Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

When students feel like they are part of a supportive and collaborative learning environment, they are more likely to stay committed to their academics. Group Projects and Collaborative Assignments Collaborative assignments compel students to unite, encouraging teamwork and evoking shared educational experiences.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

When students feel like they are part of a supportive and collaborative learning environment, they are more likely to stay committed to their academics. Group Projects and Collaborative Assignments Collaborative assignments compel students to unite, encouraging teamwork and evoking shared educational experiences.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

When students feel like they are part of a supportive and collaborative learning environment, they are more likely to stay committed to their academics. Group Projects and Collaborative Assignments Collaborative assignments compel students to unite, encouraging teamwork and evoking shared educational experiences.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. Collaboration: Working collaboratively is the only way to combine ideas and perspectives.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

In the context of this column, growth is not about structured acquisition of new knowledge or skills but focused on learning to apply knowledge in unexpected ways and stretching boundaries of comfort. Meaningful, substantive conversations are one of the most effective ways to learn and grow. What Is Growth?

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Forum One

AUGUST 9, 2023

Once the website is built—the scaffolding, structure, and design—your content is what brings it to life. But when you start adding up all the pages and posts and images and assets on your website, this might feel like a daunting project. Build Your Content Team Creating and migrating content to your new website is a team effort.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

For some reason, neither of them had ever sat down and talked through their shared business processes and technology in the spirit of collaboration and partnership. The Benefits of Working Collaboratively. Other than decreased stress, there are big benefits to working collaboratively: Faster access to accurate information.

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VisionLink

MAY 5, 2014

Many of our teams use the agile methodology Scrum as a structure, but we rely upon our experience with collaborative work to make this approach work smoothly. When done correctly, collaborative workflows can achieve the best results, the most reliable timelines, and the happiest teams.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. Those in positions of power can invite traditionally excluded people to the table, but to sustain meaningful dialogue, everyone must have some skills to hold these important and often difficult conversations.

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Forum One

MAY 28, 2024

Forum One collaborated with Tangled Bank Studios to develop a stunning, mobile-responsive, user-friendly website that showcases the documentary series and enhances user interaction and exploration. Our decade plus relationship is a great example of the impact that can be made when great teams collaborate! Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Make it as smooth as a great conversation. Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable. Adopt technologies that simplify collaboration and enhance communication , like board portals or other real-time tools. Foster a collaborative culture.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. transaction fee per donation.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Passing the design ball” on projects similarly builds skills amongst team members. Here are some ways to practice that effort: Active Listening Sessions I encourage structured listening sessions where team members take turns sharing their thoughts and concerns, while others actively listen without interruption.

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Forum One

MARCH 30, 2023

The Simmons Talks are an opportunity for the museum to reach new and different audiences and engage them outside of the structure of a museum visit. The combination of design, illustration, motion graphics, and event engagement, all backed by a passion for the work and collaboration is the epitome of the work my team strives for at Forum One.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Skip to the video to watch a short conversation between Chantal Forster, Candid's C. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Project Demographics/Orientation/Status (2 percent). Collaborative Partnerships and Community Support (5 percent). Want to see more? Miscellaneous (3 percent).

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Your organization’s social media strategy should be a carefully structured plan with SMART goals, posting frequency, key dates (like an awareness month tied to your mission), and content guidelines for posts. This platform is perfect to help you provide background on your organization and specific projects to your supporters.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Proprietary insights are the keys to game-changing businesses : you don’t need a unique project to start an empire, just an intuition all your own. Do I thrive in ambiguity or structure? Question: Why is collaboration in the workplace not always a good thing? These are the existential questions that frame the best choices.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

It also feels that sometimes genx is being forgotten in this conversations. Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money – but we were the age of Aquarius! Wendy : If nothing else, Millennials are collaborative. That works really well at the Red Cross.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

A Clearly Defined Project. Your strategic plan should point to the need for the main component of your project. It should also help guide you to identifying other related pieces that will deepen your organization’s impact on the community once your project is complete. An Inclusive and Realistic Budget. The budget.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2016

One of my organization's core values is radical collaboration. We work with over 2,000 regional partners each year to develop exhibitions, festivals, programs, and projects. But radical collaboration with our community only works if we also collaborate internally as a team. Five years ago, this was easy.

