Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Meetings are a big part of our work week, whether it is a recurring staff, team, or board meeting or informal check-in. Whether our meeting is useless or valuable depends on how we design, facilitate, and follow up. What if you tried different processes to increase engagement or productivity? Here’s my curated list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

But this is more than a simple report on a highly successful leadership program that takes a systems approach to serving an underserved community, it is the authors playbook of how to design and implement a program, including facilitation recipes for designing meetings. The facilitation methods are participatory.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

By dedicating just 120 hours per year, board members can make a substantial difference in the organization’s growth, advocacy, fundraising efforts, and overall success. Committing 12 hours per year to committee work allows board members to contribute their expertise in specific areas of focus.

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Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2021

Do they want to make a difference? Why do I get the feeling that this isn’t working for you? She has facilitated numerous workshops with hundreds of nonprofit professionals. Facebook | LinkedIn | The post How to Facilitate the Discovery Step of the Donor-Centered Approach appeared first on Bloomerang. Amount, assets?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. That’s why I’ve added a new workshop on running and facilitating effective virtual meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master. ” What is Human Centered Design?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? Take for example my colleague Eugene Eric Kim who shares his facilitation toolkit which includes links to his favorite Post It notes and markers. When I facilitate training, I use analog and digital tools and materials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Spectragram.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 5, 2020

With physical events and social gatherings requiring attendance restrictions and physical distancing, many event organizers and planners are wondering how they can facilitate networking at their event while following the mandates and keeping attendees safe from the coronavirus. . You can organize attendees in a few different ways. .

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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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Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

The year-end giving season is rife with opportunities for new donor acquisition and for bringing in different types of donors. While we may have just closed another year’s chapter, the work is far from over. This is where donor segmentation makes all the difference.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? Pairing people of different backgrounds and experience, or “bridge mentoring,” requires more intentionality and effort than casual arrangements. Winton also notes that this skill-based, collaborative model is the way millennials prefer to work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.

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John Kenyon

MARCH 24, 2017

I created this handout on Facilitation Methods to highlight some of the most popular techniques, along with a brief explanation of each method. Different methods serve different goals, so give some thought to which method best serves your goals. Facilitation Methods Handout – pdf.

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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. This is well meaning, but under-informed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

My work as a trainer and facilitator has brought me to many places in the world. Often, the training on-site is the beginning of project which includes facilitating sessions remotely across time zones. ” I remember working with a cohort of grantees in Pakistan which is 12 hour time zone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

When your board can’t work to the best of their ability, it holds your entire organization back from reaching its true potential. Many of today’s nonprofits have remote or hybrid work setups, which means that directors are likely to be working in different time zones or locations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on “Data Informed Philanthropy” hosted by the Packard Foundation – not only was the content compelling (stay tuned for a post on that), but it was also a fantastic opportunity to observe one of the best facilitators I know, Allen Gunn from Aspiration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I am thrilled to be presenting with my colleague, Ananda Leeke in Boston next week at the Resilience at Work Conference. I’m going to share different techniques for weaving mindful moment and exercises into your workday. Above all, silence facilitates clear and creative thinking and quiets negative thoughts.

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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. When he’s not managing a fundraising event you can find him at the gym or working on side projects at home in Palo Alto, CA.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. The best-case scenario would be to use several different approaches to plant the seeds for this initiative. Sometimes an outside facilitator can move members forward more quickly. An annual survey is a good start.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Through Peer Support Groups, warriors connect with each other, work to overcome challenges, and develop a renewed sense of community. We also held events at least quarterly, doing volunteer work with the food bank and local schools, as well as social events – like movie nights, bowling, and holiday celebrations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively.

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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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TechImpact

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Much like the head coach or manager of a professional sports team, your job when assembling and managing these teams becomes less about teaching and directing, and become more centered on ensuring the group is working cohesively. And not only that, how well those moving parts are working unison with one another.

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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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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

Create and manage different volunteer groups To encourage and facilitate conversation between your member volunteers, use your online community platform to create different groups. Do you find your volunteer work impactful? How would you rate your current volunteer experience? Do we offer enough training opportunities?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

.” — Alex Osborn, How to Think Up , 1942 seminal book on concept off brainstorming The process of getting a group to generate and build on others’ ideas depends on how you facilitate openness in the group. Today, Claire will be the facilitator. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators. Give everybody a turn.

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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. Then you are ready to tackle confirming the topic before combustion, which is the discussion and work around meaning-making and decisions. Flickr Image by Derek Gavey.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. The leader as facilitator -- You ensure that meetings, team dynamics, and interpersonal relationships function effectively.

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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

APRIL 6, 2017

When nonprofits invest in creating physical spaces that inspire employees to show up for work, staff is more engaged, productive, happy, and healthy. The seating includes a variety of chairs and couches and the room can be configured in different ways depending on the type of meeting. Based on what I observed and heard, yes!

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Let’s Define Your Community Since your mission is to facilitate philanthropy in order to move your mission forward, let’s talk about your philanthropic community – the donors, volunteers, advocates and ambassadors who fuel your work, making your impact the greatest it can be. But it won’t happen unless you facilitate it.

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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. People are different, but in predictable ways. AI facilitates radical connection in a manner most directly aligned with individual identities, interests, and preferences.

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