Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

So, it’s no surprise that your nonprofit’s staff and the training they receive is also evolving because of the pandemic. When it comes to training, your staff has new questions. They also have new barriers to completing the training. How do we complete work, training, and more on one strained WiFi connection?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

Or do you learn better when you get a chance to process the content every 15 minutes by thinking about it quietly or talking with a peer? Images are better than words for instructional aids. The book goes into depth about each of these principles and how to incorporate into a training session. Writing is better than reading.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Note from Beth: Last January, I put together a train the trainers session for nonprofit trainers. You can find the presentation here and accompanying blog post, How To Think Like A Nonprofit Instructional Designer. 8 Reasons Why Bad Trainings Happen to Good Nonprofits by Salsa Labs. Reign in your facts, figures and stories.

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MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. Even harder to incorporate “going meta.”

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MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. Instructional Design. Feng Shui of Good Training. Design Labs.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

The Bias Issue AI systems like LLMs are trained on vast datasets of text, primarily from the internet. This training data reflects the racial biases, stereotypes, and disproportionate perspectives of the world where the data comes from. Feed the system explicit instructions and examples displaying equitable behavior.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

How does your library address questions about Internet safety? essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. determining what content to include and how to teach it can present many challenges. Internet safety instruction doesn’t have to be difficult, though! Pacific time (2 p.m.

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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. There are many creative ways to engage participants at a training - both face-to-face and online. One technique is to incorporate movement – from mini-stretch breaks, to self-assessment exercises to switches in the delivery model.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar for Social Media and Nonprofits, I’ve been working with grantees on a variety of capacity building projects – from coaching to workshops to peer trainings. Great questions that help plan my content for the workshop. All in all, a pleasant way to prepare for instruction.

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JULY 19, 2016

Designing and facilitating training (not matter the topic) is one of my passions and why I blog about it on a regular basis. I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Photo: Americans for the Arts. Movement is better than sitting.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The three main types of AI you should know about: Generative AI are programs that can use your input to create new content, from images to texts to music. These systems follow predefined instructions without the ability to learn from new data. Content creation Content creation is also simplified by AI for fundraising.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

With 28 sessions across five content tracks, you will find thought-provoking discussions, practical takeaways from your peers, and have questions answered in real time by Salesforce product experts. Reason #3: Learning Labs & Hands-On Training. Still not convinced to join us? You spoke and we listened. Reason #4: The Cloud.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

The GPT of ChatGPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer, which is a group of language models trained to generate human-like text developed by OpenAI. To use ChatGPT, all you have to do is create an account and then ask a detailed question for the AI to generate a response to.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes. Nothing like first-person accounts.

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OCTOBER 28, 2013

It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. These can help you predict whether participants will act on the training after the workshop: More than one person from an organization should participate so the ideas can be transferred to the whole organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Salesforce+ platform will feature all industries and keynotes, product innovations, and deep dive content. The opportunity for Salesforce.org customers to experience this content from anywhere in the world got me thinking. Hands-on Training – More of a tactile learner? I can’t wait. Come together.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For those guests who still wanted to support the cause from home, Celebrity Waiters planned an entirely separate streamed program with its own content that was tailored to remote guests. Ask yourself these questions: How much time will each part of the program take? Great auctioneers make all the difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

For training where you are focusing on a skill, it allows for folks express their opinions (negative or positive) and not have get in the way of the instructional flow later on. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Effective fundraising can help your program put on better shows, train students more effectively, and ultimately boost its reputation for high-quality instruction in the arts. As you create content, keep in mind that different social media platforms appeal to different demographics. Social media.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. We allowed people to move from group to group once they go their questions answered.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Could your organization hire and train your replacement within two weeks? Onboarding and Training | 4-6 Weeks. Communication will foster questions, so it’s important that relevant details are agreed upon ahead of sharing the news. If You Can’t Train In-Person, Document! Don’t Run for the Exit. Probably not.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I don't always get a chance to do pre-workshop surveys, but in this case I had the opportunity to add two questions onto the registration form. I also wanted to get a sense of what content to include, so I asked for burning questions I usually do that as an icebreaker in the room, so this will save some time. Comfort Levels.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

This is a great question to play with for creating a unique prompt for creating draft personas for your nonprofit. Behaviors: Sarah is an active social media user and frequently shares content related to causes she supports. Social media: Sarah follows Power Poetry on social media platforms and is active in sharing content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

It is a great opportunity to ponder the question: How to design and deliver learning experiences for nonprofits that connect, inspire, and engage? What are the best practices? Content Delivery Is Not Learning. The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Instructional design is more than just delivering the content, so this post shares some of the thinking that went into designing a learning experience where people will apply what they learned. The content focused on telling a couple of ”campfire” stories with insights about best practices.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

She’s a creative content creator focusing on delivering information about the importance of volunteerism for nonprofit organizations. She is passionate about creating engaging content, writing, and graphic design to help viewers easily retain information. Shreya Tragad is the Digital Marketing Specialist at InitLive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes.

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APRIL 22, 2021

An eLearning consultant can help you answer this question and more. Through that work, we’ve seen the common questions that associations face when it comes to hiring an eLearning consultant— and now, we’re here to answer them: What is an eLearning consultant? Creating a content development strategy. That’s great!

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JANUARY 27, 2010

I blogged about the content last week. I got an email from hosts Chris Uschan and Tony Veroeven who shared some numbers, "We had 190 attend and ask 140 questions in a back channel that looked like Clark Griswald 's House at Christmas!". I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail?

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JANUARY 21, 2010

And then immediately create instructional materials and trainings for the community. Later, as I developed workshops and content for strategic technology planning , I became obsessed with learning about technology professional development for nonprofits and designing effective trainings. Audience Research.

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JUNE 28, 2018

Just A Little Content To Get Started . It could be 100% in that participants provide the content by connecting with others and sharing experience and knowledge. Another option is to briefly share some content or a framework to kick off the participant knowledge sharing. Reflection and Takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn. The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. The first 90-minute webinar to introduced the content. This post summarizes some learning research and offers some tips for delivering effective webinars.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Could your organization hire and train your replacement within two weeks? Onboarding and Training | 4-6 Weeks. Communication will foster questions, so it’s important that relevant details are agreed upon ahead of sharing the news. If You Can’t Train In-Person, Document! Don’t Run for the Exit. Probably not.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

That’s hard if deadlines are looming, but essential to have a session to explore questions such as: What is your facilitation style and philosophy? Good instructional design to create an environment for peer dialogue begins with good on boarding and for people to connect with something they already know or believe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2013

You just lump a bunch of speakers together and hobble together some content. You need to shape it and that means thinking through some design questions. What are your session’s learning objectives and who is the audience? Pay attention to instructions or tips on different segments of the proposal form. Conferences'

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AUGUST 14, 2015

It is less about disseminating content and best practices and more about pulling ideas and knowledge in through many-to-many interaction. In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer ! Three Ways to Think About Content. Think Beyond Presenters.

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