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. You need to provide opportunities for their continuous learning on the job and mentoring. Model and Celebrate Well-being Practices Creating a robust work culture that incorporates well-being is fundamental.

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Forum One

MAY 13, 2022

She delivers for her colleagues and for the mission-driven organizations who depend on us to do meaningful, impactful work while serving as a role model, mentor, guide, and coach for our teams at Forum One. Molly’s leadership has been critical to Forum One’s success. Jeff Traynor , Forum One’s Chief Operating Officer.

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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. But it is a different way of thinking for most grantmakers, so it can be difficult to know where to start. Is this you?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 5, 2021

This year will be a bit different, as many employees are still working remotely and in-person volunteering is not always possible. Each April, hundreds of thousands of companies and nonprofits celebrate National Volunteer Month in the United States — and millions more throughout the year celebrate across the world.

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 30, 2020

While 2020 is no different in that regard, our reflections are paired with an urgent desire to put this difficult year behind us. The end of the calendar year is traditionally a time of reflection – looking back on the year’s achievements, challenges, joys, and losses.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The goals of the DEI Open Source Commons team center around leveling the playing field for everyone in tech by increasing diversity and inclusion at Salesforce community events, in addition to creating and modeling a toolkit that groups can use towards their own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “I Representation matters.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

If I could identify what made them different from others – and what they shared in common – it might just hold the key for the rest of us to learn how to avoid burning out. So, what did these resilient role models have in common? They are highly effective mentors and coaches.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The sister, the aunt, the friend, the mentor. Whatever works for the reader who needs to read differently. Our crowd sourced model couldn't scale to meet this need. Robin was beloved by the hundreds, if not thousands, of people who had the honor of coming into direct contact with her. The shining bright spot in our day.

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VQ Strategies

MARCH 2, 2023

Is it impactful and can you (and the volunteers) articulate the difference they will make by engaging in this way? What role can other volunteers play in mentoring newbies, etc.? Thorough Screening & Thoughtful Placement – What is the role that staff members play in screening? Do they know how selection decisions are made?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Peer-to-peer learning models is a great way for staff to mentor each other and either learn a new skill or strengthen a previous skill.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Colorado University doctoral student Kyle Thompson concluded with a presentation on the Business Model Canvas , a more agile way to plan for a new enterprise than a traditional business plan. There were three different social enterprises developing software applications similar to our Martus software, but in other areas of the social sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

But small causes here in Brazil make a very big difference in social impact. And it’s great when we see small NGOs being supported by large NGOs with funding and mentoring programs, usually after that they find their way to financial sustainability. They also get training and support from the Brazil Foundation and Doare teams.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

They are learning the ways different generations adapt and grow in the workplace and how to build an environment that helps the organization succeed. Nonprofit employees are believed to be in this sector because of an intrinsic motivation to make up for the difference in compensation from the for-profit sector for competing positions.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Girls4Tech programs are organized by regional coordinators and they are the ones who encourage employees to serve as role models and mentors, teaching the foundations of payments technology in fun, engaging ways. Adds Susan, “Our goal is to set the foundation so our employees can make a difference, one girl at a time.”.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This means that a donor may have two or even three different people from the same organization soliciting them before they finally make a gift. Senior officers can help mentor new staff. Fundraiser Performance Management includes predictive models, peer benchmarks, and year-round consulting to improve fundraising results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2015

This pilot project will test a leadership development training model for emerging leaders in environmental organizations that uses a combination of peer learning, coaching, and mentoring. Accountability is a powerful force in habit formation.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That said, employee engagement can look different for different organizations based on factors such as: Emphasis on teamwork. In fact, Highly engaged business units achieve a 43% difference in turnover. Leaders can incentivize participation by providing free meals to mentors and mentees. Increased retention.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

A mentor is going to have a more powerful impact over somebody than YouTube videos. He seems to define social entrepreneurs as rapacious for-profit businesspeople who are modeling “themselves on the Steve Jobses and Mark Zuckerbergs of the world.” Avoid indiscriminate dissemination of packaged interventions.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2013

I always recommend using two different search engines to maximize your results. I use two different highlighters to help me through this process. Mentors can be a great source of information. It is quite easy to find industry professionals who may be willing to serve as a mentor and provide guidance.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. . I don’t need to sort of belabor this point, but community is something that we all consider in various different ways. He’s now one of my mentors, advisors, and dear friends. ” .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 1, 2009

Are there good mentoring models? All of that makes a huge difference. I think the first step is definitely a focus on community environment. Is it friendly? Is it welcoming? Is it easy for new developers to start, and get deeper in? Better than nothing, and a lot better than many open source communities are doing.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 1, 2009

Are there good mentoring models? All of that makes a huge difference. I think the first step is definitely a focus on community environment. Is it friendly? Is it welcoming? Is it easy for new developers to start, and get deeper in? Better than nothing, and a lot better than many open source communities are doing.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

The composition, hierarchy, and primary role of sales ops may differ across industries and even across similar businesses of diverse sizes, but many of today’s sales ops leaders perform a standard core set of functions. Training & Development (Coaching and Mentoring). Here’s everything we’ll cover in this guide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

This was followed by a presentations and discussion with four thought leaders who shared their insights and knowledge around four different themes: New Power : Henry Timms, 92nd Street Y. To generate group or collective understanding, I facilitated a cluster or affinity analysis of the different themes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. The design for this project was very different than my accustomed way of designing and delivering the Networked NGO trainings and social media skills.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management. They implement content management systems without getting users and executive sponsors on board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

A model of generosity. Dan was the sole anonymous donor for the program, which brushed off my indignity and furnished me with a new laptop, a mentor, and monthly checks for books, food and travel. First though, I want to dedicate this post to one of my hero philanthropists, whose spirit ImpactRising’s work strives to embody.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica for this project where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as a sort of meta network weaver. Build the capacity of these NGOs and CSOs to use new media effectively through mentoring and coaching.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2018

But church planters pastors differ in an intriguing way: they are unapologetically evangelical. It's an abundance model, premised on the idea that more churches means more Christians and a better world for everyone. So big churches like Redeemer spend time mentoring and funding church plants. They bring new donors to Christ.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

Startup nonprofits, nonprofit newbies, umbrella organizations, community foundations, mentors… there are a lot of ways people may think about or refer to fiscal sponsorships, even if they’re unfamiliar with the term “fiscal sponsorship.” Fiscal sponsorship comes in many different shapes and sizes. Wrapping it all up.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

And despite the trend of using transportation data, the chosen winners were diverse and creative, and supported a range of different needs and uses in Warsaw. The next step for the winners is incubation: mentors will help the app developers hone their products for distribution in app stores and marketplaces.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 31, 2016

During tough financial times, strong leadership may be the difference between those organizations that thrive and those that are unable to survive. Opportunities for growth are attached to broader goals of the organization, and skill development and mentoring are intentional to those specific areas.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They made the decision to pivot to a different kind of event: an online brunch fundraiser based on the peer-to-peer model called A Toast to AuSM – and it’s one of our top crowdfunding and peer-to-peer website examples from 2021. No one has to click through to three or four different sites to find what they’re looking for.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2009

I never dive into the tools, this session began with a focus on how and where listening fits in the organization and the work flow. I demoed a lot of different techniques in real time with suggestions of keywords or examples from the participants. In the afternoon, we took a deep dive into the listening techniques.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

I want to highlight a blog that I've been reading for a while, the Tutor Mentor Connection blog written by Daniel Bassill out of Chicago, Illinois. His blog gathers information and provides networking opportunities for people, like Daniel, who are involved with volunteer-based tutoring and mentoring programs.

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