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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.orgSource

APRIL 10, 2023

It’s not surprising that there was a tendency to pick leaders who looked and thought alike to represent the group. While the group’s knowledge may be deep, it is probably not broad enough to offer a unique understanding or prescient ideas on digital initiatives, finance, marketing, or a range of other activities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This can be challenging, but with the right support structure, nonprofits can thrive in this environment. 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. Virtual and Hybrid Concerts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

Advocating by galvanizing grassroots activism, signing petitions, and contacting elected officials. Account Structure: . Each active campaign in your account must have at least two active ad groups. Each active ad group must have at least two active ads. Adoptable cats. Adopt don’t shop.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The context We’ve been supporting the World Blind Union and other groups in the pursuit of a Treaty for the Visually Impaired for the last five or six years. The Stakeholders Platform and the TIGAR project were time-limited and needed to be replaced by a new structure. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach.

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

We’ve interviewed icons and iconoclasts of association leadership, conducted focus groups, and developed surveys. Associations must focus on deeply listening to these three groups; then, understanding and addressing their unique needs: To deliver value, your offerings must entice the audience. We even wrote two books on this topic.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Is your marketing team hanging out at the North Pole while the membership group chills in Antarctica? 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.

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MAY 29, 2023

Many groups have adopted DEI as a strategic priority. Some groups are reluctant to divert attention from member engagement and attrition. If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. Lack of resources. Putting words on a piece of paper is easy.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. Adaptive process – building a structure to continuously evaluate and make changes to your process to address newly identified issues.

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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. In fairness, so many groups operate with minimal staff that this type of program can seem like a luxury.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Is your marketing team hanging out at the North Pole while the membership group chills in Antarctica? 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This will give people an added incentive to actively engage with you on social media. It can also let you boost engagement with the people who have already joined your group. You might want to hire a photographer for events, then get participant’s permission to tag them in photos on social media.

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

Donor” is a very loose term that describes an enormous group of people. As of now we have four active generations (Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen-X, Millenials) making contributions. Let’s dig a little deeper into each. Multi-Channel Engagement. Incentives: Give a little to get a lot.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

After the session, she asked to reuse the game locally and I asked her to just let me know how it went: I recently facilitated a day long meeting with a group of 7 different community media centers in California. We started the game in three groups of four and each person had a four quadrant piece of paper.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

If your group is more sigh than sizzle, you need to meet Adele Gambardella and Chip Massey. Hear how she structured an initiative that hits all the right targets. How can we give it a makeover without distracting from other critical activities? We wrote two books on Association 4.0 How can we stay ahead of the competition?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Membership cards: Some people like being card-carrying members of a group. How can you grow your email list to activate and build your organization’s power? Sometimes an organization can look to its own programs and mission-related activities for perks. Can you adapt the training for donors as a group teaching session?

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Today, in Milwaukee, the group has gone on to consider public safety, another issue that’s critical for restaurants. Ongoing cross-functional activities that deliver lasting value. Writing and surveying for standards compliance is a primary activity. With this kind of structure, there are limited sources of revenue.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. What are the key functions of a sales operations group? Sales Activities. The Structure of an Agile Sales Operations Unit.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

There is plenty of advice out there, and most leaders have the management skills to retool organizational structures for better communication and greater agility. Encourage them to explore and bring new ideas to the group. This is not a one-and-done activity. You can build more collaborative teams. Become a trendsetter yourself.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Whether you’re a fundraising pro or completely new to the process, choosing the activity you center your fundraiser around can be a real challenge. What kind of activity makes sense for your organization? Here at Auctria and Get Fully Funded, we’ve been inspired by tournaments as a fundraiser activity lately!

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Kelly Buhles outlines some of the ways to structure participation in her article, “A Primer for Participatory Grantmaking,” and divides them into two main groupings: participatory committees and collective groups. Committees tend to be smaller groups of selected representatives who review and decide on grants.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure. As we celebrate Bookshare’s 10th Anniversary this year, we are grateful to all the individuals and groups who have joined us over the past decade and made these tremendous accomplishments possible.

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Network for Good

MAY 7, 2021

When we think about experimentation, consider something like what in marketing is known as ‘A/B testing’: Let’s say you’re sending out our newsletter and you split your group of 1,000 people in half; 500 get one version of the newsletter and 500 get another. Then, track those different groups. How many people click through?

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

The class was structured with lessons, followed by 20 minutes or so to complete an exercise. Now, I’ve been told that approximately 40% of active Salesforce nonprofits are using the Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP). I think the new Chatter Now and Chatter Custom Groups will be welcome additions to a nonprofit’s Salesforce org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Here’s a high level overview of some of the methods the small group of 12 participants used. We were asked to listen to a PPT presentation that shared the history, mission, goals, challenges and opportunities. But, there was a twist – we were asked to do critical or active listening. Our group generated 100 ideas!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. You can show them exactly what’s coming up and invite them to choose which activities they want to be involved in. Engage your Board. Learn from the past.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

When you have four facilitators, you want to make sure that you choreograph each activity. These could done by one person or could be shared if mapped out in advance. Scribe: The role of the scribe is to capture ideas and build group memory. The scribe should only interact with the lead facilitator, not the group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

This includes orientating participants to the agenda, introductions and a check-in or icebreaker, questions or activities used to help people ease people into a meeting or learning situation. . I am not suggesting that you make every meeting into a group therapy session. ” . Here’s a few ideas. That comes next.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2017

A reflective process, whether it is a structured process for individuals or groups, can give us insights about what worked and what could be improved. This is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. A structured process has a number of benefits.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 22, 2021

Most funding models include multiple income streams that are active throughout the year. This creates a well-balanced funding structure that can withstand periods when contributions slow, whether it is due from an internal change, or an economic downturn. Let’s take a look at a few of the most common funding resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Learning theory is an attempt to describe how people learn. There are many learning theories and can be categorized in different ways: External: These theories take into account self-learning and learning in groups. This includes behaviorism and social learning or peer learning, communities of practice, and connectivism.

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Candid

AUGUST 20, 2024

Nonprofit endowments are part of an emerging trend in trust-based philanthropy focused more on structural change to achieve a multiracial democracy. This long-term commitment allows groups to gain the financial stability, permanent infrastructure, peace of mind, and strategic power they need to generate the “civic return” on investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

A structured reflection process generates insights about what worked and what could be improved. More importantly, it can avoid replicating mistakes or activities that don’t work and are a waste of resources. Use a google document (or create a Slack channel or What’s App group) so your team can capture during the event.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

CSO leaders must create structured guidelines for AI integration to address risks and ensure ethical deployment. By actively involving marginalized communities, CSO managers ensure that AI initiatives promote equity and social justice. For example, voice-activated toys that encourage dangerous behavior in children are not permitted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

9237 is the average amount raised when groups are working on a team to fundraise. There is no better way to structure your thinking that the POST which stands for People, Objective, Strategy, and Tools. For example, the Giving Tuesday Toolkit offers some excellent curriculum to involve kids in Giving Day activities.

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? What activities would make your association better prepared to respond to changes in your members’ needs and the business environment? Could you develop a profile of member wants/needs in each demographic group? Why are these qualities important to you?

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Candid

MARCH 23, 2022

After two years of teaching online in a variety of formats and structures, one thing that I’ve realized is that when the camera is off, people may be long gone—or at least disengaged. . Encourage group discussions and don’t be afraid to speak directly to an audience member. So, how does that translate to the Zoom Room?

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