John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. The Bias Issue AI systems like LLMs are trained on vast datasets of text, primarily from the internet. Have frank internal conversations about priorities.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 4, 2022

Are you seeing more international attendees? Using predictive models – predictive modeling typically uses 3 -5 years of historical data. 2020 and 2021 are not true representations of typical behavior and would skew your model. How much time did it take to learn the new platform and train your staff on how to use it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. The model is called “SAVI” : Moving and doing (Somatic). 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Conduct staff training. Predictive analytics: BWF defines predictive analytics as the process of assessing your nonprofit’s data to make predictions and model future donor behavior. By analyzing historical data, AI models can anticipate future donor behavior and identify potentially valuable fundraising opportunities.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

A Guest Beneblog by Viji Dilip, This summer I visited the International Institute of Social Entrepreneurship (IISE). IISE is an institute that has been established to train participants (age 18+) who have the right initiative, motivation and potential to establish and run their own social projects.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : 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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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 19, 2021

Cloud for Good has delivered over 2,000 Salesforce implementations and solutions to more than 1,000 organizations, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard to the National Aquarium and ChildFund International. Unfortunately, few colleges and universities are providing relevant training. million jobs in the U.S.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2024

A narrative that illustrates your nonprofit’s program impact The logic model is a classic framework for illustrating a program’s impact. Nonprofits typically survey clients already to assess internally whether a program is effective, but the resulting feedback is also helpful for external communications, including proposals.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. Provide training opportunities for employees and review your taxonomy from time to time to update any new processes. You may also consider training for all employees to become more familiar with how your association uses data.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

My colleague Joanna Pineda, Founder, CEO, and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix Group International, Inc. A buddy system helps to reinforce the culture and model the behavior that you want to promote within the organization. The matrix allows you to explore creative options. explains the need for a broader perspective like this. “If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

One thing I realized is that training social workers receive as part of their education is also very relevant for change makers inside of nonprofits, consultants, and trainers. Stage 5: Maintenance – During this stage, the direct actions become part of your everyday routine – they are internalized. Training Design'

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

This can help you start defining goals and considering which model strategic plan will best work for your organization. Choose a strategic planning model based on your nonprofit’s current circumstances, opportunities, and threats. It’s best to use this model when your organization’s external surroundings are generally calm.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

In addition, between 2016 and 2022, steadily increasing shares of both BIPOC and white respondents reported receiving peer support, training on staff management and supervision, coaching and executive coaching, and internal mentorship. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

I’m referring to ChatGPT , a revolutionary language model developed by OpenAI that’s changing the game in every industry. It’s the second chatbot to ever pass the Turing Test , the current standard for measuring sophisticated AI models. Well, there’s a solution. It can also reject inappropriate prompts and admit its mistakes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Perhaps you’ll start by reading about other models , watching webinars, or developing ideas. Is this you?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models? These social enterprise efforts can add a business model by creating sustainable revenue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

I was honored to be a trainer as part of the launch of the ACE Leaders Project, a program developed by the Institute of International Education Sub-Saharan Regional Office and supported by the Packard Foundation. Most of the training days took place in rural Rwanda on Lake Muhazi – which was a beautiful place.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 16, 2022

Registered Apprenticeships are proven models, validated by the U.S. Talent for Good completed a rigorous evaluation of its recruiting, training, and placement processes in order to achieve the nationally recognized credential. Department of Labor, the first in the Salesforce ecosystem. million jobs in the U.S. About Cloud for Good.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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

JULY 28, 2021

Slowing down the pace and not taking on too much too quickly will set your team up for long-term success, according to one customer who said, “Spend a good amount of time and really thoughtfully consider your data model and your processes and how you want to manage all of that before you […] jump into the system.”. About the Author.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Design Labs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

The International Society for Third Sector Research published a recent paper that summarizes why nonprofit leaders must use technology to connect with stakeholders in the emerging digital, civil society. NLP is useful for an AI model to identify the intent of a person based on what they say or what they type. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As leaders, we have a responsibility to model this behavior, demonstrating an authentic interest in our people as humans. Avoid “Stressification” One other thing empathetic leaders should address is what Beth calls “stressification” or inflicting our internalized workaholic tendencies on others.

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Gyrus

APRIL 14, 2015

As a youngster, I asked my dad how they worked, and he verbally described in exact detail the process of an Otto cycle internal combustion engine. ” I decided to read about my car’s make and model and increase my knowledge so that I make minor repairs myself. Learning occurs a lot of different ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The report methodology models the open content technology identified in the report. To create the report, an international body of experts in education, technology, and other fields convene on a wiki to review research, practice, and significant trends. The State of Learning Analytics in 2012: A Review and Future Challenges.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 24, 2022

with a million-dollar salary as Director of 20th Century Fox International. The mantra and model of CCF remains education for all and a commitment to equal opportunities for girls. CCF has transformed the lives of thousands of children by delivering high-quality education, leadership training, and support programs.

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Candid

MAY 5, 2021

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s nonprofit professional development expertise has helped hundreds of nonprofits understand their professional goals and empower them to find and train the employees they need. Provide training resources . Effective internal management and organization. Provide training resources .

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

PEAK Grantmaking’s work centers on five core principles , each challenging our community of 8,000 philanthropy professionals to critically consider their internal grantmaking processes and perspectives, as a means toward operationalizing equitable grantmaking practices. Evolution is an ongoing practice. Change begins with you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Doing everything , lacking the discipline to say no, and trying to be all things to all customers, both internally and externally. Leadership Fitness : Leadership philosophy, personal performance, mental training, and ability to master time and calendar.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. She has spent almost thirty years working in the nonprofit world helping organizations communicate more effectively internally and externally.

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VQ Strategies

MARCH 2, 2023

I immediately thought about the trend we’ve have been watching and supporting in recent years to shift from lengthy volunteer engagement workshops for staff partners to instead what we call, “mini-trainings.” ” Mini-trainings are 20-30 minute sessions designed to provide a very specific tool or concept.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

Funders like words like “best in class” and the idea of working with a local organization that can become a national model. Drew Dyson is a minister by training. It enabled him to tap into his imagination, helping to answer the question: What do challenging times make possible? So, why could Drew raise money when others could not?

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

Funders like words like “best in class” and the idea of working with a local organization that can become a national model. Drew Dyson is a minister by training. It enabled him to tap into his imagination, helping to answer the question: What do challenging times make possible? So, why could Drew raise money when others could not?

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Your charitable organization has probably fielded questions from curious supporters and internal audiences on the ways it might be leveraged. ChatGPT is a probabilistic model. One note of importance here: ChatGPT takes input data (prompts) and integrates it into the broader training dataset. Is it just a fad?

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you’re not sure how to do that and need help, maybe now is also a good time to invest in some Analytics training. Due to the new data model in GA4, you won’t be able to move your data from UA to GA4 and data between UA and GA4 won’t be comparable. Speaking of Analytics…. Google is sunsetting Universal Analytics on July 1, 2023.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

Training, development and resource support are often scarce within the sector, leading to increased workload and decreased training for necessary roles, which adds to the “struggle to hire and train employees,” as Paul Light asserts. Planning for the future – or living in the moment?

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