.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Fifteen percent of association boards are made up of people of color. Three percent of association CEOs are people of color. People are fearful of change. A professional DEI training program can help people identify blind spots and biases while maintaining a safe and supportive atmosphere. Equity is good for business.

Associations 221

Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

The nature of capital campaign committee structures. By recruiting not just skilled staff but also key prospects and external stakeholders, these committees and their meetings can serve double duty: driving the campaign forward logistically and unlocking further engagement and generosity from all those involved.

Campaign 98

Campaign Structure Phase Review 98

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Leadership styles conducive to authentic engagement, providing clear guidance and building integrated processes and structures that foster collaboration and team cohesion is essential. Authentic engagement.

Leadership 98

Leadership Impact San Diego Structure 98

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As soon as people become interested in an issue, their creativity is instantly engaged. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. Be sure you’ve done the prep work to establish roles and responsibilities, prepare supplies, and bring in tools to facilitate your brainstorming session. Create a judgment-free zone.

Generation 96

Generation Ideas Arts Share 96

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.

Professional 140

Professional Personal Croatia Build 140

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Perhaps you want a committee comprised solely of people with lived experience related to your nonprofit’s mission—i.e. people who have experienced houselessness or survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. After all, general announcements may not reach the people and organizations that are important to your work.

Voice 90

Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 90

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. Adaptability + Flexibility Projects and people are both dynamic; therefore, project managers must be flexible and adaptable.

Project 59

Project Management Facilitation Collaboration 59

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. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Training Train International 50

Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Making sure I got the ball to the right person at the right moment allowed my teammates to trust in me, and the fact that we were able to score goals over and over again built credibility in our collective skills. Passing the design ball” on projects similarly builds skills amongst team members.

Audience 79

Audience Design Exercise Test 79

The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This involves both choosing who these new leaders will be, as well as preparing them with the best possible leadership skills. If possible, each task should be learned by at least two people in your organization. Fundraising chops: Your future leader should be skilled at fundraising to keep your organization thriving.

Generation 98

Generation Leadership Nonprofit Skills 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The lab was facilitated by Heather Mcleod-Grant and Justin Ferrell , Director of Fellowships at the Stanford d-School. The design challenge was: How do we come up with concrete tools, frameworks and methods for helping people better understand and adopt network systems leadership? Once upon a time x happened.

Design 105

Design Course Leadership Network 105

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.

Virtual 130

Virtual Facilitation Exercise Training 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. The skills that we are focusing on are “networked leadership” skills both online and offline and working with self and working with others. Identify other people’s emotional states.

Skills 50

Skills Build Technique Language 50

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Therefore, it’s imperative that as a business leader you have the essential meta-skill to navigate your business with a thorough understanding of your current situation, vision to see the future destination, and the ability to create the path to reach it,” explains Rich Horwath , author of the new book, Strategic. Horwath : Killing meetings.

Leadership 58

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

Skills 96

Skills Reflection Management Aggregator 96

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 16, 2021

The lack of structure can be challenging. 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. Find a mentor. And it’s true!

Mentoring 98

Mentoring Nonprofit Skills Leadership 98

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?

Professional 114

Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

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. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. A good facilitator knows how to shift or tweak the lesson plan in real time if it isn’t working as planned.

Reflection 124

Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

The 4th edition of the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Trends Report highlighted the positive impact nonprofits have experienced from investment in new payment methods, technologies, and skills. Moved by empathy, people want to find meaning and give back to have a sense of agency, rather than helplessness. Future-Proofing People & Teams.

Change 75

Change Marketing Fundraising Stream 75

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. Improve internal information systems.

Culture 125

Culture Activities Active Activism 125

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. For example, an organization that supports homeless families could have an Advisory Board made up of formerly and current homeless people. Advisory Boards Need Structure.

Roles 111

Roles Nonprofit Government Advice 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! What is Human Centered Design?

Design 128

Design Strategy Digital Technique 128

Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

It can empower people across locations to share their individual ideas and build on others’ ideas. What do we do when technology (or the people using the technology) do something unexpected? Not surprisingly, their perception was that the conversation had been poorly facilitated and had no structure! Except when it isn’t!

Virtual 52

Virtual Track Student Virtual Classroom 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. Yet currently very few leaders in these emergent networks and collaborations have the tools and skills they need to succeed. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising). How do these networks evolve over time?

Build 112

Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

The Network Weaver Handbook is designed to give you skills and resources you need to build effective and innovative networks. If you are need to understand how networks work and grow – and need to develop and hone network weaving skills – this amazing handbook will give you what you need! Order it here.

Network 109

Network Skills NTC Roles 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

Note from Beth: Last year I was honored to partner with Kari Dunn Saratovksy from Third Plateau to facilitate an emerging leadership program to a cohort of leaders who were part of the Packard Foundation’s Science and Conservation portfolio of grantees. Flickr Image – ImageGroup. Today, this view is fundamentally changing.

Leadership 50

Leadership Develop Culture Structure 50

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. What does the decision making and organizational structure look like? Identify champions and people to work with.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Program Attitude Instruction 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. The definition is a group of people who voluntarily organize themselves for collective action to solve a large, complex social problem. They co-create the agenda and identify the priorities.

Review 106

Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions. I also facilitated a number of nonprofit staff workshops building on the curriculum. A great deal of my training work is done face-to-face.

Professional 0

Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

What was most exciting for me was to finally meet three people in person after following their writing, blogs, and books for almost a decade. YES YES YES YES YES @davegray “People don’t learn from spreadsheets, predictions, and plans, they learn from making things” #NeXConf. Why is learning the new important?

Learning 98

Learning Work Knowledge Management Knowledge 98

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

We only did two rounds of these, but they were very active and I think a lot of people were surprised to find them so useful even though they were organized on the spot. Facilitator bits. That said, the phrase "structured opportunity" is where MuseumNext suffered most. You did great. Vary the activities.

Facilitation 32

Facilitation Reflection Museum Participatory 32

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. For the networked nonprofit workshops I facilitate, I’ve developed a maturity of practice assessment called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly ” which gives me a detailed understanding of where the organization is in its practice.

Instructional Design 111

Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Topping the list: hire the best people, not just the best people geographically convenient. The world just gave permission to have people working remotely. Second, you must establish a protocol for maintaining high-structure, high-substance 1:1 dialogues with the individuals on your team. Take advantage.

Authoring 75

Authoring Leadership Environment Team 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop.

Training 98

Training Train Reflection Design 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

But it wasn’t just the ideas, it was also the people and making connections to colleagues I’ve known for more than a decade and connections to new people. In a very funny way, Alan discouraged us from doing that by telling us that when we sit with people we know, we are not open to making new connections and form cliques.

Global 100

Global Structure Model Network 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

We’ll share some of these case studies below, but for more, check out these projects and learn more about the people behind them at the Games for Change Festival ( [link] ), NYC’s largest gaming event that convenes the social change community and game makers, next month (April 22-24 & 26). Around Gender.

Difference 110

Difference Game New York City San Francisco 110

AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

It requires a lot of planning, logistics, and organizational skills. This format is structured the same as in-person conferences. Many brands host their event on a virtual event hosting platform that facilitates chat rooms during sessions, pre-recorded sessions, private messaging, social rooms, networking rooms, and more. .

Virtual 98

Virtual Conference Hosting Library 98