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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries. Participatory Gatherings. Organizational Development. Networked Facilitation. Community Organizing. Any many more.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals To Begin 2018 with Clarity

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. These help guide my professional learning and improvement and maintaining good habits. I use weekly reviews and look-ahead rituals as well as the 18-Minutes A Day Reflection Technique.

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10 Nonprofit Books from 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Hands-On Social Marketing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing Change for Good by Nedra Kline Weinreich. I love the checklists, her thoughts about the impact of social media and behavior change, and the DIY market research techniques. The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising by Mazarine Treyz. You can pick up a copy here.

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What's Your Vision?

Museum 2.0

Something tells me this is not the business visioning workshop I anticipated. Last week, I attended a workshop on Creating a Vision of Greatness at ZingTrain , the training arm of Zingerman's Deli, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was even more useful to learn how participatory writing visions can be. But I'm going to keep trying it.

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Guest Post: Radical Collaboration - Tools for Partnering with Community Members

Museum 2.0

We never received a “how-to-guide” for collaborating with community members here at the MAH, but over time, we have acquired some basic tools that have shaped our approach. We offer these tools in the spirit of sharing and look forward to learning about the techniques you use in your own community. Make time for them.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Marketing & Communications / #2016DML / @dmlconference.

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Facilitating Creative Learning (for Professionals): More Notes on MuseumCamp

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While MuseumCamp is an unusual event, I''ve learned a lot from it about designing workshops, charrettes, and meetings--pretty much any gathering where you want to encourage playful, creative, risky thinking in groups. I first learned about this technique from Sam Kaner''s excellent book, Facilitator''s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making.