Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

The nature of capital campaign committee structures. This builds a standard structure into the process from the start. Always developing a meeting agenda, sharing it with attendees beforehand, and explicitly asking them to review it and note any questions or comments.

Campaign 98

Campaign Structure Phase Review 98

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. This role fosters collaboration and open communication within the team so that the group achieves project alignment and coordination of all members.

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Project Management Facilitation Collaboration 59

VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of their varied titles, such groups share a great deal. Having an outside facilitator helps to ensure that all voices are heard and that the process keeps moving forward. Lessons from the Field. Mapping the Change.

Structure 98

Structure Volunteer Model Leadership 98

Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

I want to share a few of my favorite techniques for making sure that you’re identifying and adapting to the evolving needs of your audience while designing. Role-playing Exercises Engaging in role-playing exercises allows your team members to take on the perspective of different user personas.

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Audience Design Exercise Test 79

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

At their core, advisory committees are groups of individuals who are stakeholders in your nonprofit’s work and who want to play a role in ensuring you achieve maximum impact. Create structure. Structure is crucial to developing and sustaining an effective advisory committee. However, structure does not have to mean rigidity.

Voice 90

Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 90

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

But many Advisory Boards sit idle, with members not knowing their role and organizations not knowing what to do with the Board they created. Advisory members serve mainly in an advisory capacity though there are other roles they can assume. During the second meeting, members share how they are engaging in the organization’s work.

Roles 111

Roles Nonprofit Government Advice 111

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. Create more touchpoints to reach new donors, like social shares.

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Virtual Site Support Fundraising 190

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field. What role will social media and connectedness play in your quest to improve your professional work?

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Share Reflection Social Media Model 102

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. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Organizational readiness is defined as “a shared psychological state in which organizational members feel committed to implementing an organizational change and are confident in their collective abilities to do so.” Create cycles of adaptation within the organization that enable staff to experiment with need ideas in a structured way.

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Strategy Organization Social Culture 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The data collected is usually owned by the grantmaker, not questioned, and not shared back with the grantee or any larger community. We define success, we decide what to measure, we collect the information, we own the data, and we don’t share the learning from the process.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 86

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Facilitator. Factions can emerge and infighting among the team can get ugly because there’s no one to be the referee or remind everyone of their role. Public speaking (and sharing your vision). When you confidently share about your vision and why it matters, you’ll attract supporters.

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Skills Leadership Director Nonprofit 119

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

So, if a leadership role interests you, look no further than the approach you bring to the position. Development professionals employ six practices to be successful in their role. Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals.

Professional 71

Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 71

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. And you’ll be able to share that as well. If you’re going to share this with a board member, that’d be kind of fun too.

Roles 121

Roles Resource Develop Video 121

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. Each role has specific responsibilities, and training helps set a foundation for each worker’s confidence. When hiring for middle- and upper-management roles, consider existing employees first.

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Ideas Practice Leadership Roles 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. 6 internal factors The internal factors concern the organizational structure of your nonprofit: capacity, board support and engagement, strategy and planning, leadership issues, communication issues, and budget and finance.

Action 75

Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

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. After finishing the share pairs, we did a quick full group “popcorn” of the ideas that bubbled up. The questions: What do you hope to learn today? What’s the biggest challenge related to networks and leadership?

Design 105

Design Course Leadership Network 105

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. Develop an event marketing strategy. Encourage early engagement.

Virtual 98

Virtual Fundraising Registration Guidelines 98

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These buttons serve as a gateway to the valuable content that your organization shares through its social media channels. When sharing content or announcements on social media, include a link redirecting your followers to your online donation page. Select a cost-effective online donation platform that meets your specific requirements.

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Websites Calendar Registration Nonprofit 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.

Leadership 50

Leadership Develop Culture Structure 50

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. There is minimal structure or roles and as a living organism, the structure changes. They co-create the agenda and identify the priorities. It doesn’t do more than that.

Review 106

Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

What does the decision making and organizational structure look like? The evaluator takes on many roles: facilitator, technical expert, and sometimes a shoulder to cry. You may also consider connecting with other nonprofits that share similar missions to form a coalition. Identify champions and people to work with.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Program Attitude Instruction 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. Heather agreed to write up this report to share some of the content. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising). What is the role of facilitators, consultants and intermediaries in these networks?

