VisionLink

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Membership by application, and approved by the members themselves (not by us here at VisionLink), the National Breakthrough Network is an extraordinary group of thought leaders improving practice across the nation.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This translates into the negative national narrative that college isn’t worth it. Unfortunately, it continues to rise, spreading from national news down to the local level at an alarming rate. Declining trust and polarization is affecting national organizations’ ability to partner with their chapters.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

The organization and its members work at the international, national, and local levels to realize the vision of a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. Leaders who work on a global playing field can help you see in a new perspective. “The

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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Members from organizations like the National Governor''s Association , Community College Research Center at Columbia University , and the National Conference of State Legislatures , served as content experts who guided the team planning using best practices from the field. Ann Duffy, Facilitator, Education First.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2014

This week is National Volunteer Week ! Here at NTEN, we marvel at the community members who run our COPs all year long because they create the space for that discovery and difference-making to happen, through thoughtful facilitation of online discussions and regular calls, webinars, or tweet chats. Is there a COP that you wish existed?

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Connecting national and chapter data can help your staff and chapters save time, stay connected, and deliver a better member experience. There are multiple ways your national and chapter offices can support each other. If local chapters are running successful programs, your national office and other chapters can follow their lead.

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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. Hybrid meetings are familiar for many nonprofits, particularly larger international nonprofits with many country offices or national networks with affiliate office locations.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2015

This week is National Volunteer Week ! Inspired by National Volunteer Week, we’d like to reiterate some of the ways one can volunteer and get involved with NTEN and be at the center of social change. NTEN is a community, and a community invests in itself. NTEN is a community, and a community invests in itself.

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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

APRIL 21, 2023

Let’s take a look at some possibilities: (1) Start a memorial fund with an existing nonprofit, (2) Contribute time and expertise to a program at an existing nonprofit; (3) Work with a fiscal agent, (4) Start a local chapter of a national nonprofit, and (5) Start your own nonprofit. Here you can find a fiscal sponsor directory.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 3, 2023

Because national days of service such as MLK Jr. Check out our new Transforming Disruption to Impact Book Group Facilitation Guide ! In a January, 2021 VQ blog post , I shared shared the following perspectives on Days of Service: Days of Service are a double-edged sword. For more information, visit our Disruption to Impact website.

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M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

Enter: Planned Parenthood’s National Volunteer Program (NVP)! Having volunteers lead calls , facilitate meetings, speak out about their own experiences, and have a sense of ownership over the success of their teams. Sarika brings expertise around volunteer leadership development through the context of national organizing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. From these questions, our national study, How Strong is Your Social Net? The question.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

Here’s the deal: I’m a $5,000 donor at one particular organization with both a national and local footprint. They assigned me to someone else, and this time it was on the national level. Perhaps your handover from local to national had as much to do with changing workloads and staff turnover as anything else. So far so good.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

Case in Point: Activity Tracking Delivers Results for Carry the Load For its Memorial May National Relay event, the organization Carry The Load has embraced cutting-edge technology to leverage mobile with P2P fundraising, along with an activity-centric goal. That means more donors and more dollars.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Organization Mission: The California State Parks Foundation delivers innovative solutions for an excellent park system by facilitating park improvements, inspiring stewardship, supporting partners, advocating for sound policies, and connecting people to 280 state parks to enjoy now and for generations to come. National Forest Foundation.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

For staff, this often involves careful planning and facilitation, and playing a backend organizing role to ensure participants are easily able to engage in the tasks at hand. Grantmakers like the Fund for Southern Communities and Seeding Justice have long demonstrated commitments to shifting power through their participatory grantmaking.

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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. Sterrin Bird.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

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. If for any reason there needs to be a change in apprentice, Cloud for Good will facilitate that need. This ‘stickiness’ helps eliminate the cost associated with turnover.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

As with any other donor, your job is that of a philanthropy facilitator. of those gifts were given anonymously. This jives with my own anecdotal research talking with nonprofits who receive these gifts. Being human, DAF donors generally want to see some of that love reflected back. That’s where you come in.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2021

However, according to the National Council of Nonprofits , values written on a page are not authentic until an organization’s actions demonstrate them. Working with a professional will help facilitate discussions, allow everyone to participate in the dialogue, and shape a process to create a plan of action. Create a plan of action.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 8, 2015

We are offering this service for the month of October to help facilitate rapid solutions by the various aid agencies standing by to assist those impacted by the floods,” said Cat Graham, Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Humanity Road. It is reassuring to know that VisionLink software has been tested like no other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we wrote and published the Emerging Leaders Playbook last year, along with facilitating a peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

During National Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S., NALEO Educational Fund is the nation’s leading non-profit, non-partisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. Voto Latino. Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Why not record their story in honor of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening the day after Thanksgiving (November 27th). For inspiration, check out: The StoryCorps podcast, Listen The StoryCorps Facilitator blog The StoryCorps book, Listening is an Act of Love Cross-posted from BlogHer.com. Whose story would you like to capture?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others. Among other things, WhatsApp can be used to help facilitate team member collaboration, which has suddenly become much more challenging now that teams are having to work virtually due to social distancing.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Award Management System Transform your institution’s student awards program. Consider how connecting your campus could improve your college’s completion rates. Education is a human endeavor.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

I have previously written about the top issues addressed by the Treaty , but to recap, the Treaty is a wonderful instrument because it requires exceptions for people who are blind or have other print disabilities in national copyright laws.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

We’ll explore this idea and more at All In, All Rise, WPI’s upcoming national symposium on gender, charitable giving and building an equitable philanthropic sector. Going “All In” for Equitable Philanthropy We know that women are “all in” givers, pulling from their diverse and expansive array of resources.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Use this template to facilitate the persona creation process: This template offers space to add demographic and behavioral information about your personas and strategize your intended messaging. Facilitate a stronger relationship by sharing compelling personal stories related to your nonprofit. Tell compelling stories.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2009

To learn more about the Fund, I attended a panel called Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Create a competitive marketplace that showcases a variety of ideas. Give voice to new and alternative actors.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Last week I had the honor of facilitating the National Breakthrough Network Retreat in Estes Park, Colorado, and literally got my inoculation to my professional tunnel vision. This Community of Practice intentionally removes itself from the ‘rat race’ once a year.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2019

But what about most nonprofits, without national recognition? A strong brand is important because it facilitates opportunities, resources and results. It is important that leaders foster an organization’s branding culture, facilitate rules and mechanisms that can include a brand team and a brand strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Help the facilitator understand who is the room at the beginning (demographics, experience, attitudes, knowledge about the topic) – a quick and dirty participant assessment. Help the facilitator understand how people are feeling half-way through the session so real-time tweaks to design can be made. Support a fun icebreake r.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

World class facilitation and guidance was provided by Essential Partners, with the revered Dave Joseph serving as facilitator-in-chief. Engaging in ongoing dialogue that is facilitated by a third party who is experienced in creating a safe space. What is the heart of the matter for grantors and grantees? contact-form]. __.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Kanopi’s healthcare website design guide points to the National Women’s Health Network’s website as an example of bold, consistent branding that “highlights its target audience and invites visitors to explore the organization’s mission, vision, and values.” Easily facilitate newsletter registration with a fully embedded form.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2012

This post is the third and final in a series of reactions to Blueprint , a book chronicling the rise and fall of the Dutch Museum of National History (INNL) in 2008-2011. But the National Vending Machine, as most of INNL’s projects, is a prototype. We want to have a conversation with our audience and facilitate storytelling.

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