NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

Online donors are a generous group. Here are five irresistible follow-up techniques to help you convert and retain this very valuable group of online donors, who in the aggregate have much higher cumulative value over the long term than traditional mail-acquired donors. Download the full Multichannel Fundraising Report.

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Technique Retention Donor Online 201

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. Others have also documented and used the technique or taught others how to do it.

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Facilitation Technique Ideas Exercise 102

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Our agenda delivers strategies you can put into practice immediately, along with the creative vision leaders need to succeed in digital markets. Harriet Bogdanowicz, Chief Strategy Officer at the American Planning Association, will share how APA used these techniques to innovate and set trends in the planning industry.

Sponsor 221

Sponsor Associations North America Law 221

.orgSource

OCTOBER 31, 2023

If your group is more sigh than sizzle, you need to meet Adele Gambardella and Chip Massey. Harriet’s going to explain how APA used convincing techniques to innovate and set trends in the planning industry. We wrote two books on Association 4.0 How can we stay ahead of the competition? These two are experts at getting noticed.

Sponsor 275

Sponsor Associations Law Hype 275

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

Using this custom approach in your fundraising practices can improve donor engagement. These features let groups focus on their resources. Implementing Data-Driven Donation Asks: Best Practices Nonprofits want to use AI for data-driven donation asks. They can follow best practices to make them effective.

Donation 239

Donation Data Fundraising Analytics 239

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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. Have members pick a partner and practice reciting the mission. Most small group talk is dominated by one or two people.

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Develop Create Tips Exercise 58

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? Let’s begin with some practical strategies, including ground rules, defined roles, supplies, and tools. We’ll follow with 10 minutes to group ideas around common themes.

Generation 97

Generation Ideas Arts Share 97

Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

I want to share a few of my favorite techniques for making sure that you’re identifying and adapting to the evolving needs of your audience while designing. I think that the most powerful design technique is to engage in active listening and empathy-building exercises with your internal stakeholders. And practice, practice, practice!

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Audience Design Exercise Test 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. The skill, of course, is hosting a Giving Day and we are now looking at processes, techniques, and ideas for follow up and assessment.

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Reflection Practice Results Storytelling 122

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

Start A New Professional Journal(s): For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal(s), using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is to select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Since I do this every year, I also look at what I wrote the previous year.

Reflection 73

Reflection Professional Facilitation San Jose 73

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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Exercise Reflection Google Structure 177

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

To mitigate this, work as a group to evaluate AI outputs across different demographic groups and address disparities. Training employees on AI best practices will keep their tech skills current and improve their ability to use the technology effectively.

Team 98

Team Tips Fundraising Training 98

Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Whether you’re looking to brush up on best practices for annual appeals, boost your fundraising game on social media this GivingTuesday , or build expert storytelling skills to win over supporters this giving season and beyond, we’ve got you covered with this list of 12 free nonprofit books. So is almost every other nonprofit.

Free 115

Free Help Fundraising Storytelling 115

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Explore these missteps in detail to find practical solutions to steer your fundraising efforts in the right direction. Segmenting your email audience allows you to tailor your messaging and communications to specific groups, increasing the relevance and impact of your appeals. Top fundraising mistakes to avoid 1.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Grant Technique Relationship 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

There are many approaches to journaling and types of notebooks, but I have settled in on using a variation of the bullet journal technique and the one-sentence five-year journal. Chris Brogan’s technique is to select three words and stick with them for the coming year. The five-year journal helps you look back as you look ahead.

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Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

As an email subscriber, each week you’ll get a new “micro” essay about 1 principle or technique. Nonprofit Best Practices Best practices are usually best practices for a reason. Blogs Veritus Group. Very Good Copy. VeryGoodCopy is a newsletter about copywriting & creativity. Sign up for SOFII’s emails.

Resource 98

Resource Newsletter Case Study Nonprofit 98

Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

They should be able to: Suggest discussion group topics and content?. Your online community should include valuable information, such as details about professional development opportunities, the latest reports on industry best practices, and new insights from industry thought leaders. Active committees and/or special interest groups

Community 129

Community Online Strategy Guidelines 129

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Normalize Feedback Use the technique of calling in and calling out. The objective here is to pinpoint, through feedback, the impact of a certain behavior so that the person practicing that behavior is made aware of the consequences of their actions. You need to create gracious space where it is safe to learn in public.

