The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 31, 2022

We need to collect and share individual stories that highlight our organization’s impact and show the difference we’re making in the world. Arguably one of the most important steps in collecting individual stories is interviewing someone about their story. Story interviews can bring up all kinds of memories and emotions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You can review resumes, do mock interviews, or be a referral to job seekers through GEMs in Tech. You can mentor or teach a class with Tech Forward. Accept Responsibility for Unintended Impact. Part of being an effective ally is recognizing that just because you have a positive intent doesn’t always equate to a positive impact.

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

You might also consider the interview format, where you invite a new expert to appear on each episode. She founded Swaim Strategies , a fundraising event consultancy, in 2004, working internationally with nonprofit organizations to produce impactful events that move missions forward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2018

The book is based on a five-year research project where Janus interviewed hundreds innovative nonprofit organizations. It is playbook details the practices for high performance including: testing ideas, measuring impact, funding experimentation, leading collaboratively, and sharing compelling stories. How do you measure that impact?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I taught in the Bronx for two years through Teach For America while working toward my M.A. I left the classroom in 2007 to join Teach For America staff where I pioneered graduate school recruitment for the organization through May of this year. Why are you passionate about teaching young people?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

She was also interviewed on the City Arts and Lectures podcast recently and well worth a listen. AI and the Future of Humans: The Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center interviewed experts about their predictions about the impact of AI. Will people be better off in 2030?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The MOOC , is a Stanford University-sponsored FREE online course intended to teach givers of all ages, backgrounds, incomes and experiences to give more effectively. There is no better way to improve your own teaching than being a student! Giving 2.0: I’m interested in observing this new world of younger philanthropists.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The vendor can teach you how to pull all the data out of one system and put it into a new system, based on how you want the reports to look. This is because a vendor is typically hired to take on one task that is being asked of them. A hired vendor can very easily change your accounting software from QuickBooks to Intacct.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

Drawing on her experience as a successful businesswoman, Greer is now out to “save giving” by teaching nonprofits how to improve the ways they interact with donors. Stay in Touch, but Don’t Ask for Money: All donors want to know what kind of impact they’re making. This blog post is based on a podcast interview with Lisa Greer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. The author of the book, Giving 2.0 , has just released all her teaching notes and syllabi, along with philanthropy library. The goals for the Giving 2.0 3) Giving 2.0:

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Without proper “education,” landing an interview let alone a job working in digital marketing was a pipedream—I found myself stuck, making minimum wage, wearing a well-known green apron simply for the health benefits. That is a loaded question so I’ll opt out for something with a little more structure—what did the RiseUP Fellowship teach me?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Use your Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts to share a photo of someone who’s been impacted by your mission. People want to give, but what they want more than to give is to contribute—to have impact. Tell them, instead, about lives that are impacted daily through service. Conduct a video interview.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This can have a huge impact on your outreach and engagement efforts. Skillshop is a great resource; it includes tons of articles and courses that will teach you the basics of setting up campaigns, optimizing your ads, and meeting the program’s requirements. What Can I Get Through Google Ad Grants?

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. Perhaps that was an overshare?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This week, Wood, answered questions about his book, the lessons he teaches, and the remarkable work of Team Rubicon. It was important on a team consisting of everything from All Americans to water-boys to communicate each person''s importance and impact. And, how to be prepared -- physically, mentally and emotionally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Authored by Capulet’s Julie Szabo and Darren Barefoot, this report is based on in-depth interviews with leading practitioners and a literature review. Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly. They offer direction, supervision and make outings fun.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2021

We knew when we showed up on day one as the new Chief Development Officer at your impactful nonprofit, leadership would be behind us. After all, y’all said so in the three interviews we had with the staff, Executive Director, and the Board of Directors. We trusted you! Clearly, our team of impressive authors have a lot to offer.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

In the current issue you'll find: " How Your Organization Can Embrace Data--And Use What it Can Teach You ," by KD Paine, measurement expert and author. An Interview with The Knight Foundation's Mayur Patel on measuring and demonstrating impact.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Why should you care, what's the impact of a documentary? Orca mothers teach their babies, and in the film, you can watch the people who knew Tilikum recall the way he cried for his mother when she was taken from him. Now that’s an impact. So what’s the impact if there are no tears, heartbreaks, or moral outrages?

