Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Klarna says it has approximately 93 million active users and counts 675,000 merchants as partners across 26 countries as of 2024. The company says that in that same year, it helped facilitate $105 billion of gross merchandise volume. Klarna was originally founded as Kreditor in 2005, making the company 20 years old this year.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

To adequately fulfill the three duties of a nonprofit board member —Care, Loyalty, and Obedience—a solid understanding of the organization’s financial activities is needed. Meeting new colleagues is easier when someone facilitates introductions. A director who can’t read your balance sheet, can’t be a great leader.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Heres what music can do for sleep: Facilitate faster sleep onset : A study involving women with insomnia found that participants who listened to self-selected music at bedtime for 10 nights reduced their time to fall asleep from 27 to 69 minutes to just 6 to 13 minutes. How does sleep impact wellbeing and confidence?

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse range of experiences, from yoga to pickleball to kayaking and more. What Activity Will Appeal to Your Donors? That means more donors and more dollars.

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Activities Active Activism Track 111

Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The content offers videos, scripted lesson plans, and interactive classroom activities. With the increase in online dangers, this partnership will allow facilitators of the lessons to empower millions of young people to speak up and be comfortable in asking for help," Michael Medoro, chief of staff at Childhelp, said in a statement.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Technology facilitates much greater drilling down today, and you’re in danger of malpractice if you don’t use some of the new tools available. AI facilitates radical connection in a manner most directly aligned with individual identities, interests, and preferences. The right message to the wrong people? Both are crimes.

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Tips Strategy Volunteer Donor 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

Recently I facilitated an online session about how to get better at online meetings for Lightful in the UK where I am a Senior Advisor at Lightful, among other activities, facilitate online master classes for their BRIDGE programme. An online meeting is more effective when you have at least two facilitators.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

The Statement of Activities—commonly referred to as an SOA—is one of four essential financial statements for nonprofit organizations. As a CPA working with nonprofits of all sizes, I’ve encountered numerous errors in Board of Directors’ financial reports and Statements of Activities documents.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 103

Bloomerang

MARCH 3, 2025

At its core, this success hinges on the active participation of the board in stakeholder engagement. Yet, crucially, the efficacy of strategic planning rests on the board’s active involvement in stakeholder engagement. It facilitates discussions that foster consensus among board members, staff, and volunteers.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Encouraging a colleague to shoot for that sought-after certification, offering advice on an important project, or simply inspiring the confidence to see future potential, are the less visible activities that make leadership meaningful. Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

We’ll also look at how popular fundraising activities can be adapted to these different galas and what online platforms you can use to help build a better fundraising strategy. However, this hinged upon adapting a fundraising events strategy that could adapt popular activities and events to online and hybrid venues.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Pursuit of Influence sheds light on what motivates or deters organizations from taking an active role in public policy advocacy. That report found a substantial decrease in nonprofit advocacy and lobbying in the United States since 2000. Its key findings include: * Nonprofits play a vital role in representing people and communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. I wrote guest posts for many nonprofit publications and blogs.

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Professional Personal Nonprofit Build 143

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Examples: The AI helps verify the veracity of unfamiliar communications like scam phone calls; identifies activities of interest and assists in planning how to participate; offers timely reminders to take medications; and prompts calls to friends and family members on their birthdays.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. Sometimes an outside facilitator can move members forward more quickly. I’ll get on my Association 4.0

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Evaluation Director Government Leadership 193

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

The inability to create a variety of different contexts in our lives including different social roles, relationships, activities and goals. It is a fun activity that gets a few laughs, people moving, and replenishes energy. The easiest way to integrate team building activities is to create a ritual of meeting check-ins or check-outs.

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Virtual Tips Nonprofit Interaction 180

.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

Identify staffers who can be your IT ambassadors and fill these significant roles: Strategists Strategists are the visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity throughout the organization. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers. Start Small Start with small, manageable projects.

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Collaboration Digital Organization Build 44

.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

“If you want your best people to stay, then you must show them that you are actively dealing with the silo issues, the lack of agility, the slow pace of innovation, or anything else that messes with their success,” Jamie advises. Sharon will facilitate a 360-degree discussion about trust. Watching, Listening, Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

This can be accomplished with creative use of the Zoom Breakout Rooms for activities to support the meeting objectives. . Breakout Rooms are a feature on Zoom meetings (it has to be turned on in your zoom profile/account ) that allows the meeting host to put people into small groups for more intimate discussions or activities. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Rituals are routine and intentional activities that carry meaning. I’ve taken up many new self-care activities during 2020 to cope with the pandemic stress. Year in Review During the first two months of 2020, I taught workshops and facilitated digital transformation innovation labs in London and Warsaw.

