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What techniques have you used to set priorities for a big, complicated negotiation? This is the sixth in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History ( MAH )'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. MORE
Mark Blevis - www.electricsky.net Larry Lawfer - www.yourstorys.com (he knows it is spelled wrong because the correct spelling goes to a porno site) UPDATE: I am wondering if you could change your opening line about YourStorys. is no longer a porn site as it was for years. It is now a legit site. I guess I. will have to change my story now. YourStories was just not available when I. registered this domain back in 2000-2001. A funny story about this is that I was headed back to my high school. MORE
” This is a common theme for those interested in incorporating visualization techniques. Are you using visualization techniques in your nonprofit? This might be data visualization, visualize facilitation at meetings, or other techniques. MORE
How do you write a question for a comment board that will generate authentic, on-topic, diverse, interesting visitor comments? MORE
The seven event fundraising techniques or “best practices&# described here emerged from analyzing data and interviewing nonprofit event and development staff. Register for our monthly Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. MORE
Running a webinar isn’t like giving a live presentation—it’s an entirely different beast. A speaker who is normally wonderful at leading in-person seminars may struggle to lead a webinar. It takes a lot of practice to transition between the two. Here are a few tips to help you lead better webinars. Get used to the deafening silence. When you’re presenting in front of a live audience, you’re constantly getting feedback from participants'' body language. MORE
There are a growing number of tools and techniques that we at Beaconfire have used, including: web-based card sorting to learn how your audience groups and labels content. User testing techniques in the ring. When it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of your website, usability testing is one of the most eye-opening steps you can take. MORE
Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Many of us do this and take content notes, but it is also great to take notes about instructional design and facilitation techniques. MORE
Let’s take a look at the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Online fundraising isn’t a fad. MORE
Let’s take a look at some fundraising ideas – the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Online fundraising isn’t a fad. As a matter of fact, online fundraising accounted for seven-percent of total fundraising in 2016. MORE
As the host, I wanted to be the neutral traffic cop as much as possible – summarizing, drawing out specific people, restating, asking follow up questions, and the like. Another technique is ask the group whether they agree or disagree with someone’s answer. MORE
In terms of the Sharing Foundation campaign, there has already been over $17,000 raised through the unselfish giving of over 600 people. If you have not yet donated $10 (or more) to this important cause, please click here. and change a child's life. MORE
We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggles with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. And second, what techniques can help us find more? What kinds of questions do you seek, and what techniques do you use to find them? MORE
Event Price: 0.00. EventDate: September 22, 2011 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Type: Live Training. We'll talk through the tools (and demo a few) that can help you create online surveys, from low cost options to more robust ones. We'll wind up with best practices on designing a solid and reputable online recruiting participants and analyzing the data. Event Link: https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/957/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY. event_KEY. Presenter: Laura Quinn. MORE
You can't really tell, but I was lying on the floor trying to capture a different angle in the biz card exchange techniques on Renee Blodgett and almost upskirted her. The closing reception was a frenzy of business card exchanging. MORE
That brought me to the question of "What are effective ROI storytelling techniques?" What are your techniques? Photo by Sean Drellinger. I'm working on workshop curriculum and a presentation about ROI and Nonprofit Technology for Legal Services Conference. MORE
I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. MORE
Five Engagement Techniques for online webinars from SocialFish. Here are the slides from a webinar we did recently for CommPartners’ Wit and Wisdom series. This was a particularly fun one, with a GREAT, active chat. Get the free recording and archive here. MORE
Here are five irresistible follow-up techniques to help you convert and retain this very valuable group of online donors, who in the aggregate have much higher cumulative value over the long term than traditional mail-acquired donors. Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report. MORE
Peer pressure A commonly used tactic in political campaigns and school playgrounds, this technique (alternately referred to as “social pressure”) harnesses a supporter’s desire to fit in with their community. MORE
Content delivery in the future will happen less and less through a traditional web browser and you need to prepare now. By now, you may be tired of hearing about how important it is to think about “mobile”. For one thing, it’s a huge topic. Do you need to think about mobile marketing? SMS fundraising? Responsive design vs. a dedicated mobile site? The answer is, of course, “Yes.” MORE
