Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. There is also an opportunity to weave in analysis of your data from surveys and incorporate storytelling with your data.

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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. 3. The Evaluation Survey. Click to Amazon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive by analysis. I like to use a combined method. Using unstructured qualitative data alone is pretty stupid unless you bring intelligence analysis, link to a quantitative analysis and link it back to decisions. The above shows the methods.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The Playbook includes a few examples and methods for doing this. Facilitation skills: Someone who can work with others to define needs and questions, collect data, translate the results and then work with different individuals or teams to use it. Here’s some thoughts about each section: What Data to Collect. Meaning Making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). Do you need sentiment analysis? Disaster work. In which formats?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

For example, the Executive Leadership Team held knowledge that others in the organization did not have access to, so creating questions facilitating capturing their knowledge was important. If you chose an interview method (or any method for that matter), I strongly encourage you to speak with as many individuals as your capacity will allow.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

World class facilitation and guidance was provided by Essential Partners, with the revered Dave Joseph serving as facilitator-in-chief. Engaging in a quantitative analysis of their operations and capacity, and sharing this information with funders. Studying (and implementing) community-based participatory research methods. __.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Descriptions of key digital measurement concepts, terminology and analysis techniques. Peer Instruction and the flipped classroom is a research-based, interactive teaching method developed by Eric Mazur at Harvard University in the 1990s. The syllabus includes: An overview of today’s digital measurement landscape.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive-by analysis. I like to use a combined method. Using unstructured qualitative data alone is pretty stupid unless you bring intelligence analysis, link to a quantitative analysis, and link it back to decisions. The above shows the methods. And so it goes …….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

This where design thinking methods and innovation lab facilitation techniques can be helpful. I thought the most helpful synthesis task would be a “design rationale.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I love all aspects instructional design and facilitation , but being a good trainer also means being a good content curator and resource librarian. 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.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 24, 2011

Contrary to popular belief, social networks and social network analysis (SNA) both existed long before Facebook. This kind of analysis fascinates me, and I think it can really help others understand what's really going on in the Arizona nonprofit sector. In the field of social network analysis, these are called "structural holes."

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Digital marketing is essential to staying competitive alongside other nonprofits of similar nature, and it has been proven to be more effective, both in cost and engagement, than traditional outbound marketing methods. Types of Online Fundraising Events. Choose How You Will Advertise. So, Now What?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

7: Transparency and Replicability are Paramount to Sound Measurement: Measurement methods need to be shared as well as how specific metrics are calculated. We’ve come a long way since the early days of social media in terms of measurement practice. 2011 Putting Principles in Action: Valid Metrics Matrix. Click for Larger Image.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Understanding: Landscape and Opportunity Analysis.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2017

That is why social media content analysis is important to any campaign. Obtrusive and Unobtrusive Analysis. Instead, we learned how to better control for the effect in our analysis. Social Listening and Social Media Content Analysis. Mayo’s findings did not put an end to such studies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m facilitating peer exchange groups on measuring the networked nonprofit with 60 grantees. Does not have a dashboard or simple collection method. Does a lot of &# drive by&# analysis, but no monthly review of trends. Often overwhelmed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them. And the resulting graph is the analysis of 1200 students. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Learn from direct response – Study annual appeals, door knocking, and other methods that inspire immediate action. Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Apply those lessons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. This is the actual delivery of the instruction and content. This is where you apply your presentation and facilitation skills. It is also important to target the right level of authority.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 12, 2014

Facilitation – We researched intergenerational groups, so it’s not surprising that many of the adults saw their role as facilitator as essential to their own and the group’s success in the exhibition. Adults who were previously dependent on their children could now take the lead as confident facilitators.

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Gyrus

APRIL 5, 2018

Be sure to methodically ask yourself this set of questions before choosing an LMS: What are your development objectives? An analysis through an in-depth survey accompanied by a few short one-on-one interviews with the projected user base and decision makers within the organization can aid tremendously. What skill-sets are required?

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Gyrus

JUNE 23, 2016

Be sure to methodically ask yourself this set of questions before choosing an LMS: What are your development objectives? An analysis through an in-depth survey accompanied by a few short one-on-one interviews with the projected user base and decision makers within the organization can aid tremendously. What skill sets are required?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. To find a consultant whose services and methods align with your nonprofit’s needs, follow these steps: Review your needs. Begin by defining your organization’s needs.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Types of fundraising software to consider When you think about fundraising software, you probably first think of online donation platforms that allow nonprofits to facilitate online gifts. This ensures that donors can give right away using their preferred payment method. Customized donor reports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

They also look at qualitative data, including doing a content analysis of their member feedback. Step 6: Select your data collection tool(s). Step 7: Analyze your data, turn it into action, measure again. I was curious about how hard or easy this step was for participants in the peer learning group at Packard and polled them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

Data collection may occur from time to time, but there is no formal reporting.There are no data systems in place, such as dashboards or simple collection methods. Data visualization techniques are used not only to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 16, 2013

Facilitator Led. There are a number of conferences that offer sessions on statistical analysis, business intelligence, marketing insights, and other pseudonyms. The three main areas I outlined are not the only methods for learning. The best method I found is to get hands on. Conferences. Conclusion.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2013

analysis, fundraising program discussions and a lot of complaining about why we can’t get anything done. I am a big believer in hiring a consultant or a facilitator to interview each board member prior to the retreat. One the most effective board retreats is the Drucker Method by noted business guru, Peter Drucker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

A conversational panel or keynote does some blending of learning modalities – it includes some content-delivery and structured small group and full group conversations. There is a lead facilitator – in the panel or keynote model – it’s the Oprah with the mic. How did that relate to the learning objectives?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Earlier this month I co-facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Her most controversial point was: “Rigorous data gathering and analysis can get in the way of effective storytelling by non-profits.”. However, this isn’t always the reality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

The objective of the The Innovation Exchange is to facilitate rapid and widespread adoption of environmental innovation in business. The method is simple - they test their ideas, if it works they build on it and if it doesn't they remix. Witzel notes, we don't have the barrier of "paralysis by analysis.".

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APRIL 22, 2021

You’re unable to pivot to new training methods, such as virtual events, and are behind the times. And, they can put reports in place that your team can use for analysis going forward to continue improving. Your members aren’t interested in purchasing or participating in eLearning. You’re looking to expand your eLearning programming.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Jonny will provide live graphic facilitation of the highly interactive and fun panel. In addition to the graphic facilitation, there will be other interactive learning elements. Method Tweeting for nonprofits: Much Ado About Something. Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal. Trust me.

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