Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. Create structure.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Ensuring a smooth user experience is especially critical for complex virtual campaigns like peer-to-peer fundraising, which relies heavily on your website to facilitate a number of different interactions between donors, their networks, and your organization. Integrated functionality is critical for nonprofit virtual engagement.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. This call spurred the increasing demand for program evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 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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Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 111

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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Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 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.

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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. This year, I have no airline status.

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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. ” 4) Avoid.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Development professionals employ six practices to be successful in their role. Embracing a long-term view of these practices not only unlocks your nonprofit’s growth potential, but also builds and reveals your own professional aptitude for organizational leadership. Your proposals serve to gain their interest and “buy-in.”

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned.

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

Covid-19 has been a game changer for all of us: it challenged my program at the Smithsonian in ways large and small. The best way I thought to keep in touch was to facilitate weekly 45-minute video calls on Zoom. The video calls have a consistent structure to them. Jenna is re-thinking the practice for next year.

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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

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

Specifically lacking in research on community development are the practical steps towards diversity and equity. What are the tactics and structures one must incorporate into their nonprofit models to ensure they are doing their due diligence to collaborate and share resources with nonprofit agencies of all racial and ethnic make-ups?

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Community Build Minnesota Collaboration 52

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.

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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. or “collective impact,” this work is characterized by a very different mindset, approach, and set of tools than traditional grant-making or nonprofit work, which has historically focused on supporting programs and organizations, and scaling those up.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

As far as I can ascertain, this series was the first in which grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients came together in equal numbers and met as peers for reflective structured dialogue. World class facilitation and guidance was provided by Essential Partners, with the revered Dave Joseph serving as facilitator-in-chief.

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Evaluation Grant Data Boston 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. Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change. It doesn’t do more than that.

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. His response: Looking: Observing human experience. Our group generated 100 ideas!

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Design Strategy Digital Technique 128

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

See the above video, created by team in Tunisia, which summarizes the program.) For example, you can hear the story about how the above Tunisian NGO went from “crawling” to “running” over the course of the program. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 100

Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Who tightened belts, cut back on programs that inspired donors, and especially budgeted less for ‘non-essentials’ like fundraising and marketing. You must proactively practice the craft of fundraising to reap active participation in philanthropy. By practicing the gentle art of fundraising. Nothing Comes from Nothing.

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Trend Strategy Giving Fundraising 137

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

This includes an optimized website that’s mobile-friendly and easy to navigate, strategic use of search engine optimization (SEO) to increase visibility during times of high public interest, and an established monthly giving program to facilitate the transition from one-time to recurring donations.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, integrating social media buttons on your nonprofit website signifies a commitment to fostering engagement, driving awareness, and facilitating convenient avenues for supporters to contribute. This cohesive approach enables your supporters to contribute to your cause with just a few clicks.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

After the session, she asked to reuse the game locally and I asked her to just let me know how it went: I recently facilitated a day long meeting with a group of 7 different community media centers in California. I design and facilitate a day long, in person meeting every other month dedicated to one of these topics.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Volunteers appointed to Advisory Boards can share their professional and personal expertise on everything from programming to the organization’s role in the community. It’s a practice funders like to see, because an Advisory Board gives members of the affected community a voice. And it all happened because of the Advisory Board.

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Roles Nonprofit Government Advice 111

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

By deepening their commitments to sustainability, organizations across sectors have the opportunity to enact more sustainable business practices and set an example for peer organizations. UMass Amherst also boasts an efficient recycling program and one of New England’s largest solar panel projects.

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Organization Massachusetts Org Africa 98

Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether you’re searching for industry best practices and inspiration, looking to connect with other fundraisers, or are on the hunt for practical tips leveraging the tools in your Neon One account, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for at Generosity Xchange. Cost: Tickets are free! The agenda for AFP ICON 2024 is still TBD.

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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.

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Training Train Reflection Design 98

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.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Facilitator bits. I gave an hour-long talk about participatory design practices ( video here ), and Jim gave a small tour of an exhibition he had organized nearby. That said, the phrase "structured opportunity" is where MuseumNext suffered most. You did great.

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Forum One

APRIL 27, 2021

You can also include resources such as your sitemap, content types, writing best practices, and SEO keywords for specific content or pages. With a structure that allows for consistent and unified messaging, a website can create a compelling, immersive experience. Benefits of a content strategy. Clear calls-to-action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

As someone who has been designing and delivering training for nonprofits over the past twenty years, the most exciting part is apply theory to your practice. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. I might audit their Facebook best practices and other social media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments. The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. The process is simple.

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Review Social Media Action Strategy 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

Vincent Stehle moderated and other panelists included Paula Goldman , Omidyar Network, Jacob Harold , Program Officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Travis Manzione , Director of Assessment Tools for CEP. It can also facilitate informal communications with other people in the grantee organization.

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2020

These core steps will give your event planning team a solid structure upon which you can build your auction strategies. Online auction software for planning the event and facilitating bids is the primary expense associated with hosting your first virtual auction. for a complete breakdown of best practices. Check out this.

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Virtual Fundraising Registration Guidelines 98

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

After all, your nonprofit is practically run like a business. By understanding the role of HR in your nonprofit, you can determine the best way to structure your HR approach to meet your organization’s needs. Volunteer management aspect: Nonprofits frequently rely on the support of volunteers to bolster their projects or programs.

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Nonprofit Retention Profit Professional 52

Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

To start off, an eLearning consultant is an individual who provides advice and guidance to help organizations create successful eLearning programs. This is true whether you’re building your learning business from the ground up or expanding your programming to reach new heights. Measuring the efficacy of your eLearning programming.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

She has tremendous knowledge on managing the day-to-day challenges of fundraising and enjoys facilitating the decision-making process with clients. She is especially passionate about helping boards become more inclusive and intentional in representing the communities they serve. An Inclusive and Realistic Budget. Motivation.

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