TechImpact

APRIL 16, 2014

Everyone knows promoting your nonprofit’s events, services, and fundraisers on social media is a good idea, but many do not know why, or more importantly, how, to do it. Some techniques that are not covered in your run-of-the-mill blog. Dedicate a #hashtag to questions that your social media team is dedicated to answering.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Whether you’re part of a nonprofit, a dynamic team, or an individual on a mission, having a well-defined strategy for quickly creating and sharing fresh ideas is a must-have in our times. To stay healthy, nonprofits must continually generate and share new ideas. We’ll have 20 minutes for idea generation. Give everybody a turn.

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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? Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. I learned this technique from Alan Gunn from Aspiration over ten years ago at 2007 Penguin Day. Spectragram.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

If participants are working through an exercise or set of discussion questions, create a google document with your prompts and include space for taking notes. It is a good idea to get a few people together on a call to practice doing it before you host your first meeting with zoom Breakout Rooms. Icebreakers & Check-Ins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! I love being exposed to new ways of working, taking process notes, observing techniques, and thinking about how to apply to my own work.

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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. Encourage as many ideas as possible.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Your path starts at Stage 1, which is just having the idea and deciding to go for it. I had absolutely NO IDEA what I had said yes to. Fortunately, I had some experience in marketing that gave me ideas about how to fundraise and help the nonprofit. Other things, I had no idea about. That seemed to be the central question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

The event will end with an “ Idea Accelerator ” where participants will have an opportunity to develop and pitch an actionable idea for feedback and funding. What great about this conference is that we will have creative immersion and change to “sleep on our ideas.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Jarche describes some techniques on how to do the most important, but sometimes difficult step of sense-making. Jarche mentions some techniques from three different curators on how to add value. Validation: Knowing your sources and their level of expertise. Comparing: Compare the strengths and weaknesses of different sources.

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Content Nonprofit Technique Skills 126

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It serves as the reference point to settle disputes, avoid “ scope creep ,” and judge the usefulness of ideas. These are information collected directly from website users through on-page surveys, feedback widgets, and other techniques. Do they have budget or timeline questions that could help them better prepare a bid for you?

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

I realized that while many of these ideas are currently in the realm of fantasy, the future is so uncertain that we can’t say they will permanently reside there. Humans think in terms of analogies and metaphors, which allows us to connect concepts and ideas. And the difference between truth and speculation can be difficult to see.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 4, 2014

You’re posting based on a calculated system , when the social media network in question is most active. Twitter, and to a lesser extent Facebook, is often times unpredictable; but you can increase your chances for success by implementing a few best practices, and creating consistency with your posting technique.

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Nonprofit Social Media Twitter Technorati 177

Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the ins and outs of online fundraising, explaining how you can leverage various platforms and fundraising ideas to engage your supporters virtually. Supporters will navigate to a donation page, but if it’s too lengthy or asks too many questions, they may end up leaving the page without donating.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 6, 2024

While its expertise at wrangling a stampede of ideas into a herd allows you to lean into unfamiliar situations. Paired with scenario planning, decision trees, SWOT analysis and similar forecasting techniques AI can bring order to confusing or precarious situations and give you the confidence to make hard choices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Here I used a classic, simple technique of asking people to share burning questions in small groups and generated a list of the themes/questions with the full group. I’m always relieved when the questions match the content, but you also have to point out where you will go deep and what may not be addressed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

To facilitate the lab, I used human centered design techniques (for a good overview see Jen Bokoff’s terrific overview post here ) and more specifically the Luma Institute methods (for more, see my post here.). I’ve facilitated this exercise many times and it never fails that participants enjoy it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

This makes it easier to focus on the content while handling additional questions, troubleshooting and technical problems. Icebreakers for a Pandemic : Some ideas to help inspire people to keep optimistic and check-in about their feelings. Interactive Meeting Techniques. Effective Brainstorming Techniques by Beth Kanter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2023

