Forum One

AUGUST 9, 2023

Once the website is built—the scaffolding, structure, and design—your content is what brings it to life. But when you start adding up all the pages and posts and images and assets on your website, this might feel like a daunting project. What’s the review and approval process? What’s your content retention policy?

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Content Phase Review Structure 76

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Additionally, this makes it a breeze to provide past impact reports and future projections for grant proposals. This transparency and accountability can help secure funding and support for ongoing projects and future endeavors. Ensure each team member understands their role and responsibilities in the data warehousing project.

Data 52

Data Guide Proposal Nonprofit 52

.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

We began this project because, as early adopters of digital solutions, we could see that technology was creating waves and that a rogue tsunami was not out of the question. Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? Resist the temptation to model the competition.

Advice 170

Advice Course Associations Change 170

Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

In late January, the Building Movement Project (BMP) published our newest Race to Lead report on leadership aspirations among those working at nonprofit organizations. In other words, they should be pulled toward leadership roles by positive, affirming experiences.

Leadership 69

Leadership Survey Nonprofit Roles 69

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. Like many people in the arts, I'm interested in new models that help people combine mission-driven work with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Structure 31

Structure Model Social Profit 31

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Imagine sitting around a conference table planning an upcoming project that involves user-generated content. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place. Rick wanted a better way to describe what kinds of projects led to different community outcomes.

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Model Activities Active Activism 98

Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2018

My first experience with modeling happened at the University of Washington development office in the fall of 1992. My job, as the director of research, was to use the modeling results for prospecting—but also to sell them to the directors of development in the schools and colleges. What does it mean to have a well-designed project?

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Model Fundraising Gift Database 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Google AI Impact Challenge attracted 2,602 applications from six continents and 119 countries, with projects addressing a wide range of issue areas, from education to the environment. . Most projects require partnerships to access both technical ability and sector expertise. For organizations, the guidelines include: .

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Google Challenge Report Impact 74

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Product Maturity: Evaluate the CMS’s reputation, support availability, and roadmap projection. Licensing Methods The licensing model of a CMS plays a pivotal role in long-term costs. On the other hand, subscription models can offer flexibility and consistent updates but might become more expensive over time.

Open Source 52

Open Source License Drupal Platform 52

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

This skill can be actively honed and developed in three parts: A model to give feedback on how they are impacted by behaviors, the clarity to ask for the change in behavior they need to see, and the capacity to hear and receive feedback as a gift and not an indictment. Is there a process where one can provide upward feedback?

Activities 97

Activities Active Activism Organization 97

fusionSpan

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Trailhead’s 4 different main options: Projects, Modules, Trails, and Trailmixes. Projects – Projects give you hands-on practice with different Salesforce technologies with step-by-step instructions. Trails – Trails are guided learning paths that group both Modules and Projects together.

Module 52

Module Badge Organization Skills 52

Museum 2.0

MARCH 9, 2009

Unlike startups and rock stars, museums aren't structured to shoot for the moon and burn up trying. Last year, I met Mark Allen, the founder of Machine Project , an extremely cool "post-educational" space in Los Angeles that is part art gallery, part workshop space, part mad scientist party central. Tags: business models.

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Model Business Los Angeles Museum 55

Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

But by using modern computer processors to perform these calculations at high volumes, data scientists can create models capable of solving complex problems. Many AI models take a series of input data points and use them to predict aspects of new data points. Do you have access to the people to build and maintain the models?

Learning 69

Learning Model Nigeria Spam 69

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will. What if they could be vulnerable, share where their plans had to diverge, or when their logic model was off? Next, funders stunt risk with their beloved wait-and-see approach.

Problem 74

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When we momentarily set aside the many foundation models or toolkits for addressing a particular task, we start to remember that the essence of knowledge is shared meaning making—how we, together, come to understand and engage in community, in the world around us, and in change itself. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

Knowledge 67

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

We also use some terms like “fiat” (Government-backed money), “getting rugged” (ripped off by a project), “mooning” (rapidly increasing in value) and others along the way, sorry for the jargon but don’t worry WAGMI (we’re all going to make it). Belief in community-run/owned decentralized structures.

Donor 52

Donor Difference Ukraine Podcast 52

Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

The self-service model of public libraries allows individuals to explore at their own pace, and a librarian like me can help guide the process by sharing vetted tools and resources and how to maximize their impact. My role is to contextualize those tools and teach customers how to best use them.

Library 98

Library Grant Local Roles 98

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Experts are not sure when it will be safe to hold large gatherings again, which hinders nonprofits that rely on an events-based structure to generate donations. Nonprofits are reimagining funding models and will have to think innovatively to ensure their mission continues. Why pursue a social enterprise model?

Stream 52

Stream Adopt Arizona Create 52

sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2023

Everyone has some ideas about what a capital campaign is—how it’s structured, what it accomplishes, how long it should take, who it should involve, and more. Capital Campaign Models: 4 Categories Many nonprofits think of capital campaigns as major initiatives only used to fund the construction of new buildings.

