Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but mental health in the nonprofit workplace is a topic that calls for an honest conversation all year long. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . Expert Advice to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit.

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Culture Nonprofit Attitude Awareness 105

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 4, 2021

But as Goodwill’s new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Onney Crawley, told me during a virtual fireside chat conversation last month, most people still don’t know that the organization’s biggest focus of work is on its comprehensive workforce development program. What role does technology play in your work at Goodwill?

People 64

People Help Skills Empowerment 64

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

Maybe even more important is building an empathetic, inclusive workplace with a culture of equity and belonging that creates opportunities for advancement for all within an organization. Nonprofits can also support retention by helping current employees build new skills or upgrade existing ones. Bridging Skills Gaps.

Survey 59

Survey Trend Change North America 59

Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The survey gave us a basic sketch, but the color and texture emerged during follow-up focus group conversations. This is a glimpse of the hundreds of stories we collected during the focus group conversations. We started with a survey this past winter: those results are summarized in this report.

Volunteer 69

Volunteer Story Technology Management 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States.

Open 71

Open Guatemala Tips Train 71

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

So, it is important for the host to hold a call with the facilitation team to clarify expectations for the session outcomes and team authority/decision-making roles. Next, of course, is diving into the design task of identifying goals and framing for the session and specific roles. Defining Roles.

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Reflection NTEN Change Exercise 127

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I recently had a conversation with a friend and colleague about what I perceive to be a revolution in progress. It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

The Accelerator Summit included interactive sessions show casing their programs in these areas: workforce development , employee giving , environment , online safety , and the role of technology in the non-profit community. We embed the product donation with a connection to the community and capacity building.&#.

Network 105

Network Change Technology Social 105

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It has been almost three weeks since we concluded bbcon 2018 in Orlando, and we’re still wrapping our head around the terrific content seen and inspiring conversations overheard amongst over 2,000 attendees from across the social, private and public sectors. With over 275 sessions over three days, opportunities for learning were plentiful.

Organization 26

Organization Disaster Boston Blackbaud 26

Forum One

MAY 17, 2010

Currently, we are working on building clientele in Doha, Qatar as we continue to work with longtime partners the Supreme Education Council and the Supreme Council of Information Communication and Technology. Forum One found that it had a huge role to play as staff engaged in conversation and built connections with D.C.

Internet 55

Internet Qatar Iraq Houston 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Yasmeen Qazi who is the Pakistan Country Advisor and her very talented team members, Dr. Iftikhar Soomro and Seema Zameer — all of whom understand capacity building programs. 4. Design To Build A Community of Practice. organizational change, and technology. Program Design. Program Design.

Pakistan 113

Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 113

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2016

Generally, the younger management tends to be less focused on micromanagement, and more focused on team building.” “The Espinoza : You don’t have to convince a Millennial of the value of emotional intelligence, empowerment, employee surveys, adaptive leadership, training, team building, or giving timely feedback.

Management 40

Management Classes Advice Survey 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them. Small groups can be conversations, peer assists or shares, or an exercise that can be done collaboratively or working alone together. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. They hope to reach out to residents and spark conversations about philanthropic work and to give advice and assistance to residents who want to advance charitable causes. We got advice not to do that.

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Virtual Philanthropy Foundation Second Life 50

Museum 2.0

MARCH 4, 2015

Build community. I''ve gotten more comfortable and more confident with the idea of the museum as political body that advocates for empowerment and social bridging. Empowerment? I''m curious to know: has The Participatory Museum played a role in your work? Humans empower each other. Make space for each other.

Participatory 20

Participatory Museum Empowerment Facilitation 20

Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

And so I got to have that conversation with her just because we already had an appointment on the books and. I had already been having conversations over the months prior to that with some of my mentors about making a switch to consulting. Is it going to give me what I’m looking for in my next role or not? Ephraim: Yeah.

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Job Video Interview Nonprofit 111

Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

It opened up the question of what roles chefs can play in international development. Our work started by focusing on long term empowerment projects. For the past 5 or 6 years we've had a small but steady group of supporters who are primarily invested in our empowerment projects.

Puerto Rico 75

Puerto Rico Haiti Guatemala Hawaii 75

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

Desai came to the Women of Color Resource Center from a Deputy Director role at United for a Fair Economy. Our work focuses on advocacy, policy, education and political thought that helps to shape the dialogue and public conversation about the interests of these folks.

Resource 40

Resource Interview Policy Issue 40

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 17, 2015

I was interested to attend this conference to get a sense for the differences in philanthropic culture in Europe, to build awareness for the museum, to make connections, and to explore opportunities for me to present at future conferences. I also enjoyed a presentation by Alice Black, Deputy Director of the Design Museum in London.

Professional 40

Professional Global Develop France 40

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 7, 2015

I was interested to attend this conference to get a sense for the differences in philanthropic culture in Europe, to build awareness for the museum, to make connections, and to explore opportunities for me to present at future conferences. I also enjoyed a presentation by Alice Black, Deputy Director of the Design Museum in London.

Professional 40

Professional Global Develop France 40

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

Our essential intention is to cultivate partnerships of grassroots women who are working at the community level on issues of environmental sustainability and social justice, so that they can really find opportunities to collaborate and to exchange best practices, exchange resources, and really build a collective agenda. We know this.

Green 40

Green Global Action Network 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Karen Bloom, Project Kesher, leads a monthly group walk at county park across the street from their building. Here’s what I learned: Karen learned about the importance of self-care as part of her organization’s work on issues of women’s empowerment and women’s equality in Eastern Europe and Israel.

Nonprofit 50

Nonprofit Interview Empowerment 50

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

It can build on the way people already care about things, but it can also act as a reminder or invitation to like-minded people." " An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. This campaign was a simple way to start a conversation about gender equality.

Change 36

Change Help Lebanon Map 36

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

It can build on the way people already care about things, but it can also act as a reminder or invitation to like-minded people." " An example is a campaign sponsored by the Women Empowerment Program at the Hariri Foundation in Lebanon. This campaign was a simple way to start a conversation about gender equality.

Change 36

Change Lebanon Map China 36

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

“How motivated are they to take an active role in their own well-being? Connection: Building long-term loyalty and trust means paying attention to the ways your institution and your doctors, nurses, and other staff members establish relationships with both patients and their caregivers. ” [i].

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Strategy Empowerment Utah Measure 22

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

During our conversation, Seane talked about what inspired the creation of Off the Mat, Into the World, her trip to Cambodia, the connection between your inner work and your outer work, and the tools Off the Mat, Into the World uses to help people determine how they are being called to be of service. It was an incredible success.

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Interview Cambodia Children Uganda 46

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Took pictures of the lunar eclipse next to the Empire State Building(!) I led a conversation on what big data is going to mean for social entrepreneurs. This time I had three agenda items for my conversations with congressional staff: Advocating for funding for special education. Bookshare was there with two offers.

New York 100

New York Boston Washington Africa 100

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

To me, that sort of sums up something very special about the way in which we try to make these resources accessible to women-led initiatives that are often some of the most creative that we are seeing on issues ranging from the environment, to health, to education, to building peace and sustainable communities around the world.

Global 44

Global Fund Interview United States 44