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Why should you care, what's the impact of a documentary? Orca mothers teach their babies, and in the film, you can watch the people who knew Tilikum recall the way he cried for his mother when she was taken from him. Now that’s an impact. So what’s the impact if there are no tears, heartbreaks, or moral outrages?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Here’s a quick breakdown of how donor funding will impact each of the four social determinants we are focusing on: Early Learning, Ages 0-3 : MHP is working with community partners to develop a $6M facility for early learning on the MHP campus. We also plan to involve as many community and staff members as we can in virtual interviews.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

and global workplace tracking, including interviews of employees and managers from 160 counties, interviews with leading economists and roundtable interviews with CHROs (Chief Human Resource Officers) from 300 of the world’s largest organizations. And, it’s based on the largest study of its kind: 37.2

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. You know, impact is always good for year end. well, five areas of conversation revolve around, “What is impact reporting? What is impact? So let me navigate around that. Why is it important?”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2012

And you do that by: Creating the right image for yourself Increasing your public profile across your organization Exerting influence by driving change and inspiring people In an exclusive interview, Garfinkle answered these questions about his book: Question : How does a humble, introverted reader gain comfort to embrace your suggested actions?

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

Because everyone is impacted by your ability to raise money. Program staff must be willing to share stories about how donor dollars make an impact. And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have). Why is that? Collaboration is key.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2021

From your job description to your interviews and, finally, to the contract you ask your board members to sign, you want to be clear that you expect board members to fundraise. They should also understand how those funds will be used to run your programs and what the final impact will be. Set expectations from the beginning.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. Perhaps that was an overshare?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

1 The report was based on 310 survey responses and 30 in-depth interviews with people identified as next gen donors. Impact is first This group wants to be "strategic." We know that many current and past philanthropists have sought systemic change, evidence of impact, involvement, and have actively created philanthropic identities.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

She knows what strategies work on social media, what strategies fail, and how nonprofits can use social channels to make a big impact on their community. Where should that person spend the majority of their energy ? What can they do to make sure they’re as effective as they can be? The first area is research.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I splurged and got the interviews I've been doing for my podcast transcribed by CastingWords, so I'll be posting an interview each day this week. Yesterday I posted the transcript from my interview with Ilyse Hogue of the Rainforest Action Network. I like CastingWords overall. Britt Bravo: Hi!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here at Galaxy Digital, we often work with volunteer leaders like you to help mobilize supporters and maximize impact. For some of your opportunities, you might need to interview or screen a volunteer before they can participate. Consider interviewing volunteers with a video chat or conferencing tool, like Zoom or Skype.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “nonprofit leaders must focus more attention on innovation, measuring the impact of their efforts, and creating funding structures that encourage risk taking, according to a report from Independent Sector." It is a principled approach to new product development.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2015

Since the book was published about three years ago, my admiration for Paul's passion for storytelling and helping to teach people how to effectively tell stories has only but grown. Your audience is lucky you took the time to craft a more impactful and enjoyable way to make your point. Recommendations for the interviewer?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 7, 2019

and global workplace tracking, including interviews of employees and managers from 160 counties, interviews with leading economists and roundtable interviews with CHROs (Chief Human Resource Officers) from 300 of the world’s largest organizations. And, it’s based on the largest study of its kind: 37.2

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

The free and open source software, which is a joint venture between Benetech and the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) , guides users through a series of step-by-step interview wizards, based on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 28, 2016

Captivate interviews with awesome lighting, showing their “window to the soul.”. “If Talking head videos aren’t always the most effective, but educational videos can be extremely impactful on social channels. Think about the Tasty videos, teaching followers how to make new dishes and desserts. Educational Information.

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