To ensure alignment, the first step is to consider simple but surprisingly vexing brand questions such as: Who are we? 2) Always Be Evaluating To ensure that healthy Leadership Alignment actually leads to excellence, there is just one question, the most important question, that brand leaders must ask every single day: “Is it true?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

Here’s an example using a virtual sticky note app.For more ideas on creating meeting norms, see this post. Another fun role is “Rabbit Hole Monitor” that uses a technique called “ ELMO ” (enough already let’s move on). 6-Techniques for Virtual Brainstorming, Voting, Feedback, and Energizers.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It is a networking and development organization that connects executives with education, research, ideas, and people. Harriet Bogdanowicz, Chief Strategy Officer at the American Planning Association, will share how APA used these techniques to innovate and set trends in the planning industry. Sponsored by Multiview.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover the ins and outs of online fundraising, explaining how you can leverage various platforms and fundraising ideas to engage your supporters virtually. Before the demos, compile questions you have about using the software solution. Here’s what to expect: What is online fundraising?

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Fundraising Online Ideas Tips 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

There are a wealth of theories, ideas, and methods covered, for example the “ SAVI ” model for designing exercises that help learners embrace learning in different styles. You will find answers to questions like, “Why are some learning tasks easier in the morning or afternoon?” by Jane Bozarth, Editor.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Create a personalized chatbot to interact with members, answer questions, and offer customized recommendations. If you are a newbie to the world of chat, the following will give you a basic idea of the choices and steps involved. Then, define the primary user questions and corresponding answers. This is Chat’s contribution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

You have a couple of provocative questions related to the topic you will be discussing or training on and have people line up as to whether they agree or disagree. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. Can this technique work for an online meeting?

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Gyrus

JUNE 9, 2021

Techniques Used in Training and Development of Employees GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Training and development in HRM are one of the key contributors to an organization’s success. The first thing that comes to our mind when we hear this question is building a better training and development program for employees. You wonder why?

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Gyrus

JUNE 9, 2021

Techniques Used in Training and Development of Employees GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Training and development in HRM are one of the key contributors to an organization’s success. The first thing that comes to our mind when we hear this question is building a better training and development program for employees. You wonder why?

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Gyrus

JUNE 9, 2021

Techniques Used in Training and Development of Employees Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Training and development in HRM are one of the key contributors to an organization’s success. Mentoring Mentoring as a training technique for employees has its benefits. You wonder why?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

What were successful techniques or elements of SXSWcares? I’d love to hear your thoughts on the fundraising effort, whether you participated or not – questions, feedback, and ideas. A few hours later, we quickly found each other through Jessica Lin and unified our efforts as SXSWcares.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. Can participants apply the skills?” Use Learning Theory.

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Evaluation Train Training Tips 131

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference. The culmination of these two and half very intense days was an Idea Accelerator Lab. Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. One technique that I use all the time is “share pairs,” it makes people get it up, take that body break, and check in with someone. Here’s some examples.

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Learning Learning Theory Brain Nonprofit 139

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

With ice cream brand Van Leeuwen, Liquid Death debuted a hot-fudge-sundae-flavored sparkling water last August that sold out in seven hours, cementing the questionable beverage as Amazons most successful limited-time grocery product. This was a question Saucony answered with the Marathumb Challenge.

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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. 2) Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Ever since we started Buffer a little over two years ago, people have been asking us about one question very specifically: How can I write great headlines for social networks and my blog? In example 2 on the other hand, you have no idea what’s going on. See how many people retweet it. After all, we all want to get smarter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The idea is not only for participants to acquire the skills and knowledge to host a successful giving day, but for them share and transform practices together. The skill, of course, is hosting a Giving Day and we are now looking at processes, techniques, and ideas for follow up and assessment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

I gave a keynote about the Human Side of Data for Good and facilitated a mini-innovation lab to brainstorm creative ideas around the challenge of communicating about the value of shared data and becoming the community knowledge center for shared data for donors, nonprofits, and other stakeholders. Team 1: “Know Your Community: 5 in 10.”.

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