Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

Social media is powerful because it leverages social influence – people trust information from those within their networks. They are more likely to donate to a cause, attend a virtual event, or volunteer when they are invited by people they know and trust.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 3, 2023

Check out our new Transforming Disruption to Impact Book Group Facilitation Guide ! For more information, visit our Disruption to Impact website. Interested in continuing the conversation with your own community? The post Rethinking Service Days – Join our Conversation first appeared on VQ Strategies.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Before the pandemic, way back In November 2019, a group of academic meeting researchers from several universities, business leaders, and consultants met to review and analyze hundreds of research studies about what makes meetings effective. Cameras-off does not reflect disengagement, but helps improve attention and prevents burnout.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2023

But, more specifically, project managers juggle various responsibilities and wear a multitude of hats—organizer, leader, motivator, facilitator, liaison, and driver—to ensure success. This role fosters collaboration and open communication within the team so that the group achieves project alignment and coordination of all members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Note from Beth: While many of us focus our attention on FB pages, Facebook groups can be a good platform for nonprofits to use for informal peer learning groups, getting feedback from your post passionate fans , or to cultivate and support a brand ambassadors group. Group chat. Photo by Laughing Squid.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Clive Wilson My favorite part of the book is the " 10 Questions on Engagement," that all start out with, To what extent.does your organization facilitate opportunities for engagement within and between all stakeholder groups, so that they may share perspectives, learn and grow together in support of the organization's purpose?

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Learning Management Systems Typically, an LMS is a software system that facilitates easy management and documentation of skill training and delivery of educational courses. An LMS is typically suited for individual trainees, especially when it comes to facilitating remote learning.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Learning Management Systems Typically, an LMS is a software system that facilitates easy management and documentation of skill training and delivery of educational courses. An LMS is typically suited for individual trainees, especially when it comes to facilitating remote learning.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Learning Management Systems Typically, an LMS is a software system that facilitates easy management and documentation of skill training and delivery of educational courses. An LMS is typically suited for individual trainees, especially when it comes to facilitating remote learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

This makes people perceive that the other person is less friendly or focused. When these aspects are reduced, people feel more vulnerable to negative feelings. ( Self-Complexity Theory – BBC – Gianpiero Petriglieri ). It is a fun activity that gets a few laughs, people moving, and replenishes energy. second delay.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Crazy 8s is a fast-sketching exercise that challenges people to sketch eight distinct ideas in eight minutes. Focus Groups Don’t forget to talk to your fans directly! Organize focus groups made of members of your target audience. Pay close attention to what people are saying and look for common themes or pain points.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

While online tools and resources give the sense that people are more connected than ever, selecting the right communication vehicle, visibility, form, and timing for what you’re trying to accomplish is vital to achieving true connection and mutual understanding. Try to keep discussions to relevant project conversations.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

Next comes a lead gift committee and a campaign cabinet or steering committee, followed by a range of additional ad-hoc groups assembled to tackle other needs as they arise in the quiet, kickoff, and public phases of the campaign. Context is king, especially when it comes to capital campaign committee meetings. Meeting participation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Reach out to regional associations and community groups, and attend networking events , workshops, and industry conferences to meet potential candidates and raise awareness about board opportunities within your organization. The more people know about your cause, the wider your net. Engage with local organizations and associations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Clive Wilson My favorite part of the book is the " 10 Questions on Engagement," that all start out with, To what extent.does your organization facilitate opportunities for engagement within and between all stakeholder groups, so that they may share perspectives, learn and grow together in support of the organization's purpose?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

When discussing the ideas in The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , people in Finland have figured out keeping calm versus fire drill culture. How many of us pay attention to the relationship between physical space and our productivity ? The space creates a calm and reflective environment.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis. Deciphering Key Questions It is equally as important to determine what to collect as it is to identify what we can stop giving our attention. Now add a layer in your mind showing the people represented in those circles and lines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2013

The practices are intended to balance the energies of any given space to assure health and good fortune for people inhabiting it. The room also accommodated small groups to go more in depth on topics discussed during the workshop and since the seats were not fixed, there was not a barrier to peer learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn. The research indicates that the human brain, on average, has the capacity to pay attention for about 10-12 minutes within an hour. The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Our group also visited Starfish Impact School , where we learned about their work to ensure indigenous girls have equal access to education and provided mentoring and training for young women graduates of Starfish. Working with Wake is also a wonderful professional development experience to hone training and facilitation trade craft.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 31, 2017

Clive Wilson One of my favorite parts of the book is the " 10 Questions on Engagement," that all start out with, To what extent.does your organization facilitate opportunities for engagement within and between all stakeholder groups, so that they may share perspectives, learn and grow together in support of the organization's purpose?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

However, participants had to do this with people shaped sticky notes and a speech bubble. We did a brief share out where I asked people to snap if the target audience that was shared had some similarity or common characteristics to their target audience. Then it was time for a simple exercise. Write a target audience definition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. The ability to “shift” delivery formats – from say an interactive lecture to small group activities helps students pay more attention. Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

First, it will activate the reward system while also speaking to our neurological drive towards belonging and being a part of a social group (more on socialization later!). One way to do this is by having an impartial moderator or facilitator. No matter how much people think they can retain in a short period, it’s simply not the case.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 30, 2016

Clive Wilson My favorite part of the book is the " 10 Questions on Engagement," that all start out with, To what extent.does your organization facilitate opportunities for engagement within and between all stakeholder groups, so that they may share perspectives, learn and grow together in support of the organization's purpose?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Designing and facilitating training (not matter the topic) is one of my passions and why I blog about it on a regular basis. As a facilitator, you have to watch the participants body language and look for the “slump,” and if you notice people getting tired, interject some movement. Photo: Americans for the Arts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Last week, we had a board retreat to dive into identifying core results as part of results-based accountability work , facilitated by an excellent outside consultant. But when I go to meetings, I find that people sit more than stand, stretch, or walk. The facilitator told us a specific time to be back.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I’m facilitating a peer learning leadership development group for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders supported by the Packard Foundation. It includes design and facilitation – and these days those are important leadership skills. There is lots of advice out there about how to design and facilitate meetings.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The first thing you can try is adding a little bit of copy on your donation form that draws attention to your recurring options. That copy can take lots of forms—you can include a call for recurring gifts at the top of your donation page, for example, or you can use design to draw attention to your recurring options.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. So, what speaks to people? What do people want today? He connected the values of the theater with those of people living in today’s world. Mastering relevant content marketing.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Easily facilitate newsletter registration with a fully embedded form. Store any useful insights you discover in your constituent relationship management platform (CRM) so you can segment your supporters into relevant groups and reach out with information and opportunities that resonate with them.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Most people think of strategic planning as a marathon 8- or 10-hour or 2-day retreat. Some of these include: Working with more clear and defined goals for each session groups go further faster. Pacing also allows the strategic planning committee or other leadership groups to do refinement between the large group planning sessions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 27, 2016

My other favorite part of the book is the " 10 Questions on Engagement," that all start out with, To what extent.does your organization facilitate opportunities for engagement within and between all stakeholder groups, so that they may share perspectives, learn and grow together in support of the organization's purpose?

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination campaigns capturing public attention, accurate, user-friendly healthcare websites are more crucial than ever. Consider your audience’s demographics and group audience members based on shared characteristics. Prioritize accessibility.

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