Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Whether our meeting is useless or valuable depends on how we design, facilitate, and follow up. If you are facilitating the meeting you need figure out logistics like scheduling, materials, and effective use of technology for virtual meetings. The facilitation methods are participatory. Here’s my curated list.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Through the execution of a range of administrative, communication, and managerial responsibilities, the development professional gains a thorough understanding of both fundraising strategies and organizational needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

But this is more than a simple report on a highly successful leadership program that takes a systems approach to serving an underserved community, it is the authors playbook of how to design and implement a program, including facilitation recipes for designing meetings. The facilitation methods are participatory.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s no longer possible to depend on professional allegiance as a buffer for less-than-stellar service. Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

If you’re interviewing prospective employees, be as clear about the company’s expectations for behavior and attitude as you are about the professional skills required. Using Suzanne Bell’s example, it can be helpful to consider both the technical and psychosocial roles that will facilitate the work.

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Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2021

She has facilitated numerous workshops with hundreds of nonprofit professionals. Facebook | LinkedIn | The post How to Facilitate the Discovery Step of the Donor-Centered Approach appeared first on Bloomerang. One of Sabrina’s greatest successes is that she increased operation revenue from $750,000 to 2.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. What gave me joy?

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? Helping other women succeed is an especially meaningful piece of Winton’s professional development goals. “I A professional DEI training program can help people identify blind spots and biases while maintaining a safe and supportive atmosphere.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With the introduction of culture to a digital environment, we saw interpersonal dynamics in a new light.orgCommunity , our professional development and networking organization, was thrilled to host two in-person events that brought people together to explore those themes and discuss significant issues that emerged from our post-pandemic experience.

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Charity Village

MAY 14, 2021

In active learning environments we aim to bring everyone’s experience and knowledge into the room, not just the facilitator’s. The post Design for active learning: Tips for nonprofit facilitators appeared first on CharityVillage. Even […].

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

Create and manage different volunteer groups To encourage and facilitate conversation between your member volunteers, use your online community platform to create different groups. Consider grouping volunteer groups based on service roles, veteran volunteers and new volunteers, a general volunteer program news source, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

In early January, I read through the year’s journal and think about accomplishments:What gave me a sense of purpose and feeling of professional fulfillment? 3) Start A New Journal: As I mentioned above, I keep an annual professional journal, part planner and part reflection tool. I also use it as a year in review tool.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

It’s no longer possible to depend on professional allegiance as a buffer for less-than-stellar service. Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, explains the new roles like this, “An integrated strategic plan gives everyone in the organization a voice, especially the professionals from marketing and membership.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The event brought together over 50 speakers and thousands of nonprofit professionals from across the social sector. 13 Virtual Fundraising Event Takeaways from Four Marketing Professionals. The Classy team created engaging content that Collaborative participants could use in their professional lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

During the first week of January , I use the quiet time for three New Year’s rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead and identify professional growth areas. 1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2017

One of the biggest challenges that many nonprofits face is the finding time and resources for professional development activities. And, when nonprofits budgets are tight, professional development often gets slashed. They are also learning how to access professional and personal networks to get answers to their questions.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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Twenty Hats

AUGUST 18, 2020

In a Circle, like-minded professionals gather to discuss common challenges, suggest solutions, and expand their overall leadership skills. Lasting six months or longer, these groups are safe spaces to grow professionally, surrounded by colleagues who share similar experiences. That was true for every member of my Circles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

Additionally, many board directors are successful professionals with very busy schedules. They are likely to be juggling a variety of professional obligations in addition to family life and other interests outside of work. BoardSite facilitates simple and efficient communication between committee members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We used sticky notes and the mandala template. David modeled a full group discussion to gather up all the ideas – using a template that used the basic flows of facilitation – attention, energy, information, and operations. The afternoon was focused on the skill building – drawing – images and letters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, “I don’t have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do.” Now to be honest, as an adjunct professor and someone who has facilitated and taught workshops for over 25 years, I used to think that long, intense courses was the only way to go.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

Zonta isn’t a trade or professional association,” Allison advised. “As As the executive director, you facilitate an International group that is service-oriented and driven by women. It supports professional development and networking. Leaders who work on a global playing field can help you see in a new perspective.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Finding the bandwidth and funding to provide professional guidance for staff and volunteers may be a stumbling block. If one or more of your directors is involved in diversity planning in their professional life, ask them to present to the group; Or invite a CEO and/or staff members from another association to tell their story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2017

Last year we were honored to facilitate an emerging leadership program for a cohort of leaders who were part of the Packard Foundation’s Conservation and Science portfolio of grantees. That’s why we’ve included a highly practical toolkit that consists of facilitator agendas and worksheets for nonprofits to apply the ideas and frameworks.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our goal was to help association professionals navigate a new technological era or Industry 4.0. Our research included interviewing thought leaders, organizing think tanks, and surveying professionals. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity. Association 4.0

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

The Leadership ColLAB conference was an opportunity to bring professionals together around what we believe is a critical question. The World Café Format To maximize the brain power of our.orgCommunity professionals and to allow for a robust exchange of ideas, Sharon facilitated this conversation in a World Café format.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Meeting new colleagues is easier when someone facilitates introductions. They should explain their activities and how they interface with staff and other finance professionals. This is a concept that bears repeating, so don’t hesitate to remind the group, from time to time, where the buck stops.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 26, 2024

Streamline Your Success with Event Management Software Nonprofit professionals like yourself understand the power of a well-planned charity golf tournament. Their story holds valuable insights for any nonprofit professional planning a charity golf tournament. The good news? You don’t have to go it alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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DonorPerfect

OCTOBER 4, 2021

DonorPerfect is proud to partner with the Association of Fundraising Professionals to emphasize the urgent need for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in the nonprofit sector. The DonorPerfect team is committed to facilitating and encouraging critical conversations that pave the way Read More ».

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

One of the things you are responsible for as a development professional is building and nurturing community. The more you know people, the more you can help facilitate the journey that gives them the most meaning. But it won’t happen unless you facilitate it. Otherwise, it’s just a zip code.” I never forgot this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

My YMCA colleague posed for this photo on purpose to illustrate a point about professional conduct and social media policies. As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor to facilitate training workshops at grantee’s conference. Summer learning-workshop-2.

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Charity Village

MARCH 17, 2023

The stress had been building from the pressure I was putting on myself to complete my draft while also being on the road this past month facilitating our storytelling workshops across […] The post Resisting a Rest: How Urgency Culture Polices our Work appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, we are not suggesting that you become your staff member’s therapist (if they need one your employee should be able to access your organization’s EAP), it is more about understanding that our team members are dynamic individuals, balancing personal hurdles while also fulfilling their professional duties.

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