Build 112

Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

Nonprofits, education institutions, and corporations alike are recognizing their roles in creating a more sustainable future. We are committed to actively advocating for clear and consistent science-based climate policies that facilitate a just and equitable global transition to a 1.5°C University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Organization 98

Organization Massachusetts Org Africa 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The networking conference was an opportunity for participants from different countries to share their lessons learned and network with one another. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation. Group Photo with Certificates. Advanced preparation is important. Design for Flexibility.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

What I like best about the book is that the narrative is accompanying by terrific reflection questions and worksheets so you can easily adapt all the wisdom shared in the book. It is also packed with resource lists and stories. To me, this creates the perfect book to help guide your practice of building and working within a network.

Network 109

Network Skills NTC Roles 109

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Most lead gift committees ask committee members to take on these roles: Make a personally significant gift to the Campaign at a level that demonstrates belief in the project and commitment to the mission. It often includes powerful and well-connected people, and you’ll want to make sure that the meetings are well-planned and structured.

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Gift Volunteer Campaign Phase 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

What role(s) might a funder play in initiating and implementing a peer learning group? The participants need a substantial amount of common ground in relation to the topic—whether it is their size, issue area, location, or other factors, they have to share enough that their commonalities are easily visible to one another.

Learning 97

Learning San Francisco Structure Knowledge Management 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

He’s written two books - Gamestorming and The Connected Company. I first discovered Dave’s work through colleague, Eugene Eric Kim, who recently shared this great story about Dave and his work. Teaching the new is not structured because it is social learning. Jason Adam Young (@jasonadamyoung) March 27, 2014.

Learning 98

Learning Work Knowledge Management Knowledge 98

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Last week, I attended Structure Lab , a half-day workshop on legal and financial structures for ventures for social good. The Structure Lab is set up as a "game" in which you explore cards in various categories (values, assets, financing, etc.) to better articulate what you are really trying to do with your project concept.

Structure 31

Structure Model Social Profit 31

The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When welcoming a new staff member into your organization, the onboarding process plays a pivotal role in shaping their future at your association. Your AMS is the lifeblood of your operations, streamlining processes, managing member data, and facilitating communication.

Tips 264

Tips Mentoring Associations Training 264

Forum One

APRIL 27, 2021

Getting approval on the overall plan and workflows means roles and processes are clearly defined. A well-planned and well-documented content strategy will guide your content producers, giving them a shared understanding of the website, expectations for the content, and insight into how the content all fits together.

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Content Strategy Map Audience 47

Forum One

JUNE 22, 2022

The first step is to facilitate ideation. Yet facilitating workshops, ideation sessions, or other conversations with the goal to encourage creativity and discourse can be challenging. Yet facilitating workshops, ideation sessions, or other conversations with the goal to encourage creativity and discourse can be challenging.

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Facilitation Structure Conversation Phase 46

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Lisa Gansky’s presentation on The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing (learn more at [link] ) and the joint presentation from Bill Traynor and Audrey Jordan about Lawrence CommunityWorks, a project in Lawrence, Massachusetts that is rebuilding a profoundly shredded civic infrastructure. Provisionality: There are no sacred cows.

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Jordan Massachusetts Structure Leadership 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

Some of you may remember that I shared a depressing screen capture of my Facebook Insights visual right after taking a two-week break during the holidays. This post generating a lot of thoughtful discussion about nonprofits approach the editorial planning process as well as sharing of different editorial calendar templates.

Content 101

Content Measure Organization Strategy 101

Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The conference favors networking opportunities over speaker-led sessions and utilizes the “Liberating Structures” facilitation technique to spark conversation and empower innovation. NTC is designed for all roles in nonprofit technology, from board members and staff to volunteers, consultants, and vendors. Take the Assessment!

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Conference NTC Virtual Registration 98

BoardAssist

MARCH 24, 2015

This week’s guest blogger Anne Wallestead, Executive Director of Boardsource, shares all the details on where we are and how to change where we are going. . While there is lots of good news to share, the bottom line is that nonprofit leaders give nonprofit boards a “B minus” grade in overall performance.

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Government Leadership Nonprofit Facilitation 40