Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Brainstorming Warm Up Exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Meico Whitlock (Mindful Techie) leads the NTEN Board in a meditation meeting opener. In light of the pandemic, I’ve been using different questions that allow people to reflect how things have changed and focus on coping techniques. Here’s a write of this technique. Some of these were inspired by this tweet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on? In some exercises, such as the closing circle, the notes might be taken by hand so they ideas are captured. Peer Self-Assessment and Peer Coaching Exercises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

What do time management techniques and good habits look like in an age of connectedness? I stumbled across the Pomodoro technique which is very similar to time boxing (assigning discrete blocks of time to a particular task and using a timer), but the method also gives you some ways to prioritize work. Or maybe it is negative thoughts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

It made me think of the metaphor of the Dance Floor and the Balcony a phrase and exercise that I learned from a session that Eric Eugene Kim facilitated. . We two more exercises to learn about their personal and organizational social media use - a stand up and sit down exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2017

Note from Beth: Several years ago, I was got trained in design thinking facilitation methods using Luma and have incorporated these techniques into my consulting and training practice. In the business world they look for the Blue Ocean, the uncontested space where there is a ton of money to be made. Know your role.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2021

Let’s do some quick “box breathing,” a technique used to help alleviate stress and anxiety. Pro tip: “Draw” a box with your finger to stay mindfully aware of each step in the exercise. Pro tip: “Draw” a box with your finger to stay mindfully aware of each step in the exercise. Close your eyes. Step 1: Breathe in for 4 seconds.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

In addition to the technical skills and tools described [ in the extended version of this article ], it is also important for staff to incorporate techniques into their daily work life that reduce distraction and stress. I use this as a pre-writing exercise as well as a reflection exercise. Let us know in the comments!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2014

In The Way of the SEAL : Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed , ex-Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations, and focusing techniques to train your mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience, and uncanny intuition. Able to sense danger before it''s too late? Any idea why? Mark : It depends.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Ideally, mental wellness should be considered part of a healthy daily routine, like exercise. But even exercise is difficult to turn into a regular habit. Meditation and mindfulness apps continue their surge amid pandemic. Now a new startup, MindLabs , is taking a similar approach to mental wellness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

The above is an example of how to do this with pen and paper, another way is to use apps called Mood Trackers , journals that let you chart your emotions and thoughts and test different self-management techniques. What is your favorite journaling technique? How you manage stress triggers at work? Do you keep a journal?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0 I'm inspired to start doing this.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Techniques for calming yourself can also be valuable. Deep breathing exercises , yoga, and mindfulness meditations are options. Some of these techniques (particularly deep breathing) are also helpful when you cant completely disengage with the situation. Some physical activity can help.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

The problem with existing stroke rehabilitation techniques is not that they aren’t effective, but that they’re mostly located in hospitals and thus limit how often they can be engaged with. Its Neuroball device and home therapy platform have led to $7 million in new funding to expand and deepen its platform.

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JULY 5, 2023

In this exercise, team norms are agreed upon and serve as operating principles that guide remote team members’ interactions. This exercise helped them clarify how they communicate and work together effectively, while respecting time zones. Keep in mind that feedback includes affirmation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

” I don’t have an answer, but I think it has to do with modeling conscious information and consumption and being mindful about how you connect with people, cultivate relationships, and share information. In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

Draw your network After the presentation on Network Basics (materials here ), there were two exercises. This is an area of tools and techniques that I have wanted to explore in further depth, but haven't. . One of the questions that also came up in my mind was: What's the difference between a community of practice and a network?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This data set has been used to track how certain therapeutic conversations or techniques are linked (or not linked) to patient improvement. The paper found that aspects of therapy like “planning for the future,” or certain cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, were linked to better patient outcomes. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I also keep in mind dips in the circadian rhythms for humans that have impact on their ability to pay attention and learn – and I design different types of activities accordingly. The energizer can be connected to the content or just a movement exercise or stretch. Within the modules, I break it down in 15 minute blocks.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. Fatima is doing very poorly in school because she has no energy, and she is not consuming enough calories to keep her mind sharp. Using the techniques of storytelling for nonprofits can make a huge difference in the results of your fundraising.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If the venue has outdoor access for team-building exercises, group work, and breaks, that’s even better. Come up with exercises and forms that allow board members to choose ways that will excite and motivate them to support your fundraising efforts. Some may be great hosts and could throw fundraising parties. Use small plates.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 7, 2013

