Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I continue to serve on the advisory board of Leadership Learning Community and Wake. Since I do this every year, I also look at what I wrote the previous year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the pandemic, interested soared in learning how facilitate better virtual meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. Jane Hart: Jane has been blogging for many years and writes about informal and workplace learning. Why is learning the new important?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Here are some rituals that I have consistently used over the past few decades: Review the Past Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Keeping Resilient in 2021.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. Here they are: Rituals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. The program is called Tech2Empower and you can learn more about it here.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. Offer opportunities for learning to new staff, leaders, and volunteers and ongoing refreshers for current employees. Attaching benchmarks to your statement provides structure and something for people to work toward.

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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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Forum One

MARCH 4, 2021

we wanted to look back at how the last year has impacted how organizations think about communications and share a few communications lessons learned (or reinforced) in 2020. Instead, the main goal needed to be communicating critical information, facilitating information sharing, and supporting audiences (e.g.,

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Kelly Buhles outlines some of the ways to structure participation in her article, “A Primer for Participatory Grantmaking,” and divides them into two main groupings: participatory committees and collective groups. Committees tend to be smaller groups of selected representatives who review and decide on grants.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically. Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Depending on the request for proposal, specific funding criteria that we may look for include geographic location, groups engaged in movement-building and organizing work to advance systemic and structural changes, and organizations that have budgets under $2 million and are led by and for women, girls, and nonbinary leaders of color.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

Unlocking the Potential of Peer Learning – Guest Post by Noah Flower. Many funders are interested in using peer learning to help nonprofit leaders advance their capabilities. Many funders are interested in using peer learning to help nonprofit leaders advance their capabilities. The model has a natural appeal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2017

A reflective process, whether it is a structured process for individuals or groups, can give us insights about what worked and what could be improved. What did we learn? This is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. What could be improved?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

As the facilitator or meeting host, you can also judge whether you have allowed for enough time by watching the note-taking process in the google document. Show & Tell: I learn this one from Andy Robinson, Train Your Board. One of my favorites is called Troika Consulting from Liberating Structures. What is a challenge?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Create structure. Structure is crucial to developing and sustaining an effective advisory committee. However, structure does not have to mean rigidity. In fact, your committee’s structure should be flexible enough to adapt to your nonprofit’s changing needs and dynamics. Time Commitment—How often will the committee meet?

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Candid

MAY 7, 2021

Foundation staff participating in the discussion called out “a need to assess readiness for change—willingness, ability, and facilitative conditions—among individuals, teams and organizations” and a “fluidity required to engage in the continual evolution of process, understanding and adoption.”

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. Facilitate this information-gathering process by enhancing your site’s user experience (UX). To facilitate this journey, ensure your site is optimized for telling your organization’s story.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past few years, it’s that digital-centric strategies have proven to have many benefits and are here to stay. A clearly-defined structure for your website will help to keep everything organized and make it easy to tidy up in the future. Keep your website organized.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Leaders can begin increasing an organization’s innovative capacity by implementing comprehensive organizational learning strategies, decentralizing decision-making, and promoting an organizational culture that values risk-taking, conflict, social change, and learning. Organizational learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Last year, I added another tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. What gave me joy?

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Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In order to ensure that there are no holes in the organization in case someone steps down, create a manual of specialized tasks so that they can be quickly learned by another staff person. If possible, each task should be learned by at least two people in your organization. Collaborate on a list of traits of an ideal executive.

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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. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned. The first post was an overview of 9 virtual facilitation tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2014

Here is a write up about how the toolkit was designed and piloted, but of interest is how they framed the design challenge of designing the toolkit: How could they structure it so that people could dip in and out without having to wade through theory first? Learning Loop: Develops a clear plan based on what has been done before.

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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. Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Specifically, you’ll learn about Horwath’s Strategic Quotient (SQ) , a validated assessment tool which evaluates an individual’s ability to lead and think strategically. Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate.

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Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership! One of our first design tasks as facilitators was for all of us to get clear on what we mean by “Impact Leadership.”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Top Features: Access to over 100 payment methods Global reach Machine-learning optimizations that help mitigate fraud Payment Methods: Credit/debit cards, Apple Pay, Afterpay, PayPal, Google Pay, and many more Payout Timeline: Daily automatic Pricing: Discounted processing fee for nonprofits 3. Consider your nonprofit’s size.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

How do I determine the best structure for my program? Here are some factors to consider when structuring your membership program: Your organization’s goals. Do you have enough benefits to offer multiple tiers, or is a flat structure right for you? They can also facilitate easy membership renewal Communication tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

They will also discuss the many opportunities and challenges that arise from the aftermath of a viral campaign and more importantly the lessons they have learned about replicating the results. Our session used the following structure. The Second Time Around: What did you learn from trying to replicate it? .

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The good news is that facilitating networking in a virtual setting is quite simple. If you are thinking of hosting a virtual networking event, we have some tips that can help you with the planning and facilitation process. Some ways to provide value and structure: Bring in a popular industry figure or thought leader.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

Throughout the session, we’d divide into smaller groups or pairs to learn from each other more collaboratively. Here are five guidelines I’ve created after learning from experiences over the past year: 1) Design the technology experience with the lowest barrier to entry. 4) Keep learning and adapting with each group.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Associations need technology that uses a data model that facilitates business with both individuals and organizations. In doing so, the Nimble AMS team can easily adapt the solution to meet nearly every membership structure. Learn more Unlike typical corporations that have?either business-to-business (B2B) relationship or?business-to-consumer

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 28, 2019

What associations can learn from Salesforce to provide a better-connected member experience. Clearly, every association needs to be able to facilitate business with both individuals and organizations. On the surface, meeting the needs of such a structure may seem relatively straightforward. Explore Nimble AMS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

I’m very honored to be giving the ending keynote and facilitating a design lab on self-care and avoiding burnout at the National Arts Marketing Project Conference. Because I started my career in the arts field and wanted to do some active listening to the audience before speaking, I came in for the whole conference.

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