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April is National Volunteer Month. Do you know where your volunteers are? 

Candid

Designing engaging and effective learning experiences. In this article, Kristin Hanlin, an instructional designer at Candid, explores how nonprofits can utilize Instructional Design principles to develop training that engages, empowers, and educates the learnerincluding volunteers.

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Notes About Mobile, Digital Trends, and Social Media Leadership from Knight Digital Media Center Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Digital Leadership. My session was about leadership and digital strategies. Instructional Design Notes. I facilitated a session in the afternoon which was designed for peer interaction given the topic. Amy shared an awesome list of mobile resources. Jim Canales (@jcanales) April 5, 2013. Being Data Informed.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Feng Shui of Good Teaching and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related.

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Experiential Leadership Development

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just returned from week-long leadership development program in Israel called “ Reality Storytellers ” hosted by the Schusterman Foundation. How do our unique brands of leadership, our values and our perceptions of injustice contribute to our visions for a better future?

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Good instructional design to create an environment for peer dialogue begins with good on boarding and for people to connect with something they already know or believe.

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The importance of professional development in the nonprofit sector

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Leslie Beecher , Instructional Designer. Over the past four years, I have worked as an instructional designer in the for-profit education world and am excited to have transitioned into the nonprofit sector. ASU Lodestar Center.

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Designing Transformative Communications Capacity Building Programs for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was lucky enough to have opportunities to co-teach with superb educators where I jokingly say that I acquired my degree in instructional design! In addition, I was lucky enough to be the online facilitator for a virtual leadership program for arts administrators co-hosted by the Cornell University School of Management where I learned and practiced (..)