I was in San Antonio this week to facilitate an interactive master class for 300 nonprofits that was hosted by the San Antonio Nonprofit Council that hosts The Big Give, a very successful local giving day. One of the goals of the giving day is to improve the local skills and capacity of nonprofits in online fundraising, and I was impressed at the level of knowledge in the room. (Having 300 people and doing a participatory style of teaching gave me an opportunity to use some of my facilitation … [Read more...]
Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars
I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level. It has been over 10 years since I designed and delivered my first workshop/webinar on, "Designing Effective Technology Training Workshops for Nonprofits" with NTEN. Because … [Read more...]
What Sesame Street Can Teach Us About Giving Days
Note from Beth: For the past two years, I've had the honor of facilitating a peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees who are hosting Giving Days. Later this morning, I'll be moderating the first of a series of webinars about how to take Giving Days to the next level. This first webinar is about the Giving Days for Newcomers, covering the basics - featuring Knight Foundation grantees sharing their wisdom. Colleague Susie Bowie, Vice President for Philanthropic Education and Marketing … [Read more...]
6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever
Note from Beth: I hope you are enjoying summer break as much as I am! I've taken a little break from blogging to enjoy some much needed family time. I'm lucky because my colleague, Joe Waters, offered me a guest post for your to read while I'm away from blogging. Enjoy! 6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever - Guest Post by Joe Waters A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the … [Read more...]
What I learned from the @Fitbit Community Manager at #octribe about Walking Communities
Earlier this week, I was honored to present at the #octribe (online community tribe) meet up "Walking Communities: Fit Fanatics Online and Off" with Allison Leahy from Fitbit who manages fitbit online communities. The #octribe meetup was hosted at TechSoup and organized by long time colleague Susan Tenby who has supported this community of practice for ten years. The participants include a mix of people from nonprofit and for-profit online communities - and it is an excellent opportunity to … [Read more...]
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