Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. The instructional design included different delivery methods: interactive lecture with slides and whiteboard, facilitation with sticky notes, small group exercises, posters, group discussion, self-directed activities, and self-directed online activities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

An interactive online community hub – Connect with other nonprofits , review your support case history, learn new features, and discover useful tips and best practices. Are you able to interact with other nonprofit professionals to ask questions, share tips, and learn best practices? 3) Support. Learn from a community of your peers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. The scribe should only interact with the lead facilitator, not the group. In some exercises, such as the closing circle, the notes might be taken by hand so they ideas are captured.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Each interaction reinforces the dynamic, gradually pulling teams deeper into passivity. The efficiency of team operations also suffers, with long-winded explanations making meetings feel like endurance exercises rather than productive gatherings. This pattern creates what I think of as “conversational quicksand.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

While the photos and videos within each Story are never out of order, the accounts that get the most interaction and views on their Stories rise to the top of the pile. . Think of it like exercise – using social media with intention and purpose daily will get you better results than haphazardly throwing up some content once per week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

We have shifted to digital-mediated interactions for almost everything in our lives. Hyper self-awareness occurs when we are forced to view our own faces while we are interacting with others. Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab – WSJ ) . Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. Incorporate Energizers In Your Meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2013

This is a very important concept for instructional design -the way the room is set up effects how people learn. I strongly believe that a workshop, panel, master class, or even a keynote that is interactive is more engaging, people pay attention, they make connections to what they already know and are far more likely to apply it.

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CauseVox

MAY 17, 2024

Hands-On Exercises: Put theory into practice with interactive exercises designed to refine your storytelling skills and empower you to craft persuasive narratives that drive action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

Participants might do an exercise, but the results are on the wall for a debrief. ” Now that’s a design challenge – how to deliver an interactive session that can go in-depth with 80-100 participants in 90 minutes! All these techniques incorporate interaction and better processing of your content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

There are number of reasons we feel exhausted from zoom meetings as Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab points out. See the small group exercises timing charts in this document ). This means spending a big part of our day sitting in front of a screen that looks like the Brady Brunch. How can you avoid Zoom Overload?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

It comes speeding at us from our email boxes, social networks, kindles, and even paper and snail mail! We scan, we browse, we try to thoughtfully read the best stuff, and interact through online conversations. Then there’s the whole other world of organizational content that you need to consume or create to get stuff done!

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The Verge

JUNE 15, 2020

Akili Interactive. It might not look like much of a video game, but Akili Interactive’s EndeavorRX, formerly Project EVO, may go down in history: it’s the first video game that can legally be marketed and prescribed as medicine in the US. Now, a prescription video game is a real thing. It’s not in the future anymore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

” I first used this exercise in 2011 in Lebanon to kick off E-Mediat project that brought trainers and capacity builders from 5 countries in the Middle East to be trained on curriculum based on my book, the Networked Nonprofit , and interactive training techniques. .” What are the opportunities for reciprocity?

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

To keep the momentum going, follow formal training with more casual perspective-taking exercises. Speakers are called on to deliberately choose words that accurately convey the meaning and the purpose of the interaction. These activities are fun, and they promote an empathetic point of view.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Before I get to the topic of using posters to make your workshops or meeting more interactive (and fun), I want to wish you a Happy International Women’s Day! To make the workshop interactive, I spent a brief amount of time presenting the what, why, how, and examples of target audiences. Then it was time for a simple exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques. Spectra Gram: This is a full group exercise that you can use to bring out ideas or different views on the topic. Luckily, there is no shortage of techniques and resources and books.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

As a trainer and subject matter expert, I fight a big battle when designing a workshop. Balancing the amount of content delivery with exercises and right sizing given the available time for the workshop. The format of the concept poster was more open then the close-ended set of exercises and questions on the worksheet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Success Factors: Social Media: Extensive use of platforms like TikTok and Instagram, popular among younger demographics, to share impactful stories and engage with interactive content like filters and hashtags. Interactive elements that engage donors and reveal contribution impact help increase revenue. Check it out here.​

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Advanced Google Analytics : Learn all about RegEx, advanced segmentation, intelligence alerts, custom reporting, event tracking, virtual page views, Ecommerce tracking, and custom variables with practical exercises. Really interactive way of learning: How to turn ideas into infographics. Codecademy. HTML/CSS.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