The post 4 Nonprofit Volunteer Leadership Techniques appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Leadership is a trait found in so few people it’s awe worthy when witnessed. True leaders are naturals. The lead because it is all they know. The rest of must work at leadership. We must take time out of days to ensure we are being the effective leaders. The best leaders know when they’re being effective. MORE
The last thing a fundraiser would ever consider is giving a potential donor the option of NOT donating. It’s hard enough getting people join your email list, much less donate to your cause. Why would you ever encourage them to put their wallet back in their pocket? Because it works! MORE
The most reliable way for nonprofits to increase digital engagement is to test different techniques and messages with your own audience to determine what they respond to best, and follow the results. There’s no secret trick to instantly improving digital engagement for nonprofits. MORE
One session used the “Fishbowl” technique. It can be done in different ways, but in the lab they placed four chairs in the center of the room. Last week, I participated in the “Funders Learning Lab: Investing in Networks and Network Leadership.” MORE
What techniques are you using to increase engagement with follow-up emails? If you run your nonprofit’s email communication program you’re likely always thinking of ways to get better. You probably think about things like opens, clicks, conversions and unsubscribes. MORE
Here’s a few frameworks and techniques I learned first hand from Nancy as she accompanied me to the sessions I was leading. It is about simply learning how to use a new tool or technique. MORE
Year end fundraising is a big deal. About one-third of all charitable giving … Online Fundraising end of year fundraising event fundraising Friends Asking Friends fundraising kickstarter peer-to-peer fundraising persuasion scarcity Social Fundraising social proof MORE
We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. Use network engagement techniques to support your learning or goals. MORE
During the months leading up to the most contentious election in recent history, the media coined a new term “ election stress.” MORE
The post 3 Winning Leadership Techniques for Nonprofits appeared first on See3 Advice for Do-Gooders. strategy leadership leadership techniques management nonprofit nonprofit leadership Being a leader requires the courage to do things differently, and the ability to prioritize intangibles like company culture, sense of purpose, and innovation. MORE
It’s December 1… Do you have an app for your members? Want some tips for doing a marketing push for it for the holidays? Here’s the latest free resource curated for you ! > > Keys to marketing your app during the most wonderful (and competitive) time of year. MORE
Unlike in a live training, where you have a (mostly) captive audience, it’s easier for participants in a webinar to wander off. Most people who have attended a webinar are guilty of at least checking their email or Facebook during the presentation. It’s very easy to get distracted when you aren’t physically in the same room as the presenter. The key then, is to make webinars that the audience wants to pay attention to. A tall order. So, how do you make a more engaging webinar? MORE
With #GivingTuesday only weeks away, hopefully your fundraising campaign plan has taken shape and you're feeling prepared for the big day. You've got your appeal solidified, communications materials drafted, and partners on board. But does your community know your plan? MORE
Nonprofit Fundraising communication f2f fundraising techniques face-to-face fundraising fundraising ideas fundraising tips individual fundraising Non-Profit nonprofit TipsDoes the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat? Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect. MORE
I'm pleased to present my fourth installment in my interview series with famous video bloggers about video blogging techniques that nonprofits or others might use. Click to play. MORE
Event Price: 0.00. EventDate: June 14, 2012 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Type: Live Training. We'll talk through the tools (and demo a few) that can help you create online surveys, from low cost options to more robust ones. We'll wind up with best practices on designing a solid and reputable online recruiting participants and analyzing the data. Event Link: https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/957/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY. event_KEY. Presenter: Laura Quinn. MORE
Here, I'm offering three specific and simple techniques that can help you become better at staying focused, and also recover more quickly when your mind drifts into unrelated territories or someone interrupts your focus: First Technique: Use a Countdown Timer. MORE
I asked him for some video shooting techniques for interviews and he kindly gave me and David some excellent coaching and shooting pointers. Click to Watch Video. MORE
Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). MORE
There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries. MORE
Here are five techniques […]. The post 5 Proven Online Donor Stewardship Techniques You Can Start Today appeared first on John Haydon. MORE
I spent last week in the glorious country of Taiwan, hiking, eating, and working with museum professionals and graduate students at a conference hosted at the Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts. MORE
Technique Related Topics Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 20, 2014
There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 13, 2015
One session used the “Fishbowl” technique. It can be done in different ways, but in the lab they placed four chairs in the center of the room. Last week, I participated in the “Funders Learning Lab: Investing in Networks and Network Leadership.”
NetWits
AUGUST 11, 2011
The seven event fundraising techniques or “best practices&# described here emerged from analyzing data and interviewing nonprofit event and development staff. Register for our monthly Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox.
