Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In addition to the info-packed sessions and workshops, these conferences provide invaluable opportunities to connect with other fundraisers, share ideas, and encourage each other. There are tons of sessions, workshops, and roundtables to choose from, and they cover an unbelievably broad range of topics. They’re the best!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

This week I lead a full-day workshop for 300 nonprofits and foundations on social media strategy and tactics. The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2011

What blogs do you looove to read? How can you incorporate what makes those blogs wonderful into your blog? Schedule blogging time into your week, just like you'd block out time for something else that's important to you. Opportunities to Make Your Blog Juicy Bay Area folks • I'm teaching a Jumpstart Your Blog!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Participants were a mix of CEOs and senior staff. This blog post is a summary of my notes from the day. Digital Trends. ” Lots of comments pros and cons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2012

Post consistent content that your audience loves and your social media will be successful. Yes and no. Using best practices and tips based on research can help you improve. But if you want to get better results, you need a content strategy, strong creation and curation skills, and a robust measurement process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Last November, I had the pleasure of leading a workshop for a 100 Silicon Valley nonprofit organizations in hosted by Compasspoint and generously supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The workshop was filled within 24 hours and there was a waiting list. The major content theme was not "How do we find the time?,"

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

TIP: As we get closer to the conference dates, you will be able to get to know who else is attending by checking out the 1:1 networking feature in the bbcon mobile app! Power up your skills with pre-conference workshops ! The post An Insider’s Guide to bbcon 2023 in Denver first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Flickr Photo: Illustration of Participant's Learning Questions Earlier this month, we piloted the first two-day workshop on social media strategy and tools for NTEN 's WeAreMedia project. I was pleased with workshop, even though it was the first time and that is always difficult because instruction improves with feedback from learners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I also use this tip from Sree about writing it in email dated 12/31/19 using FutureMe.Org. I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

As a trainer and subject matter expert, I fight a big battle when designing a workshop. Balancing the amount of content delivery with exercises and right sizing given the available time for the workshop. Balancing the amount of content delivery with exercises and right sizing given the available time for the workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

These are two photos of me and Tharum Bun , a Cambodia blogger I met via our blogs back in 2003. In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. The IFCAsia delivered on all the reasons why someone should attend.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2012

Beth's Blog. You should spend some time doing a little research and browse some of the Pinterest stat sites to help you get a sense of the users and whether or not Pinterest is a good fit for your content. Here are 5 I came across.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Roxanne Darling presenting Many thanks to Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells for organizing fantastic Social Media Workshop. The way the entire market functions has changed drastically, we reached the digital tipping point. Professionally produced content may be seen as less valuable because it isn't seen as authentic! 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

A good training begins with igniting the participants curiosity and passion for the content during the first 15-30 minutes. The goal is to get everyone comfortable, thinking about the content, and ready to enhance their preexisting knowledge. Nonprofit blogger Vu Lee has some tips on what types of openers to avoid.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2023

Video content is being consumed at higher and higher rates and is the preferred medium for most. From taking a seat at a virtual table with colleagues, family, and friends, to instant donor recognition, to silent auctions, to access to exclusive content, there are many digital solutions that can enhance your donor experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Last week, I was honored to do the keynote workshop at the Peel Leadership Center’s TimeOut Conference in Toronto, Canada. I was invited to teach an interactive workshop based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit on how to link self-care with well being in the workplace. Bringing Movement Into the Workshop. Source: Sitkicker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. I also served on the program advisory committee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

Photo from Librarianismchronicles Blog. John Kenyon and I wrote guest posts on the NTEN blog that will give you a flavor of what the session is about. I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. by Jane Bozarth, Editor.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

In addition to the info-packed sessions and workshops, these conferences provide invaluable opportunities to connect with other fundraisers, share ideas, and encourage each other. . There are tons of sessions, workshops, and roundtables to choose from, and they cover an unbelievably broad range of topics. They’re the best!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

Here are some tips on using Tweetstorms. My colleague, Neil Parekh, created a Twitter Moment with some tips and resources. I use moments to create stories based on Tweets from conferences or workshops that I’ve presented. I use them everyday for content curation, but there are many other ways to use lists.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Across two days full of interactive sessions, workshops, and hands-on training, I had the chance to meet members of my Chicago Ohana Salesforce group and connect with new people with similar passions, challenges, and solutions to share. For an additional recap of DevOps Dreamin’ 2022, visit Gearset’s post-event wrap-up blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I've been looking at the examples the folks have shared in the WeAreMedia Module 3: Sharing Your Story Social Media Style , particularly blogs and thinking about questions, strategies, and frameworks that one might think about before getting into the nitty gritty of the tool itself.  Who will write for the blog?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

The peer learning exchange offers one-on-one coaching for 16 state organizations that work on children’s health care insurance, monthly peer webinars, and a face-to-face workshop. This technical assistance design is a balance of expert support with peer learning and an intentional strategy for building the network’s capacity.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

At #MFOM14, I participated as a speaker, leading one workshop, Email Marketing to Support Year-Round Online Fundraising , and as a panelist for the session, Visual Communication: Create pictures, videos, and presentations quickly, easily, and affordably. Channels such as social media can really help with this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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EveryAction

APRIL 6, 2017

This post was originally featured on The Campaign Workshop blog and has been reposted with permission. I recently sat down with the good folks at The Campaign Workshop and chatted about marketing automation for nonprofits. The Campaign Workshop: "Why should I care about nonprofit marketing automation?".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Note from Beth: Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating two workshops on becoming a Networked Nonprofit: Effective Social Strategy for nonprofits in Santa Barbara hosted by the Fund for Santa Barbara. all with different deadlines, writers, and content parameters. Photo by Gary Clark. How do I use it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2013

In online discussions with nonprofit techies, Megan Keane pointed to the loss of an anti-censorship tool in places like Iran, and Nancy Schwartz noted in an online discussion, “this is a kick to independent content publishing, not just convenience on the readers side.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer, I’ve been designing workshops based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Emerging Leaders Playbook. A great training always start with a great opening or icebreaker. Nonprofit blogger Vu Lee has some tips on what types of openers to avoid. Tips for Good Openings. help people to relax.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I'm preparing for a Social Media workshop next month called " Making Sense of and Success with Social Media " where the audience will be consultants who work with nonprofits in other areas (not technology). This may include some personal exploration like setting up their profile on social networking site or even a blog.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 20, 2021

With the focus now on virtual and hybrid events, how do event planners and brands create and deliver content that will foster attendee engagement and keep them coming back for more? To combat this, you will need to focus on producing quality content and include event features that encourage participation.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 25, 2023

Try organizing workshops or training sessions where volunteers can develop new skills related to your nonprofit’s cause. Keep Educating and Engaging Sharing educational content related to your nonprofit’s mission is another effective strategy. Looking for inspiration?

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NTEN

JUNE 23, 2009

From the Google Grants blog: During the event, grantees will have an opportunity to learn tips and tricks from successful grantees, attend AdWords seminars taught by in-house experts, and learn how to maximize Google for Non-Profits. That's right: you'll get to learn how to maximize your AdWords account while visiting the mothership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? The workshop was an all day workshop , with an opening presentation followed by small group exercise. What worked? What didn't? I also like to practice my storytelling skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

I did a pre-session blog post with all the annotated sources and some book recommendations. It is really hard to maintain a balance of interaction and content delivery when you have 90 minutes and four people with subject-matter expertise. 6 Tips for Evaluating Your Training Session. Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. It is also important to target the right level of authority.

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