One technique is to incorporate movement – from mini-stretch breaks, to self-assessment exercises to switches in the delivery model. Then we had a discussion to pull highlight and discover different practices. I used this exercise right after lunch to avoid the after lunch energy drop and use the time for instruction.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

The 2015-founded fit-tech startup has developed a system for measuring cycling cadence without additional sensors — users need only affix their existing smartphone or tablet to a stationary exercise bike to get real-time feedback on their performance. Currently it has five coaches active on its platform. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

” This exercise will show you how useful this tool is for quickly generating information you can build upon. To understand just how user friendly they are, the best thing to do is to see for yourself! For your first prompt, ask something unrelated to work such as, “What are some things I can do with three hours in <city>?”

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Tableau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

If you’d like to follow along with the exercises, download the supporting materials. All of these steps have led up to support for integrating Python, R, and other analytics extensions in Tableau Online. Materials on using TabPy for visual analytics (the first link is for TC20, the talk is called Operationalizing Data Science).

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a tool that helps develop self-awareness and insight into how individuals prefer to interact and communicate. Our interview process is rigorous. The MBTI can illuminate group dynamics.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Exercises like the Myers Briggs Type Indicator will deliver a deeper level of insight. Boards that are willing to explore their interaction this closely will find value in a richer understanding of their internal dynamics. Meeting icebreakers and informal social events are obvious activities.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

While ChatGPT cannot actively learn from user interactions or update its knowledge, it can be fine-tuned on specific datasets or for specific tasks to improve its performance in those particular domains. Each interaction with me is treated as a separate and isolated session. So, its expertise is frozen at that point in time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

The secret is in the structure and design of the small group exercises. And, as the facilitator, you have to be good at improvising and skilled at coaching some participants to adapt exercise so it meets their need. For example, I incorporate tactical and visual techniques for participants to use to do the exercises.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Content that is interactive, valuable, and unique from competitors encourages engagement and will be key to growing your database of consumer information. Utilize an interactive calculator. Utilize an interactive calculator. Interactive with video content. Subscribe to a high-value email list. Take an engaging quiz.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I have learned the feng shui of how classroom setup impacts interaction and learning. The energizer can be connected to the content or just a movement exercise or stretch. Sometimes we include too much content, other times an exercise takes longer than we expected or the group just needs to move slower.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

If this sounds like a simple, straightforward exercise, it’s because it is. We even took flights out to small events around the country so that we could interact with potential customers in-person. Is the market big enough? Does the problem have a recurring use case? Can we build the solution for the problem?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

With eTapestry, we could track interactions, understand giving patterns, and even tailor our communication to resonate with individual donors. The Turtle Creek Corridor offers something for everyone, whether you’re looking for exercise, relaxation, or a little indulgence. Finally, an easy question!

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2022

As the relationship grows, you’ll learn their preferred means of communication, and with increased interaction, how to set up campaigns to have the most traction with your audience. There is so much more to their interactions with you than just “click here,” “sign up here,” or “donate here.”. Interactions and interest.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

But how many of you have actually exercised that right? “Every time that you do an online interaction, such as you sign up for a service or purchase a flight ticket, those companies, those services leave some clues or traces within your inbox,” he said. million in Series A funding. Image Credits: Mine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2013

Having a productive convening when bringing people who may not know each other together for the first time, but have a common interest is to provide time for participants to get know each other. The “ice breaker” exercise was for us to draw a map of a network we’re currently working with it. Networks Training Design'

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With this feedback, they revamped the course material, incorporated interactive elements, and saw a significant improvement in learner satisfaction and completion rates. Example: Through a learner sentiment analysis, one association discovered that one of their courses consistently received low ratings due to challenging content delivery.

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

I think that the most powerful design technique is to engage in active listening and empathy-building exercises with your internal stakeholders. For example, a quick “Crazy 8s” exercise only takes a few minutes and allows everyone a safe and open space to ideate. But how do you build trust like a team?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

.” I’ll co-teaching the session with colleagues Andrea Berry, John Kenyon, and Cindy Leonard. The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops.

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