A reason might be that negotiation techniques are not a part of their training. In their minds, it’s probably a fair offer, or something that can be revisited later. For what it’s worth, founders should go through this exercise too! Cap tables sound intimidating. That is your opportunity cost.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

While I've written before about types of questions that tend to be more successful in this regard, today I want to share a simple exercise I've been using with museums of all types to help staff members develop better questions for visitor response. We quickly discovered via the exercise that the question, "What does it mean to be uprooted?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Each of us took on a different aspect of nonprofit technology design and incorporated some interactive exercises. Think of “House of Cards” when Francis turns to the camera and shares the dialogue inside his mind. One of my favorites was this terrific warm up from John Kenyon to help you when you are about to present.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

But you need to be open-minded about AI , recognizing that while it is a powerful (and, to me, very cool) innovation, it isn’t always going to be the right fit. Chart Your Course webinars available on demand To get started, it helps to have in mind a problem you think might be solved by AI. How Will AI Help Your Team?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

Keep in mind: People in the same context will usually have an easier time communicating and connecting with others in the same context. As you plan your facilitator outline,review each activity or exercise focusing specifically on how remote participants will engage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

The mini-session included some practical tips and a reflective exercise based on the emerging nonprofit leaders peer learning project I facilitated last year. We did a little role play showing good listening techniques and bad listening techniques. You can find the resources here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

The questions that are remain in my mind are: What are the best practices for moving a fortress organization to a networked one, specifically in the Arab countries context? We also covered some of the basic techniques for listening and engaging. We did an exercise to identify keywords and I demoed several tools.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

10:15-10:45 am: Full-group "Making Connections" exercise. We're hoping that the event will pull together the leading minds in Drupal development for the nonprofit sector from around the country. 10-10:15 am: Full-group welcome, intros and agenda review. 10:45-11am: Break.11-12 11-12 pm: Two 30-minute case studies with break-outs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

He lead us on a series of improvisation exercises designed to teach important skills for networked leaders: empathy, awareness, celebrating failure, being open to change and more. David’s improv exercises were designed to help us stretch this muscle and apply to our social change work. Of course, we messed up.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 9, 2014

In The Way of the SEAL : Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed , ex-Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations, and focusing techniques to train your mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience, and uncanny intuition. Able to sense danger before it''s too late? Any idea why? Mark : It depends.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

This might seem like a lot of preparation but keep in mind, Steve Jobs was known to rehearse for hundreds of hours and prepare weeks in advance for his epic Apple keynote presentations. Here’show this stretch looks: This exercise activates the hypothalamus, and sends out hormones to trigger a relaxation response.

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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. When nonprofits marry tried-and-true fundraising techniques with social media and online networks, they are able to tap into the power of crowd funding. Objective.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

million wellness sessions, combining “meditation techniques, flow-inducing gameplay, binaural audio and breathing exercises” to inspire wonder while transforming how users feel. We can create these mindful chill spaces that encourage a deeper connection to self and to others.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

In our prep call, Daren clearly explained what to keep in mind when using social channels to engage with elected officials – and boils down to the distinction between elevating or educating about a policy issue and partisan support – the latter is not allowed by IRS guidelines.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

But there are few things you can keep in mind every time you tell your story. Notice how the appeal opens with a photo and a story that is so vivid you can imagine it clearly in your mind. Keep practicing and refining your technique. There are a lot of resources to help you write a compelling story for your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. The idea is micro-content and micro-exercises or mini-sessions. Mindfulness and Reflection – How to use these techniques to help keep your focus. So, how do you account for that?

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