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Forum One

AUGUST 15, 2010

This is the final post in our series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we look at determining the value of creating a collaboration community. The second part explores challenges in facilitating collaboration. The world of collaboration platforms is a bit of a jungle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2017

The project, which combined peer learning and mentoring together with an online “ Emerging Leaders Playbook ,” offered a new and entirely virtual approach to leadership development. For decades, even centuries, our view of leadership has been defined by top-down, hierarchical structures. Today, this view is fundamentally changing.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. The job description defines the job, expectations of the role, and where within the organizational structure an employee falls. Including specifics about the role.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

If we lack the skills to avoid collaborative overload, manage difficult conversations, learn from failure, the resulting physical, emotional, and mental strain gets in the way of a nonprofit organization’s success. Then, I have participants work in small groups, using a structured brainstorming process. Responsive tech support.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Can you describe a time when you had to work with a team to secure a major gift, and how did you manage the collaborative process? Did they engage you in the conversation by asking questions to understand your needs better or launch immediately into a pitch? What strategies do you use to track progress on major gift projects?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

I was delighted when Ron Schultz invited me to collaborate with him on his latest book Creating Good Work – The World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs Show How to Build a Healthy Economy. I look forward to continuing the conversation the book has opened. Benetech’s New Project Framework helps us identify the next projects to work on.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 30, 2022

Organizational psychologist and author Adam Grant recently told a group of higher education CMOs that a great way to do so is to provide structured time for the kinds of informal interactions that used to happen spontaneously in the office. New Technology and Data Management.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Collaborate with peers : Engage with other fundraisers and organizations to share insights and best practices. Collaborative efforts can lead to innovative solutions and improved fundraising results. Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? Do you have a fundraising plan?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Keep it simple: While the actual projects and initiatives that organizations take on are multi-faceted, it’s critical to have a simple, powerful goal that connects them all to each other and to your mission that can serve as a compass. Skilled Volunteers: Your staff is not the only resource you have to get those big ambitious goals done.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

If you’re smart and build revenue projections into your plan, you’ll have a good idea of cash flow for the year. For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity. A Google Doc or Sheet is a great place to start, because you can collaborate with your team.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Whether you are wondering how to build your own community campaigns, how to use existing community content and amplify the messages coming through, or what platforms to use for collaboration with your members, we ask you to bring your questions and start a new conversation.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

If a capital campaign is on the horizon for your organization, Aaron Bishop and Brian O’Neil will share strategies and resources available to confidently predict your project costs and resources needed. We were talking before the session started, they’ve got a lot of really interesting projects. Aaron, Brian, I got 2:00 Eastern.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

I've written about different structures for participatory processes (especially in museums), and recently, I've been interested in how we can apply these structures to the design of public space. Their ideas were delightful, and their contributions shifted the conversation about what family-friendly really looks like.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Seek donor feedback: Conduct surveys , focus groups, or one-on-one conversations with donors to gain insights into their interests, preferences, and concerns. Identify any trends or areas where donor engagement may be lacking. Use this information to tailor your strategies and strengthen your relationships with donors.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

It also feels that sometimes genx is being forgotten in this conversations. Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money - but we were the age of Aquarius! Wendy : If nothing else, Millennials are collaborative. That works really well at the Red Cross.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Courageous speakers from dozens of countries described bold, participatory projects. El Museo Reimaginado is a collaborative effort of museum professionals in North and South America to explore museums' potential as community catalysts. Parque Explora opened ten years ago as a community development project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. One area we cover is social awareness, the ability to recognize and understand the moods of other individuals and teams that we collaborate with professionally. Flickr Photo by qwrrty.

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