TechImpact
MARCH 4, 2014
The post 4 Nonprofit Volunteer Leadership Techniques appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Leadership is a trait found in so few people it’s awe worthy when witnessed. True leaders are naturals. The lead because it is all they know. The rest of must work at leadership. We must take time out of days to ensure we are being the effective leaders. The best leaders know when they’re being effective.
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Let’s take a look at some fundraising ideas – the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Online fundraising isn’t a fad. As a matter of fact, online fundraising accounted for seven-percent of total fundraising in 2016.
NetWits
DECEMBER 10, 2012
Year end fundraising is a big deal. About one-third of all charitable giving … Online Fundraising end of year fundraising event fundraising Friends Asking Friends fundraising kickstarter peer-to-peer fundraising persuasion scarcity Social Fundraising social proof
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 25, 2017
Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Many of us do this and take content notes, but it is also great to take notes about instructional design and facilitation techniques.
Connection Cafe
JULY 8, 2015
John Haydon
JANUARY 18, 2017
Here are five techniques […]. The post 5 Proven Online Donor Stewardship Techniques You Can Start Today appeared first on John Haydon.
SocialFish
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Five Engagement Techniques for online webinars from SocialFish. Here are the slides from a webinar we did recently for CommPartners’ Wit and Wisdom series. This was a particularly fun one, with a GREAT, active chat. Get the free recording and archive here.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique).
NetWits
MAY 22, 2012
Here are five irresistible follow-up techniques to help you convert and retain this very valuable group of online donors, who in the aggregate have much higher cumulative value over the long term than traditional mail-acquired donors. Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
During the months leading up to the most contentious election in recent history, the media coined a new term “ election stress.”
Connection Cafe
JUNE 24, 2013
Let’s take a look at the fifteen most effective donor acquisition and online fundraising techniques used by top nonprofits. Online fundraising isn’t a fad.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 29, 2012
” This is a common theme for those interested in incorporating visualization techniques. Are you using visualization techniques in your nonprofit? This might be data visualization, visualize facilitation at meetings, or other techniques.
See What's Out There
OCTOBER 16, 2014
The post 3 Winning Leadership Techniques for Nonprofits appeared first on See3 Advice for Do-Gooders. strategy leadership leadership techniques management nonprofit nonprofit leadership Being a leader requires the courage to do things differently, and the ability to prioritize intangibles like company culture, sense of purpose, and innovation.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 18, 2010
As the host, I wanted to be the neutral traffic cop as much as possible – summarizing, drawing out specific people, restating, asking follow up questions, and the like. Another technique is ask the group whether they agree or disagree with someone’s answer.
SocialFish
DECEMBER 1, 2014
It’s December 1… Do you have an app for your members? Want some tips for doing a marketing push for it for the holidays? Here’s the latest free resource curated for you ! > > Keys to marketing your app during the most wonderful (and competitive) time of year.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 2, 2014
Here’s a few frameworks and techniques I learned first hand from Nancy as she accompanied me to the sessions I was leading. It is about simply learning how to use a new tool or technique.
NetWits
MAY 31, 2012
What techniques are you using to increase engagement with follow-up emails? If you run your nonprofit’s email communication program you’re likely always thinking of ways to get better. You probably think about things like opens, clicks, conversions and unsubscribes.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings.
John Haydon
JANUARY 9, 2014
The last thing a fundraiser would ever consider is giving a potential donor the option of NOT donating. It’s hard enough getting people join your email list, much less donate to your cause. Why would you ever encourage them to put their wallet back in their pocket? Because it works!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 9, 2006
Mark Blevis - www.electricsky.net Larry Lawfer - www.yourstorys.com (he knows it is spelled wrong because the correct spelling goes to a porno site) UPDATE: I am wondering if you could change your opening line about YourStorys. is no longer a porn site as it was for years. It is now a legit site. I guess I. will have to change my story now. YourStories was just not available when I. registered this domain back in 2000-2001. A funny story about this is that I was headed back to my high school.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 1, 2007
I'm pleased to present my fourth installment in my interview series with famous video bloggers about video blogging techniques that nonprofits or others might use. Click to play.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 11, 2017
What techniques have you used to set priorities for a big, complicated negotiation? This is the sixth in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History ( MAH )'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz.
