Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

They regularly communicate with each other via virtual spaces. Language and Cultural Barriers Language barriers can cause misinterpretations and a decline in participant interest during training sessions. However, if the systems in place are inadequate to support virtual communication, productivity can suffer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

It was also an opportunity for me to co-facilitate with in-country team, meet the NGOs and hear their stories first-hand, and learn a lot about modeling and adapting interactive training techniques for different cultures. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation. Group Photo with Certificates.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 102

Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

Additionally, they may have reached a point in their lives where they are reflecting on their legacy and the impact they want to leave behind. Regular communication can help maintain their engagement and trust in your organization. Use clear and simple language and include testimonials or examples relevant to their life stage.

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Donor Giving Tips Gift 85

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We also need to ask questions, experiment, solicit feedback, reflect on surprises or mistakes, learn from others, and habituate other Learning Zone strategies. Each of us can regularly reflect on how well the habits we’re engaged in are working and what adjustments we want to try. Briceño : This depends on the situation.

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Learning Free Reflection Model 104

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Storytelling is core to how we as human beings communicate. Digital storytelling enables nonprofits to tell their stories across multiple media, potentially in multiple languages, and to reach unknown readers and viewers through the power of tagging and amplification. Digital Storytelling Framework.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

This transformation requires thoughtful preparation, empathy, education, and strategic communication. Effective Communication During Emergencies During emergencies and disasters, timely and effective communication is critical for connecting with donors and providing real-time updates on relief efforts.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

The theme should clearly reflect the purpose of honoring and highlighting AAPI cultures. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators. Aim to create an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere that brings together diverse AAPI communities and builds bonds. Offer discounted tickets for community members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Here's some reflections: Thoughtful, Intentional Experiments Thoughtful experimentation is setting up a low-risk experiment with metrics to figure out what is and isn't working is a social media best practice. The short answer : One Fan Page with multiple languages using Facebook Targeting tools. . What are your thoughts?

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Social Media Reflection Media Social 91

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

For example, you can answer these questions: What communication platforms do these individuals use? Then, strategize ways to match your language, tone, and style to your audience’s interests. Add authenticity by using unposed images of real community members rather than stock photos. Simple language free of jargon.

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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. Essentially this all about carefully considering what people want, and planning to communicate with them in a way that is intended to meet that need. Observe and Understand Body Language.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising). What to do when a network is in trouble?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and using social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2024

While organizations have mainly used basic SMS for communications and fundraising, the explosion of smartphone technology and the proliferation of messaging apps have to diversify their approach to supporter engagement. We’ve also seen a shift towards data-driven strategies. Here are five key trends to follow and adopt this fall.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The focus of Eugene's work with this network was to better understand its community, the most promising group practices, and have an open discussion that would facilitate learning and interaction among these leaders who were miles apart, spoke different languages, and had Internet access challenges. We knew what was coming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

Community organizing. Communications and framing. For this to happen, organizations need to the space to begin to work together to build the common language and frameworks for these metrics to hold up against different approaches and models. Civic engagement. Leadership development. Alliance building. Organizational Development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

We have designed and been delivering “ Friending the Finish Line ” with the goals of having organizations create an integrated social media strategy into their overall communications plan and as a way to accelerate the progress of their children’s health care advocacy work and create a peer networked learning community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2012

The Packard Foundation has recently published a report commissioned from the Monitor Group called “ Ideas Into Action: Reflecting on Three Years of Building Network Effectiveness.” Low-technology settings require high-touch network facilitation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Then comes the difficult part – identifying what “associated” metrics from social, email, and your web site that you need to collect. What follows is a reflection from several workshops for nonprofits on how to do this. Step 7: Analyze your data, turn it into action, measure again.