Active 97

Active Activism Activities Organization 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master.

Facilitation 134

Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 134

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Since I do this every year, I also look at what I wrote the previous year.

Professional 114

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is to select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Since I do this every year, I also look at what I wrote the previous year.

Professional 92

Professional San Jose Journal Facilitation 92

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Datamaking can enhance capacity building efforts through group questioning and analysis. However, when we initiate a more practical conversation, we can determine which questions will be most useful. The following image conveys what this looked like in practice for the same cultural intermediary that used the matrix tool above.

Data 108

Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 108

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Data should inform and optimise your fundraising strategy , and attribution is a simple technique you can use to really help you get it right. The folks at Reforge say ‘attribution is the practice of understanding how you assign credit to marketing initiatives’. Leave the game of chance for another time. Tell me all about attribution.

Donor 274

Donor Track Facebook Campaign 274

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 15, 2016

While our book focuses on both what individuals can do and how organization’s can support it, we wanted to share some practical tips and techniques for individuals that worked at nonprofits to get more energy for 2016! We also set up a Facebook Group to continue the discussion on self-care for nonprofits. Get Moving.

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Slides Resource Practice Impact 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Since I do this every year, I also look at what I wrote the previous year.

Professional 100

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 100

Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Make the material more practical and relatable for the learners by relating it to real-life situations and instances. Encourage students to take part in group discussions or activities that are connected to the video material in order to promote teamwork and social learning.

Education 52

Education Video Learning Student 52

Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Make the material more practical and relatable for the learners by relating it to real-life situations and instances. Encourage students to take part in group discussions or activities that are connected to the video material in order to promote teamwork and social learning.

Education 52

Education Video Learning Student 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

But it isn’t impossible, if you follow best practices for virtual facilitation for meetings. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. Others have also documented and used the technique or taught others how to do it.

Online 110

Online Technique Facilitation Training 110

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. Let’s look at some practical examples for engaging and connecting with your Alumni Network on social media channels. LinkedIn groups and company pages are a great place to encourage this type of engagement.

Practice 109

Practice Tips Social Meme 109

Nimble AMS

JULY 11, 2022

Every month, pull a list of active job seekers and send them an email with tips and best practices for career advancement. Create discussion groups in your online member community inspired by topics from your career center, such as job interview tips or resume techniques, to deliver a superior member experience. Keep in touch.

Integration 103

Integration Experiment Software Associations 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership! Our first session will set the stage and context for the practices of “Impact Leadership.”

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Registration Leadership Impact Change 130

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These grant forms enabled TAG to not only determine the level of overlap between questions (39 percent) but also to identify groups of shared questions. Thanks to the generosity of these funders, we were able to identify 13 groups where duplicative questions are present using several human-guided machine learning techniques.

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Grant Analysis Application Contact 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Here I used a classic, simple technique of asking people to share burning questions in small groups and generated a list of the themes/questions with the full group. I’m always relieved when the questions match the content, but you also have to point out where you will go deep and what may not be addressed.

Active 107

Active Activism Activities Integration 107

The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Keep in mind good storytelling techniques. For a full list of Facebook best practices, see this helpful list by Nonprofit Tech for Good. While Facebook is widely used across all age groups, keep in mind that more than half of users 65 and older use Facebook, making it a great way to connect with this target group.

Social Media 98

Social Media Platform Media Social 98

Whole Whale

APRIL 11, 2023

For example, if the training data contains a disproportionate amount of text from a particular demographic group, the model may struggle to understand or generate text related to other groups. These include techniques such as debiasing and adversarial training, which aim to reduce the impact of biased data on the model’s output.

Model 52

Model Technique Training Train 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! I love being exposed to new ways of working, taking process notes, observing techniques, and thinking about how to apply to my own work.

Design 130

Design Strategy Digital Technique 130

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Shared stories can tie whole cultures and groups together. Shared stories bind all sorts of people, from families to religious groups. Nonprofit storytelling is so important to your fundraising that you need to spend the time to practice and get it right. Keep practicing and refining your technique.

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Storytelling Examples Donation Story 124