Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned. Here’s a few things I learned. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings.

Facilitation 101

Facilitation Technique Ideas Exercise 101

Nimble AMS

APRIL 2, 2022

Using the right tools and techniques makes it easy to get more out of your association’s online community. . You just need the right tools and techniques in place to take it to the next level. . Create a newcomer group where new members can ask questions and discuss topics so that they feel at home in your association right away.

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Community Online Associations Template 138

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Pick the Bot’s Brain AI powered chatbots learn from user interactions. But the best part is, that AI chatbots learn from user interactions and improve their responses over time. Even if you have substantial resources to dedicate to the process, it’s a good idea to start simple and learn as you go.

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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. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes peer learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

How do you learn? When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? The brain science literature suggests that learners understand and remember more when they talk about what they are learning.

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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. There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience.

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Learning Theory Learning Brain Exercise 138

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Begin by defining AI for non-technical team members, explaining that it can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning from data, making predictions, or recognizing patterns. Impact measurement: Have open discussions about the effectiveness of AI and decide how you will monitor its success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

You have to ask, how is polling the audience and seeing the aggregate results helping people learn? Here how collecting data and displaying aggregate might enhance learning: (Add in the comments if you think I missed anything). Research shows that movement is the killer app for learning. In other words, to what end?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The workshop was part of the three-day program where participants were learning both strategy and how to use tools from women who work in the tech industry here in San Francisco. But learning from adjacent practices can also be quite rich. How do you make your trainings or meeting more fun that can lead to more learning?

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Learning Exercise San Francisco Instruction 87

CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

We sat down with Diane Remin, the Founder and President of MajorDonors.com , to discuss techniques on making an ask and how major gift work has transitioned online as a result of the pandemic. Technique 1: Ask Donor For A Specific Amount of Money. Technique 2: The Clueless Close. Diane Remin, President of MajorDonors.com.

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Money Donor Tips Technique 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

One technique that I often employ is called “ Dot Voting ” or “ Visual the Vote.” The technique helps you need to evaluate the ideas. The technique helps you need to evaluate the ideas. Dot voting is a visual way to see where the interest is and generate a robust discussion about the options.

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Online Participatory Technique Method 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2010

What I enjoyed about this Twitter chat was the opportunity to ask pointed follow up questions and to draw out specific people. I always learn a lot when I’m get a chance to ask other people questions and this experience did not fail in delivering that. What are your best Twitter moderation techniques?

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Technique Twitter Facilitation Reflection 99

Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2021

Those nine weeks were amazing, and I got to learn a ton. I decided to do what any good nerd does when they learn something new: write a blog post about it. . We have the technology and techniques necessary to make the web adequately accessible. First, what is web accessibility? websites, operating systems, apps, etc.)

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Beginner Accessibility Web Lesson 46

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In my work as a trainer and facilitator, I make workshops and master classes as interactive as possible, incorporating peer discussion, movement, and creativity. I feel this makes a better learning experience. The next step is to facilitate a discussion. Can this technique work for an online meeting?

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Online Technique Training Train 107

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Adaptive learning models can empower teachers to customize instruction for each student’s needs, and students can even personalize a digital tutoring experience. Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques.

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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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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Gyrus

JULY 21, 2016

The best way to ready ourselves for this shifting environment is Continuous Learning. Continuous learning is an established persistent learning process, designed for bolstering the knowledge and skills of your workforce over time, and presents itself in many forms. Establishing a formal policy of Continuous Learning.

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Culture Learning Create Industry 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Some points and examples we shared in response to questions: Fundraisers need to be experts in transmedia storytelling techniques and exploring new possibilities for sharing stories. Transmedia storytelling it is the technique of telling a story across multiple online platforms and formats using current digital technologies.

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Learning Donor Online Fundraising 86

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

Breakout Rooms are a feature on Zoom meetings (it has to be turned on in your zoom profile/account ) that allows the meeting host to put people into small groups for more intimate discussions or activities. . A simple technique is to put 2 or 3 people in a room and have share name, organization, and an icebreaker question.

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Exercise Reflection Structure Google 177

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

About a year ago, Mario Marino reached out to me and several colleagues with some provocative questions about e-learning in the nonprofit sector. Mario and his colleague, Katie Paris explained that this was part of a landscape or mapping process that they were doing to get an understanding of the e-learning space.

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Learning Remix Teach Hype 110

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. This post summarizes some learning research and offers some tips for delivering effective webinars. His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention.

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Design Effective Experiment Learning 107

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Getting the Most out of your Social Learning Program. Statements like, “how do we make our learning program work for us?” ” or “let’s get social with our learning plan.” ” But, how do you get your learning program up to speed? Undoubtedly, you have heard it before.

