Conversation, Facilitation, Instructional Design and Project

Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions.

Facilitation

Facilitation Technique Chart Participatory

Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms

Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Group Projects and Collaborative Assignments Collaborative assignments compel students to unite, encouraging teamwork and evoking shared educational experiences. Discussion Boards and Forums Virtual discussion boards and forums offer students digital venues wherein they can continue conversing about course subject matter.

Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom Classroom Virtual Community

Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms

Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Group Projects and Collaborative Assignments Collaborative assignments compel students to unite, encouraging teamwork and evoking shared educational experiences. Discussion Boards and Forums Virtual discussion boards and forums offer students digital venues wherein they can continue conversing about course subject matter.

Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom Classroom Virtual Community

Webinars

Grow Big, Pay Smart: How To Unlock Efficiency In Payroll Management

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The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Classrooms: Benefits and Beyond

Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Group Projects and Collaborative Assignments Collaborative assignments compel students to unite, encouraging teamwork and evoking shared educational experiences. Discussion Boards and Forums Virtual discussion boards and forums offer students digital venues to continue conversing about course subject matter.

Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom Classroom Virtual Benefit

E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

Morocco

Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference

The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Program Design. organizational change, and technology.

Pakistan

Pakistan NGO Network Exercise

Active Training: To Get Nonprofit Audiences Engaged, Keep Them Moving

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Later in the morning, I facilitated a large group discussion hour-long discussion right before lunch with Greg and Laura Efurd from ZeroDivide. Listening to the conversation and watching the audience for signs of energy drop, I inserted some movement into the discussion related to the topic by asking them to do the ” failure bow.”

Train

Train Training Audience Activities

Learn You Will: #14ntc Nonprofit Tech Training Session Reflection and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

” That is you step aside from the content delivery and shine a light into the process, including what the trainer is thinking as they are facilitating. I’ve done this for many projects and it is a difficult design task when you are doing it as the sole trainer. How To Think Like An Instructional Designer.

Train

Train Training Reflection Resource

Reflections from Arts Leaders Workshop: Resilient Leaders from the Inside/Out

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” Next Janet shared examples of empowering questions that help facilitate listening and coaching.

Reflection

Reflection Arts Exercise Facilitation

Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. Mindful Listening: Master the Basics of Focused Conversation. Conversations with other people at work are a basic part of what we do at work everyday. Flickr Photo by qwrrty.

Skills

Skills Build Technique Language

PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. This includes leadership, social innovation, communications, branding, graphic facilitation, financial and funding models. Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. Graphic Facilitation Rocks.

Program

Program Reflection Instruction Instructional

Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Colorado Project. From Conversational Keynote To Conversational Workshop. I’ve been playing with the conversational panel or conversational keynote models for short sessions (60, 75 or 90 minutes.) A conversational approach is not an expert or a group of experts talking the whole time.

Reflection

Reflection People Network Colorado

ArtsLabSF: Reflections About Social Learning With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. Most importantly, I need a good facilitator for each table. James was able to search Twitter and show them a conversation happening online with other choruses about fundraising. This would have increased the scope of the project, of course.

Social Media

Social Media Reflection Learning Social

10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. This post shares the content and I’ll share a post about the instructional design in a second post. Objective. Ask your network to make a donation.

Fund

Fund Campaign Practice Giving

Nonprofit Technology

Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms

Webinars

Trending Sources

Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms

Webinars

The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Classrooms: Benefits and Beyond

E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Active Training: To Get Nonprofit Audiences Engaged, Keep Them Moving

Learn You Will: #14ntc Nonprofit Tech Training Session Reflection and Resources

Reflections from Arts Leaders Workshop: Resilient Leaders from the Inside/Out

Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

ArtsLabSF: Reflections About Social Learning With Social Media

10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

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