Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2020

First up is Colleen Dilenschneider, the Chief Market Engagement Officer for IMPACTS, a global leader in predictive market intelligence and related technologies, and the publisher of one of our team’s favorite websites, Know Your Own Bone , which shares data and analysis about how cultural audiences think and behave. Robert Gilmor , Jr.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. What obligations do white-led nonprofits hold for working with minority community groups and nonprofits in their communities? Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2024

Where are our cultures of philanthropy? Fund published a three-part series of reports exploring culture of philanthropy. Or what I like to call a love-train culture. Alas, a culture of philanthropy essential to long-term success in the sector is still largely absent from our institutions.

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

However, in the dynamic landscape of contemporary social change, there is a growing recognition of the need to evolve from this conventional approach toward a more collaborative and inclusive model—one grounded in partnership. This approach can lead to a reactive, rather than proactive, approach to addressing community needs.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2024

APIs and the Art of the Possible (Panel) Panelists include Nick Marchese of Emma Willard School, Shandor Simon of Beaver Country Day School, and Stephen Boyle of Blackbaud The power of APIs lies in their ability to seamlessly connect disparate systems, unlock data silos, and facilitate the exchange of information in real-time.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

dues, lengthy training requirements, expected attendance at meetings); A weak (or nonexistent) leadership pipeline to sustain governance; Hierarchical culture due to a perceived “pecking order” based on years of service, volunteer title, or level of training; and A drain on staff time to attend council meetings and support subcommittees, etc.

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Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

By taking action and refining your board’s operations, you can maximize the positive impact you have in your community. Different types of nonprofit boards Nonprofit boards can operate under various models–each with its own structure and approach. What’s a nonprofit board’s primary function?

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 28, 2010

This morning I had the great pleasure and honor to present at Amplified Leicester about Community-Driven Social Impact, and run a short strategy-building workshop. They are also hoping to learn from and document their experiences to share as a model with the larger global community looking to do something similar. Presentation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

He describes social capital as “those features of social organization, such as trust, norms and networks that can improve the efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions.” Understanding the benefits of building social capital may be effective in creating a participatory culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post called “ Why the Nonprofit Work Ethic Is Outdated and Needs Change ,” about why nonprofit professionals need to pay attention to self-care and bring a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace. (The Gabriela says that senior leaders at her nonprofit model self-care.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

Your organization’s board and other key stakeholders—such as your major donors, staff, loyal volunteers and influential community members—can then work together with the help of a nonprofit consultant to begin strategic planning. Align your goals with your nonprofit’s values to shape your plans for the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At this year’s Council on Foundations conference in New Orleans, I had the honor of doing a mini-workshop for CEOs of Community Foundations as part of a half-day pre-conference session organized by the Knight Digital Media Center called “Digital Strategies for Community Foundations.” This takes patience.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 24, 2024

I believe in the importance of nonprofit fundraising and the power of nonprofits to strengthen communities and lives. Sabrina Walker Hernandez, MPA Supporting World Hope Certified consultant, coach, & facilitator that helps nonprofits build relationships that convert into more donations. Katherine Ngaruiya, Ph.D.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2017

Last week I facilitated a workshop on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Linking Nonprofit High Performance to Wellbeing in Santa Cruz hosted by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. This is part of the culture change, getting around on the same page about the ship early and iterate approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? How do we leverage the “rain” of culture change?3.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. Staff who know the program, the people, and the culture well. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 14, 2024

Arts and cultural organizations. The right POS system can greatly improve operations for nonprofit storefronts, facilitating greater customer engagement and satisfaction and increased funding for the organization’s mission. This usually applies to consignment or thrift stores because they have sales models that rely on item donations.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Although much of our work over the past year and a half has focused on providing immediate support to communities acutely impacted by the pandemic, we’re on a mission to build a thriving San Francisco in the months and years ahead. Their work and in-depth knowledge of the communities they serve have fostered critical networks of care.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

After facilitating Salesforce’s first investment in Classy and a lasting partnership between the two companies, I became a Board Member and advisor to Classy in 2014. Q: How does Classy’s culture play a role in this customer-first mindset? . For our customers, this means we deliver unquestionable ROI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

.” The book offers up advice and techniques on how to make your online channels – email marketing, web site, and newer tools like mobile and social media work together in a sophisticated strategy or your organization to reach its advocacy, fundraising, or community building goals. The book offers some recipes for culture change.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Organizational culture. Enhanced community impact. Since upper leadership doesn’t spend much time interacting with lower-level employees, it’s important to ask them for their feedback about improving the organization’s culture and work environment. Close off communication. Leadership style. Talent attraction.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Technology can be used for a variety of tasks across organizations to help them increase their impact in the sector and the communities that they serve. Yale Insights states, “Because it is going to involve culture change, leadership is going to have to come from the top. But it should, because they’re incredibly powerful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session about leadership and social media as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits. Model the Model. Leadership Organizational Culture' Don’t say you have notimetotweet.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2021

Companies that operate globally will need to approach social justice as it relates to the needs of their employees and communities around the world. Ignoring polarizing social justice issues can even increase unconscious biases that could wreak havoc on your culture.” Want to see what this looks like in action?

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 5, 2021

To us, our research and land grant missions are a commitment to serving Vermont communities and being engaged in our state, providing educational opportunities for the larger Vermont community,” said Alison Nihart, Strategic Implementation Specialist for UVM Extension. Centralizing Communications + Connections in the Community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 29, 2013

I was invited to blog about the launch of ImpactRising.org , a new resource for nonprofits and social sector consultants intended to support their organizational capacity building efforts, build a vibrant community of practitioners, and ultimately grow impact across the sector. A model of generosity.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

During the diplomatic conference, Bookshare was the most-cited model of what other countries could hope to achieve with the Treaty. Furthermore, the accessibility community can work together to prepare the ground for providing accessible books for people around the world. And when you sign the treaty, you haven’t succeeded. HathiTrust.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 24, 2021

Stevenson is a lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School and started EJI to dedicate his life to fighting the unequal treatment of marginalized communities. We are a post-genocide society, and we’re going to have to reckon with the multiple ways in which we exploited and destroyed tribal communities. It will ultimately fail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Several months ago, my colleague Rachel Happe from the Community Roundtable invited me to facilitate a discussion with members about the issues that swirl around organizational adoption of social media. It helps lay the overall groundwork, iron out some of the wrinkles, and provide a model to follow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies.

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Gyrus

MARCH 4, 2024

However, its prowess extends beyond storage—it’s a dynamic space facilitating discussions, tracking progress, and comprehensive assessments while boasting an array of engaging features tailored to enhance the learning experience. Engage with communities constantly improving the system. The buzz around LMS features? The result?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Note from Beth: Blocking out time for your nonprofit’s staff to do planning and work on areas like organizational culture is essential for success. Staff are in one of three offices in California or are part of the Remote Team (R-team for short—people who work from their home communities, wherever those may be).

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2010

Like many people in the arts, I'm interested in new models that help people combine mission-driven work with an entrepreneurial spirit. The idea is that you specify your values, relationships, and assets, and then match those up with potentially fruitful legal structures, financing models, and growth potential.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

Topic: How can we build a culture of accessibility? Below, we've compiled all of the community responses. With 20% of the American population having some form of disability (and 40% of the Baby Boomer generation potentially developing a disability by 2030), being able to create a culture where all can access technology is critical.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. For 2011, my three words are: Seek, Sense, and Share inspired by Harold Jarche’s model for networked learning. How these words will guide me in 2011: Seek: Seeking is the process of keeping up to date in your field.

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