The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

By Guest Contributor, Amy Morrisey , Artisan E-Learning. Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. Why wouldn’t you just jump into e-learning as quickly as possible? And, you’ll likely need a learning management system to handle course delivery. These seem like no-brainers.

Effective 162

Effective Learning Strategy Course 162

Candid

MAY 23, 2023

Here are some of my reflections and top takeaways from the conference. The first way I practiced self-care was with my out-of-office message. I kept that commitment, giving myself space to learn, grow, connect, heal, and restore. But I carried the feeling of home and the amazing connections I made.

Reflection 98

Reflection Jamaica Raleigh Louisiana 98

Nimble AMS

APRIL 14, 2021

One of the core product principles at Nimble AMS is “Best practice is our only practice.”. At our core, we reflect regularly, monitor progress, and continuously improve. We adopt best practices to help us scale and do the right things, consistently. We look to industry leaders regularly to learn best practices.

Product 78

Product Practice Tech Org 78

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Filled with relatable case studies from top-performing individuals and companies—including Tim Cook, Starbucks, and Microsoft—Briceño lays out crisp, clear tactics for constant learning that will take your team to the next level and create a culture of high performance. Common habits that suppress individuals and teams from improving.

Learning 95

Learning Free Reflection Model 95

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Practicing good data habits grants your staff access to important member information and eliminates unnecessary roadblocks. At worst, it can provide conflicting outcomes, not ultimately reflecting the truth of what’s happening.” . How do you practice good data hygiene at your association? But how can you start the process? .

Associations 136

Associations Data Benefit Practice 136

Candid

JULY 28, 2022

Conferences are great places for connection and joint learning, but the wealth of rich, meaningful information can sometimes be overwhelming. In a world where we’re always quick to “get down to business,” I appreciated the space to reflect on my own cultures and values and how they have influenced my professional journey.

Reflection 111

Reflection Philanthropy Participatory Culture 111

Achieve

MARCH 10, 2021

As an organization, you must reflect the value of transparency in every decision you make. Having a transparent, user-friendly nonprofit payment processor reflects well on your nonprofit brands. Each step of the donation process should reflect authenticity to your donors to establish rapport. Millennial donors. This means that.

Reflection 98

Reflection Process Donation Ireland 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The idea is not only for participants to acquire the skills and knowledge to host a successful giving day, but for them share and transform practices together. This is a design aspect called “ Transformative Capacity Building ,” where a cohort of peer organizations come together to practice a skill and get better results.

Reflection 119

Reflection Practice Results Storytelling 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned.

Practice 105

Practice Thailand Asia Reflection 105

Charity Village

MARCH 8, 2023

Interested in learning about auditing? They are there to ensure that the organization’s financial statements accurately reflect its financial position and performance, in accordance with generally accepted […] The post Best practices to help you prepare for your year-end audit appeared first on CharityVillage.

Practice 52

Practice Help Reflection Free 52

sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Not only do you need to look inward at your own operations, but you also need to make sure your funding reflects those same goals. For grantmakers to make a truly lasting impact across their community, they need to be intentional about their equity and inclusion practices, both within their organization and with their funding efforts.

Practice 73

Practice Trend Grant Gartner 73

Media Cause

AUGUST 19, 2023

It involves reflecting on the process, analyzing successes and challenges, and capturing valuable insights for future projects. Project retrospec tives play a pivotal role to capture lessons learned. However, without thorough retrospectives, these opportunities or lessons to be learned may go unnoticed.

Project 52

Project Lesson Learning Roles 52

.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Personal anecdotes about their own learning experiences can help new members feel more confident. Provide Education Financial development is an excellent opportunity to promote your organization’s culture of learning. Be creative and include a variety of options, such as: Providing financial education promotes a culture of learning.

Raise 419

Raise Law Associations Director 419

Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2023

It’s important for nonprofit leaders to learn how to incorporate fair and good fundraising best practices when connecting with diverse audiences. In this webinar follow-up, Kristal Frazier answers your pressing questions on DEI donor best practices. What other DEI-related questions do you have?

Audience 79

Audience Practice Fundraising Profile 79

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

The specifics of your strategy are going to vary depending on your industry or your members’ interests or any one of a hundred other factors—but there are certain best practices that pretty much all successful nonprofit association strategies have in common. Webinar Next-Level Storytelling Tactics for Nonprofits Learn More 5.

Associations 52

Associations Practice Strategy Leadership 52

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Offer opportunities for learning to new staff, leaders, and volunteers and ongoing refreshers for current employees. It’s an exercise that will provide the opportunity to explore lessons learned in training and reflect on how they impact real-life situations. These are a few basic guidelines for writing an effective statement.

Associations 221

Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Over time, they are unable to engage in honest dialogue; others learn not to confront them with reality.” Success requires intention, practice, honesty, and effort. I can’t over-emphasize the benefits of learning from people with a variety of perspectives and experiences. Become an active listener by practicing these skills.

