Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 And it’s making me think a lot about what I’m going to start calling “Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0″

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA , founder of Development Consulting Services , which serves both fundraising professionals and executive directors new to fundraising, wanting to excel in their fundraising role, or advance in their career. The techniques are the same; it is just the medium that is different. By Robin L.

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NetWits

AUGUST 31, 2012

7 Techniques for Event Fundraising Success. 10 Expert Strategies and 500 Minutes of Free Event Fundraising Consulting. With that in mind we’ve compiled an excellent list of resources and event fundraising tips for you to use. Have at it! Getting Started. Getting Started With Event Fundraising in 5 Quick Steps. Creative Ideas.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The majority of youth surveyed instead consult online resources, including social media, in conjunction with seeking or receiving mental health care and treatment. Angel tries to focus their attention on practical information, like insights about OCD flare-ups and techniques for managing symptoms. "I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

A simple technique is to put 2 or 3 people in a room and have share name, organization, and an icebreaker question. There are many different techniques for brainstorming that can easily be adapted to a virtual meeting. One of my favorites is called Troika Consulting from Liberating Structures.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Before launching the startup, Siew worked at Sequoia Capital India, Boston Consulting Group and CRED, while Tran was a former product manager at Google. Lee, a mutual friend, first introduced Revery’s founders, Tammie Siew and Khoa Tran, to one another.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

Interactive Meeting Techniques. Effective Brainstorming Techniques by Beth Kanter. Advanced Zoom Tips (Grove Consulting). Icebreakers for Teams Collection Select from over 300 icebreakers based on how well the group knows each other. How To Use Zoom Breakout Rooms by Beth Kanter. Sticky Dot Voting Online by Beth Kanter.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofit consultants and their services can be serious game-changers for organizations. Here’s what we’ll cover: The Basics of Nonprofit Consulting. What is a nonprofit consulting firm? Why should I hire a nonprofit consulting firm? Why should I hire a nonprofit consulting firm? The Basics of Nonprofit Consulting.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

Jonathan is also a UX and marketing consultant for major startups including Any.Do As a mobile app consultant, I’ve seen many incredibly talented developers expect their work to be discovered by virtue of the app’s quality and ingenuity alone – but that is almost never the case. and Playscape. So how can you beat the odds?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

Jean is also a freelance consultant who works on digital strategy, marketing and design for non-profits. By Jean O’Brien , founder of Digital Charity Lab , a social enterprise that builds digital skills in non-profits and shares free learning resources. 1) Forget about organic, focus on ads.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2013

One of the great techniques that Gigi and Heather used was “sticky note synthesis” so anytime during the session we could jot down takeaways, or ahas and Gigi would collect them and organize them into themes. If you are curious about more techniques, I suggest David Staker’s “ Rapid Problem Solving with Post-It Notes.”

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

You can expect to: Make lasting connections Discover emerging trends and evergreen insights Learn tips and techniques from trailblazers Be entertained, enlightened, energized, and ready for innovative professional adventures Here’s the trailer for two days of knowledge-sharing and discovery.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

’ The book was an inspiration and encouragement for those us whose inner critics have been keeping us away from using the technique in front of other people. The book offers a wonderful road map for a learning journey to internalize these techniques and I’ve practicing a lot.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. This technique grabs readers’ attention by putting them in Dustin’s shoes. Stories are windows into new worlds. The blog post is written in a first-person perspective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

I created Excel for Evaluation , a series of more than 25 video tutorials with real examples from nonprofits, to share my favorite techniques with nonprofit leaders like you. I call these “housekeeping skills” because these techniques keep my data neat and tidy. These techniques will save blood, sweat, and tears down the road.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2023

There are techniques for low effort, high value content sourcing from the wonderful people you work with and for. Identify specific themes/topics an individual can contribute to, whether it’s their love for the mission, personal story, or helpful tips your audience can use. Most importantly, let their personalities shine through.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

As Google+ further influences search results (recent research shows it has the highest correlation with search rankings out of any technique) and as people begin adopting it professionally, knowing how to spark Google+ engagement will be an exciting opportunity for social media gurus, ninjas or whatever fun term they are using these days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). Help participants vote on concepts or reports as part of a report out to stimulate discussion or reflection (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique).

