.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships? In fairness, so many groups operate with minimal staff that this type of program can seem like a luxury. If mentoring is a new concept for your group, baby steps may be needed to create buy-in. Most mentorships begin with bonding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2013

I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert facilitators in the room because I not only learn about the content, but also learn some new facilitation techniques.

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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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Develop Create Tips Exercise 85

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Strategies for effective and collaborative idea generation How can you ensure that your ideas not only get heard, but also gain traction within a brainstorming group? Today, Claire will be the facilitator. We’ll follow with 10 minutes to group ideas around common themes. The primary roles are idea generators and facilitators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. (There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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Reflection Professional Facilitation San Jose 73

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Many groups have adopted DEI as a strategic priority. Some groups are reluctant to divert attention from member engagement and attrition. An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. Give the group some easy wins and some more visionary ambitions.

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Associations Reflection Leadership Policy 221

Candid

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Intermediaries provide the means to an end : facilitating the disbursement of funding for coordinating efforts to meet social needs, organizing communities to address injustice, and in some cases redistributing wealth to advance equity. Intermediaries are organizations that offer back office support to nonprofits and leaders (e.g.,

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Forum One

OCTOBER 30, 2024

If so, you may need to introduce new structures, like a digital working group, that can facilitate cross-functional collaboration and hold people accountable to colleagues in other departments. Is cross-functional collaboration supported and encouraged, or does your organization have a siloed, hierarchical culture?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

Breakout Rooms are a feature on Zoom meetings (it has to be turned on in your zoom profile/account ) that allows the meeting host to put people into small groups for more intimate discussions or activities. . See the small group exercises timing charts in this document ). Which one you select depends on the activity and group dynamics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the pandemic, interested soared in learning how facilitate better virtual meetings.

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Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 114

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Kelly Buhles outlines some of the ways to structure participation in her article, “A Primer for Participatory Grantmaking,” and divides them into two main groupings: participatory committees and collective groups. Committees tend to be smaller groups of selected representatives who review and decide on grants.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Leadership styles conducive to authentic engagement, providing clear guidance and building integrated processes and structures that foster collaboration and team cohesion is essential. Authentic engagement.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They go by many different names – volunteer councils, auxiliaries, “friends” groups, and more – but regardless of their varied titles, such groups share a great deal. Having an outside facilitator helps to ensure that all voices are heard and that the process keeps moving forward. Lessons from the Field.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

The nature of capital campaign committee structures. Next comes a lead gift committee and a campaign cabinet or steering committee, followed by a range of additional ad-hoc groups assembled to tackle other needs as they arise in the quiet, kickoff, and public phases of the campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the pandemic, interested soared in learning how facilitate better virtual meetings.

Professional 100

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 100

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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Facilitation Training Train International 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the past few years, interest soared in learning how to facilitate better virtual meetings has soared.

Professional 92

Professional San Jose Journal Facilitation 92

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Say goodbye to paper bid sheets, long checkout lines, and payment reconciliation issues—Qgiv prioritizes efficiency and facilitates positive experiences for auction planners, volunteers, and donors alike. Most helpful features Mobile bidding , including app and web-based options.

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Software Tools Registration Facilitation 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Here are some rituals that I have consistently used over the past few decades: Review the Past Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead.

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Journal Reflection Technique Facilitation 148

Media Cause

OCTOBER 14, 2023

But, more specifically, project managers juggle various responsibilities and wear a multitude of hats—organizer, leader, motivator, facilitator, liaison, and driver—to ensure success. This role fosters collaboration and open communication within the team so that the group achieves project alignment and coordination of all members.

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Project Management Facilitation Collaboration 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation. The first post was an overview of 9 virtual facilitation tips. ” . That comes next.

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Virtual Facilitation Exercise Fun 132

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. Facilitator Guide: [link]. … Read More

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Practice Thailand Asia Reflection 108

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The agenda is used to streamline the decision-making process by grouping routine or non-controversial items together on an agenda. Categorizing agenda items : Agenda items are categorized into two main groups: consent items and regular discussion items. Board meetings that are guided by a consent agenda likely avoid that complaint.

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Discussion Government Nonprofit Facilitation 82

Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

The level of interaction can be increased by fostering social connections among students, encouraging them to take an active part in class discussions, and viewing them as part of a group instead of individuals. Here’s how different tools and technologies come together to enhance community building: 1.Social

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Virtual Classroom Classroom Virtual Community 52

Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

The level of interaction can be increased by fostering social connections among students, encouraging them to take an active part in class discussions, and viewing them as part of a group instead of individuals. Here’s how different tools and technologies come together to enhance community building: 1.Social

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Virtual Classroom Classroom Virtual Community 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Conducting meetings that take conversations down rabbit holes that cause widespread frustration amongst the members of your group. Organization Fitness : Ability to create the appropriate business structure, evolve the business model, develop talent while planning for succession, and innovate.

Leadership 106

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 106

Nimble AMS

APRIL 22, 2022

When reorganizing your pricing structure, consider adding more training opportunities , certifications, professional development classes, and webinars to maximize the member experience. . Form a member focus group. If you seek further insight before launching your communication plan, consider asking members to join a focus group.

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Associations Communication Change Effective 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2017

A reflective process, whether it is a structured process for individuals or groups, can give us insights about what worked and what could be improved. This is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. A structured process has a number of benefits.

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Reflection Structure Journal Nonprofit 97

Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

The level of interaction can be increased by fostering social connections among students, encouraging them to take an active part in class discussions, and viewing them as part of a group instead of individuals. Here’s how different tools and technologies come together to enhance community building: 1.

Virtual Classroom 52

Virtual Classroom Classroom Virtual Benefit 52

Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

We encourage our smaller grantee partners to start by building strong relationships with their existing funders, who often can help facilitate introductions to other funders in their networks and may know about additional funding opportunities. This critical research informs many of our current practices.

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Relationship Build Organization Philanthropy 93

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys. Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys. Create structure. Structure is crucial to developing and sustaining an effective advisory committee. However, structure does not have to mean rigidity.

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Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 85

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 21, 2024

The ownership structure ensures Methodist Healthcare continues to be a benefit to the community by providing care to all, and earnings to MHM to care for the uninsured and economically disadvantaged throughout its 74-county service area. The post Methodist Unveils $181 Million Investment appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This can be challenging, but with the right support structure, nonprofits can thrive in this environment. Convenience: Being able to attend a fundraiser online or in-person is very accommodating to supporters, provided that a nonprofit offers good experiences for both groups.

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Create Strategy Fundraising Virtual 279

Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Some courses are meant to co-exist and taken as a group-one after the other to deliver a holistic experience to learners. Learning paths can tailor the training material to cater to the individual user in a sequence and structured manner. Why Learning Paths (Curriculums) are important for your training programs?

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Training Train Program Learning 52

Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Some courses are meant to co-exist and taken as a group-one after the other to deliver a holistic experience to learners. Learning paths can tailor the training material to cater to the individual user in a sequence and structured manner. Why Learning Paths (Curriculums) are important for your training programs?

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Training Train Program Learning 52

Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Some courses are meant to co-exist and taken as a group-one after the other to deliver a holistic experience to learners. Learning paths can tailor the training material to cater to the individual user in a sequence and structured manner. This is where learning paths play a vital role.

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Training Train Program Learning 52

AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The good news is that facilitating networking in a virtual setting is quite simple. If you are thinking of hosting a virtual networking event, we have some tips that can help you with the planning and facilitation process. Some ways to provide value and structure: Bring in a popular industry figure or thought leader.

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