Model 73

Model Campaign Build Phase 73

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Structural change – this include teams, departments, and job structure. According to the ADJAR Model, there are three phases to change. This is the part where, as a team, you determine which project (i.e. Make a list of all the various projects going on. Categorize the projects by type. Prioritize!

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Change Management Change Management Phase 105

Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

But since they’re such big projects, capital campaigns bring inherent risks and challenges, and they require you to plan like you’ve never planned a fundraising campaign before. But you can’t point to a specific project or set of investments that will take you there. Don’t set unrealistic goals or projections.

Campaign 52

Campaign Phase Gift Studies 52

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2017

Scalable programs should be based on a strong theory of change or logic model, clearly linking program inputs to outcomes in a way that can be tested and evaluated to determine actual effectiveness. Organizations should examine their own structure and capacity. Who is involved?

Program 64

Program Impact New York Model 64

NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

In recent year’s we’ve (at the YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties) taken the traditional “event fundraising&# or “team fundraising&# model and applied it to the more traditional types of fundraising that most nonprofits engage in (i.e. Annual campaign, Capital campaign and Special projects). Special Projects.

Raise 139

Raise Money Teen Online 139

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the age of monetizing social media through algorithms and paid advertising revenue models, getting two clicks per 100 followers is generous. Upload work projects, such as presentations, videos, or special fundraising campaigns. And while that may sound low, it is double the rate of Facebook Pages.

Linkedin 363

Linkedin Practice Social Media Sponsor 363

Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

When you meet with the board the second time, you’ll have a project plan in place that shows the outcome of the selection process. A solid plan contains: the project structure. a TCO modeled over three to five years. the governance that’s going to control the project. Now is the time to talk numbers.

Business 78

Business Software Build ROI 78

Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals. Starting with a small-scale or pilot project allows for innovation, gathering feedback, refining the model as needed, and expanding the program if it proves successful.

Professional 70

Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 70

Nimble AMS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Do you really have extra staffers to spare for such a project? Can you realistically wait three or more years for the software project to be completed? The project could take far longer and cost much more than expected. Do you have the vision? Custom-built software is created to meet a current need. Do you have the time?

Associations 78

Associations Software Build Platform 78

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, if a nonprofit organization operates health clinics inside public schools, the Advisory Board might be made up of pediatricians, family physicians, and nurses, who could advise the Governing Board on how the model could best operate to meet families’ needs. Advisory Boards Need Structure. The most likely reason is time.

Roles 111

Roles Nonprofit Government Advice 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Trying to do everything, a scarcity model, is such an exhausting way to work. Marnie Webb has been thinking about how the nonprofit sector might be different if organizations believed in abundance and re-thought their organizational structures and how they delivered programs as a result.

Artist 96

Artist Structure Museum Nonprofit 96

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The people who are recruited to serve on the Lead Gift Committee should be people who know the community well, people who are truly committed to the project, and people who aren’t afraid of fundraising. 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

Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

Brad Davies is an online fundraising expert who was the project director of the “Online Fundraising Scorecard” which looked at the online giving habits of 250 charities, 100 of which are on the Chronical of Philanthropy’s 400 list. Ask them to participate and how to be part of the solution.

Calendar 98

Calendar Fundraising New Jersey Gift 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

We’ll share some of these case studies below, but for more, check out these projects and learn more about the people behind them at the Games for Change Festival ( [link] ), NYC’s largest gaming event that convenes the social change community and game makers, next month (April 22-24 & 26). In Philanthropy.

Difference 110

Difference Game New York City San Francisco 110

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

The Center for Creative Leadership suggests leaders adopt a 70/20/10 Model for learning and development “which asserts that adults learn approximately 70 percent through on-the-job stretch opportunities, 20 percent through coaching and mentoring, and 10 percent through training programs to grow discreet skills.”. Build a Supportive Structure.

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Team Build Colorado Mentoring 61

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Corporate presence and visibility in the community have been most effectively accomplished through relatively low cost/high yield investments, including short-term project grants, event sponsorships, cause-related marketing, voluntarism and hands-on projects, in-kind giving (e.g., This is all good and deeply appreciated.

Social 85

Social Model Government Philanthropy 85

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. They designed a participatory project that delivers a compelling end product for onsite and online visitors… and they learned some unexpected lessons along the way. So what did you do next?

Museum 43

Museum Story Project Design 43

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

As I was thinking about this, it became clear that now is the time to look beyond the tools for social change that we’ve built and consider the frameworks that guide us in moving them forward and in identifying the next projects to work on. We are always exploring new projects with the hope of launching a new product each year.

Develop 144

Develop Social Library eBook 144

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 11, 2010

As some of you know, I'm working on a project to open an experimental cafe in Santa Cruz that serves craft beer, Belgian frites, and intriguing encounters with strangers. People Watching Portraits – customers can choose to either be drawers or models (models will wear a button or badge on the bracelet to indicate interest).

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Project Help Badge Model 35