ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? I'm looking forward to learning more about how your students impact Charity Navigator--and even how nonprofits are empowered to evaluate and report about their work to donors and stakeholders. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The MOOC , is a Stanford University-sponsored FREE online course intended to teach givers of all ages, backgrounds, incomes and experiences to give more effectively. There is no better way to improve your own teaching than being a student! The lectures are brief, fun conversations in the forums, and worksheets are great.

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Giving Free Lecture Student 100

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

You’ll learn how Nonprofit Cloud can increase your organization’s social impact. This panel discussion will explore the digital strategies and paradigms that leaders are using today to propel their people processes and technology to become digital-first and achieve greater impact in the post-COVID era.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

The main curriculum at Hadley China is around teaching English. It's clear Hadley has had a great impact on the blindness field in China. Even though he didn't speak English (or more accurately, we didn't speak Mandarin), he was a lot of fun to have a few beers with.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

What : Learn how your organization could use open data and APIs to show your impact, coordinate volunteers, or inspire supporters to take action. What : Relax, or join the fun – it’s up to you! Activities include: - Human Bingo: A fun and easy way to network with other attendees. What : Relax, or join the fun – it’s up to you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

I combining raising money to send Cambodian youngsters to school, an action learning experiment on the art of retweet, guest teaching at Stanford Business School class on social technology, and eating chocolate. What could be more fun? I've set a modest goal this year because small actions add up. Thank you for donating!

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Arts Help Homeless Twitter 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. This exercise was teaching us to be open to change.

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Teach Change Social Exercise 50

The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

When my colleagues and I decided to teach our players about cyberbullying, most of the anti-bullying nonprofits we reached out to never even responded. Developers can leverage the same things that make a game fun to educate players about social causes as well. This process has to start with fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Hike during staff retreat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2015

What Sesame Street Can Teach Us About the Giving Challenge – Guest Post by Susie Bowie. I just read a fun piece on Next Avenue called “5 Sesame Street Lessons We Need Again As Adults” by Bryce Kirchoff. It’s not about what you do, but what impact you are making. Celebrate Yourself. When All Else Fails, Dance.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For example, A Gift for Teaching used a fundraising thermometer and leaderboard on their 2021 Back-to-School Drive webpage to drive donations and keep fundraisers updated on the latest status of their fundraising campaign. To make things fun, consider hosting fun social media challenges that your supporters can complete under your hashtag.

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Hosting Fundraising Practice Social Media 133

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Happy Monday Have Fun * Do Gooders! I'm offering Have Fun * Do Good readers a special discount if they would like to give themselves, or a friend the gift of career coaching in 2009. Now I mainly do one-on-one work with people via phone, and teach classes on occasion. Most people who work with me fall into 1 of 3 categories.

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Fun Green Consultant Podcast 40

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Setting up your own domain will help you see the impact of each SEO technique you implement Click To Tweet. So you want to teach yourself SEO? Look no further, take a seat, relax, and get ready to learn (it will be fun – I promise). Setting up your own domain helps you see the impact of your SEO techniques!

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Learning Mentoring Search Beginner 105

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 19, 2020

As your focus shifts to online methods, maintaining your impact and fundraising goals seems like a daunting task. You can put as much information as you want into the void, but unless it’s something that breaks through the clutter, it won’t make an impact with your audience. Everyone is tired of screens. Get creative. Game night.

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Fundraising Guide Nonprofit Movie 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Before I get to the topic of using posters to make your workshops or meeting more interactive (and fun), I want to wish you a Happy International Women’s Day! This was much more fun than writing it down on a worksheet! This helps with increasing attention spans and retention as well as make the session more fun.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

After over 20 years of fundraising, consulting, and teaching nonprofits across the U.S., Bring your supporters together to build stewardship and celebrate the impact you make as a community. When your 2023 annual report is complete, plan to email it to all your donors to let them know how their gift made an impact.

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Giving Donor Gift Volunteer 112

Tableau

MARCH 19, 2024

A professor teaching data visualization was looking for a teaching assistant to help students with Tableau,” she remembers. “I Seeing the positive impact a solid Tableau Public profile had on her job prospects, Karolina doubled down and continued to showcase her data skills and career readiness on the platform. March 20, 2024

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Student Data Profile Job 131

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Once you make it easy and appealing for parents to get involved, you’ll open up a valuable donor segment that will help your nonprofit make a positive impact. On weekends and during school breaks, parents are often looking for fresh activities to engage their kids, and many will appreciate it if their kids learn something while they have fun.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

For Team MPhasis, its important to not only teach kids through sports, but to also incorporate our religious beliefs into our work. Having Godly principles embedded in our program is the most important concept that we teach, and we make that a clear focus right up front. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Like this article?

