Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Livestreaming auctions with a live auctioneer creates the same heightened excitement for bidders as traditional auctions. By partnering with restaurants and caterers, and using video chats to facilitate socializing, virtual luncheons and dinners can be appealing affairs.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Remote work was the pandemic’s big gift to employees. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. Social skills— along with empathy, help teams successfully collaborate to get work done. 78% would work longer hours for a more empathetic company.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Technology facilitates much greater drilling down today, and you’re in danger of malpractice if you don’t use some of the new tools available. AI facilitates radical connection in a manner most directly aligned with individual identities, interests, and preferences. The right message to the wrong people? Both are crimes.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

2) The bots will be our BFFs freeing us from a multitude of mundane tasks to work at a higher level. We can decide what experiences and relationships to create.” We have the power to create a world where each innovation brings us closer as communities, makes us stronger leaders, and builds more impactful organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

Nonprofits now have a range of remote and hybrid events to choose between, and they can make the most of them thanks to platforms like PayBee that facilitate streaming and other digital tools. Just give your supporters a way to create their very own fundraising portal or landing page and send it to their friends.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Funder Safeguarding Collaborative (FSC)fiscally sponsored and co-founded by Global Fund for Childrenworks to create organizational practices and cultures in support of safeguarding. At the state level, regulations can vary significantly, creating further complexity for organizations operating across multiple jurisdictions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

The platform streamlines important processes like onboarding, voting, and creating agendas, so you’ll have more time to discuss the issues that really matter. When your board can’t work to the best of their ability, it holds your entire organization back from reaching its true potential.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Worse yet, the facilitator is boring, the content is useless, board members are texting, and the food is stale! Look for a venue that’s roomy with windows and has additional space for small group work. If the venue has outdoor access for team-building exercises, group work, and breaks, that’s even better.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Thats why weve created this comprehensive articleto guide you through the ins and outs of mobile giving. The primary types of mobile giving How does mobile giving work? QR code donations Another effective way to facilitate mobile giving, especially when donors interact with physical marketing materials, is through QR code donations.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? If mentoring is a new concept for your group, baby steps may be needed to create buy-in. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. The success is shared.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Music and sleep: Your secret weapon for restorative rest Good sleep hygiene means creating a consistent routine and an environment that promotes deep, uninterrupted sleepand music can be a game-changer when it comes to catching enough zs. In other words, you can work harder while feeling like youre doing less.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 23, 2019

They bring together communities, create unmatched energy, and tend to be big money makers and great at spreading awareness. And during these weeks and months, your fundraisers are hard at work making sure they’re in top shape for their event. Facilitate this natural phenomenon by encouraging team fundraising within your event.

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Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

The shift to remote work is one of the most significant workplace trends we’ve seen in recent years. Four years later, many organizations ( including Candid ) continue to offer work-location flexibility. One reason many people prefer to work from home is the potential for better work-life balance. to let the dog out).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 30, 2021

When performing a facilitated discovery in advance of a tech change, unknowns are surfaced, assumptions are validated, refined or debunked, and obstacles to adoption and long-term viability are removed. . < If it doesn’t work for them, what’s the point? Is a process or culture change also needed for the solution to work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. I have discovered first-hand the benefits of incorporating rituals into the way I work. My New Year’s rituals help me let go of things in my professional work that can open the door to positive change and growth.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

It involves reinventing work processes, improving channels of communication, and asking your staff to imagine their roles and responsibilities differently. Understanding how other departments operate and empathizing with their needs is fundamental to making systems work effectively and creating buy-in.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In fact, the current estimated value of an hour of volunteer work is over $33 , representing an incredible opportunity to drive support for your mission. Volunteer management is the process of working with volunteers throughout their engagement with your organization, from recruitment to ongoing engagement and retention.

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Last Friday, for the first part of the Matrix Group holiday celebration, I hired a facilitator to run a group discussion about the year we’ve just had. Brian assured me that if we created a safe space, I would get some great insights, and I did. Reinventing the Work Environment. Asynchronous work is here to stay.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Jennifer Michael, Chief Operating Officer at the American Board of Medical Specialties described how to create learning experiences that are variegated, tailored to the audience, and transformational. Teri Carden, Founder and CEO of 100 Reviews , facilitated a panel discussion on how to turn your next great idea into gold. Leadership.

