Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Whether you’re part of a nonprofit, a dynamic team, or an individual on a mission, having a well-defined strategy for quickly creating and sharing fresh ideas is a must-have in our times. To stay healthy, nonprofits must continually generate and share new ideas. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. Do you have one in place?

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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. Is a process or culture change also needed for the solution to work? You can spark a culture of innovation at your organization.

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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. At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture. Happiness is at the core of Zappos culture. Clarify Roles.

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Structure Evaluation Time Culture 251

.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? Introducing coaching into your culture is a good way to begin. The idea that the employer holds all the cards is changing. The idea that the employer holds all the cards is changing. Most mentorships begin with bonding.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. It’s helpful to outline cultural norms and values in the job description. Charlie Judy, Chief People and Culture Officer at Intelligent Medical Objects, and another contributor to our book, shared this advice about the value of clarity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. It is one of many HR & Culture Slack Apps.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

When we first started babycastles, we had no idea there was any kind of community in NY for it. Tracy : When we speak about cultureal spaces, we are really talking about caging and preserving culture. We want to focus on experiences and the experience of culture is an interaction, that’s why these places need to be live.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

Last week, I was honored to do several workshops hosted by the Fund for Santa Barbara on how nonprofits can link a culture of well being to outcomes based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Crisis As Workplace Culture. Culture becomes one of detachment and disengagement.

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Culture Nonprofit Chart Flickr 101

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

Integrating IT into the organization’s strategy and culture should be the new reality. Executives who defer this responsibility convey the idea that digital thinking and collaboration are not a priority. Strategists are visionaries, facilitators, and problem-solvers. Every employee must have a stake in that vision.

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Collaboration Digital Organization Build 44

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

Having a welcoming culture is vital for a nonprofit organization to be a part of a strong and healthy community. This culture can bring about the desired outcomes of staff, volunteers, and members who reflect the community, having a team possessing strong problem-solving skills, and leadership that embraces innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

The summit will be an opportunity for deeper peer learning for nonprofit change makers in three theme areas: digital strategy , impact leadership , and the future of technology. I’m excited to be co-facilitating the Impact Leadership track with colleagues John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. The American Hospital Association advises that healthcare boards that conduct self-assessments are more likely to have a strong culture of governance and they are more likely to be effective in managing risk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

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Professional Personal Croatia Build 143

.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

The most challenging problems centered around culture. Strengthen Culture Emotional Intelligence, or the ability to manage our own emotions and understand the emotions of others, is a critical culture-building tool whether workers are outside or inside the office. Or “How do you feel when your bright idea gets rejected?”

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

This live session rounded out our Online Storytelling Bootcamp webinar series with a focus on how to create a culture of storytelling within one's organization. Have everyone buy into the idea that storytelling matters! Empower stakeholders, provide training and writing guidelines, as well as incentives for their contributions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. It can also help generate many ideas. Our group generated 100 ideas!

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Strategy Design Digital Technique 130

Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

ECT is especially crucial in today’s fast-paced and multi-cultural work environment. Strong workplace communication is necessary to develop leadership skills, improve professional growth, facilitate collaboration, reduce conflicts and misunderstandings, and boost employee engagement.

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Skills Leadership Communication Develop 59

Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

I write a LOT about the role of the fundraiser as “ philanthropy facilitator.” Philanthropy facilitators don’t do the work for donors, but with them — standing by their side along the journey. Except it’s not “fundraising” so much as what I like to call “ philanthropy facilitation.”. The “Wiseman.”

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Roles Philanthropy Strategy Nonprofit 133

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. Need so more ideas for energizers, check out this list from Dancing With Markers. This where new ideas may be hatched or cross-department pollination occurs. Want more ideas? Why Remote Work Is Exhausting.

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Virtual Tips Nonprofit Interaction 180

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Based on my anecdotal experience, most associations support the idea that a diverse leadership and workforce contributes to their success. An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. Create a more inclusive culture by providing DEI training to directors and staff.

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Associations Leadership Volunteer Professional 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Last week I was lucky enough to facilitate a mini-innovation lab for 60 community foundation program officers at the first meeting of ProNet during the Council on Foundations conference in Cleveland, Ohio that celebrated 100 years of community philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

Professional 117

Professional Build Nonprofit Facilitation 117

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When you want to give validity and structure to ideas, put them in writing. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language. A facilitator can help sort through obstacles and guide people toward effective interaction.

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Collaboration Marketing Integration Trend 221

.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

When you want to give validity and structure to ideas, put them in writing. During the early stages of this relationship, teams may require assistance from a skilled facilitator to develop trust and discover a common language. A facilitator can help sort through obstacles and guide people toward effective interaction.

Collaboration 221

Collaboration Marketing Team Integration 221

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

A founder’s vision is the foundation of a company’s culture and brand. A founder’s vision, therefore, creates a company’s culture. Thus, I believe that vision determines culture and culture determines brand. This brand allows you to attract potential employees, customers, investors and partners.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

He has built a culture where the staff, the board, and the members are ready with the skills and the tools to succeed in an uncertain future. There’s no other framework that allows you to come together as a group of people or companies and facilitate or fight for a cause.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Other examples include funds being allocated to individual staff members in the form of stipends to support their personal well-being or facilitating culturally relevant or community-driven healing practices to address the specific needs of their staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out. Next, as a group we do a theme analysis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2013

Note from Beth: This one of my favorite photos of a workshop I designed and facilitated at SXSW called “ Peer Learning Session for Nonprofit Social Media Managers.” Is your nonprofit facilitating online professional learning? That email exchange morphed into this guest post. What have you learned?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. The NetSquared team will be working the room to activate and facilitate conversations so everyone can enjoy the ride. Event Space Hacks: Two great ideas, unlimited open dialogue with peers. Thursday, April 8, 2010. When : 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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NTC Netsquared Social Media NGO 126

Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the ins and outs of online fundraising, explaining how you can leverage various platforms and fundraising ideas to engage your supporters virtually. Choose an online fundraising platform Choose the software solutions that will facilitate your online fundraising efforts.

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Online Fundraising Ideas Tips 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we wrote and published the Emerging Leaders Playbook last year, along with facilitating a peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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Professional Nonprofit Facilitation Journal 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2012

” I think there is a subtle distinction between “visual thinking” and drawing skills. Visualization of data requires visual thinking to be meaningful and you don’t need to be Picasso to be a good visual thinker and share your ideas in a drawing. It stops a lot of people from embracing visualization.

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Technique Data NTC Skills 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

I had the honor facilitating a session on measuring impact with Greg Baldwin and Jay Backstrand from VolunteerMatch discussing how their approach to measuring impact over the past decade. Don’t be afraid of failure because it often helps uncover a better idea or approach.” What are some examples? Here’s a few.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2014

I will also be writing a regular column on the Markets for Good site called “Between the Dashboard and the Chair,” which will focus on the cultural change, capacity building, and practical tips and skills for using data for learning for nonprofits. Measurement Organizational Culture' You can read the first post here. How to avoid this?

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