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Teach Philanthropy Volunteer Research 81

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

The 10 Disciplines teach you how they can lay a foundation that creates space in your busy life for you to consistently and optimally perform and achieve your inner peace. “I Before delving into the 10 Disciplines, Gino teaches you 3 Discoveries that will help you free your True Self. Embracing that you are driven. It is in your DNA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2012

After finishing a four-day intensive training in Delhi for the Networked NGO , I stayed on a few days in India to visit colleague, Rufina Fernandez, who I met when she was the CEO of the Nasscom Foundation when she brought me to India to speak at the leadership conference and teach workshops back in 2010.

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Bloomerang

JULY 8, 2021

Taking a leaf from the inventions of the superhero genres is a well tried and fun way to understand what works and which areas we could improve on in our communications with the public. To quantify what the world does or doesn’t see, it’s time to understand your nonprofit’s brand impact to-date through a small focus group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I used my holiday break as an opportunity for a brief digital detox and time for family, travel and fun. I continued an active schedule of teaching workshops on self-care for nonprofit professionals and creating a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace as well as numerous keynote presentations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. The more is raised, the more impact they can make. It instantly becomes less about numbers and more about impact.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Do you have extra time to spend on courses that, while fun and interesting, aren’t going to improve your life in a noticeable way? How we tell stories and share information can have a major impact on how it is perceived by the learner. After all, just consider how drastically data visualization can impact how we read graphs and tables!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Workplace Wellbeing : I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman a few years ago. I have continued to teach facilitation and meeting design workshops and coaching for online and hybrid meetings. Adam Grant said it well, “Having fun isn’t an enemy of efficiency.

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Professional Nonprofit Journal Facilitation 92

Tableau

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Though we’re replacing the name, the selection criteria and expectations remain the same: Tableau experts who raise the bar of what’s possible with Tableau through teaching, sharing, and collaboration. In return, they get insider access to Tableau and other fun perks during their one-year term. .

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Program Leadership Help Raise 105

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Ask: Send a personalized request for support that acknowledges the donor’s past gifts and shares the impact their donation will make. Showing impact numbers and, more importantly, stories keep donors informed and engaged. Impact 4 Ways to Expertly Manage Donor Data 9 min read Read Now 3. Teaching them something.

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Donor Strategy Nonprofit Social Media 98

Tableau

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Though we’re replacing the name, the selection criteria and expectations remain the same: Tableau experts who raise the bar of what’s possible with Tableau through teaching, sharing, and collaboration. In return, they get insider access to Tableau and other fun perks during their one-year term.

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Program Leadership Help Raise 98

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 14, 2017

The impact of volunteerism can be felt in communities of all shapes and sizes. No matter the size of the community, though, the impact of volunteerism is always huge. Volunteering goes beyond just being something fun to do; it decreases stress, too. You can show the impact of volunteering through your actions.

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Volunteer Benefit Social Network Teach 73

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

Get ready to make a lasting impact and empower change like never before. Fun and Creative Ways to Show Support for Pride Month Supporting Pride Month can be important for your nonprofit organization, even if it isn’t specifically focused on human rights. Fundraising is a powerful tool that can amplify our impact.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 7, 2011

Bay Area Writers and Have Fun, Do Gooders! Just wanted to let you know that I'll be teaching my Blogging for Writers workshop May 15th from 10 AM-4 PM in the cozy Writing Salon classroom at the Strawberry Creek Design Center in Berkeley. The workshop is great for newbies, and for folks who want to breathe new life into an old blog.

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Classroom Classes Exercise Teach 49

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. That’s teaching. Fundamentally that’s what teaching should be. Spending more time on the same old thing hasn’t shown to make that impact.

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Education Game Change Classroom 132

Tableau

AUGUST 2, 2022

Anyone can learn new, in-demand skills to kick start their career on Trailhead, a free and fun online learning platform from Salesforce. The Build Your Data Literacy Trail on Trailhead teaches you to interpret, explore, and communicate effectively with data. How to start building your data literacy .

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Literacy Skills Data Build 105

Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

As an arts organization, you can have lots of fun coming up with incentives for your peer-to-peer fundraisers , and you can also empower them to offer ticket and class discounts in return for donations. Teaching art by hosting online courses has become a viable option, one that your nonprofit shouldn’t ignore!

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

To increase your impact, reach out to your network to see if they can help you donate goods or money for school supplies. Volunteer to help at back-to-school registration days or help out at any welcome back fun fests or picnics schools have planned. Teach for America. Then, drop off donations to schools in need. Final thoughts.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

The program included fintech startups because of the pandemic’s economic impact, focusing on three companies that “are helping aging populations better manage finances and budgets, and effectively plan for the future.” It hosts hundreds of games, including role-playing games.

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