Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

The Evolution of Learning Management System Since their inception in the 1980s, learning management systems (LMS) have evolved from “standalone” desktop applications to more feature-rich applications facilitating efficient learning. As the term suggests, microlearning is all about learning in smaller steps.

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Learning Management System Learning Management 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 28, 2021

Planning Ahead and Outlining Goals Facilitates Long-Term Success. According to one Salesforce customer, “The need for strong project management [is important]. She is on the Measurement and Evaluation Team and is a rising Senior at Columbia University, studying Political Science and Psychology. . And that’s on both sides.

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Tips Consultant International Platform 126

NTEN

MARCH 25, 2013

That’s the complicated part of social change - complicated problems call for complicated solutions, even when our business models force us to focus on one simple arena. In January 2011, at a gathering hosted by TechSoup Global, we began talking about how to model our own ideals. By most measures, we did. Did we succeed?

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Collaboration Project Data Lesson 80

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

There are a few core elements of the way communities work that we can learn from as a model for innovation as well. If there’s an idea that the community is behind, and a project or plan that’s adopted (whether it’s a new way of operating or a new tool), then it moves forward, regardless of “who” thought it up or campaigned for it.

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Library Model Adopt Community 241

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

I introduced several methods for using measurement for transformative results, including the Maturity of Practice Model (CWRF) and how to use it as an assessment tool, principles of being data-informed , and how to apply KD Paine’s 7 Simple Steps of Measurement. What are your measurable objectives?

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Results Metrics Measure Associations 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2013

The project supports a cohort of children’s health care insurance advocates with monthly peer calls, a face-to-face annual workshop, and expert one-on-one coaching from SpitFire coaches. This week was the third face-to-face meeting I’ve helped design and facilitate. Source: Spitfire Twitter Feed.

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Reflection Action Learning Change 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

As a Master Trainer, one of my favorite models of training adults is the Peer Learning Exchange where a group of participants who are working on a similar project or domain of practices interact regularly to learn how to do it better. How can we set an accurate, measurable goal for a Giving Day if it is our first one?

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Hosting Foundation Question Giving 94

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Last week, Jim Richardson and I hosted MuseumNext , a 24-hour workshop for museum professionals focused on bringing new, wild museum projects into the world. Wild idea" sessions , featuring six dream projects, some already in motion, others firmly ensconsed in their creators' heads. Facilitator bits.

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Facilitation Reflection Museum Participatory 32

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Two years ago, our team at the MAH embarked on our most challenging co-creation project ever. This project wove together many different participatory threads. The facilitation was as chaotic and fragile as a spiderweb. The lessons I learned from Lost Childhoods are at the heart of the OF/BY/FOR ALL project we're building now.

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Issue Childhood Community Create 45

NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2024

The most effective partnerships are built on commonalities, so choosing sponsors whose business models align with your work will set your organization up for success. In fact, 86% of employees say they want the option to participate in corporate giving, and companies that facilitate employee giving see turnover reduced by as much as 50%.

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Tips Nonprofit Companies Channel 51

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. Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. The also had room divider screens that could be used as extra wall space to hang student work for a poster session or students could use to work on project.

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Train Training Design Classroom 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

But, how do you measure the results? The report captures a conundrum in measuring social change movements or networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children.

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Metrics Fund Build Social 116

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The right LMS can not only facilitate efficient training but also provide tailored learning experiences to each of your employees. You can use the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) criteria. Budget and Resource Allocation Different LMSs have different pricing models.

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Evaluation Analysis Training Train 40

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The right LMS can not only facilitate efficient training but also provide tailored learning experiences to each of your employees. You can use the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) criteria. Budget and Resource Allocation Different LMSs have different pricing models.

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Evaluation Analysis Training Train 40

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The right LMS can not only facilitate efficient training but also provide tailored learning experiences to each of your employees. You can use the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) criteria. Budget and Resource Allocation Different LMSs have different pricing models.

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Evaluation Analysis Training Train 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Networked Leadership : Jodie Tonita, Social Transformation Project.

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

As with all the capacity building projects that I’ve designed, it is based on a framework and theory of change. The framework is a social media maturity of practice model called “Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly” Maturity of Social Media and is featured in my next book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.

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Network Build Learning Strategy 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

It was also an opportunity for me to co-facilitate with in-country team, meet the NGOs and hear their stories first-hand, and learn a lot about modeling and adapting interactive training techniques for different cultures. 1. Facilitating Tri-Lingual Events: Not Lost in Translation. Group Photo with Certificates.