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
With #GivingTuesday only weeks away, hopefully your fundraising campaign plan has taken shape and you're feeling prepared for the big day. You've got your appeal solidified, communications materials drafted, and partners on board. But does your community know your plan?
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Peer pressure A commonly used tactic in political campaigns and school playgrounds, this technique (alternately referred to as “social pressure”) harnesses a supporter’s desire to fit in with their community.
Idealware
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Unlike in a live training, where you have a (mostly) captive audience, it’s easier for participants in a webinar to wander off. Most people who have attended a webinar are guilty of at least checking their email or Facebook during the presentation. It’s very easy to get distracted when you aren’t physically in the same room as the presenter. The key then, is to make webinars that the audience wants to pay attention to. A tall order. So, how do you make a more engaging webinar?
Connection Cafe
JULY 13, 2017
Nonprofit Fundraising communication f2f fundraising techniques face-to-face fundraising fundraising ideas fundraising tips individual fundraising Non-Profit nonprofit TipsDoes the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat? Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 28, 2009
We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggles with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. And second, what techniques can help us find more? What kinds of questions do you seek, and what techniques do you use to find them?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 26, 2008
In terms of the Sharing Foundation campaign, there has already been over $17,000 raised through the unselfish giving of over 600 people. If you have not yet donated $10 (or more) to this important cause, please click here. and change a child's life.
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
The most reliable way for nonprofits to increase digital engagement is to test different techniques and messages with your own audience to determine what they respond to best, and follow the results. There’s no secret trick to instantly improving digital engagement for nonprofits.
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 16, 2010
I spent last week in the glorious country of Taiwan, hiking, eating, and working with museum professionals and graduate students at a conference hosted at the Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts.
Idealware
APRIL 23, 2012
Event Price: 0.00. EventDate: June 14, 2012 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Type: Live Training. We'll talk through the tools (and demo a few) that can help you create online surveys, from low cost options to more robust ones. We'll wind up with best practices on designing a solid and reputable online recruiting participants and analyzing the data. Event Link: https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/957/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY. event_KEY. Presenter: Laura Quinn.
Museum 2.0
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
How do you write a question for a comment board that will generate authentic, on-topic, diverse, interesting visitor comments?
Idealware
AUGUST 2, 2011
Event Price: 0.00. EventDate: September 22, 2011 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Type: Live Training. We'll talk through the tools (and demo a few) that can help you create online surveys, from low cost options to more robust ones. We'll wind up with best practices on designing a solid and reputable online recruiting participants and analyzing the data. Event Link: https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/957/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY. event_KEY. Presenter: Laura Quinn.
NTEN
APRIL 11, 2013
Content delivery in the future will happen less and less through a traditional web browser and you need to prepare now. By now, you may be tired of hearing about how important it is to think about “mobile”. For one thing, it’s a huge topic. Do you need to think about mobile marketing? SMS fundraising? Responsive design vs. a dedicated mobile site? The answer is, of course, “Yes.”
Idealware
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
Running a webinar isn’t like giving a live presentation—it’s an entirely different beast. A speaker who is normally wonderful at leading in-person seminars may struggle to lead a webinar. It takes a lot of practice to transition between the two. Here are a few tips to help you lead better webinars. Get used to the deafening silence. When you’re presenting in front of a live audience, you’re constantly getting feedback from participants'' body language.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 30, 2005
You can't really tell, but I was lying on the floor trying to capture a different angle in the biz card exchange techniques on Renee Blodgett and almost upskirted her. The closing reception was a frenzy of business card exchanging.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 20, 2008
That brought me to the question of "What are effective ROI storytelling techniques?" What are your techniques? Photo by Sean Drellinger. I'm working on workshop curriculum and a presentation about ROI and Nonprofit Technology for Legal Services Conference.
Beaconfire Wire
AUGUST 31, 2011
There are a growing number of tools and techniques that we at Beaconfire have used, including: web-based card sorting to learn how your audience groups and labels content. User testing techniques in the ring. When it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of your website, usability testing is one of the most eye-opening steps you can take.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 28, 2007
I asked him for some video shooting techniques for interviews and he kindly gave me and David some excellent coaching and shooting pointers. Click to Watch Video.
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Here, I'm offering three specific and simple techniques that can help you become better at staying focused, and also recover more quickly when your mind drifts into unrelated territories or someone interrupts your focus: First Technique: Use a Countdown Timer.
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