here’s why you should choose one that uses the Salesforce Person Accounts data model. At the same time, trade association memberships are primarily made up of organizations, yet most of their interactions are with individuals. Keep in mind: Customer 360 requires Person Accounts when building the 360 view of a customer.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 5, 2020

With physical events and social gatherings requiring attendance restrictions and physical distancing, many event organizers and planners are wondering how they can facilitate networking at their event while following the mandates and keeping attendees safe from the coronavirus. . In-person social gathering is restricted but not impossible. .

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over. Supervisors may have distinct management styles, and their teams may be accustomed to interacting and communicating in ways that aren’t compatible.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This enables organizations to maintain an integrated view of their interactions with each individual, facilitating personalized outreach efforts. They were able to streamline their development processes and monitor donor interactions more efficiently. Here, CRM systems play a crucial role.

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Forum One

JULY 20, 2022

“A Seat at the Table” presented even more layered challenges because the discussion topics required a level of trust between participants, trust that NMAAHC carefully built in the design of the in-person event. In-person, participants mingled over cocktails, then sat together at tables and shared food served family style.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters. While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common sentiment is that interacting on social media is a poor substitute to in-person interactions. COVID-19 obviously changed this dynamic.

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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. Offer customized swag: Create personalized swag bags or merchandise that reflect the values and interests of different age groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

We have shifted to digital-mediated interactions for almost everything in our lives. This makes people perceive that the other person is less friendly or focused. Silence on video calls makes us anxious about the technology compared to natural pauses that happen during in-person communication. ( BBC – Gianpiero Petriglieri ) .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A nonprofit CRM system typically includes functionalities like donor tracking, communication history and email management, event management, and detailed reporting, making it possible for organizations to maintain a holistic view of their interactions with each individual. CRM systems play a pivotal role here.

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Classy

MAY 26, 2021

Whether you attend a conference in person or virtually, the opportunity for conference networking and making new connections is an invaluable opportunity. As hosts of the Collaborative , an annual immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofits, we’re no strangers to facilitating meaningful connections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2020

?. This morning I facilitated a virtual mini-workshop for the Resource Alliance as part of its Plan C Online Discussions. The interactive workshop focused on personal resilience tips based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. (The Certainly that is another way to create a boundary between work and personal life.

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AccelEvents

JULY 22, 2021

When analyzing the full scope and value of attendee engagement, we at Accelevents try to think in terms of both large and small-scale interactions. We now provide you with our new breakout room feature within Workshops to facilitate concentrated conversations. We love putting like-minded individuals together in a brainstorming space!

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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 integrate content sharing and audience interaction in the right balance to unleash pearls of wisdom from both audience and the experts on the stage?

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 24, 2021

In the events world, event gamification means that your attendees will interact with the brand, presenters, sponsors , other attendees, and exhibitor booths in new and exciting ways. . Whether you are running an online event, hybrid event, or in-person, consider these event gamification ideas easy wins: Interact To Win Points.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

This evolution has been driven by several factors: The need for increased engagement A more personalized approach to connecting with donors The popularity of activity trackers, such as Fitbit and Apple Watch And you cannot underestimate the importance of mobile fundraising. How do you pick the right event? Ask your donors for their input.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In my work as a trainer and facilitator, I make workshops and master classes as interactive as possible, incorporating peer discussion, movement, and creativity. The same goes for in-person meetings. However, these days so many of my meetings take place online, typically on Zoom, and interactivity can be a challenge.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

After wrapping up our annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, and I quickly recharged for SXSW Interactive , where we partnered another year with Beaconfire to host the Beacon Lounge for social changemakers, and with the NonProfit Times to cover stories on the nonprofit technology sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

The best blogs engage audiences by making personal connections with readers and sharing insider mission information. For instance, you could create personas based on how individuals interact with your mission, whether as volunteers, donors, or beneficiaries. Create engaging and interactive content. Tell compelling stories.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

I write a LOT about the role of the fundraiser as “ philanthropy facilitator.” Philanthropy facilitators don’t do the work for donors, but with them — standing by their side along the journey. Except it’s not “fundraising” so much as what I like to call “ philanthropy facilitation.”. The “Wiseman.”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A CRM system becomes invaluable, documenting every interaction, preference, and donation. Efficient communication: Integrated communication tools in CRM solutions facilitate personalized and effective donor outreach. Improved productivity: Automating routine tasks frees time for strategic thinking and personal donor engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

One of the science-based findings identified that online meetings get the same results as in-person meetings when everyone turns on their video cameras. In person, we are able to use our peripheral vision to glance out the window or look at others in the room. And it may have implications for our health. “In

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation. The first post was an overview of 9 virtual facilitation tips. ” .

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 13, 2022

Although in-person events have tentatively resumed, it’s safe to say that variety truly is the spice of life, and hybrid events have become a true game-changer in the world of events. With hybrid events, sponsors aren’t restricted to only in-person activities and sessions; they can brand in virtual and physical event spaces.

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Understanding the ebbs and flows of donor relations by tracking your organization’s interactions with donors and prospects is necessary to support long-term growth. Segment Donors The biggest tip for building a beneficial relationship with donors is understanding the person behind the donation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. If you haven’t done so already, update your procedures to collect contact methods and donor information that will facilitate virtual fundraising. Many nonprofits rely heavily on in-person fundraising.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Are there connections we can facilitate? How do we raise money without in-person events? In May, our inaugural speaker, Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters , shared tips for how to maintain a connection to donors even without in-person events. Is there expertise we can share?

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

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

One of the science-based findings identified that online meetings get the same results as in-person meetings when everyone turns on their video cameras. In person, we are able to use our peripheral vision to glance out the window or look at others in the room. And it may have implications for our health. “In

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

Once you’ve identified your target audience, you can backtrack to create a compelling campaign that they’re most likely to interact with. You can promote your silent auction on several different platforms (while prioritizing the ones, your audience is most likely to interact with), such as: Your organization’s website.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Hybrid events combine in-person sessions with online elements to provide a number of unique benefits to attendees. Hybrid events can provide a solution for attendees that can’t attend in-person and increase overall audience engagement. . Networking can be facilitated by an event platform through segregated networking sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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