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Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

December’s theme is “31 Days to Better Measurement.&# At the end of the month, we’ll share a summary of what we’ve learned as e-book with some blog posts along the way. Why am I excited about this project? Our intent is to provide a space for just-in-time answers and share best practices at no charge.

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Social Media Community Learning Media 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Next week, I headed to Seattle for a couple of days of events around my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. Storify here ). I kicked off the morning session with a discussion on measuring impact with colleagues from VolunteerMatch – Greg Baldwin and Jay Backstrand.

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Train Training Audience Activities 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2011

Over the past 18 months, I’ve been participating in The Network of Networked Funders , a community of practice for grantmakers facilitated by the Monitor Institute. What are the different models? How to build network weaving capacity? How to overcome obstacles, like strict communications protocol?

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Network Conversation San Francisco Support 99

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. Keep in mind that crowdfunding is particularly useful to raise money for a specific project, need, or campaign. What metrics will you use to measure success?

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Fund Campaign Practice Giving 132

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Gabriela says that senior leaders at her nonprofit model self-care. It can’t be mere lip service, but should inform programmatic decisions about how to prioritize projects and deadlines. They host “Lunch and Learns,” bringing in outside experts. They also try to have fun outside the office, going out for meals or bowling.

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Culture Work Nonprofit Policy 50

VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Your Future Operational Model? If the measurement is on an annual basis, then long outages are allowable because downtime can sum across many months (e.g. Again, ask for descriptions of past projects both on a one-time and on-going basis. Click here to download full White Paper. At 99%, the system can be down 7 hours a month!

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Platform Software System Facilitation 186

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. You also need to consider the learning environment, any constraints, the delivery options, and the timeline for the project. Development.

Instructional Design 113

Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Train 113

NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

With just a year and about $1 million to prove our model, this pilot project (incubated by Ocean Conservancy) had no choice but to invent a new way to collaborate. Taking on this project felt like jumping off a cliff. As Upwell has evolved, so have our models for collaboration. So we tried a different tack.

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Org Share Conservancy Data 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

During the next two days, I will be facilitating a two-day social media bootcamp for NGOs from Jordan and Lebanon that have been through the program in their respective countries. Azzam’s software and hard project allows people with quadriplegia, those who do not have use of their hands and arms, to use a computer.

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Jordan Saudi Arabia Morocco Lebanon 129

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The model has a natural appeal. They’re interested in strengthening their ability to use peer learning, and in the past three years have experimented with peer learning for building three types of capacity: network weaving, the strategic use/measurement of social media and investing in networks. Please let us know!

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Learning San Francisco Structure Knowledge Management 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The project includes face-to-face training , webinar , as well as one-on-one coaching provided by the expert team at SpitFire. Grantees get better at communication, proactive planning, partner engagement, message discipline and social media integration and measurement. Friending the Finish Line.

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Social Media Train Training Network 98

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

An eLearning assessment is a tool used to assess your members’ understanding of a topic and document that information in a measurable way. These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. This tests knowledge acquisition.

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eLearning Course Test Knowledge 69

Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

There are many artistic projects that offer a template for participation, whether a printed play, an orchestral score, or a visual artwork that involves an instructional set (from community murals to Sol LeWitt). Beck was inspired to launch this project by the popularity of sheet music and songbooks in the early 1900s.

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Participatory Arts Music Learning 52

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Without an objective in mind or ways to measure progress, employees can feel less driven. Whether it’s using a task management system or organizing regular pipeline meetings between managers and directs, leadership should always communicate their standards and project updates so employees can structure their workload accordingly.

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Ideas Practice Leadership Roles 52

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Undertaking a full-scale collaborative inquiry project may seem overwhelming, so you might want to start in a more limited way with any process that engages your board, staff, volunteers and/or clients in meaningful deep discussions. It is helpful to utilize a process that will help facilitate a deep and meaningful dialogue.

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Collaboration Nonprofit Profit Phoenix 65

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2017

The Philanthropy Outlook from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy projects a 3.6 According to the New York Times, nonprofit organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, Sierra Club, International Refugee Assistance Project, ProPublica and others experienced similar fundraising surges.

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Philanthropy Trend Giving Indiana 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Measurement is the major theme as the sector grows up. The need for some experimentation before a program or project rolls out or scales. The context is that many projects don't offer this. He asked each of the panelists to discuss what they were most proud of in their project's achievements. They don't.

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Social Kiva Artist Sample 88

NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

According to Heeks, the field of ICT4D emerged really as an artifact of the telecenter model which was used successfully to extend basic ICT services at the periphery in North America and Europe. . I’ve been part of two particular SMS health projects that have convinced me of the viability of this approach. .

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Mobile North America Mali Cameroon 62