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Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are six fantastic books that I read this year that help you gain 21st century skills like learning from failure, reflection, visualization, and more. A lot of work I do around social media is training — good training requires good design – not just content. Both by authors with first names of Brian. Schoemaker.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. He suggests these goals: 1.

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Taking 18 Minutes Day Towards A Year-Long Focus

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Each chapter starts with a personal story that illustrates a concept related to managing unproductive distractions. I want to sustain that focus throughout the year and apply to what I do — from content curation to blogging to facilitating trainings and developing curriculum. Be more of a focusing lens versus a fire hydrant.

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Free Webinar 1/8: Leveraging Social Media to Engage and Inspire Your Alumni Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did a scan of the several hundred organizations registered for the webinar, many from Jewish education organizations, looking at their social media engagement practices as well as a literature scan of alumni network engagement with social mediaHere’s some reflections: Alumni Networks: Benefits, Challenges, and Strategy.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. After we create a shared network based on individual’s knowledge and skills, we move to the organizational network maps.

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11 LinkedIn Profile Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Until then, when you’re advocating for the nonprofit where you currently work, the professionalism of your profile directly reflects upon your nonprofit. Maximize the website and Twitter fields.

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9 Must-Know Best Practices for Distributing Your Nonprofit’s Content on Social Networks

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The sooner your nonprofit can master content distribution on social networks, the more likely (and faster) your fundraising and content strategies will result in success. The effective use of social networks is a skill not to be underestimated. This reflects a seismic shift away from text to visual content.