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Finding The Best Board Retreat Facilitator – 9 Things To Look For

Kindful

Have you ever sat through a board retreat and spent more time watching the clock, daydreaming, and checking texts than listening to the facilitator? Did your last facilitator stand behind a lectern and drone on like a record playing in slow motion? Facilitate and engage with confidence. Were they unengaging? Credibility.

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The Art of Facilitating Meetings with Sticky Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? Take for example my colleague Eugene Eric Kim who shares his facilitation toolkit which includes links to his favorite Post It notes and markers. When I facilitate training, I use analog and digital tools and materials.

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How BoardSite Can Help Your Nonprofit Board Be More Productive

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It facilitates straightforward communication between board members, helps you keep documents organized, and more, similar to a traditional board books. Your agenda and minutes from each meeting are automatically archived, so board members can easily reference them at any time.

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10 Tips And Tricks For Fundraisers Kicking Off The New Year In A New Role

Bloomerang

Memorize board members, top partners, and primary contacts Being able to reference key individuals by their first names fosters a sense of camaraderie within the development team. Understanding the dynamics and responsibilities of the communications, finance, and programming teams will facilitate smoother collaboration in the future.

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The Art of Facilitating Virtual Meetings with Sticky Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis.

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The benefits of working with a selection consultant to find your next AMS

Nimble AMS

A consultant can also assist with checking AMS vendor references, ensuring your organization does its due diligence and identifies the best customer-vendor relationship. They can also offer facilitation and decision-making tools to ensure your entire staff feels heard, helping you work towards organizational consensus.

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4 Ways to Boost Your Nonprofit’s Digital Storytelling with WhatsApp

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Authenticity is the validation of the nonprofit’s work and legitimacy by a third party — what is sometimes referred to as “social proof.” WhatsApp is a useful tool with which to apply the elements of good storytelling.