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. Don’t wing it alone.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

But we didn’t anticipate a pandemic that would force every association to become conversant in digital solutions. Collaborative relationships are the future currency. Collaborative relationships are the future’s currency. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers who inspire curiosity. Association 4.0

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Association Analytics

MAY 20, 2024

With some creativity, collaboration, and an out-of-the-box mindset, your association can thrive in an ever-changing environment while providing value to members and industry partners alike. This initial collaboration proved successful, leading to recurring monthly sessions and a significant revenue stream for the association.

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Candid

AUGUST 5, 2024

They also offer resources for parents and teachers to facilitate these important conversations. This strategic use of market research led to an increase in conversions, enabling the organization to generate more funds and expand their reach. Use collaborative platforms to engage your stakeholders in the research process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The session is designed to answer three questions: Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? What are some examples of technology and nonprofit case studies that supports health, fitness, and wellness in the nonprofit workplace?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Strategies for effective and collaborative idea generation How can you ensure that your ideas not only get heard, but also gain traction within a brainstorming group? Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Create a judgment-free zone.

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Classy

MAY 26, 2021

As hosts of the Collaborative , an annual immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofits, we’re no strangers to facilitating meaningful connections. Register to Attend the 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions. Yet this aspect of the experience is often the most daunting for many. Leave Room for Serendipity .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Joan Garry and I had the joy of collaborating on this article together based on a conversation we had recently. Leaders need to set an example and hold themselves accountable. By Beth Kanter & Joan Garry Leading with empathy is one of the most effective ways to avoid burnout at your nonprofit.

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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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VisionLink

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

While the value of community services data may have been defined in the past by the strength of the walls around it, today however, tremendous value comes from the ability to be use appropriate data collaboratively among partners. Visionlink has authored and supported standards for nearly two decades. Working with ANSI, U.S.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

Each student signed in to the collaborative Google document to indicate that they were in attendance. Collaborative technology is incredible. Throughout the session, we’d divide into smaller groups or pairs to learn from each other more collaboratively. So I started using collaborative Google documents.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

All museum employees were welcome to join and ask questions, many of which led to important design conversations later on. Collaborative Brainstorming Encourage team members to participate in collaborative brainstorming sessions where everyone has an opportunity to contribute ideas and solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

This means they also require plenty of clear communication and collaboration. Kicking off the conversation. Just remember to set a hard time limit on the kickoff portion of the meeting to avoid having it overtake the entire conversation. Capital campaigns require input from many stakeholders, both internal and external.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

WhatsApp represents one such medium that presents nonprofits with an outstanding opportunity to engage with stakeholders through texts, attachments, and multiple forms of conversations delivered to their mobile phones and now to their desktops. Below are four examples: 1) Virtual Team Management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. The conversation surfaced some interesting questions and ideas.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Additionally, different cultural conventions, attitudes, and communication patterns may make collaborating and transferring knowledge difficult. Reliable technology guarantees continuous access to learning resources, increases engagement, and enables in-person collaboration. Moreover, localizing the delivery medium (i.e.,

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Additionally, different cultural conventions, attitudes, and communication patterns may make collaborating and transferring knowledge difficult. Reliable technology guarantees continuous access to learning resources, increases engagement, and enables in-person collaboration. Moreover, localizing the delivery medium (i.e.,

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Additionally, different cultural conventions, attitudes, and communication patterns may make collaborating and transferring knowledge difficult. Reliable technology guarantees continuous access to learning resources, increases engagement, and enables in-person collaboration. Moreover, localizing the delivery medium (i.e.,

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It’s also a collaborative technique to engage subject matter experts in identification of the true root cause of the problem. You don’t have to have all the answers – collaborating with a team of subject matter experts brings the expertise to solve the problem to the table.

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Forum One

JUNE 24, 2010

Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations. Amy talked about a private global online community of librarians that she facilitates as part of the Gates Foundation's Global Libraries program. Philanthropy and Online Collaboration Webinar. Lots more good stuff there.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. Shape the Conversation . Once you have a good handle on the subject matter, consider how you might want to shape a conversation on the topic with your key stakeholders.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For example, you might start a staff book club and use Christian books as a valuable resource for establishing essential team ethics. For example, you can subtly make your beliefs known by adding a Bible verse reference to your email signature. However, you can still do your part to practice transparency when communicating with others.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

To maximize the full potential of this period, organizations must explore innovative strategies to drive engagement, increase conversions, and amplify their overall impact. Plus, it can be as easy as leaving a collection box at a corporate office or store and facilitating pick-up after the drive has run its course.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s the list: Function.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. So what to do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

I asked if I could live tweet to bring others into the conversation which I did using the tag #packfound. . Eugene Eric Kim is an expert in online culture and collaboration, particularly with new tools. He is currently facilitating strategic planning for the wikimedia movement. That's the vision for his company and work.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The social impact landscape in Romania is complex and exciting – you can see struggle and hope, fear and enthusiasm mixed in every conversation and every presentation. day conference was split into two tracks for IT and NGO, sometimes meeting separately, sometimes coming together to collaborate.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

We recently wrapped up our 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions event here at Classy. The Classy team created engaging content that Collaborative participants could use in their professional lives. Alexa shared a variety of ways her team evaluated the success of their planning and execution of the Collaborative event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. A good facilitator knows how to shift or tweak the lesson plan in real time if it isn’t working as planned.

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CauseVox

JULY 10, 2024

On CauseVox, it literally only took two days,” Dani shared in our post-campaign conversation with a big grin. Automated Matching With the automated matching feature developed by CauseVox in collaboration with Well Aware, doubling the impact of donations became as simple as a click.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

Event gamification elements, like a virtual scavenger hunt, can go a long way to facilitating networking at your virtual event. By creating private groups and inviting attendees, you can keep the conversations (and networking!) One thoughtful question can spark conversations and help aid team collaboration.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? For example, if a mailed appeal with a matching gift incentive consistently outperforms others, keep using that format.

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