Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

After the session, she asked to reuse the game locally and I asked her to just let me know how it went: I recently facilitated a day long meeting with a group of 7 different community media centers in California. I design and facilitate a day long, in person meeting every other month dedicated to one of these topics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Photo by Trav Williams. Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Group Photo. Too often, our participant surveys only focus on the first level. Formative Evaluation. Documentation.

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Evaluation Training Train Tips 131

Achieve

JANUARY 21, 2025

A photo of the donor A direct quote from the donor Here is an example of what a donor testimonial may look like on your donation page: Use the donor database in your nonprofits CRM to search for the right donors to request testimonials from. Incorporate photos and videos. Leverage a live donation tracker. Showcase your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

I noticed that Jen Bokoff from the Foundation Center was re-tweeted a photo of an icebreaker she used at her conference session on facilitation techniques. She kindly offered to cross post her blog post about icebreakers here. Group selfie ice breakers in our facilitation meeting! Icebreakers Can Be Fun! Also, fun results!

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Fun Training Train Facilitation 131

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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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

QR code donations Another effective way to facilitate mobile giving, especially when donors interact with physical marketing materials, is through QR code donations. You can even include photos of the beneficiaries supported by the donation so donors can see the real people behind your mission.

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Mobile Giving Guide Nonprofit 105

The Verge

MARCH 1, 2021

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images. Giuliani channel for violating our sale of regulated goods policy, which prohibits content facilitating the use of nicotine, and our presidential election integrity policy. We removed content from the Rudy W.

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YouTube Channel Guidelines Policy 131

The Verge

JUNE 6, 2020

Photo: Michele Doying / The Verge. Facebook published new recommendations for group admins yesterday evening in an attempt to help them facilitate conversations about race and inequality. They are also necessary, and we hope that we can continue to help you facilitate ongoing discussions and learning.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

International Training Work: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world. This past year I had the honor of facilitating an intense training in Tunisia in January for Women Entrepreneurs that included leadership, entrepreneurship, business planning, and communications.

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Tunisia Facilitation Foundation Technique 127

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Among other things, WhatsApp can be used to help facilitate team member collaboration, which has suddenly become much more challenging now that teams are having to work virtually due to social distancing. Documents can be attached to a WhatsApp message in various forms, and photos and videos also make suitable attachments.

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Storytelling Digital Audience Channel 303

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2014

Earlier this month, I facilitated a workshop for leaders of community foundations in New Jersey for the Knight Digital Media Center on the topic of practical network leadership skills. The workshop covers several topics including: Understanding the networked mindset.

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Leadership Network Personal New Jersey 109

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For example, one staff member may be in charge of creating volunteer appreciation efforts while another facilitates ongoing volunteer training. Day 10 – Share photos from a recent volunteer event. A mobile app that empowers volunteers to take control of their engagement and facilitates smoother communication.

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Volunteer Management Guide Nonprofit 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Flickr photo by Geoff Livingston. 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. I wish you a very happy and healthy 2019!

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Professional Build Nonprofit Facilitation 117

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. Photo credit: Flickr futureshape ). It was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. Just let me know!).

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Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Facilitate a culture of volunteerism Studies suggest engaging youth in volunteer activities and setting expectations for community service or internships increases their likelihood of lifelong volunteerism. Photo credit: Haley Treadway The post Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers appeared first on Candid insights.

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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.” Is your nonprofit facilitating online professional learning? That email exchange morphed into this guest post. What have you learned?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In my work as a trainer and facilitator, I make workshops and master classes as interactive as possible, incorporating peer discussion, movement, and creativity. But it isn’t impossible, if you follow best practices for virtual facilitation for meetings. The next step is to facilitate a discussion.

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Online Training Train Facilitation 110

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

That morning, I saw the jaw-dropping photos and videos from the Japan tsunami disaster. Second, we would focus on taking the campaign to off-line events as much as possible to facilitate meaningful connections between the online and offline world. How did you co-created the campaign?

