NTEN

JULY 1, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 24, 2024

How Nimble AMS supports customers during every product release During the testing of the Salesforce Spring ’24 release , our team discovered an issue with mandatory global access for aura components. Additionally, our team offered to help address the issue if a customer was uncomfortable following the instructions on their own.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

BoardEffect states that an annual board self-assessment may help the board prevent problems leading to liability issues and that the results of an assessment can highlight topics for future board discussion and consideration. Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

The platform streamlines important processes like onboarding, voting, and creating agendas, so you’ll have more time to discuss the issues that really matter. It’s easy to get bogged down managing compliance issues and keeping records organized rather than moving forward.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With the introduction of culture to a digital environment, we saw interpersonal dynamics in a new light.orgCommunity , our professional development and networking organization, was thrilled to host two in-person events that brought people together to explore those themes and discuss significant issues that emerged from our post-pandemic experience.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As soon as people become interested in an issue, their creativity is instantly engaged. They didn’t shy away from challenges; they offered stakeholders meaningful ways to engage with the swiftly evolving issues of the day. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Could the issue be trust? But at.orgCommunity we like to explore issues before they become sound bites. The World Café Format To maximize the brain power of our.orgCommunity professionals and to allow for a robust exchange of ideas, Sharon facilitated this conversation in a World Café format.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2018

We partnered with foster youth, former foster youth, artists, and community advocates to create an exhibition that used art to spark action on issues facing foster youth. There were trust issues. The facilitation was as chaotic and fragile as a spiderweb. Short story: we learned a lot. We wrote a toolkit about our process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

Recently I facilitated an online session about how to get better at online meetings for Lightful in the UK where I am a Senior Advisor at Lightful, among other activities, facilitate online master classes for their BRIDGE programme. An online meeting is more effective when you have at least two facilitators. Don’t wing it alone.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2024

By necessity, the sector focuses on the negatives—the systems that are broken, the problems that need solving, the issues that are underfunded. It’s about reimagining systems, facilitating change, and co-creating a better future. Anyone who works in the nonprofit sector knows it’s not for the faint of heart.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

[Note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Consider using an outside facilitator to help develop questions and protocol and to help identify themes from your data. Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by subscribing to the journal for free! ].

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Foundation, we trust those who are closest to the issues affecting their communities. We encourage our smaller grantee partners to start by building strong relationships with their existing funders, who often can help facilitate introductions to other funders in their networks and may know about additional funding opportunities.

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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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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Higher education and the media have been hard hit with trust issues. Execs agreed on the importance of educating members about trust issues in their field. Consider: can you/should you offer tools and resources to help your members address trust issues with their stakeholders? Track trends in your industry.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2022

democracy-related issues from 2011 onward. The tool aims to help nonprofits identify funding sources, understand funders’ priorities, and facilitate effective collaborations, with the goal of greater transparency to advance the health of the U.S. Democracy website is a great resource to help you get started.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Rather than shying away from advocacy, nonprofit organizations should consider it an opportunity to redefine conversations around issues that matter most to the communities and people that they serve. Creating and disseminating these guides can provide voters with unbiased information about candidates’ stances on critical issues.

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Bonterra

MARCH 14, 2024

On-demand & personalized training Learn how to maximize the value of your platform and improve program outcomes Access On-Demand Training: Leverage our Help Center for answers to common issues. Receive proactive follow-ups on outstanding issues every four hours so you can focus your time and energy on higher value activities.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

and globally—but also issued social bonds during the COVID-19 pandemic, divested from oil companies, invested in small business loans in Appalachia , and redeployed its endowment to MRIs. The Ford Foundation, under the leadership of Darren Walker, has not only changed its focus to address inequality —in the U.S.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

This complicates and prolongs the award process and contributes to a more significant issue: underutilized scholarship funds. Below are a few common issues that impact applicant engagement and reduce fund utilization: Difficulty accessing scholarship information. Proactively communicate with potential candidates.

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Candid

MARCH 12, 2024

This year we released the action planner and an issue of PEAK Grantmaking Journal dedicated to our Learn, Share, Evolve Principle , which focuses on how sharing knowledge across the sector empowers funders to better see the possibilities of what we can collectively accomplish to achieve greater impact.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2023

But, more specifically, project managers juggle various responsibilities and wear a multitude of hats—organizer, leader, motivator, facilitator, liaison, and driver—to ensure success. By anticipating challenges and having contingency plans in place, they keep everything on course, even when issues arise.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Consider using an outside facilitator to help develop questions and protocol and to help identify themes from your data. Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by subscribing to the journal for free! ].

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Measure Issue Impact Method 81

.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. Investments in recruitment are not paying long-term dividends. Putting out fires distracts from supporting ongoing initiatives. I’m not suggesting that you level the cake.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Who knows better than the people who are living the issues what will work best to address them? People at the heart of issues know the histories, the networks, the actors, the previous failures, and more. The ability to share accessible information about grant funding and its aims.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Are there connections we can facilitate? Ultimately, we wanted to build a community of trust that CDOs can turn to for answers they can’t find anywhere else, on issues related to innovation, impact, fundraising trends, and change management. Sterrin does a great job organizing speakers and facilitating discussion.”

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Organizations of all stripes were quick to issue statements confirming their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. This is not a forum for amateurs.

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Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

Technology facilitates our ability to work from home. It also exacerbates this issue. Why working from home can make it harder to ‘go home’ At the office, there are significant social cues—to end your workday at a certain time, whether that’s to head home, join colleagues for happy hour, or beat rush-hour traffic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. The beauty in this method is the ability to unlock a discussion that can uncover hidden issues and divided opinion when you still have time to do something about it.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

They might, for example, review synopses of eligible proposals and rank them, or vote to prioritize strategic issues or geographies. Distance from an issue (or community) is not the goal here! Be prepared to facilitate or bring on facilitators to lead these high-stakes group meetings.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 5, 2021

The online session will start with a presentation of insights around issues that are impacting today’s associations. Tirrah Switzer, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Nimble AMS by Community Brands.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Facilitating intelligent funding connections (coming soon.) Additionally, to make nonprofits even more attractive to potential funders, can generative AI be used to fix common text formatting issues (e.g., punctuation and capitalization) from IRS Form 990 fields before being displayed on Candid profiles?

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. The conversation surfaced some interesting questions and ideas.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Make sure your event promotes unity and addresses issues that matter to the next generation. Engage on digital platforms: Use the technology younger donors favor—like QR codes or Tap to Pay —to facilitate easy capture of contact information and donations. Make the process as seamless as possible.

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Charity Village

MAY 7, 2021

Results show that between March 2020 and March 2021, boards became more effective, more collaborative, and spent more time on vital strategic issues than prior to the pandemic – and that the shift to digital board meetings was a primary facilitator of these outcomes. The survey included […].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Virtual meetings that are not well designed and facilitated can also mean a loss of productivity. Aside from technical issues, the biggest problem is engagement. Test your technology before the meeting and resolve any technical issues.

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