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Nonprofit Journal Facilitation Reflection 148

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The organization is active in government advocacy and technical standards, conducts national and regional educational networking conferences, and produces the Furnaces North America business exposition every other year. Identify Your True Value Tom’s vision isn’t crystal ball gazing. MTI initiatives are deeply informed by strategy.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Analyzing website traffic, social media, product sales, and marketing campaigns together strengthens activities on both sides of the equation. Recognizing and rewarding mutually supportive activities and behavior. A facilitator can help sort through obstacles and guide people toward effective interaction.

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Collaboration Marketing Integration Trend 221

.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Analyzing website traffic, social media, product sales, and marketing campaigns together strengthens activities on both sides of the equation. Recognizing and rewarding mutually supportive activities and behavior. A facilitator can help sort through obstacles and guide people toward effective interaction.

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Collaboration Marketing Team Integration 221

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 13, 2024

Fundraisers starting with page 35 – titled Moving Past the Barriers – are presented with five solutions for activating donors. By providing a mental path to limiting options, fundraisers can spur activity. ** Burdensome and tedious tasks. These barriers include: ** Too many choices. For some, donating is as simple as writing a check.

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Activities Active Activism Donor 59

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Remember, your goal ( why you do what you do ) must encompass building community, facilitating human connection, and creating opportunities for people to find meaning. This helps them connect with their own values – and personal story – in a way that activates the meaning/purpose proposition most humans seek.

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Tips Strategy Gift Nonprofit 124

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A donor database and tools that facilitate one-to-one fundraising. If your fundraiser is doing everything within their control, and actively reaching out to build meaningful relationships with supporters, then you should reward them. The executive directors understanding of their role in fundraising.

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Fundraising Generation Metrics Gift 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

This year I will continue my commitment to creative activities including “ Journal as Altar ,” and calligraphy with fountain pens. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the pandemic, interested soared in learning how facilitate better virtual meetings.

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Professional Nonprofit Facilitation Reflection 114

.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you think EI is a soft skill, one of those activities that requires maximum effort for minimum results, these statistics tell a different story. Actually, introducing EI is probably easier than more concrete activities, such as choosing a new software platform. However, like that puppy, EI is not a one-and-done sort of activity.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. Articulate the Vision Writing the diversity statement can be a co-creative activity.

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Associations Leadership Volunteer Professional 221

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

AI for Research and Collaboration Medical, scientific, and a myriad of other professions are being rapidly redesigned by AI’s ability to streamline all types of research activities. We’ll share real-world experiences and actionable insights. If this topic hasn’t lit your organization on fire yet, it will soon.

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Ideas Sponsor Associations Director 221

Gyrus

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Choosing the right LMS not only facilitates training but also ensures alignment with life sciences regulatory compliance frameworks. Essential functionalities include: Audit Trail Capabilities : Ensure the LMS provides robust logging of all user activities to support transparency during audits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Your tone of voice and your brand will then guide you as you actively employ the five communication methods most commonly used in the nonprofit sector. To engage effectively is to respond genuinely to questions and comments and facilitate the discussions that your followers are having with each other. Branding isn’t only visual.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. Using Suzanne Bell’s example, it can be helpful to consider both the technical and psychosocial roles that will facilitate the work. Our interview process is rigorous.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation. The first post was an overview of 9 virtual facilitation tips.

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Virtual Facilitation Exercise Training 132

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Facilitate a culture of volunteerism Studies suggest engaging youth in volunteer activities and setting expectations for community service or internships increases their likelihood of lifelong volunteerism. Lets dig into these in a bit more detail. The majority of people fall somewhere in the middle.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

How can leaders prepare themselves and their employees to develop effective systems for culling unproductive activities and managing the constant volatility? It opens services and activities to ongoing evaluation and adjustment. They are also good facilitators. Many initiatives can, and should, continue to grow.

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Associations Trend Technology Attitude 221

John Kenyon

DECEMBER 4, 2023

PATHWAY + ACTIVITIES 1. Activities: Facilitating learning for the board, management and staff 2. Activities: Providing examples of how nonprofits use these tools, facilitating discussions on how your organization is already using them and might use them in the future 3.

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