Awareness 221

Awareness Singapore Journal Roles 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

We also discussed use cases, benefits, limitations, adoptions, and lots of practical tips. If you want to continue learning about AI for nonprofits, register for the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit , using the code VIRTUAL. Below is my fully human-generated reflection. 65% are using it to clean-up their Monday morning inboxes.

Conversation 122

Conversation Adopt Generation Nonprofit 122

.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

While the practice seems to be on the rise, these statistics indicate that regular temperature checks are not the status quo. Discussions about best practices, strategic planning sessions, or board development exercises can launch conversations about how and when to evaluate the board’s performance. What could we have done better?

Evaluation 251

Evaluation Government Director Facilitation 251

CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

To provide some background, Invest in Kids is a Denver-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of young children and families across the state through a wide spectrum of services including prenatal care, social-emotional learning, and in-home family therapy. Best Practice #1: Have A Peer-To-Peer Platform.

Practice 70

Practice Fundraising Registration Sponsor 70

Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It’s our great privilege at Forum One to not only work with some of the best nonprofits, cultural intuitions, and government agencies around, but also to learn from them, and extend their expertise to the broader community of mission-driven organizations. The post Experts Weigh In: Annual Planning Best Practices appeared first on Forum One.

Practice 62

Practice France Austria Measure 62

Wild Apricot

JULY 21, 2010

Results of a detailed evaluation of the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge competition have been released in the “must-read” 2009 AGC Assessment and Reflection Report. Lessons learned can be replicated by other non-profits, both for contest campaigns and for general social media outreach.( The best part? read more ).

Contest 102

Contest Lesson Practice Campaign 102

sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Change anxiety and resistance: Learning a new system can be a tough sell for nonprofit professionals whose schedules are already packed with daily tasks. This is also the time to ensure that processes are following good accounting practices. You want to set up your new system in a way that will allow your organization to grow.

System 72

System Fund Practice Free 72

BoardAssist

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We learned a lot at the recent BoardAssist Nonprofit Board Summit on how to be an outstanding board member. Our amazing panelists, some of New York’s most prominent nonprofit and corporate board members, had lots of practical and actionable advice for those of us who want to truly #bethechange. Rain, Rain Go Away.

Lesson 98

Lesson Practice New York Nonprofit 98

.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Learn to Reinvent By definition, transformation means a dramatic change. The most successful organizations learn to ride that wave. He said, “In a rapidly changing world, the only sustainable competitive advantage is to learn faster than the competition.” Everyone will be practicing these skills together.

Team 221

Team Technology Help Digital 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning. The Art of Good Openings and Closings.

Training 100

Training Train Reflection Resource 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Our track was one of three tracks for participants to dive deep into a topic and learn from peers through dialogue. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. As someone who has been in the nonprofit field 35 years, I can sum up my experience as: ”Remember, it’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

Reflection 124

Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Talk to us to learn more about how our platform and partner ecosystem can help you power your purpose!

Donor 179

Donor Gift History Virtual 179

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. We must learn and share in order to evolve.

Philanthropy 81

Philanthropy Influence Grant Practice 81

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources. But, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) frameworks and approaches may not be as objective as they seem. And, the focus of MEL is generally on evaluating grantee projects or organizations, rather than on the grantmaker and its practices.

Participatory 84

Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 84

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In fact, 76% of donors are more likely to donate on a page or site that reflects a compelling brand identity. Key Takeaways Enhanced Customization: Learn how to tailor your campaign site and fundraising page design to the needs of your campaign and goals. No design or technical experience is required.

Design 90

Design Site Reflection Mobile 90

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

It was a comprehensive process including an open-call part 1, an invitation-only part 2, a site visit for finalists, and a presentation highlighting best practices. Here are a few lessons we learned along the way. Your questions should also reflect your values as a funder. Questions are critical tools for good grantmaking.

Question 84

Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 84

Media Cause

APRIL 22, 2022

Whether you’re reaching out to build issue awareness, share important news, or raise money for your organization, incorporating these best practices into your email marketing campaigns can help your emails reach your target audiences and keep them engaged with your mission. . Make it Easy for Your Supporters to Get Information From You.

email 52

email Practice Marketing Test 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, “I don’t have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do.” Yet, we know that learning continuously in a complex world is critical because otherwise our skills are quickly outdated. That’s the future.

Professional 77

Professional Learning Develop Course 77

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Reflection and Evaluation March 10, 2008 Michele Martin, one of my fave bloggers, has a great post today on Reflective Practice. Unfortunately, none of them had an answer to that question.

Evaluation 111

Evaluation Reflection Open Source Journal 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking with Vikki Spruill, Ocean Conservancy 's President and CEO and members of her communications team, Laura Burton Capps, and Dove Coggeshall about their recent experiments and learning on Facebook. David Armano describes this process as " Listen, Learn, and Adapt." Easier said than done.

Conservancy 100

Conservancy Reflection Social Media Learning 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

An instructor virtually guides you through common nonprofit tasks and best practices on how to use your system in real time. Learn more about pricing options and training format to decide which is best for you. Learn from a community of your peers. These online and webinar training sessions can be private or public.

Software 314

Software Fundraising Training Train 314