sgEngage

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Closing the Generosity Evidence-to-Practice Gap I often hear from nonprofit leaders the importance not just of having research data available, but resources that help them apply it to their organizations. This approach ensures that organizations are not just informed but equipped to implement best practices effectively.

Action 104

Action Impact Report Social 104

Kindful

MARCH 11, 2021

Have you ever sat through a board retreat and spent more time watching the clock, daydreaming, and checking texts than listening to the facilitator? Did your last facilitator stand behind a lectern and drone on like a record playing in slow motion? Facilitate and engage with confidence. Were they unengaging? Credibility.

Facilitation 98

Facilitation Fun Exercise PowerPoint 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

The infographic also summarizes some best practices for nonprofits for crowd funding platforms: Tell engaging and personal stories to connect people to their fundraiser in an authentic way. What your nonprofit’s success story using crowd funding? What are your best practices? I love serendipity! Here’s an example ).

Practice 131

Practice Data Nonprofit Social Media 131

Candid

MAY 7, 2021

A report from the Equitable Evaluation Initiative (EEI) and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations highlights how foundations are working to integrate an equity lens into their evaluation practices. According to the report, the entry point for engagement with more equitable evaluation practices will vary from foundation to foundation.

Evaluation 98

Evaluation Practice Report Foundation 98

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.

Culture 101

Culture Nonprofit Flickr Chart 101

Tableau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

While analytics at scale promises many transformative business outcomes , most organizations struggle to build a widespread Data Culture that values and practices data-driven decision-making. Foster community that builds and celebrates your Data Culture. Adopt agile implementation practices.

Analytics 105

Analytics Culture Roles Community 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

If you are an arts and culture organization, think about crafting a tone of voice that is creative, clever, and entertaining. Ask yourself: what are five words that describe the character traits of your mission or organizational culture? And then use these words to craft your tone of voice.

Communication 263

Communication Online Nonprofit Social Media 263

.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. For a positive virtual culture, practice both.

Virtual 221

Virtual Work Skills Culture 221

Tableau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

While analytics at scale promises many transformative business outcomes , most organizations struggle to build a widespread Data Culture that values and practices data-driven decision-making. Foster community that builds and celebrates your Data Culture. Adopt agile implementation practices.

Analytics 98

Analytics Culture Roles Community 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

5) Send Myself A FutureMe Email: I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now. I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing.

Professional 143

Professional Personal Nonprofit Build 143

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership! Our first session will set the stage and context for the practices of “Impact Leadership.”

Registration 130

Registration Leadership Impact Change 130

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.

Culture 98

Culture Help Nonprofit Training 98

.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

While the practice seems to be on the rise, these statistics indicate that regular temperature checks are not the status quo. leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. Sometimes an outside facilitator can move members forward more quickly.

Evaluation 193

Evaluation Director Government Leadership 193

.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

Integrating IT into the organization’s strategy and culture should be the new reality. Help teams to feel comfortable with unfamiliar processes and learn to put a toe in the water of calculated risks by encouraging a culture where learning is valued and missteps, that occur in the process, are tolerated. It’s a choice.”

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Digital Organization Build 44

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Even when that’s our intention, our practices of extractive, time-consuming, unnecessary grant applications, reports, meetings, and inflexible grant awards achieve the opposite. Let’s examine our practices through the experiences of our grant partners and hold ourselves responsible for doing better by them.”

Impact 54

Impact Grant North Carolina Philanthropy 54

Gyrus

JANUARY 3, 2025

Ongoing training fosters a culture of excellence and proactive compliance. Continuous learning in compliance training is essential for maintaining adherence to regulatory requirements and fostering a culture of excellence. Leveraging technology like LMS enhances the effectiveness of compliance training.

Training 52

Training Train Roles Learning 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

If you are an arts and culture organization, think about think about crafting a tone of voice that is creative, clever, and entertaining. Ask yourself: what are five words that describe the character traits of your mission or organizational culture? And then use those words to craft your tone of voice.

Communication 224

Communication Online Nonprofit Social Media 224

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Here I’ll highlight the key factors Ive seen in my volunteer engagement roles over the past 20 years and suggest practical tips for retaining volunteers. Financial well-being and natural cycles impact volunteerism The COVID-19 pandemic no doubt contributed to the decline in volunteerism. Lets dig into these in a bit more detail.

