Candid

JANUARY 10, 2024

The burgeoning field of positive psychology suggests that humans have a default “negativity bias”—we disproportionately pay attention to and remember what goes wrong. It’s about reimagining systems, facilitating change, and co-creating a better future. Just then, angel-in-training Clarence intervenes.

Celebrate 94

Celebrate Movie Social Exercise 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

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.

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Interaction Reflection Design 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

Instructional Design 113

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Train 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Designing and facilitating training (not matter the topic) is one of my passions and why I blog about it on a regular basis. I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Photo: Americans for the Arts. Movement is better than sitting.

Train 50

Train Training Brain Exercise 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. There are many creative ways to engage participants at a training - both face-to-face and online. One technique is to incorporate movement – from mini-stretch breaks, to self-assessment exercises to switches in the delivery model.

Train 104

Train Training Audience Activities 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop.

Reflection 98

Reflection Train Training Design 98

Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

One reason many people prefer to work from home is the potential for better work-life balance. Technology facilitates our ability to work from home. Working from home also means that we have twice as many demands on our attention at the same time. One study found that U.S. to let the dog out). It also exacerbates this issue.

Life 93

Life Work Calendar Attention 93

Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Are you especially nice to major donors but not particularly attentive to mid- or lower-level supporters? . Get everyone on board the “love train.”. Mastering relevant content marketing.

Adopt 138

Adopt Philanthropy Culture Strategy 138

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Your nonprofit handles a lot of sensitive personal information from all the donations you receive and all the people you help. Failing to secure this information not only exposes these people to privacy breaches, but it also puts your organization’s reputation and ability to help others at risk. Updated training. Best practices.

Nonprofit 111

Nonprofit Software Practice Offline 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators. We chose the latter.

Participatory 78

Participatory Digital Facilitation Exercise 78

Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

With the growing size of organizations, and with their branching-out into different locations, there is an urgent need being felt for a virtual platform over which training of employees could be conducted in a centralized manner. A Learning Management System or an LMS is a software product that is designed exactly to meet this need.

Learning Management 52

Learning Management System Learning Management 52

Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

With the growing size of organizations, and with their branching-out into different locations, there is an urgent need being felt for a virtual platform over which training of employees could be conducted in a centralized manner. A Learning Management System or an LMS is a software product that is designed exactly to meet this need.

Learning Management 52

Learning Management System Learning Management 52

Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

With the growing size of organizations, and with their branching-out into different locations, there is an urgent need being felt for a virtual platform over which training of employees could be conducted in a centralized manner. A Learning Management System or an LMS is a software product that is designed exactly to meet this need.

Learning Management 52

Learning Management System Learning Management 52

Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

The more people know about your cause, the wider your net. Provide training and resources to empower your board ambassadors to effectively communicate the value of board membership and attract high-caliber candidates who align with your organization’s values and goals. Use board development programs. Promote continuous learning.

Director 85

Director Guide Metrics Nonprofit 85

Gyrus

JANUARY 22, 2023

eLearning or web-based training is an interactive, directed learning process delivered via the internet. Some organizations are even adopting blended learning models, which facilitate both online and in-person learning. Virtual Reality, on the other hand, is being used to train new recruits and help them comprehend real-life scenarios.

Trend 52

Trend eLearning Learning Module 52

Gyrus

JANUARY 22, 2023

eLearning or web-based training is an interactive, directed learning process delivered via the internet. Some organizations are even adopting blended learning models, which facilitate both online and in-person learning. Virtual Reality, on the other hand, is being used to train new recruits and help them comprehend real-life scenarios.

Trend 52

Trend eLearning Learning Module 52

Gyrus

JANUARY 22, 2023

eLearning or web-based training is an interactive, directed learning process delivered via the internet. Some organizations are even adopting blended learning models, which facilitate both online and in-person learning. Virtual Reality, on the other hand, is being used to train new recruits and help them comprehend real-life scenarios.

Trend 52

Trend eLearning Learning Module 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States.

Open 71

Open Guatemala Tips Training 71

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

His idea was to bring attention to the positive impact philanthropy has on society and to encourage people to become more involved in charitable activities. Remember your fundraisers Remembering the professionalism and skill of trained fundraisers is a key part of the day. In the U.S., Let us know in the comments below.

Celebrate 87

Celebrate National Philanthropy Time 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2013

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. I’m also doing a lot of training of other trainers. I designed and facilitated a peer learning workshop at SXSW last week.

