Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. What if they used a design thinking process to not only get feedback from grantees but as a way to develop a more agile way of working? Why Use One? New Technology for New Power Movements.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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Reflection NTEN Change Exercise 127

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. I often incorporate sticky notes and often have to rearrange the furniture.

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Learning Theory Learning Brain Exercise 139

Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

These platforms also facilitate instant feedback loops and provide opportunities for participation. Based on the user reviews, here is a unified summary of the pros and cons of Udemy Business: Pros: Wide range of courses covering various topics and skills. Affordable pricing, especially for bulk purchases.

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Online Learning Platform Learning Online 52

Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

These platforms also facilitate instant feedback loops and provide opportunities for participation. Based on the user reviews, here is a unified summary of the pros and cons of Udemy Business: Pros: Wide range of courses covering various topics and skills. Affordable pricing, especially for bulk purchases.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Platform Learning Online 52

Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

These platforms also facilitate instant feedback loops and provide opportunities for participation. Based on the user reviews, here is a unified summary of the pros and cons of Udemy Business: Pros: Wide range of courses covering various topics and skills. Affordable pricing, especially for bulk purchases.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Platform Learning Online 52

Gyrus

JUNE 18, 2023

These platforms also facilitate instant feedback loops and provide opportunities for participation. Based on the user reviews, here is a unified summary of the pros and cons of Udemy Business: Pros: Wide range of courses covering various topics and skills. Affordable pricing, especially for bulk purchases.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Platform Learning Online 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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Facilitation Tips Camera Nonprofit 180

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, integrating social media buttons on your nonprofit website signifies a commitment to fostering engagement, driving awareness, and facilitating convenient avenues for supporters to contribute. When designing your mobile page, it’s crucial to prioritize the most essential features of your nonprofit.

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Websites Calendar Registration Nonprofit 52

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.

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Train Training Brain Exercise 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. The next facilitation challenge was to break them into small groups to work on the personas using a poster-sized version of the persona worksheet.

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Learning Exercise San Francisco Instructional 88

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.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

That’s why we included a module in the Emerging Nonprofit Leaders peer learning group on meeting design and facilitation – and these days it is an important leadership skill. Here’s a summary of what I learned: Do You Have The Basics of Good Meetings Covered? . A Table Stack for Cell Phones.

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Product Research Laptop Summary 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.”

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Campaign Online Chapter Model 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. As the facilitator, you have design questions so they illicit stories.

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Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. A streamlined and well designed dashboard. Articulating measurable goals. Technical or Systems Challenges.

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Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Your nonprofit’s fundraising team should be consistently using your data to improve your techniques! Prevent donors from having to enter the same data more than once with good form design ! Make sure your website is mobile-accessible and read our guide on how to design a great mobile donation form. . Be sure to: .

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Campaign Effective Fundraising Nonprofit 98

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 I wrote thousands of lines of code and designed more databases than I can count. And I also looked at this with post-implementation eyes.

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Summary Consultant NTC Technology 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

We co-authored the “ Emerging Leaders Playbook ,” and I designed and facilitated a peer learning project. So, this trip was a gift in terms of getting new ideas for instructional design. When you are a trainer, you are a designer and facilitator of learning experiences.

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Leadership Develop Exercise 50