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

Candid

As the nonprofit sector seeks ways to continue its work in the face of ongoing challenges, volunteers may come to play a larger role. These articles explain the role volunteers play in building community relationships and resilience. Designing engaging and effective learning experiences. According to the U.S. in 2022-23.

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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops. Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences that Connect, Inspire, and Engage. Training Design'

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Designing engaging and effective learning experiences 

Candid

In this article, I’ll explore how nonprofits can utilize Instructional Design principles to develop training that engages, empowers, and educates both colleagues and external stakeholders. What is Instructional Design? Design engaging and relevant learning experiences Identify learning needs.

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The importance of professional development in the nonprofit sector

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Leslie Beecher , Instructional Designer. In today’s world, job roles are constantly changing and new challenges arise in the workplace. 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.

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you are not using a design where participants do the scribing, you as a facilitator may lead a conversation AND be the chart writer. Or you may have a co-facilitator where you can split the roles or invite a participant to play this role. Small Group Design. Each of these choices has pros/cons.

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Best AI Tools for Creating Training Materials in Corporate Learning

Gyrus

For Learning and Development (L&D) professionals, instructional designers, and HR teams, AI tools are transforming the creation of videos, graphics, and voiceovers, making it easier than ever to deliver high-quality training materials at scale.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, it is important for the host to hold a call with the facilitation team to clarify expectations for the session outcomes and team authority/decision-making roles. The team’s first planning session should be one of learning about each’s other trade craft versus diving into the design of the session. Defining Roles.