Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Each of us took on a different aspect of nonprofit technology design and incorporated some interactive exercises. Her photoshop skills were used in service of the star wars theme, including adding a red hat to Yoda. One of my favorites was this terrific warm up from John Kenyon to help you when you are about to present.

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Training Train Reflection Resource 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

This exercise has led us to the next step in our strategy review process- a draft that outlines key elements of our refreshed strategy. Over the next month, we’d welcome your input on our thoughts, what we are proposing to change or add, and what we plan to keep. In September, the OE program will be going in front of the Board.

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Effective Program Work Review 96

BoardAssist

JANUARY 30, 2018

Many folks who approach BoardAssist worry that all they will do on a nonprofit board is ask their friends for money – instead they want to be involved in using their management and strategy skills to some higher purpose. Have the board and staff tested the proposed campaign plan with prospective donors?

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Campaign Fundraising Articulate Indianapolis 40

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

Usually the process of running import tests leads to additional iterations on the proposed data structure in the new CRM as you wrestle with limitations of the data extracted from the old CRM. A data migration is not an exercise in maintaining bad data practices. Data science is not a part of a database administrator’s skill set.

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Data Donor Database Map 178

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Check your organization’s website, recent RFPs, grant proposals, etc. Use this section as the “elevator pitch” for your fundraising proposal. Your fundraising team should bring together a mix of nonprofit pros with complementary skills and align them around your strategic plan. Fundraising plan summary. Choosing your team.

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

They fill many roles in different capacities, bringing diverse skills as board members, committee leads, exhibit guides, ushers, admins, and more. It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. billion in economic value. Authors Barbara L.

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Volunteer Tips Policy Exercise 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Often the effective practices are well documented, but the novices -- who are often in the majority -- lack both the core civic skills and the confidence for independent experiential learning. They produce a model that shows the consequences of the proposed change. They don't learn the skills. Not Sim Doorknocker.

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Education Mobile Game Exercise 50

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. So how do you do that? That’s teaching.

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Game Education Change Classroom 132

Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

Be sure to understand the nature of any proposed “customization” first in order to avoid misunderstanding. Often not, but the exercise of trying to do so is often worth the effort. Evaluate your team: Do you have the right skills sets and capacity in house? Development approach.

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Build API Evaluation Exercise 32

NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games. For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. So how do you do that? That's teaching.

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Game Education Change Classroom 60

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

We also ended the entire event with one of my favorite exercises, the Exquisite Corpse game, in which participants co-created comics of their craziest museum dreams. And I'm a really active person, itchy if sitting too long, so I like to add in some physical exercises to get people moving (and, where reasonable, engaging with visitors).

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Facilitation Reflection Museum Participatory 32

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

Technology can be a huge barrier for inclusion if we don’t consider the digital divide of skills, tools, and Internet speeds when selecting platforms and tools for meetings. For example, can you get feedback asynchronously on a proposal or concept before the meeting? Beware of Power Imbalances and Group Dynamics.

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Facilitation Tips Camera Nonprofit 180

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

It’s a hard task, but is a great exercise to try. Provide ongoing training opportunities and support to help your team members develop their leadership skills overtime. Follow up with potential funding sources after submitting applications or proposals. ’ Try outlining this core mission in twenty-five words.

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Effective Business Create Tips 96

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I want the best for you, this is a little bit more interpersonal skills, of course. So it’s asking them, you know, I recommend doing some kind of either a poll, a survey, or even one-on-one share where you say, you know, “How do you feel about the fact that we just lost this proposal or it didn’t hit this benchmark?”

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People Community Video Podcast 81

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2017

They fill many roles in different capacities, bringing diverse skill sets as board members, committee leads, exhibit guides, ushers, admins, and more. It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more importantly, retain their commitment them by valuing their time, effort, and skills. . 4% from 2013-2014.

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Volunteer Tips Policy Exercise 47

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

For example: “acquire 100 new donors this year” or “write 10 grant proposals before March.” A = Set goals for yourself that can be reached with the skills and resources you have. When it comes to fundraising, one of the SMARTest things you can do is develop a fundraising plan for your nonprofit that uses the SMART goal model.

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Goal Fundraising Sponsor Grant 59

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And one of the exercises you can use to figure that out is this kind of bullseye graphic, which is in the book but you can easily draw it on a piece of paper. That those are the teams that self-identify as the most effective and have really the right level of skill, and maybe advanced or expert skills, to be really effective communicators.

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Build Video New York City Communication 125

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” You can also speak to the skills and the talents and the successes of those leading the program. You know, I could say, “I’m going to lose it through healthy eating or exercise,” it’s action-driven. Grant proposals. Are you using evidence-based methods. This is a system that works.”

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