NTEN

JULY 11, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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Facilitation San Francisco Law Track 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

We are so focused on getting things done, checking it off the to do list and the forward momentum that it requires, that we miss an important opportunity to hit the pause button, reflect, and improve process. Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes – Guest Post by Kelcie Tacchi. Define your Call to Action.

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Knowledge Process Share Organization 100

.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. Updating roles is a good place to begin promoting the flow of knowledge, ideas, and information across your association. Happiness is at the core of Zappos culture.

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Structure Evaluation Time Culture 251

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Who owns the information collected? We define success, we decide what to measure, we collect the information, we own the data, and we don’t share the learning from the process. The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I’m working with the Knight Foundation to facilitate a peer learning exchange that will help their community foundation partners learn and spread best practices in planning and implementing Giving Days. Going for Goal: Shared Knowledge Inspires Successful Giving Days. The post was also published on the Knight Foundation blog here.

Knowledge 100

Knowledge Goal Share Giving 100

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Among the noteworthy features included the ideal ecosystem are (i) the virtual events channel (reflecting the constraints newly imposed by COVID-19) and (ii) the increasingly feature-rich WhatsApp channel. 2) Information Hub. Digital Storytelling Framework.

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Storytelling Digital Channel Profile 301

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Preparing your statement requires accurate, up-to-date financial information. This walkthrough isn’t just a cautionary tale—it’s a roadmap to ensuring your financial narrative remains clear, accurate, and reflective of your nonprofit’s integrity and mission. Let’s dive in! 5 Mistakes to Avoid 1.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 77

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.

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Facilitation Training Train International 50

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. You can facilitate donors’ participation by telling the story of their tangible impact.

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Gift Consultant Audience email 207

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Watech4good Summit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Photo by Microsoft Global Citizenship.

Knowledge 97

Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure 97

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

So, as you work to define your advisory committee’s focus, ask yourself and your team: What type of experience and knowledge do we need more of to carry out our mission? This document might include: Membership Information—How many members is optimal for the committee? Scope—What is the focus of the committee’s work (see principle #1)?

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Voice Community Structure Nonprofit 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

The term is a play on “ organizational memory ” which is defined as is the accumulated body of data, information, and informal learning created in the course of an organization’s existence or known as “Knowledge Management.” That is the wrong place to start.

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Conference Grant Network Learning 110

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

Professional 101

Professional Network Learning Lebanon 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators. We opted for the latter.

Participatory 76

Participatory Digital Facilitation Exercise 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2014

Earlier this month I was lucky enough to attend the CATechFest in LA designed and expertly facilitated by Aspiration. Here’s some additional thoughts sparked by our conversation after reflecting on various blog posts I’ve written and others. Reflect on the diversity of your network. The notes are here.

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Technique Network Tools Map 116

Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

Not surprisingly, their perception was that the conversation had been poorly facilitated and had no structure! I didn’t get the correct information, or perhaps my contact didn’t know. I am a member of the Technology of Participation network of facilitators. Reading these comments, I felt terrible.

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Virtual Track Student Virtual Classroom 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

This includes leadership, social innovation, communications, branding, graphic facilitation, financial and funding models. Graphic Facilitation Rocks. Peter Durand did the graphic recording (read his blog for more information about the process - AlphaChimp Studio). Peter Durand, Flickr Photo.

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Program Reflection Instruction Instructional 78

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

I was incredibly lucky to have a fantastic group of participants , all passionate about their work, very knowledgeable, and excited about integrating social media into their work. She calls it "joyful funeral" -- that you quickly say this didn't work, reflect on why, and move on. Stay tuned for that! Growing My Instructional Chops.