Volunteer 52

Volunteer Strategy Americorp Training 52

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.

Skills 59

Skills Leadership Communication Develop 59

Gyrus

JULY 25, 2024

It encompasses practices and technologies that protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive learner and instructor information, course materials, and system functionalities. It entails implementing appropriate controls to safeguard sensitive data, aligning with regulations and industry best practices.

Training 59

Training Train Measure Data 59

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. We strive to include diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at the center of our daily work. We commit to using these practices for our business and our communities. This is not a forum for amateurs.

Associations 221

Associations Leadership Volunteer Professional 221

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 Nonprofit Build Facilitation 117

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Write A FutureMe Email: I use a site called “ FutureMe ” to write an email to myself post-dated a year from now, a practice I’ve been doing for a few years now. Year in Review During the first two months of 2020, I taught workshops and facilitated digital transformation innovation labs in London and Warsaw.

Nonprofit 148

Nonprofit Facilitation Journal Reflection 148

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. The Human Side of Nonprofit Data Practice is the Yin, Technical the Yang.

Data 109

Data Measure Culture Technique 109

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Enhanced Employee Morale A strong safety culture fosters a sense of security among employees. This immersive approach helps employees practice their responses to emergencies or hazardous situations in a controlled environment. GyrusAim LMS facilitates continuous improvement through feedback mechanisms.

Training 52

Training Train Guide Module 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Empathy is contagious and influences and shapes a work culture of caring. Now, you might be wondering, “how do we practice empathy in our leadership styles?” It’s the counterproductive practice of sending after-hour emails or direct messages, causing unnecessary panic, or scheduling meetings during universal time off.

Leadership 122

Leadership Organization Nonprofit Skills 122

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. When board members blur the lines between governance and management, they inadvertently sabotage the organization.

Nonprofit 104

Nonprofit Director Government Leadership 104

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.” What if you want to look at ways to create an online professional learning community that was sustainable over time to spread best practices in a nonprofit area?

Professional 110

Professional Community Online Learning 110

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

We’ve convened a panel of techies who’ve been studying AI Strategies and Best Practices since long before ChatGPT and Gemini blew into town. This interactive session is focused on the cultural impact of AI, leading change, and the tools that can propel your association into the future.

Ideas 221

Ideas Sponsor Associations Director 221

Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

From their website : “Nova is a black-owned, women-owned company devoted to transforming organizational cultures. From their website : “We work across spheres to develop the practices, policies, and beliefs of professional communities. Culture Cipher. true north EDI. Website : [link]. She + Geeks Out. Equity and Results.

Consultant 124

Consultant Companies Help Websites 124

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Amira Learning is helping young students improve their reading literacy with an AI-powered tutor, while CodeSignal has built a platform for tech workers to pick up new technical skills and practice soft skills through AI-powered simulations. Smalt also boosted average revenue for workers, up 20% compared to 2023.

Education 92

Education Companies Student Skills 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

As I travel around and facilitate retreats with nonprofit organizations or master classes at nonprofit conferences as well as webinars on the topic, I’ve noticed some common themes related to stress trigger in the nonprofit workplace. Workplace Culture. Digital distractions that create a 24/7 work day. … Read More.

Tips 115

Tips Nonprofit Facilitation Culture 115

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

So, what does participatory grantmaking look like in practice? For staff, this often involves careful planning and facilitation, and playing a backend organizing role to ensure participants are easily able to engage in the tasks at hand. Inclusive and accessible practices for equitable participation in activities.

Participatory 140

Participatory Grant Foundation Philanthropy 140

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Worse yet, the facilitator is boring, the content is useless, board members are texting, and the food is stale! The root of a unified board is its culture, so the best board retreats address the fundamental culture questions, “What should it mean to be part of this board?”

Create 105

Create Develop Tips Facilitation 105

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

As trainers, Andrea and I both know the value of “modeling the model,” so we wanted to use and model best practices for designing effective meetings on their preferred platforms. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out. Design must comes first.

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Virtual Arts Participatory 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2012

But I followed the advice of colleague Rachel Smith, who teaches visual thinking and facilitation : “Send your inner critic who says you can’t draw on a vacation to Hawaii.” You also need to learn and practice a visual alphabet. It stops a lot of people from embracing visualization.

Technique 111

Technique Data NTC Skills 111

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Action Practice Report 98