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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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Meeting new colleagues is easier when someone facilitates introductions. If you’ve paired new members with a mentor, make sure financial topics are included in their post-orientation meetings. This is a concept that bears repeating, so don’t hesitate to remind the group, from time to time, where the buck stops.

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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

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Share requirements and expectations for participation, time, and any technical skills needed, including internet access, device, and language requirements. Support from a mentor, peer, or staff person. Be prepared to facilitate or bring on facilitators to lead these high-stakes group meetings.

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E-Mediat: A Simple Design Process for an Online Learning Community Site

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of the project tasks is to develop a multilingual online learning community for partners, contributors, sponsors, participants, teams, mentors, social media techies from the region, and trainers to interact and share best practices. Watching Chris model visual facilitation was inspiring.

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Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. Be aware of what they say, how they say it and body language. Observe and Understand Body Language. According to research, 55% of the message you convey comes from your body language.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Tips for Good Openings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Working with Wake is also a wonderful professional development experience to hone training and facilitation trade craft.

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Reporting Social To Stakeholders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and using social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges.

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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

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Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Track progress. Offer ongoing support.