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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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. This helped us do a better job of sense-making.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Even when board members come to the job with some financial background, they may not be familiar with nonprofit accounting standards , their new leadership responsibilities, or your organization’s statements. Meeting new colleagues is easier when someone facilitates introductions. Younger members in particular may need coaching.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

It facilitates straightforward communication between board members, helps you keep documents organized, and more, similar to a traditional board books. This reduces unnecessary back-and-forth so your directors can get their jobs done faster. BoardSite facilitates simple and efficient communication between committee members.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

When performing a facilitated discovery in advance of a tech change, unknowns are surfaced, assumptions are validated, refined or debunked, and obstacles to adoption and long-term viability are removed. < The first thing to accept about any technology project is that it’s not really about technology. Here are our top 3 reasons: 1.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

.” — Alex Osborn, How to Think Up , 1942 seminal book on concept off brainstorming The process of getting a group to generate and build on others’ ideas depends on how you facilitate openness in the group. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators. Give everybody a turn.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s about reimagining systems, facilitating change, and co-creating a better future. By contrast, positive emotions and experiences broaden our perspectives and build up our mental resources, facilitating increased innovation, social connection, and solutions. However, our task as a sector is about more than survival.

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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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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 use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? I feel it stifles learning.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

It’s in your job description. You are the philanthropy facilitator. . It’s a big job, serving as a development officer. A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. Why is that?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Amid all the talk about generative AI, fundraisers, especially grantwriters, may be asking themselves: Am I out of a job?  It’s your job to ensure that any statistics or sources you cite are reliable and up to date. Will I be replaced by ChatGPT? Read more about AI on Candid insights here.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 4, 2022

Dear Not a Tax Lawyer, While it’s not your job to be your donor’s financial or legal advisor, it is your job to be their philanthropy facilitator. You don’t need to be a tax lawyer to do this job effectively. Should I be doing or saying something different? – Not a Tax Lawyer.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

CEO’s job is to be the most inquisitive person in the room. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity. In the age of AI, “Leadership will be about setting the right questions, rather than just finding the right answers.” ” That is profound wisdom. An Association 4.0

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2022

Think of yourself, instead, as a “ philanthropy facilitator.” It’s “just a job.”. It’s more than “just” a job, but not the place they/you would most like to be. Make it about philanthropy facilitation – easing the way for people to joyfully, lovingly and passionately enact their own values. That makes it about love.

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Classy

MAY 26, 2021

As hosts of the Collaborative , an annual immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofits, we’re no strangers to facilitating meaningful connections. Check their job titles, past work experience, and come prepared with a list of talking points and key questions. . Leave Room for Serendipity .

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NTEN

MARCH 13, 2013

While this might make sense, it can be a lonely and complicated job speaking for an entire organization to the outside world. One staff person or select members of the communications team are assigned to manage all of your organization’s social media.

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Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

employees are willing to give up 8% in annual pay for a remote job. Technology facilitates our ability to work from home. Four years later, many organizations ( including Candid ) continue to offer work-location flexibility. It has also increasingly become a highly desired perk. One study found that U.S. It also exacerbates this issue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

You need to provide opportunities for their continuous learning on the job and mentoring. Evaluate Empathy Skill s We should also evaluate empathy skills as part of job performance appraisals. You want to inspire curiosity beyond formal professional development activities.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JUNE 9, 2018

If you know about any job opportunities at organizations that need someone with my skill set, I’d love to hear about them. In my next job, I’d like to focus on some or all of the following: Weaving networks among nonprofit organizations in order to build collaboration, peer learning, and communities of practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. 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.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Technology can streamline operations when systems are integrated and configured to improve communication among cross-functional teams and provide everyone with the information they need to get their job done. Ask stakeholders in other departments if all the information they need is easily accessible to do their job.

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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. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. Virtual meetings that are not well designed and facilitated can also mean a loss of productivity. Time Keeper: Keeps time. And, always have a plan B.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2010

In my first blog , I mentioned that the very first step in configuring QuickBooks is to have a QuickBooks implementation meeting, and I recommended using a questionnaire to facilitate the meeting and act as a centerpiece. This blog will cover step 3 (using the "Customer/Jobs" utility) and step 4 (using the "Classes" utility).

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

jobs projected to be created in the ecosystem worldwide by the year 2026 according to a recent report by IDC. This retention period helps facilitate a strong bond between employer and apprentice so that the apprentice will join the client full time upon program completion.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

You’ll hear this advice over and over again from successful people with diverse backgrounds, from the likes of Oprah Winfrey to Steve Jobs. They can also help facilitate connections to others in the industry and help you widen your professional network. Strong mentorship, job experience, and a network of peers can open doors for you.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Are there connections we can facilitate? Sterrin does a great job organizing speakers and facilitating discussion.” And things are still changing, day by day and moment by moment. I watched it happen and I wondered: How can we at Salesforce help? Is there expertise we can share? As it turns out, we can and we are.

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VisionLink

MARCH 13, 2014

We’ve made progress in giving students from all backgrounds access to college – but we haven’t finished the all-important job of helping them achieve a degree. Practitioners, national experts, and facilitators were trained, coordinated and supported during the Academy by VisionLink’s Lois Ann Porter.

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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. 80/20 rule – 20% leaders talk at meetings.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Good leadership helps everyone understand what the impact goal is, makes sure they have what they need to do their job, provides encouragement, and monitors progress as the team moves forward. Some leaders are authoritarian and like to tell their team exactly how to do their job. Facilitator.

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Bloomerang

MAY 16, 2023

At least 20 minutes of the agenda should be dedicated to education and training, such as role-playing exercises, making calls to donors, or even guest facilitators. Make your job easier and help your nonprofit make a bigger impact. One way to do this is to incorporate training into board meetings.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

As with any other donor, your job is that of a philanthropy facilitator. Being human, DAF donors generally want to see some of that love reflected back. That’s where you come in. When you make DAF donors feel good, they’ll be inclined to give to you again. Fundamentally, you’re in the happiness delivery business.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

So often, nonprofit fundraising efforts are facilitated and driven by staff members. To get you started, we’ve compiled a list of 40+ ideas, broken down into categories, to help you get the job done! Is your staff prepared to make the asks, attend the events, mail the collateral and try some Facebook fundraising ads?

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Greater Giving

JUNE 15, 2023

In this article, we will delve into the job description, purpose, and seamless transitions when passing the baton to a new Event Committee Chair. Job Description: As the leader of the event committee, the Event Committee Chair plays a vital role in planning, coordinating, and executing fundraising events for nonprofit organizations.

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sgEngage

APRIL 23, 2021

Here’s what I’d recommend: I’d like you to schedule a meeting with everyone who uses the database and facilitate a few fact-finding sessions. Your database didn’t get this way overnight – and while it seems like a big job to clean things up, it’s really the only path forward. These aren’t about placing blame!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2013

We asked participants to do a “think and write” and jot down one idea that resonated before facilitating a grand synthesis of what we learned about designing more impactful capacity building programs for grantees. You can read my guest post over the Communications Network Blog that summarizes these insights.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Provide opportunities for staff to swap jobs for predetermined periods of time and/or allow them to work on each other’s projects. Partner with corporations, nonprofits, and government entities to facilitate external job swaps. Leaders must decentralize decision-making and play a facilitative role within their organizations.

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