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Results Metrics Measure Associations 98

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2013

In January, as part of a series of place-making workshops facilitated by the Project for Public Spaces , we worked with a local dad to coordinate a workshop explicitly for kids (full writeup here ). They may also begin to cultivate a “language” of talking about this with others. Non-Participation 6.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You do not need to be an “artist” to make a postcard, but each participant is surprised and delighted by their creativity and to see that their cards contain colors, words and images that reflect their strongest selves. I feel that art is able to translate beyond language, and communicate a much larger vision of personal connection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2006

Some notes: Why social tagging could be useful in a museum context: Museums want audiences to engage with their collections and ideas, but recognize that traditional methods of unidirectional on-line and in-gallery communications have limited access and dialog. places in a diverse community, and a desire to enable social engagement.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We wanted to end up with a group that reflects the diversity of our County across many strata: age, class, gender, ethnicity, geography, and profession. We asked people to make a voluntary donation of up to $150 to help support the facilitation of C3, and snacks. Meet them here.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Even worse, they don’t appear to be speaking the language and may work as isolated islands instead of finding ways to build bridges together to cultivate and engage supporters and do it with common values, culture, vocabulary, and practices. The morning ritual is a chance for all to reflect on the organization’s results and be inspired.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 13, 2008

We all know that direct verbal communication is a powerful way to get feedback. The facilitator is functionally another visitor, one with whom the participant is not only willing but eager to speak. But Storycorps still requires facilitators, and it asks a lot of its participants. Most of all, you need great listeners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2006

I am also behind in my reflections about my first virtual meeting at the TechSoup office last week. I've facilitated and participated in many online meetings - using various tools (phone, chat, whiteboards, etc.) How does the use of the avatars add or distract from our communication/interaction or to collaborate effectively?"

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Gyrus

JULY 18, 2024

Furthermore, customization facilitates ongoing refinement based on feedback and changing requirements. By eliminating redundant data entry and ensuring data consistency, integration facilitates a smooth flow of information throughout the onboarding process. Now how does Gyrus LMS help in onboarding automation?

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Gyrus

JULY 18, 2024

Furthermore, customization facilitates ongoing refinement based on feedback and changing requirements. By eliminating redundant data entry and ensuring data consistency, integration facilitates a smooth flow of information throughout the onboarding process. Now how does Gyrus LMS help in onboarding automation?

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Gyrus

JULY 18, 2024

Furthermore, customization facilitates ongoing refinement based on feedback and changing requirements. By eliminating redundant data entry and ensuring data consistency, integration facilitates a smooth flow of information throughout the onboarding process. Now how does Gyrus LMS help in onboarding automation?

Integration 52

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Gyrus

JULY 17, 2024

Furthermore, customization facilitates ongoing refinement based on feedback and changing requirements. By eliminating redundant data entry and ensuring data consistency, integration facilitates a smooth flow of information throughout the onboarding process. Now how does Gyrus LMS help in onboarding automation?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This Black History Month, we reflect on the strategy work that our team does through our partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture —much of which centers around expanding access.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Huge lost opportunity by not communicating fundraising expectations when you are bringing people onto your board. It allows an organization to communicate authentically. So first is how we can reflect on the importance of diversity to our board’s work, specifically fundraising. It builds a culture of trust and respect.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 62

sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

In their own words, the “GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is the independent, international organization that helps business es and organization s take responsibility for their impacts, by providing them with the global common language to communicate those impacts.” . .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I also had the opportunity to facilitate a large group session about whether CEOs should use social media or not and attended a tweet up with David Meerman Scott. You can find my materials and slides on the workshop wiki - CSR and NGO workshops, but always like to do a reflective wrap up post. No wonder I am still tired!

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India NGO Social Media Reflection 97

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The things that I tell you will not stick unless you are able to reflect upon your own experience and go, “Ah, yes, I think this is what Julie is talking about. ” That reflection is really important. . That facilitator has to be able to manage many different personalities, the different cultures, different experiences.

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Community Video Slides Survey 80

Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

So that is what we explore in depth in our certificate in philanthropic psychology at our institute, how can we, through fundraising in the charitable sector, facilitate the love that people can have, not only for those easily lovable, but also for the people that might be most difficult for us to love. This just feel way too manipulative.”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

They sometimes deal with vendors and developers that don’t really understand their mission, don’t speak their language, and don’t tell them the truth (whether intentionally, or by a lack of self-examination.) I don’t know yet whether I’ll actually start practicing it, but I’d like to think about it more.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

I was the chief external affairs officer and so responsible for marketing, communications, development, and policy. I also use the five love languages, but we don’t have time for that today. maybe not training, comradery time, you know, some facilitated group time together where y’all get back your rhythm.

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Work Management Video Slides 92