Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2021

It is important to plan a strategy for each meeting interaction. Why do I get the feeling that this isn’t working for you? She has facilitated numerous workshops with hundreds of nonprofit professionals. The discovery step comes through a series of donor meetings. The goal of the first meeting is to open the relationship.

Facilitation 127

Facilitation Donor Gift Question 127

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

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.

Method 354

Method Fundraising Nonprofit Virtual 354

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. . Choose the Right Venue.

Facilitation 98

Facilitation Network Social Registration 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. We have shifted to digital-mediated interactions for almost everything in our lives. In the virtual workplace, being on video conference meetings and communicating via online collaboration platforms takes more energy than working face-to-face. Five Tips to Make Virtual Work Less Exhausting.

Virtual 180

Virtual Tips Nonprofit Interaction 180

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.

Tips 173

Tips Online Facilitation Virtual 173

Candid

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Funders in the United States can address this risk by promoting safeguardingproactive measures taken to prevent all forms of harm, abuse, and exploitation to all individuals who interact with funders and the organizations they support.

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Roles People Measure 95

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s an ongoing process that should keep membership and marketing teams working together routinely. Set Common Goals to Inspire Performance When the teams have established a comfortable working relationship, setting common goals that advance the strategic plan can be a powerful incentive to take collaboration to a higher level.

Collaboration 221

Collaboration Marketing Integration Trend 221

.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

It’s an ongoing process that should keep membership and marketing teams working together routinely. When the teams have established a comfortable working relationship, setting common goals that advance the strategic plan can be a powerful incentive to take collaboration to a higher level. Data is an important connector.

Collaboration 221

Collaboration Marketing Team Integration 221

Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 29, 2022

Today, TFA is a force of 66,000 alumni and corps members working in more than 9,000 schools nationwide in pursuit of profound systemic change. Following two successful phases of a Salesforce Marketing Cloud implementation, TFA again engaged Cloud for Good to implement Interaction Studio into the organization’s marketing stack.

Teach 91

Teach Interaction America Experiment 91

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

When you focus on what’s iconic to you, you can find deeper meaning in life and work. This interactive session is focused on the cultural impact of AI, leading change, and the tools that can propel your association into the future. Pralines n’ Cream will always have a place in my top ten.

Ideas 221

Ideas Sponsor Associations Director 221

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Social skills—Getting along with others and working successfully in a group. The work was exciting and new, but it was also compartmentalized. And, with the advent of AI, we can all work at the speed of the computer. Empathy—Understanding what others need and acting accordingly. We were trailblazers. IT hadn’t jumped the corral.

Giving 221

Giving Skills Facilitation Environment 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Many nonprofit organizations have made the transition to working remotely due to COVID-19 health concerns. Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. Work with Existing Partners In New Ways. Pro Tip: Thinking about hosting a virtual event?

Nonprofit 340

Nonprofit Survey Donor Fundraising 340

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

That comment isn’t meant to cast shade; just to point out that although the bots are fun, there are still some hurdles involved in really putting them to work. Create a personalized chatbot to interact with members, answer questions, and offer customized recommendations. This is Chat’s contribution. Like most things, that depends.

Las Vegas 221

Las Vegas Interaction Conversation Language 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2024

According to the 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report from Microsoft and LinkedIn , the use of generative AI has nearly doubled in the last six months with 75% of global workers reporting using it. For most employees – 68% – work has accelerated faster than employees’ ability to keep up.

Nonprofit 300

Nonprofit Language Donor Tools 300

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Since everyone needed to interact through video chat or Zoom calls in 2020, virtual fatigue set in and people became reluctant about attending virtual galas. By partnering with restaurants and caterers, and using video chats to facilitate socializing, virtual luncheons and dinners can be appealing affairs.

Fundraising 299

Fundraising Strategy Create Nonprofit 299

Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

The primary types of mobile giving How does mobile giving work? QR code donations Another effective way to facilitate mobile giving, especially when donors interact with physical marketing materials, is through QR code donations. How does mobile giving work? Step 2: Pick the giving avenues that work for you.

Mobile 104

Mobile Giving Guide Nonprofit 104

.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.

Team 221

Team Build Skills Culture 221

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

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Track donor interactions to personalize communications. You may think it costs too much time and resources to create memorable moments for donors, but in reality, there are a variety of low-cost touchpoints your organization can use to facilitate relationship-building. However, it doesnt come without hard work!

