Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

You can plan the topics, the minutes you allocate on each topic, the speakers but also the roles for each attendee (facilitator, tech steward, note-taker, etc). Icebreakers for Teams Collection Select from over 300 icebreakers based on how well the group knows each other. Interactive Meeting Techniques. List of Energizers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

To learn more about knowledge work and its role in grantmaking, check out the post Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work is Core to Equitable Change. Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis. Building knowledge is a social process where we make meaning together.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These grant forms enabled TAG to not only determine the level of overlap between questions (39 percent) but also to identify groups of shared questions. Thanks to the generosity of these funders, we were able to identify 13 groups where duplicative questions are present using several human-guided machine learning techniques.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 24, 2019

By focusing efforts on mega-gifts, you’re pouring an immense amount of capital into a very small group that isn’t getting younger. If donors wait longer to make a major gift – what does that mean for the role of stewardship for the 44 years of the donors’ relationship with the institution prior to making a top 100 gift?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They also help to clarify where a role fits into the collective organization. However, it can be challenging to write an adequate job description without experience in the role for which you are creating the description (“JD”), and you might not know where to start. What is the Purpose of the Role? Why is the role necessary?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

Change management is a set of tools and techniques your nonprofit can use to build buy-in and support staff members as you lead an organizational change. The techniques help to grease the wheels of any organizational change. Change management relies on a wide variety of tools and techniques. A “Why” Statement.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

PR Public Relations plays a crucial role in your marketing efforts as a nonprofit. With a shared message and combined efforts, collaborations can have a huge effect on your nonprofit’s visibility while also fostering a community of like-minded groups that can continue to work together to help make an impactful change in your community.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Not only to prove the effectiveness or the role of content marketing, but to look at traditional marketing techniques, and their antiquatedness. Here are 5 stats that prove content marketing works, and 5 stats that prove traditional marketing techniques are a thing of the past. The 5 reasons why content marketing works.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2019

This issue can lead to a lack of recruitment and retention techniques. This group is motivated by different types of incentives. Executive search firms are costly but can positively impact ROI for the organization if the ideal candidate is recruited and selected for the role. Why it matters.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

This article goes beyond basic strategies and delves into advanced techniques for effectively engaging board members in fundraising activities. Is there anything else you would like to share about your skills or interests that may be relevant to your role on the board?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Mentoring Policy Technique News 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

I have a repertoire of icebreakers and always like to discover new ones. I noticed that Jen Bokoff from the Foundation Center was re-tweeted a photo of an icebreaker she used at her conference session on facilitation techniques. She kindly offered to cross post her blog post about icebreakers here. Take a group selfie.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Time Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I have also attended and facilitated meetings with a graphic recorder, most recently at the Nonprofit Technology Conference , and know the power of how “drawing on the wall” can help spark group insights and learning. Here’s an interview with Rachel about the techniques and a blog post the tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

So, it is important for the host to hold a call with the facilitation team to clarify expectations for the session outcomes and team authority/decision-making roles. Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on?

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

Create a team to lead your donor stewardship efforts, ensuring each individual has a clearly defined role in the process. It’s important to make sure that each team member understands their role in supporting your stewardship efforts so that everyone is on the same page and there is no overlap or gap in responsibilities. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. The morning used the World Cafe technique. I later became a member of the GIGI group ( girl geeks of the World Cafe ). Fluency in social media skills.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

This simply wouldn’t be feasible with traditional segmentation techniques (more on this below), but modern technology takes all of the effort and guesswork out of the process. RFM segmentation uses three core metrics to sort donors into groups based on their previous interactions with your nonprofit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

It leverages peer-to-peer style fundraising techniques leading up to events like galas and auctions to call on your nonprofits’ top supporters to get more involved than ever before. Your ambassadors can play a significant role in the success of your event, so clearly lay out goals they can work to achieve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

I had a fairly large group and an excellent space to work in. So, I was able to get folks to self-assess where they were on the on the model and then group themselves in the room. 2. Living Case Study Technique: Assessment also helps find examples from the participants themselves. Next, we did a role-play.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention. According to our guide to multi-channel marketing , companies that switch to integrated marketing techniques see an average 24% increase in their marketing ROI.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2019

Rather, it involves the inability to succeed in your role due to organizational barriers or the inability to bring the bulk of your individual talents, skills, and abilities to your job." " Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Rather, it involves the inability to succeed in your role due to organizational barriers or the inability to bring the bulk of your individual talents, skills, and abilities to your job." " Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. What are the key functions of a sales operations group? What is Sales Operations?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. Here’s a few facilitation techniques that I learned from documenting the session. Kalyani also facilitated a participatory curriculum development process using different techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

I also used composite scenarios based on real-life nonprofits needing to apply ROI techniques to technology purchase decisions. Present a concept for 15 minutes, break people into small groups with a particular exercise to apply the material, and then come back as a full group for a report out.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

It should contain purposeful actions that aim to achieve specific fundraising goals from a diversified group of sources, and be data-driven from start to finish. Share your organization’s mission, who you serve, the influence your organization has on its audience(s), and the role it plays in the larger conversation around your issue area.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 27, 2017

Rather, it involves the inability to succeed in your role due to organizational barriers or the inability to bring the bulk of your individual talents, skills, and abilities to your job." " Frustration in the workplace is a silent killer," claim authors Mark Royal and Tom Agnew in their terrific book, The Enemy of Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

More than a hundred hand-selected volunteers are highly trained in interview techniques, media relations and public speaking to become Greenpeace spokespeople. It’s the most important volunteer role one can have at Greenpeace Germany,” says Dr. Kress.

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