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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

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

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

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So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. I do this all the time.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. This month I’ve been teaching graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

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Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times throughout October-December as we presented dozens online webinars and guest posts and articles.

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

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The book is an extremely practical resource whether you are working on improving your skills or teaching others. Facilitated listening is made up of a number of techniques described in more detail in the book. David Sibbet’s book, “ Visual Meetings ” is one of the best resources on techniques and they also offer training.)

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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

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I designed a 90-minute workshop focused on “Human-Centered Social Media Strategy” which teaches how to apply a simple design-thinking technique, creating personas, as the basis of your digital strategy. Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge.

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Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was honored to lead a featured season at the United Way Leadership Conference on Networked Leadership and teach many workshops networked leadership skills. I continue to hone and improve my instructional practice and share tips with these many posts on instructional design for nonprofit training.

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