Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

For those of us who also focused on training, instruction, and professional learning for nonprofits, the New Media Consortium , has been charting the landscape of emerging technologies in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry on a global scale for the past ten years. The State of Learning Analytics in 2012: A Review and Future Challenges.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 29, 2014

But with proper education, Internet users can fight back against these digital creeps. And with the Snowden revelations of NSA spying, education around privacy is in higher demand. The study concludes that education about privacy and surveillance needs to be incorporated into digital literacy education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. This was in the era before Facebook and there was far less information available compared today. This was in the era before Facebook and there was far less information available compared today. (My

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 15, 2024

The organization works to advance the science and practice of hand and upper extremity surgery through education, research, and advocacy on behalf of patients and practitioners. ASSH’s members can now trust that the medical coding information is accurate and accessible.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. The presenters, Austin Stroud of the Monroe County Public Library and Crystal Schimpf of TechSoup for Libraries, shared resources for teaching online safety and security. Assessments/Quizzes. GCF Learn Free.

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sgEngage

MARCH 6, 2024

You just signed a multi-year contract for a new student information and learning management system (SIS/LMS) that does everything you want it to do. In addition to this, I was thinking about all the ways I could make things better and easier for teachers during what was about to be the hardest teaching year of their lives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

Say your organization stopped using “special education” and uses “specialized learning” instead to decrease the stigma around special education. According to SEMrush, 260 people a month searched specialized learning and 12,100 searched special education. Once they find you and are engaged, you can teach them your language.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Join us in Denver for inspiring keynotes, thought-provoking breakout sessions, and how-to workshops for change-makers across the education, nonprofit, and social good community. Putting the AI in Education Graham Getty, St. bbcon is live and in person October 21-24! Register here today! Albans School, and Hiram Cuevas, St.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

This year, we are co-locating Blackbaud’s K–12 User Conference so education professionals can learn from thousands of other change-makers at the premier technology conference focused on social impact. Here are just a few: Putting the AI in Education Graham Getty, St. How do diverse voices and experiences strengthen a community?

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2014

Through thousands of community-run events around the world, the Maker Party unites educators, organizations, and enthusiastic Internet users of all ages and skill levels. Technology shapes how we learn, how we connect, and how we communicate, but not everyone has the basic skills and information they need to harness the power of the web.

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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. Stay tuned.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Educational Program Manager. How can we improve the ways we communicate and present information so that they are effective and result in useful learning? All of us in the nonprofit technology family are educators. That is one of the many reasons I am excited about being NTEN’s Educational Program Manager. John Kenyon.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

Thanks to the Pi's low cost, simplicity, and extensibility, educators and do-it-yourselfers have been buying them up at times faster than the manufacturer can make them. The Raspberry Pi was designed to help educators and students understand technology better. Programming with Raspberry Pi. Beyond Learning to Program.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

The university’s Salesforce success has been made possible through a migration from their legacy TargetX CRM into a customized Education Data Architecture (EDA) environment that was both integrated with Marketing Cloud and compatible with Salesforce.org’s new Admissions Connect tool. Accelerating Recruitment & Admissions Efforts.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

This can be done through education as well as action. For example, an action alert message to legislators doesn’t have to be about a specific piece of legislation—it could be educating them or sharing a resource. So, working with our community to define our short-term campaign goals as well as our long-term vision is critical.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

Jon Townsend, Chief Information Officer, National Trust. Jarrod Bell, Chief Information Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Speakers represent globally-recognized organizations, like Gavi , International Justice Mission , Unicef, Teach for America, CDC Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, and more.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Connecting the dots: What Corporate Training Can Learn from Formal Education. When we reach our breaking point or time where we decide that we are officially done with our formal education, we often immediately disregard the skillset that made us so successful in school. Conclusion.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 8, 2022

In addition to the education and inspiration, NTEN is promoting accessibility, equity, and inclusivity like never before with dedicated racial affinity spaces, meditation sessions, and even virtual art galleries and live music. For more information on 22NTC, including how to register, visit nten.org/ntc.

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Nucleus

OCTOBER 1, 2020

To grow your education business, you need to take advantage of the sophisticated metrics now available through modern data analytics – trends, behaviors, preferences, popularity, geography and much more. “Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion engine.” This is real knowledge!

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 27, 2021

Teach For America (TFA) is an education nonprofit operating in support of a vision that one day all children in the United States will have the opportunity to attain an equitable and excellent education. Changing the Technology Strategy. Creating a Constituent-First Marketing Strategy.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Showing impact numbers and, more importantly, stories keep donors informed and engaged. Ask for details you might be able to use later, like demographic information, how they first learned about you, why they decided to give, and how they want to communicate with you in the future. Teaching them something.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Onboard and educate new board members. Teach them about fundraising. Onboard and educate new board members. Use videos, assessments, group exercises, and role plays to educate and train them. Teach them about fundraising. Here’s how you can build that board. Beware the true cost of ignorance. Hold monthly meetings.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 9, 2023

Are you targeting them with information that’s valuable and pertinent to them? Will you send them educational resources or branded merchandise? For example, consider an organization for educators focused on improving literacy rates. The more engaged members you have, the higher your retention rates will be.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I was also unaccustomed to having to find all my own resources; I had spent the previous 15 years of my career working in higher education with access to a university research library, enterprise platform subscriptions, and myriad other resources. It was such a relief to have access to this information! (It

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Design educational resources and creative projects for kids. Hosting family tours, either in person or virtually on your organization’s website, will be an enjoyable and educational way for families to get involved with your nonprofit. Design educational resources and creative projects for kids.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2014

As I have been completing the research phase of my doctoral project, one thing has become evident: nonprofit leadership, staff and consultants do not lack for information. We lack the time to figure out what (if anything) we need to do differently because of the information we’ve consumed.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

Whether your organization is training its own staff in nonprofit management, or teaching others technical skills, TechSoup can help you get started. Combat information overload — and accomplish more in less time and with less effort and stress — with this donated three-part webinar series from People-OnTheGo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I had an exciting and busy week of teaching public workshops, facilitating informal staff workshops, and meetings at the Embassy mostly on the topic of Networked Nonprofit, digital strategy, and leading on social media. The latter may be due how children are taught in the Finnish educational system.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

For example, restricting commercial use or favoring only educational use is not permitted. Information about the people leading the foundation. Investment information, including whether stock holdings run counter to the foundation’s programmatic goals. Business Education Compact. For the Teacher Development Initiative.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

If we gave you a list of instructions with the following information—and only the following information—what would you do? Would you have enough information to make an effective nonprofit e-learning course? Instead of just telling your staff and volunteers new information, show them how that information actually plays out.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For example, A Gift for Teaching used a fundraising thermometer and leaderboard on their 2021 Back-to-School Drive webpage to drive donations and keep fundraisers updated on the latest status of their fundraising campaign. When someone gives to your peer-to-peer campaign, make sure their information is captured in your donor database.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Forum One

MAY 14, 2009

They are: The Global Opportunities Tool (GO Tool): "Discover unique educational and training experiences in reproductive health settings around the world." Organizations can recruit students by listing program information online. User feedback welcome!

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

We pivoted from in-person body alignment corrections and preparing for national tours and performances to ensuring all educators and students had the appropriate platforms and technology to just attend one class. teaching artists who directly interacted with students. The influx of information. And all of this was daunting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. Here’s an example from a recent webinar on training.

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