Retention 61

Retention Donor Effective Strategy 61

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Another honoree, HeyGen , launched a streaming avatar that enhances real-time interactions, creating more useful chatbots and tutors. Adobe has begun integrating its Video Model into Premiere Pro, which has a global user base of 30 million people, 47% of whom work for large companies.

Business 86

Business Service Companies Avatar 86

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

How an LMS Facilitates ISO Certification An LMS provides various functionalities that can significantly aid organizations in achieving and maintaining ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. Here are some critical ways an LMS can facilitate this process: 1. An LMS can facilitate this ongoing process.

Roles 69

Roles Training Train Module 69

sgEngage

JANUARY 28, 2025

They must work with advancement teams to understand scholarship funding, find students who fit donors specific requirements, shepherd those students through the application process, manage scholarship review committees, disburse awards, and report back to the donors how their funds were utilized. Know whats important for your institution.

Award 87

Award System Management Student 87

sgEngage

OCTOBER 15, 2024

I encourage you to think expansively about your data—every donor interaction is an opportunity to learn more about what inspires people to give so that we can reach donors with the right messages at the right time. Our solutions are designed to facilitate these connections, helping nonprofits engage with donors in meaningful ways.

Action 105

Action Impact Report Social 105

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this guide, we will explore how GyrusAim LMS can improve safety training in manufacturing and contribute to a safer work environment. Comprehensive Training Library: The LMS allows manufacturers to compile a wide range of safety training resources, including videos, manuals, and interactive courses, in one easily accessible location.

Training 52

Training Train Guide Module 52

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 26, 2025

Leaders must fully capitalize on the seismic shifts in the new standard of in-office work and use their spaces to enhance collaboration, productivity, and company purpose. As law firms, in particular, transition back to in-office work, they face the challenge of balancing privacy with collaborative spaces.

Work 71

Work Law Collaboration Interaction 71

Gyrus

JULY 18, 2024

This fosters engagement and interaction, helping new hires connect with their workplace and colleagues better. A streamlined and personalized onboarding experience contributes to lower turnover rates, resulting in cost savings on the training of recruits and better work efficiency. Now how does Gyrus LMS help in onboarding automation?

Training 52

Training Train Integration Learning Management 52

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.”

Roles 133

Roles Philanthropy Strategy Nonprofit 133

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Constraints That Nonprofits Face Those who previously worked in the for-profit space often face a rude awakening when they switch to nonprofits. The model isn’t set up to facilitate growth, and profits aren’t the priority — the impact is. Rethinking Transparent Practices Nonprofits’ constraints can also work in their favor.

Technology 52

Technology Support Build Charity 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

I’ve been working in my pajamas since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation. Here’s a few ideas.

Virtual 132

Virtual Facilitation Exercise Training 132

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Meanwhile, other education companies are using artificial intelligence to train both our youngest learners and working professionals who are looking to upskill and adapt to evolving technologies. Through AI simulations, users can practice real-world communication and work on their leadership skills.

Education 93

Education Companies Student Skills 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

We are only about one month into the world’s largest work from home experiment. There are number of reasons we feel exhausted from zoom meetings as Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab points out. A few tips include: use the phone instead, switch to asynchronous modes of working, or use a few camera tricks.

Exercise 177

Exercise Reflection Discussion Consultant 177

Whole Whale

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Feel free to *borrow* because we can’t work with everyone.

Metrics 52

Metrics Marketing Social Media Analytics 52

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. Your job is to disabuse those with whom you work of this “dirty money” notion. Everyone’s work makes the mission happen. It’s in your job description.

Philanthropy 135

Philanthropy Culture Fundraising Facilitation 135

Tableau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Analytics Extensions provide the flexibility you need, letting you choose the programming languages and platform of your choice to build and fine-tune models that can be used for dynamic interaction and report building purposes. This data can then be scored, transformed, or augmented to facilitate dynamic exploration.

Analytics 123

Analytics Script Analysis Model 123

Achieve

JANUARY 21, 2025

To facilitate this approach on your own donation page, determine your organizations most popular donation amount using your fundraising software and past donation data. Search for a nonprofit software tool that allows you to embed a tracker like this into your giving form or work with a website developer to create a custom solution.

Donation 52

Donation Integration Tips Social 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This enables organizations to maintain an integrated view of their interactions with each individual, facilitating personalized outreach efforts. They were able to streamline their development processes and monitor donor interactions more efficiently. The Education Foundation of Lake County’s story begins here.

Education 104

Education Fundraising Nonprofit Donor 104