Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2013

I love Marianne''s Elliott''s e-news where she shares what she''s been "learning, reading, writing and listening to," so I''m doing my own version. I learned a lot about my strengths and challenges as a leader, and gained a bevy of tools to help me be a better one. The last seven weeks (since I last posted) have been a whirlwind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2018 professional journal: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman in 2016. I will continue to write about and teach workshops on digital strategy. Year in Review.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

If you’re interested in learning more, explore InitLive’s full rundown of volunteer statistics for more information on the state of volunteerism today. That’s one of the best things about volunteering; there are a variety of ways for individuals to make an impact according to their interests and skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

After I finished teaching an intensive Networked NGO workshop for Packard family planning grantees in Delhi, I headed to Bangalore to visit my friend and colleague, Rufina Fernandes where I conducted a social media workshop for staff and teachers and got see a start up education company and its CSR program, close up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Year in Review Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2021 professional accomplishments: NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award : I was honored and very surprised to be awarded the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Lifetime Achievement Award. ” Well, 2 out of 3 is not bad! All done remotely from home as I have yet to get back on airplane.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned in 11 years of writing and millions of dollars I’ve raised, it’s that writing for fundraising is its own genre. But as I tell my students and clients regularly, writing to raise money is a learnable skill that you can master. I’ve been writing fundraising copy since 2010. That’s right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In addition, I was lucky enough to be the online facilitator for a virtual leadership program for arts administrators co-hosted by the Cornell University School of Management where I learned and practiced a range of instructional techniques for teaching adults.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. I was just learning how to write a book. But that’s only because it was my first one. It didn’t take long).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Year in Review Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2021 professional accomplishments: NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award : I was honored and very surprised to be awarded the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Lifetime Achievement Award. ” Well, 2 out of 3 is not bad! All done remotely from home as I have yet to get back on airplane.

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Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 96

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. They have to be in class during the day, dividing homework time between short study halls or evenings and weekends. Ultimately, a student’s job is to learn.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is so much to learn about Black history and culture and how it has shaped our world, and there are several ways you can support Black businesses and organizations in celebration of Black History Month. Keep reading to learn more about Black History Month and how you can get involved! Donate to support their mission here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. They have to be in class during the day, dividing homework time between short study halls or evenings and weekends. Ultimately, a student’s job is to learn.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Connecting the dots: What Corporate Training Can Learn from Formal Education. To demonstrate, take the process of time management, if you are taking five classes and you have three exams on Friday, two pop quizzes on Wednesday, and a total of four written assignments to complete. This may seem entirely second nature.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. They have to be in class during the day, dividing homework time between short study halls or evenings and weekends. Ultimately, a student’s job is to learn.

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Student Skills Teach Life 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You can mentor or teach a class with Tech Forward. It provided me with real life examples to increase my confidence in navigating conversations about race, gender, and class in professional settings.”. Follow the DEI Open Source Commons project on Twitter to learn about upcoming events, resources, and opportunities to volunteer.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2013

After a few years of writing about technology, I've finally decided to take the plunge and learn some basic coding. As someone with questionable math skills and zero computer programming experience, this has been a daunting subject to overtake … so I thought. What better place to learn how to code than from MIT?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. Research about the physical space can impact learning, can be found here. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

As Ryanne Hodson points out, making media together helps kids learn about the issue as well as the technology. What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in. One of their donors was a class of kindergarteners at the Berwick Alternative Elementary School.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2012

I began writing this blog post as I sat in the NMI 122 class , Digital Communications: Social Media Tools & Strategies. There is room for learning in this area, and I am the first person who will say it, which is why I found myself in NMI 122. Our minds' capacity to learn is something that we should not take for granted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

These help guide my professional learning and improvement and maintaining good habits. I continued an active schedule of teaching workshops on self-care for nonprofit professionals and creating a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace as well as numerous keynote presentations. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I’m thrilled to be doing a panel on nonprofit technology training and it has a bit of a star wars theme, “ Learn You Will.” But I also regularly read books as part of my ongoing self-directed learning. The Accelerated Learning Handbook. By Dave Meier.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. I was just learning how to write a book. If you have not read it, please do. It didn’t take long).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Salespeople should, therefore, invest the time to learn how to do it well, and then practice it, so they can master it. I was just learning how to write a book. If you have not read it, please do. It didn’t take long).

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you get kids in on the fundraising fun, you have a great opportunity to teach them important values like leadership, responsibility, goal-setting, team building, and community engagement. Pick a day and ask for donations to wear PJs and slippers to classes all day. Teacher or Principal Challenge. Flamingo flocking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Since were are on the Mediterranean Sea, I did the final reflective exercise as a walk on the beach. I got to perfect it when I taught master classes and workshops for NGOs and activists in New Zealand and Australia. My Theme for the Year: Learning. But, it isn’t just about learning new techniques or ideas.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2013

For the past six months I have worked with YWCA Maricopa County , expanding its Own It Financial Education program , which provides low-income women and families a free education teaching them how to become financially stable and independent. One of the first classes I organized at the YW was for a group of young teenage mothers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Packed with uplifting personal stories, action steps and writing exercises, you’ll learn how to be accountable for developing your character, integrity, and commitment to reaching your goals. Plus, you’ll learn: Why obstacles are a good thing. Learn to dance with those distractions. The value of a “Never Do Again” list.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 8, 2019

posted by Niamey Thomas Class 12 Public Ally. I create dances, curriculums and spaces for people of color to understand their identity, passion and purpose — these are lessons others tried to teach me but failed because they were more concerned with the box I did not fit into than the freedom I can have outside the boundaries of that box.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

In early education, children learn the fundamentals of reading and writing in order to communicate, collaborate, and contribute in the world. But what if kids learned basic tech skills along with reading storybooks and taking spelling tests? Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There are ways to take the wonderful work you’re doing and expand your reach to teach more people, heal more people and enrich more people’s lives. For example: If you’re any type of education program, you can offer learning opportunities to non-enrolled students. Lessons learned: . Lessons Learned. Not enough.”.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

“We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” – Peter Drucker. Learning is truly an everlasting endeavor. When we stop learning, we stop growing. But, they feel held back due to limited time for learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Is it only used by people with artistic talents and graphic design skills? Anyone can be a designer! Here’s a some of what I learned about facilitating innovation and train the trainers design. A Good Opening Opens Possibilities from Learning from Other Participants. ” What is Human Centered Design?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

You can join the class, and learn more on my website, brittbravo.com. So sad the class is over! The class is great. I am learning a lot, and the pace and format are working for me.” “As It gave me a basic understanding of the blogosphere, and basic skills for how to incorporate a blog into my website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This morning I learned a new word for information overload – “content fried” from a colleague at the Packard Foundation. It resonated. We have so much content in our professional lives. I’m finding that my learning and online work is a fast forward, swimming in the stream experience.

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