Teach 102

Teach Instructional Design Learning Instruction 102

AccelEvents

AUGUST 14, 2020

In the planning process, be sure to put the online event elements away for a second and pay very close attention to the set up for the physical event details. . Using a tool like Accelevents , you can seamlessly manage all ticketing and registration while facilitating participation and networking across physical and virtual sessions. .

Virtual 90

Virtual Camera Registration Facilitation 90

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

If you haven’t done so already, update your procedures to collect contact methods and donor information that will facilitate virtual fundraising. Many organizations we surveyed saw the value of having a solid donor stewardship plan in place and are concentrating their efforts to pay more attention to this in the future.

Survey 340

Survey Virtual Nonprofit Sponsor 340

Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

Crazy 8s is a fast-sketching exercise that challenges people to sketch eight distinct ideas in eight minutes. Personas can be tough to define and get a hold of but with the help of trained consultants, you can leverage them into valuable design tools. You’ll generate more great ideas than you’re able to squeeze into one product.

Audience 81

Audience Design Exercise Test 81

Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2024

Or what I like to call a love-train culture. Huge instability in the development director role is just one symptom of a larger problem: lack of basic fundraising systems and inadequate attention to fund development across the board. To solve pressing problems, people must come together. Why aren’t we investing in greater impact?

Problem 81

Problem Philanthropy Nonprofit Charity 81

The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Give people one extremely good reason to care. You don’t need a laundry list of reasons for people to give. This is all about helping people see why they should donate now instead of next week, next month, or next year. Help them understand the change their donation will facilitate and why it’s urgent.

Story 78

Story Money Raise Storytelling 78

Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

If people enjoy participating in meetings and find them to be productive, they may want to become even more invested in and give generously to your capital campaign. Review any specific policies in place, especially for longer meetings where members’ attention spans are more likely to dip or wander. Meeting participation.

Campaign 90

Campaign Structure Phase Review 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Developed by ETR in 2014, this is a research-based approach for designing and delivering skill-building trainings. Now, our staff retreat was not actually intended as a skill building training. That’s why the planners asked everyone to make connections at the retreat with at least 15 people they hadn’t known well before.

Design 93

Design Lesson Life Effective 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The project includes face-to-face training , webinar , as well as one-on-one coaching provided by the expert team at SpitFire. We started with key results and worked backwards to technical assistance goals: Kids get health care coverage Policies are adopted More attention from policymakers. Friending the Finish Line.

Social Media 98

Social Media Train Training Network 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

It’s for people who want to go deeper and get practical know how, improved productivity, and integrate physical and virtual lives. They include: attention, crap detection, collaboration, networks, and participation. The attention chapter is about why and how to control your attention when you’re online.

Online 131

Online Social Media Attention Chapter 131

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn. The research indicates that the human brain, on average, has the capacity to pay attention for about 10-12 minutes within an hour. The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task.

Design 109

Design Effective Experiment Learning 109

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Deciphering Key Questions It is equally as important to determine what to collect as it is to identify what we can stop giving our attention. Now add a layer in your mind showing the people represented in those circles and lines. When we ask our colleagues, board, and partners what questions they have, there are often quite a few.

Data 108

Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. In response, there was a campaign to hire her back on Facebook, it garnered mainstream media attention, and was a public relations nightmare for AppleBee’s.

Social Media 117

Social Media Digital Mobile Trend 117

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

However, participants had to do this with people shaped sticky notes and a speech bubble. We did a brief share out where I asked people to snap if the target audience that was shared had some similarity or common characteristics to their target audience. Then it was time for a simple exercise. Write a target audience definition.

Learning 88

Learning Exercise San Francisco Instruction 88

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

I've noticed that once I gain ground in seeing and coping with one challenge (whether I'm working on myself or helping a coaching client grow), another may rear its head and require attention to be overcome. It's been wonderful to hear about people gifting this book to their 87-year-old grandmother and to their graduating high school senior.

Communication 52

Communication Challenge Exercise Teach 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. This word cloud is from a virtual workshop I facilitated asking participants what the barriers to effective virtual meetings are: technology, engagement, connectivity, and participation. Speak up to get attention if you have something to say.

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Facilitation Virtual Effective Technique 167

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them. In a peer learning situation, people may make stronger connections with others and develop working relationships that may go beyond the learning experience. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

Experiment 119

Experiment Learning Create Exercise 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

I’m facilitating and presenting on a panel session at the Opera America National Conference taking place in San Francisco this week with Guillaume DeCugis, CEO of Scoop.It Keep A To Done List: Most people write “to do lists” that are never ending. and Sean Waugh, San Francisco Opera.

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San Francisco Work Help Tips 122