Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. I am not always lucky to be teaching in a classroom that is designed as a flexible space to be molded into a learning environment by the instructor guided by the instructional design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

To make the workshop interactive, I spent a brief amount of time presenting the what, why, how, and examples of target audiences. Get together staff for half hour or 60 minutes, and do a “brain dump” of everything they know about their audience. Then it was time for a simple exercise. Write a target audience definition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. Then we had a discussion to pull highlight and discover different practices. I used this exercise right after lunch to avoid the after lunch energy drop and use the time for instruction. Movement can also be integrated with the topics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged. Which brain do you think is more open to learning, retaining, and applying the content during a training? They all arrived precisely on the dot!

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain. Creating a sense of urgency helps your donor’s brain prioritize your email as something that needs to be opened. Then pick your favorite!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. With icebreakers, for example, you can use counting off or alphabetical order. This would require clear instructions on the outcome of the peer coaching and to provide some instructions on the right balance between listening and telling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

A study ( [link] ) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and MacArthur Foundation has found “when digital games were compared to other instruction conditions without digital games, there was a moderate to strong effect in favor of digital games in terms of broad cognitive competencies.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

He showed examples when change comes joyfully, like weddings and having children. He talked about changes in technology and fashion. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. Make it easy to give.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

He showed examples when change comes joyfully, like weddings and having children. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. He gave examples from cigarette and nutrition labels.

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MARCH 19, 2011

He showed examples when change comes joyfully, like weddings and having children. It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. He gave examples from cigarette and nutrition labels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. These definitions have informed the curriculum, instructional design, peer learning design, and how we will measure and learn along the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. These definitions have informed the curriculum, instructional design, peer learning design, and how we will measure and learn along the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

For example, I asked the runners to line up from “just bought my nikes&# to “training for my third 30 mile marathon.&#. 2. Living Case Study Technique: Assessment also helps find examples from the participants themselves. That’s why you need energizers. Movement can really help.

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MAY 25, 2021

These reports need to include: Information about specific activities, including the date of accredited activities, hours of instruction, type of activity, learners that completed the activity, and much more. For example, it’s easy to imagine new guidance around pandemic procedures on the horizon. Accessible Content Delivery.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A picture is worth about 60,000 words, because studies have shown that the human brain processes images about 60,000 times faster than it does plain text. So if you’re like that Ikea instruction that just has the visuals, those aren’t as good. Steve: And give us some examples. That’s actually wrong, though.

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APRIL 28, 2021

For example, if you had to switch to a virtual silent auction at the last minute in 2020, review your results to see which elements worked and which didn’t. One great example of this is the Free Teacher Market from the Polk Education Foundation. Being able to accept donations via ApplePay is another popular options donors ask about.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. These leaders are then given the meeting agenda (game instructions), keep the group on track, and volunteer to report out. It is important to vary your instructional delivery because the human brain -on average - can only concentrate for 12 minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Photo by Spike 55151 I read recently that the reason for "senior moments" - you know when you can't quite recall someone's name in an instant - is because the aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information.   Groups:  This feature is awesome. 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. For example, I incorporate tactical and visual techniques for participants to use to do the exercises. This means that you can’t be in the front of the room delivering content all the time!

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Association TV

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It's meant to provide context, give instruction, or address what you might be thinking as you navigate a digital screen. Maybe, but our brains are trained to go with what we know. A few examples: “Save and Continue” buttons when filling out forms. Placeholder text that provides explanations or examples within search bars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

Flickr Photo by JTLowery The title of this post is play on the famous PSA " Brain on Drugs " from 1987 to raise attention to the harmful effects of drugs. The memorable tagline : This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Does growing up digital evolve young people's brains? For example, Carol Torgan, Ph.D,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

I also tested out a couple of instructional techniques for the first time and learned something myself. Right away, I introduce them to Twitter as a resource - the collaborative brain. I would have addressed this with some differentiated instruction in the small groups in the afternoon.).

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Connection Cafe

MAY 25, 2016

As it turns out, “our brains crave the positive evaluation of others almost to an embarrassing degree.” Examples of recognition gifts Turnkey encourages us not to use are airline tickets, electronics such as iPads, and gift cards (“why not just hand them a crisp $100 bill?!”, says study author Katrina Van Huss).

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It encourages brains to come together, keeps everyone rowing in the same direction, and brings a laser-like focus to hitting those big, audacious goals. It’s a beacon that keeps mission and vision in plain view, a compass for navigating financial currents, an instruction manual for making the biggest splash with the resources at hand.

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MAY 8, 2024

This is because our brains process them almost instantly. For example, teachers could explain how the whiteboards have enhanced their instructional methods, allowing for more engaging lessons. By focusing on what your donors care about, you can build stronger relationships and secure more support. Incorporate compelling visuals.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

They may have grown up in a grade school that didn’t emphasize writ­ing, or perhaps they were simply left-brained, science and math types. For example, let’s say you want to write a blurb in your annual report about how your ski program enriched the lives of local children with disabili­ties during the past season.

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DECEMBER 2, 2008

There are some blogs that have much higher comment rates than these examples. Thank you to Reach Advisors for sharing FASCINATING insight into visitors' brains. Her average comment rate is 3 comments per post. Does it make her blog less valuable or influential? It's just one part of the picture.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here are a few examples of SMART goals a nonprofit might set for the end-of-year giving season: “By 11:59 PM on January 1, 2022, we will raise the $25,000 needed to equip our animal rescue teams in the new year. For example, “ClydeFamilySoupKitchenEndofYear2021” will be much harder to remember and type than “SK21.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2005

The way that it all made my brain team with information like surfing the web manually for text information never could made it obvious to me that I needed to tell as many other people about it as possible. Can you give me an example of some advice you've given some nonprofits? Do you have step-by-step instructions for feedburner?).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. After a nervous giggle, I shared with them that donating and volunteering does the same thing as chocolate to your brain. For example, the google document served a quick wiki - it was simple, not over built and easy to participate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. I don’t do this as a work avoidance behavior (well, maybe a few times), but it helps me shift my brain and take a small break that replenishes my energy. Two important tips.

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JULY 14, 2022

For example, contrasting colors make for effective background and text color combinations. The human brain can process visual information 60,000 times faster than written information. Include instructions on how to use filters in order to find images that represent a wide range of people.

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