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Program Learning Social Learning Environment 61

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We’ll finish with 10 minutes to evaluate the brainstorming session, get clarity on points of agreement and disagreement, and discuss next steps. This frees up the facilitator to focus on keeping the discussion flowing. We’ll conclude with 10 minutes to vote on our top 3 – 5 ideas. Ask if anyone has any questions. Well, almost.

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Generation Ideas Arts Share 105

Nimble AMS

MARCH 25, 2022

They should be able to: Suggest discussion group topics and content?. Moderate and participate in online discussions?. You can start with a small number of groups, and then add more as you learn more about your members’ needs. Discussion groups based on specific subjects, such as upcoming industry regulation changes.

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Community Online Strategy Guidelines 133

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

As a trainer, I’m intensely interested in creating learning experiences that integrate or about how to use the technology for nonprofits that engage and inspire people to put the ideas into practice. I’ve been obsessed with peer learning and self-directed learning models in my own learning and the trainings I design and facilitate.

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Learning Network Organization Classroom 102

Nimble AMS

JULY 11, 2022

Create discussion groups in your online member community inspired by topics from your career center, such as job interview tips or resume techniques, to deliver a superior member experience. Learn more. Activate your online community. TECH TIP: Utilize Nimble Communities to connect members searching for career resources.

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Integration Experiment Software Associations 108

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Election Day – Using Social Media Campaign Methods to Enhance Learning Programs. That being said, a lot of the initiatives utilized to motivate voters, also have merit in the learning realm. Instead of ensuring the success of a country, our focus is strictly on programs and the utilization of proven techniques.

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Method Social Media Badge Campaign 60

NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2011

By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Sage Nonprofit Solutions I've been asked to present a session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference on "Technical Management Techniques for Managers". Postpone discussions that could either become emotional or will not further crisis resolution.

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Technique Management North America NTC 82

NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

So, I'm excited Sarah DiJulio and Kristin Koch will address one of my pet obsessions at our upcoming webinar, " Beyond Tactics and Techniques: Email List Management Strategy ". > Learn more and register today. In this session, we'll discuss how you can put together all of the pieces of a successful email list strategy.

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Technique email Strategy Management 55

Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We’ll also explore the strategic intent of GA4 as well as explore its potential in adaptive techniques, robust machine learning algorithms, and powerful predictive analytics. We’ll discuss the shift from monolithic systems to composable architecture, highlighting real-world nonprofit examples.

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Voice Social Media Portland Technique 72

EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

Since legacy and planned gifts can be a more technical type of support, it’s often beneficial to share educational materials on the topic, provide access to or recommend donors consult with financial advisors, and conduct personalized discussions on their options. Want to learn more about major giving?

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Strategy Giving Fundraising Gift 177

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

What immediately came to mind was Bloom’s Taxonomy that classified different intellectual behavior related to how children learn. Learning goes from a lower level of entry to higher order thinking skills as follows: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. Flickr Photo by Gary Hayes.

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Public Learning Wiki Taxonomy 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

What Nonprofits Can Learn at Games for Change Festival by Jeff Ramos. Together they will offer up a wealth of knowledge on how and why their games were created and what can be learned from the process. The annual festival is an excellent opportunity to hear from the field’s thought leaders and see innovative approaches.

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Game Change Learning New York City 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

As many trainers and teachers already know, people have different learning styles. Howard Gardner has dedicated his life work to this Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Yet, many conference panels are designed to accommodate only one or two styles of learning and go shallow instead of going deep. How much do you retain?

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NTC Conference Learning Experiment 96

Forj

MARCH 16, 2017

Next week, Dr. Jon Aleckson of Web Courseworks will be speaking at the Learning Solutions 2017 conference in Orlando, FL. The presentation, “Collecting Learning Data from Medical Simulators Using Experience API,” will discuss how CHEST uses xAPI for their live, Difficult Airway Management course. Read our white paper.

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Chad Learning API Lesson 28

sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Higher education professionals from around the world are attending bbcon—Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good —October 17–18 to learn from thought leaders in education, fundraising, technology, and more. Join them to learn the strategy, techniques, and usage of this new generation of innovation. Register now for bbcon 2022.

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Education Professional Virtual Guide 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2014

The day ended with a talk by Christie George, New Media Ventures, about the need for more risk capital (funding that makes it okay for a project to fail and learn ). Bob Filbin from DoSomething says they test language all the time, especially for the call to action – learn more versus sign up. Read more here.

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Test Impact Experiment San Francisco 114