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. Create Space for Evolution Don’t fixate on giving every goal a finite timeline.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Remember, your goal ( why you do what you do ) must encompass building community, facilitating human connection, and creating opportunities for people to find meaning. Yes, it’s work. In the past, you may have considered some of these strategies “back burner” items or things to do “on the side,” as time allowed.

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sgEngage

MARCH 24, 2025

These workers serve as a liaison between healthcare services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. Their work ensures that patients transition smoothly from hospital to community care, which is vital when hospital resources are strained due to budget cuts.

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Towards Data Science

JANUARY 5, 2024

Data Science Better Practices, Part 2 — Work Together You can’t just throw more data scientists at this model and expect the accuracy to magically increase. Photo by Joseph Ruwa: [link] (Part 1 is here) Not all data science projects were created equal. Temporary one-off hacks to make something tangentially important work.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Creating that buy-in will depend on the board’s confidence in the CEO’s judgment and ability. Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. Sometimes an outside facilitator can move members forward more quickly. Our new governing model makes us work smarter,” Andrea observed.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 21, 2023

Let’s take a look at some possibilities: (1) Start a memorial fund with an existing nonprofit, (2) Contribute time and expertise to a program at an existing nonprofit; (3) Work with a fiscal agent, (4) Start a local chapter of a national nonprofit, and (5) Start your own nonprofit. If so, contact them and express your wishes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Many nonprofit organizations have made the transition to working remotely due to COVID-19 health concerns. Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. Work with Existing Partners In New Ways. Pro Tip: Thinking about hosting a virtual event?

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

Bell’s work will play a large role in their success. Bell is researching what mix of personalities is most likely to work effectively together. A mission team—like any team, anywhere—needs competent people who work well together,” Bell advises. “In You have to understand the characteristics of work in your culture.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Depending on the circumstances, these levels either promote efficiency with short, clearly defined reporting lines or create a long, perilous climb before ideas reach decision-makers. Remote work is challenging teams. Teams are engaged and proud of their work. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Another honoree, HeyGen , launched a streaming avatar that enhances real-time interactions, creating more useful chatbots and tutors. million from investors, spent the past year developing its platform, creating a system of integrated technologies that reduces corporate dissolution time from months to days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Now more than ever we must create a robust workplace culture and stronger relationships to retain our humanness. Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. In the virtual workplace, being on video conference meetings and communicating via online collaboration platforms takes more energy than working face-to-face.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

After your nonprofit has crafted a content strategy and created an editorial calendar (Chapter 7), the next step is to start thinking about the tone of voice of your content. If your nonprofit works to protect the environment or animals, then your tone of voice could be informational, resolute, and sometimes even humorous.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

By creating a connected campus, institutions can streamline funds administration, improve relationships with key donors, and provide awards to more students. Create Cross-Functional Workflow When a campus works cross-functionally, scholarships become more accessible and easier to award. There are three steps to consider.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2020

Event organizers need an easy way to collect the right information with as little manual work and opportunity for error as possible. If you’re working on a team or delegating tasks across a committee, it can be especially difficult to collaborate and avoid duplicative work. 1) Cumbersome Registration Processes.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Theyll create personalized donation pages and share them with family members and friends to generate support for your organization. Creating a variety of personalized touchpoints between donors and your nonprofit is essential to building genuine, long-lasting relationships. Create and distribute donor feedback surveys via email.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit sector is already a high-pressure environment, and when boards meddle in daily operations, it creates chaos, demoralizes leadership, erodes culture, and derails mission-critical activities. The executive director should work with the board chair to define and communicate the difference between governance and management.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Branding depends on creating multiple messages that speak with one powerful voice across the association. It’s an ongoing process that should keep membership and marketing teams working together routinely. Offer Support Just because people are employed by the same organization, doesn’t mean they can work together successfully.

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