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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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. Year in Review.

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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. The five-year journal helps you look back as you look ahead.

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Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

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. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the past few years, interest soared in learning how to facilitate better virtual meetings has soared.

Professional 89

Professional San Jose Journal Facilitation 89

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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Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 90

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

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.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Nonprofit credit card processing solutions are tools nonprofit organizations use to complete credit and debit card transactions securely and quickly. In this guide, we’ll review the top nine credit card processing solutions for nonprofits and best practices for choosing the right platform. per transaction 7.

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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? They responded to the design challenge by making the toolkit as practical as possible.

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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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Websites Donation Images Mobile 97

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. And, the focus of MEL is generally on evaluating grantee projects or organizations, rather than on the grantmaker and its practices. Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I also use it as a year in review tool. 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. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic.

Professional 114

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

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.

Build 112

Build Change Social Facilitation 112

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

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. Remember, a blog is not just a traffic booster but a tool to educate, inspire, and mobilize your audience.

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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. If you attend, be ready to pay attention and take good notes.

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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

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. org’s product team is constantly analyzing data, improving websites, and providing the right system and tools to their users.

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Organization Massachusetts Org Africa 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I also use it as a year in review tool. 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.

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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? The questions: What do you hope to learn today?

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Design Course Leadership Network 105

The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s not just about acquainting them with the organization, their colleagues, or the physical workspace; it’s also crucial to empower them with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive. And your Association Management System (AMS) is one of the most powerful tools you have!

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Tips Mentoring Associations Training 264

Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

You must proactively practice the craft of fundraising to reap active participation in philanthropy. Because, my friends, delivering happiness is the job of a true philanthropy (translated from the Greek as “love of humanity”) facilitator. By practicing the gentle art of fundraising. People Yearn to Express their Love .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

” And that as networks evolve and grow, you experiment with different tools and then spread the knowledge of how to use the tools to the rest of the network. To me, this creates the perfect book to help guide your practice of building and working within a network. It is also packed with resource lists and stories.

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Network Skills NTC Roles 109

Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2020

These core steps will give your event planning team a solid structure upon which you can build your auction strategies. With the right strategies and tools on your side, you’ll be launching your first virtual auction in no time. Do you have the tools you’ll need to host the auction and facilitate bids? Check out this.

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Virtual Fundraising Registration Guidelines 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

We used Dave Gray’s “ Board Thing ” online tool to crowdsource questions to discuss from the audience. She is one of the leading voices of ”social learning practice” which is about self-directed and informal learning from your online networks. You can find a storify of the curated tweets and links here.

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Learning Work Knowledge Management Knowledge 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Types of fundraising software to consider When you think about fundraising software, you probably first think of online donation platforms that allow nonprofits to facilitate online gifts. Keep in mind that the most effective fundraising software offers multiple tools within the same platform.

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Software Guide Fundraising Platform 87

AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

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. . What is a Virtual Conference? Steps For Setting Up Your Virtual Conference.

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Virtual Conference Hosting Library 98

Neon CRM

MAY 9, 2023

With the right tools at their disposal, nonprofits can develop stronger, more impactful messaging, connect with their supporters, and eliminate many time-consuming tasks. With a CRM, you can connect all of your tools, like your email clients, fundraising software, and pay portals. A good CRM brings them all together.

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Software Management Donor Guide 52

Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I practically commute to Union Station anyway. 11NTCSocialCRM) Tech Track: Keeping it Real (Secure) – Security in Your Network Neighborhood (10:30 am-12 pm Saturday) - The tech track sessions differ in both content and structure. Structurally, these are collaborative/conversational sessions. I love it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. Sometimes easier said than done!).

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Campaign Online Chapter Model 97

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. Capital campaigns can be a really exciting tool for nonprofits to fuel their growth. A strong case for support is the best tool for compelling donors to the project. Motivation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

As far as geekery topics, I’m particularly excited to explore some of the new tools for coping with the ever expanding information on social networks and mobile. Sense: Sensing is making sense of the information. Most of all, sensing requires discipline, a routine, systems, and being organized.

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Share Reflection Social Media Model 102

Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I practically commute to Union Station anyway. Tech Track: Keeping it Real (Secure) – Security in Your Network Neighborhood (10:30 am-12 pm Saturday) – The tech track sessions differ in both content and structure. Structurally, these are collaborative/conversational sessions. No checked luggage, no security lines.

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Time NTC DC Org 100

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. How To Become A Virtuoso Listener: Practice, Practice, Practice. Flickr Photo by qwrrty. Pay close attention to interactions with other people. Ask Good Questions.

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Forum One

JUNE 22, 2022

The first step is to facilitate ideation. Workshops, ideation sessions, and other conversations with stakeholders are how we draw out, understand, systemize, and ultimately incorporate the heart and soul of any organization or effort into a strategy or tool. Facilitation. When facilitating the session, keep your role in mind.

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