Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2017

I dug into the link between the wider theories of capacity development and building strong, resilient nonprofit organizations capable of achieving impact in their communities and on the issues they tackle every day. Our role was to coach, support, mentor where necessary – but never to lead. Who is defining results anyway?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

In the Games for Change Festival opening keynote speech, Former Vice President Al Gore jokingly admitted that his last video game experience was playing Pong , though he acknowledged the power of games, observing that "Games are the new normal for hundreds of millions of users.”

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. If your organization takes on corporate philanthropy as an engagement practice, you can change real people’s lives. Enhanced community impact. Lack of leadership support. Set it and forget it.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

Toyama on that issue: If a private company is failing to make a profit, no one expects that state-of-the-art data centers, better productivity software, and new laptops for all of the employees will turn things around. A mentor is going to have a more powerful impact over somebody than YouTube videos.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

I got my first real job in a museum (at the Guggenheim) after a life-changing internship. My whole career path has been positively changed by that one internship experience. Issues of class and economic status haunt the museum internship. How could we all better address this issue? I have taken a firm stand. Absolutely.

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Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

Brief Overview of the Rise of Online Learning The increasing demand for online learning stems from the rapid changes in the world. Udemy Udemy is a leading online learning platform that operates on a marketplace model, where instructors from around the world can create and publish their courses.

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Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

Brief Overview of the Rise of Online Learning The increasing demand for online learning stems from the rapid changes in the world. Udemy Udemy is a leading online learning platform that operates on a marketplace model, where instructors from around the world can create and publish their courses.

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Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

Brief Overview of the Rise of Online Learning The increasing demand for online learning stems from the rapid changes in the world. Udemy Udemy is a leading online learning platform that operates on a marketplace model, where instructors from around the world can create and publish their courses.

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Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

Brief Overview of the Rise of Online Learning The increasing demand for online learning stems from the rapid changes in the world. Udemy Udemy is a leading online learning platform that operates on a marketplace model, where instructors from around the world can create and publish their courses.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 1, 2009

A short twitter conversation I had with a colleague brought up the issue of whether or not this is just an exercise – will this actually lead to any lasting change? Are there good mentoring models? That’s a good question. Say it, mean it. I think the first step is definitely a focus on community environment.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 1, 2009

A short twitter conversation I had with a colleague brought up the issue of whether or not this is just an exercise – will this actually lead to any lasting change? Are there good mentoring models? That’s a good question. Say it, mean it. I think the first step is definitely a focus on community environment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

” I learned later from Cheryl that she has conducted this exercise for many leadership programs throughout Africa and had learned it from her mentor, Birgitt Williams , who is an international expert in holistic leadership and design of participatory programs. Documentation of the Visioning Process.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

We were especially thrilled to learn that one of TechSoup's nonprofit members, Year Up , was spotlighted as a model for employment and technology training. Artis told me that Year Up works with the students to help them learn professional skills, from something as simple as shaking hands to more complex issues such as workplace dress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2011

Listening, responding, and being flexibly are qualities that I observed being modeled throughout the three days of planning from project leaders – an important networked leadership skill. The 4 Ways Tech Can Change Politics. She has seen this in a mentoring program for women engineers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 31, 2016

The social issues that many nonprofits address will not be solved over the course of just a few years, and thus continuity in leadership becomes even more significant in this sector. Opportunities for growth are attached to broader goals of the organization, and skill development and mentoring are intentional to those specific areas.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

These lessons range from the challenging to the nurturing, from being agents of change to being humble friends and supporters. The issue of a lack of diversity in the nonprofit sector is long-standing. Carr understood that internships — properly structured, supported, and financed — could foster substantive change.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Check your state laws regarding raffles – you might need a special permit for a game of change. The coordinator at your event space can advise you on issues that might come up and how you should handle them. If you’ve never created this kind of detailed schedule before, find a mentor who can guide you. A wine pull?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 2, 2005

I want to highlight a blog that I've been reading for a while, the Tutor Mentor Connection blog written by Daniel Bassill out of Chicago, Illinois. His blog gathers information and provides networking opportunities for people, like Daniel, who are involved with volunteer-based tutoring and mentoring programs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2018

Each community brings diverse challenges for the government, nonprofit, and private sectors to address; and these complex social issues are rarely solved by single organizations. Understanding how a nonprofit leader can catalyze and guide systemic development to foster collaboration may lead to creating effective change on a greater scale.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

What we do here in Oakland, and throughout the Bay Area, is we work with inner city companies that not only have a scalable model, but also have a social responsibility aspect built into their business model. The public safety issue is huge. Just like any other city that we work in, they all have their safety issues.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Frustrations of L and D Leaders with Their LMS GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - The Learning and Development (L&D) landscape is constantly evolving, driven by advances in technology, changes in the global workforce, and the ongoing need for upskilling and reskilling. 7 L&D Challenges Solution Adoption: A 360-Degree Perspective 1.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Frustrations of L and D Leaders with Their LMS GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - The Learning and Development (L&D) landscape is constantly evolving, driven by advances in technology, changes in the global workforce, and the ongoing need for upskilling and reskilling. 7 L&D Challenges Solution Adoption: A 360-Degree Perspective 1.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Know When To Change Your Decision Leaders make decisions.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Frustrations of L and D Leaders with Their LMS Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems The Learning and Development (L&D) landscape is constantly evolving, driven by advances in technology, changes in the global workforce, and the ongoing need for upskilling and reskilling.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 31, 2022

The role provides support and mentorship to the Program/Project Managers in their roles of Engagement Management and Program/Project Management across all of the delivery models and services lines at Cloud For Good. The initial focus will be on Project and Program Management.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 28, 2021

“Being in higher education, I see our social responsibility to empower this culture change through education, through mentoring, through working with our students,” Wang said. How are issues of race dealt with in your family? Those are two very different things, so how do we truly empower that kind of culture and enable change?

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI): Generative AI systems train on large language models, and the use cases for AI-powered tools are expanding rapidly. Not only does this reveal who is visiting your website (and when), but it can also help you diagnose and improve any technical issues that impact website performance.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

Complex social issues are rarely solved by the individual success of a single organization. The nonprofit sector has the ability to achieve significant social change through collaboration across sectors. Through social innovation and cross-sector collaboration, initiatives should have the support to innovate and be the change needed.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Leaders often ignore the fact that personal progress is one of our strongest human desires.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2007

The way that World of Good has really gone about this is, we have done it in a two-part model. So the pricing models are all based on commodity pricing. In handmade items, you don't have that same kind of model; you don't buy and sell a bushel of embroidered skirts. It doesn't work that way. So that is like a rounding error.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 3, 2016

Note from Beth: I’ve been a fan of Games for Change Festival since 2006 when I first heard about it, almost ten years ago. In return, Games for Change Festival offers my readers a discount on the registration (read on). Games for Change (a nonprofit that’s executive-produced games ourselves!)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Gyrus

MAY 17, 2016

However, it often requires continuous updates to keep up with changes. Consequently, it involves activities like mentoring and coaching. It includes elements such as leadership, problem-solving, and change management. Meanwhile, development includes mentoring, coaching, and formal leadership programs. What is Development?

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Gyrus

MAY 17, 2016

However, it often requires continuous updates to keep up with changes. Consequently, it involves activities like mentoring and coaching. It includes elements such as leadership, problem-solving, and change management. Meanwhile, development includes mentoring, coaching, and formal leadership programs. What is Development?

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