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2014

Functional Consultant and Front End Developer. Responsive Web Design is the latest in a long line of terms that have really caught on and, depending on who you ask, either signals a complete shift in the way that we work, or describes some cool new techniques to consider when designing and building websites. Tim Arnold. Beaconfire.

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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. Nor do many consultants, who, like most nonprofit leaders, tend to operate in functional silos and be very good at a few things (e.g. What is the role of facilitators, consultants and intermediaries in these networks? So what to do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

The Goldmine Project is sharing a, well, goldmine of knowledge around what makes for a successful nonprofit consultant and organization relationship. Maybe it takes the form of consultants using the findings to examine their own practice and improve it. What are the techniques and methods for moving people up the ladder?

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures , a startup consulting and financial advisory firm based in Chicago. The valuation techniques. You can follow George on Twitter at @georgedeeb and @RedRocketVC. This is typically in conjunction with an upcoming financing or pending takeover offer.

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Charity Village

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Sights on Success Consulting hosts the Intercultural Sharing Circle as a culturally safe team-building workshop in intercultural competence development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2012

They work in technology (15%), finance (12%), and 11% are entrepreneurs, according to Amodiovalerio Verde , a new media and technologies consultant. Sometimes you’ll want to get an introduction through a common connection but as John Brothers, Cuidiu Consulting , says, cold calls work, too. Sometimes it is better to go in cold.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 6, 2013

He has worked in multiple capacities throughout his career including roles in production, management, consulting, and sales. The techniques that PR professionals use to generate positive press are numerous and diverse. Brad Miller serves as Director of Business Development for Fathom , leading strategic partnership efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it I love David Sibbet, Rachel Smith, and everything Grove Consulting does. I had the pleasure of taking the visual facilitation workshop last fall (my write up is here ). This book will help. Brilliance by Design by Vicki Halsey.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

Jasper Kuria is the managing partner of CRO consultancy The Conversion Wizards and is the founder of Capital & Growth, an e-commerce education site. Jasper Kuria. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. Pioneer Square Labs’ Greg Gottesman on the studio model for high growth startups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Using social media technology and techniques requires time and expertise. While there is a lot of talk about social media within the sector, many nonprofits have only scratched the surface — using it primarily as a tool to push information out to their social community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In addition, I was lucky enough to be the online facilitator for a virtual leadership program for arts administrators co-hosted by the Cornell University School of Management where I learned and practiced a range of instructional techniques for teaching adults.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

Collaborative workshops cover everything from membership strategies and innovative communication techniques to adapting for-profit technology in the nonprofit space. The event focuses on combining digital tools, creative marketing strategies, and donor engagement techniques to increase revenue and impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

” They provide free web analytics consulting to non-profits and NGOs around the world by matching analytics professionals, students, and charities. Or if you are good self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Angel investors including e-commerce platform Carousell co-founder and chief executive officer Quek Siu Rui; former Sequoia partner Tim Lee; and startup consultancy xto10x’s Southeast Asia CEO J.J. The company recently closed an undisclosed seed round led by Insignia Ventures Partners. Chai also participated. Intellect offers two products.

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AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2021

If you have no prior experience holding events, it can be useful to consult a professional marketer or an event marketer for guidance. . By failing to use these techniques, you lose out on critical tools and mechanisms for capturing leads and harnessing their buying interest. . Inspiring Stakeholders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2017

Note from Beth: Several years ago, I was got trained in design thinking facilitation methods using Luma and have incorporated these techniques into my consulting and training practice.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

They use a technique called a feature flag, and Split.io , a startup that has built a platform to help manage feature flags, announced a $50 million Series D today. He says that when he came on board, he formed a DEI task force shortly after taking over, and brought in an outside consultant to help guide the conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2014

In the next 24 hours, over 7,000 nonprofits will share the work of their organizations, attract new donors, raise money for their programs, and have a lot of fun doing it. This guest post highlights some of the techniques Knight Foundation grantees are using to attract attention. Fundraising'

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