Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Here’s what I learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

(In fact, there is a lab at Stanford that studies workplace rituals and a book, “ Rituals at Work ,” devoted to the topic). Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. I have discovered first-hand the benefits of incorporating rituals into the way I work. My New Year’s rituals help me let go of things in my professional work that can open the door to positive change and growth.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Scaling Training for Global Teams: Overcoming Challenges and Ensuring Consistency GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - A global team constitutes employees working from around the world. However, to ensure competency, adaptability, productivity, knowledge-sharing, uniformity in work, etc., organizations need to train their global teams.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Scaling Training for Global Teams: Overcoming Challenges and Ensuring Consistency GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - A global team constitutes employees working from around the world. However, to ensure competency, adaptability, productivity, knowledge-sharing, uniformity in work, etc., organizations need to train their global teams.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Scaling Training for Global Teams: Overcoming Challenges and Ensuring Consistency Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems A global team constitutes employees working from around the world. However, to ensure competency, adaptability, productivity, knowledge-sharing, uniformity in work, etc.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? Take for example my colleague Eugene Eric Kim who shares his facilitation toolkit which includes links to his favorite Post It notes and markers. When I facilitate training, I use analog and digital tools and materials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy.

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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. What do you want to learn from working together?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2018

Last month I was lucky enough to run into Maia Duerr who participated in Wake’s Tech2EmpowerUSA at a workshop I was facilitating on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit. Maia Duerr recently published a book called “ Work that Matters: Create a Livelihood that Reflects Your Core Intention.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also use it as a reflection as the year progresses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. ” In that spirit, a few thoughts. Even harder to incorporate “going meta.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! There are two different methods to evaluate your training. to define the four levels of training evaluation.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on “Data Informed Philanthropy” hosted by the Packard Foundation – not only was the content compelling (stay tuned for a post on that), but it was also a fantastic opportunity to observe one of the best facilitators I know, Allen Gunn from Aspiration.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Making up directions as you go along might work when you are trying to recreate your grandmother’s made-from-scratch apple pie. Clear documentation standards help maintain accuracy and facilitate audits. Ensure that your team understands the process and can spot-check the automation to make sure it’s working as intended.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

(In fact, there is a lab at Stanford that studies workplace rituals and a book, “ Rituals at Work ,” devoted to the topic) For over twenty-five years, I have implemented a number of rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead. I call it my “To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.“ I use it for annual planning and goal setting.I

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2024

Anyone who works in the nonprofit sector knows it’s not for the faint of heart. It’s about reimagining systems, facilitating change, and co-creating a better future. Just then, angel-in-training Clarence intervenes. When people reflect on how something positive in their lives might never have happened , it improves their mood.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

This culture can bring about the desired outcomes of staff, volunteers, and members who reflect the community, having a team possessing strong problem-solving skills, and leadership that embraces innovation. Appreciating diversity and creating a team that reflects the community in appearance and thoughts are only the first steps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. for my journal or my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also include my list of work/life habits that I want to maintain or modify.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

That comment isn’t meant to cast shade; just to point out that although the bots are fun, there are still some hurdles involved in really putting them to work. Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? The Back Channel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

We are only about one month into the world’s largest work from home experiment. A few tips include: use the phone instead, switch to asynchronous modes of working, or use a few camera tricks. For other activities, random or automatic assignments work best. It has surfaced a new technology affliction: Zoom Overload. .

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

When And How Frequently Should You Update Your eLearning Content GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - While the need for creating an effective training and development plan for employees has been widely recognized by all companies. What this will ensure is that updates, if required, can happen piecemeal, without necessitating complete overhauls.

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MARCH 19, 2024

When And How Frequently Should You Update Your eLearning Content GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - While the need for creating an effective training and development plan for employees has been widely recognized by all companies. What this will ensure is that updates, if required, can happen piecemeal, without necessitating complete overhauls.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

When And How Frequently Should You Update Your eLearning Content Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems While the need for creating an effective training and development plan for employees has been widely recognized by all companies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

I’ve been working in my pajamas since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation. Here’s a few ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. The design for this project was very different than my accustomed way of designing and delivering the Networked NGO trainings and social media skills. Fish Bowl Exericse.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned.

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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.

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