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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. Or the last photo in their phone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

I gave a keynote about the Human Side of Data for Good and facilitated a mini-innovation lab to brainstorm creative ideas around the challenge of communicating about the value of shared data and becoming the community knowledge center for shared data for donors, nonprofits, and other stakeholders. Photo by Rachel Calderon.

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Reflection Conference Learning Homeless 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits. The demo also showed a new 3D map feature and how you can take a photo and have it return google search results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2013

.” Others offered some good practical advice: Post an unusual (but relevant) photo. Post some inspiring New Year messages and photos to let people know we’re back after holidays. That always gets folks talking and sharing. Get that editorial calendar up and running.

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Tunisia NGO Social Media Facilitation 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

The audience had very good English skills so no translation was needed. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion. This method was used because the facilitator needed to speak into the mic so I could hear the questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Photo by George Galanais. I’ll be doing a session with colleagues Danette Peters and Roberto Cremonini on Outcomes, Impact, and Communication where will not only share some case studies and techniques for outcome-based evaluation, but model some small group facilitation techniques for the process. SXSW: March 7, 2014.

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Conference San Diego Social Media New York City 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Photo by Beth Kanter. Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising).

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Change Build Social Facilitation 115

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2013

Flickr Photo BirkgetKing. We were part of an email thread with a small group of individuals offered input on community management systems and facilitator recruiting resources. We were part of an email thread with a small group of individuals offered input on community management systems and facilitator recruiting resources.

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Community Online Cisco Facilitation 103

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery.

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Community Social Media Case Study Haiti 207

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. which lets you display everyone time zones and photo in a visual way or the handy tool, EverytimeZone.

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Virtual Tips Time Work 116

TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2023

In particular, Welcome to the Jungle sends a photo and video crew to your office so that they can shoot some high-quality photos and record some quick interviews with employees. Of course, the startup also has its own profile on its platform to facilitate its hiring strategy.

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Job Czech Republic Platform Spain 110

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Physical books or DVDs: snap a photo of your bookshelf. Claude Pro provided an excellent overview of the kinds of books Ive selected for the book group I facilitate over the past eight years. Here are the fastest ways to gather them. AI can read the titles. Or write a list of titles on paper.

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Movie Music Doc Analysis 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2013

I’m facilitating a Peer Learning Program for the Knight Foundation with community foundations that are hosting Giving Days using the Knight Foundation’s Giving Day Playbook. Carry your camera phone around and snap impromptu photos of your #nonprofit. Use images in every communication #21CapitalCamp.

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Camera Content Photography Strategy 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2013

Flickr Photo by TomtheJet. I’m headed to New Zealand and Australia to facilitate workshops in both countries and to keynote the ConnectingUp Conference (Australia’s version of the Nonprofit Technology Conference). I am excited for a return visit to Australia. May 13, 2013: Meeting with NZ Funders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

By partnering with restaurants and caterers, and using video chats to facilitate socializing, virtual luncheons and dinners can be appealing affairs. Charity luncheons and fancy dinners may seem like events that should be in-person, but nonprofits hosted many successful virtual dinners in 2020. Virtual and Hybrid Concerts.

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Fundraising Strategy Create Nonprofit 283

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

For the networked nonprofit workshops I facilitate, I’ve developed a maturity of practice assessment called “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly ” which gives me a detailed understanding of where the organization is in its practice. It is also important to target the right level of authority. Development. I do this all the time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

see the photo at the top). The pandemic has inspire a new breed of online collaboration apps that facilitate drop in video chatting for serendipitous conversations that your team might want to test. Adding some music makes it more fun. Here’s a list of dance music. Simulate the Office Water Cooler or Open Door Policy.

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Virtual Tips Nonprofit Interaction 180

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

In the living room, Looking Glass known for its retail holographic displaysreleased a 6-inch version for everyday consumers that transforms photos, Polaroids, even notebook sketches into stunning 3-D projections. A detachable frame can be added to give it the semblance of staring at a classic wood-framed photo sitting on a bookshelf.

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