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Social Media Reflection Media Social 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Some Reflections. Lisa Harris from Colorado Health Care Foundation and Kindle Morell from Colorado Health Institute shared how they have formed an informal social media peer group of people from different health care organizations in the Denver area. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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Reflection People Network Colorado 103

DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Apply all knowledge you have about your donor base and community. A good nonprofit website provides information about your organization’s mission and successes. They can also facilitate easy membership renewal Communication tools. Once you know the cost of your benefits, you can set benefit tiers. Target audience.

FAQ 52

FAQ Program Guide Arkansas 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Program Design.

Pakistan 111

Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Segment your donor base : Use the information from the report to segment your donor base effectively. Show appreciation for their contributions and keep them informed about the impact of their donations. Use this information to optimize your fundraising efforts and make data-driven decisions. Do you have a fundraising plan?

Action 73

Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On December 17 at 6:30 pm, I am facilitating a discussion and presenting at one of Scoop.It’s “ Lean Content ” events in San Francisco. ” Content curation is sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network. .”

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Content San Francisco Technique Skills 123

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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Training Train Design Tech 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. Most importantly, I need a good facilitator for each table. This helped us bring in people with knowledge who are not in the room. I do believe that social media as part of your training can enhance learning, help facilitate social learning.

Social Media 94

Social Media Reflection Learning Social 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

The NTEN project is an excellent learning laboratory for reflection and learning about this topic. wondering if i might poke my nose into this knowledge building experiment. are not) and how knowledge transfers from one to another in 'first wave' (technologically savvy) proto-communities. to the knowledge creation process?

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Process Reflection Work Wiki 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. Jane Hart: Jane has been blogging for many years and writes about informal and workplace learning. Jason Adam Young (@jasonadamyoung) March 27, 2014.

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Learning Work Knowledge Management Knowledge 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

There would be plenty of activities that asked me to think hard, interact with colleagues, move around the room, and spend some time in personal reflection. It reflects best practices in adult learning and provides a framework that results in positive change. Pre-work would prime me for the learning objectives.

Design 90

Design Lesson Effective Life 90

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

An eLearning assessment is a tool used to assess your members’ understanding of a topic and document that information in a measurable way. These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. This tests knowledge acquisition. What is the importance of eLearning assessments?

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eLearning Course Test Knowledge 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. I obtain a list of participants with their organizational contact information and do a scan and audit of their digital presences if I’m leading a session on digital marketing.

Instructional Design 111

Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2008

I facilitated a session in the afternoon called Managing Information Overload: Finding Your Blog Community." Thankfully, Laura White live blogged the session and captured the valuable peer knowledge that was shared in the room. Figuring Out Your Blogging Mojo " facilitated by BlogHer's Jory Des Jardin.

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Blogher email Boston Facilitation 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

Effective learning that creates results and transfers to action over time starts with unleashing people’s existing knowledge – they need to pull forward pre-existing information. When learners enter the room, I ask them to reflect on their “burning question” or why did they want to take this workshop.

New Zealand 96

New Zealand Arts Australia Open 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

I didn’t do a complete unplug, as we’re so dependent on the Internet for information in navigate our daily lives, which is a huge change since I first got online in 1993. And, now with those beautiful sunsets behind me, I look ahead to 2015. I have a couple of New Year’s rituals that help prepare me for a new year.

Instructional Design 50

Instructional Design Facilitation San Antonio North Carolina 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. The term “continuous” that the organization has create a virtuous cycle of feedback that repeatedly inspires staff to reflect on what is working and what can be done differently to get better results. The term means learning culture.

Culture 50

Culture Data Create Reflection 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

My colleague Loretta Donovan pinged me to let me know of her newest blog and her take on the topic of " Capturing Collaborative Knowledge from Nonprofit Events." You could argue that the person who is collecting and synthesizing has acquired some information. " I love seeing this through Loretta's lens of learning.

Knowledge 50

Knowledge Collaboration Social Media Tools 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

This book has been my companion lately – not only because it is so rich (check out the table of contents ) but it has given me a lot to think about and reflect on in terms of my own social media use – and how to be a lot of smarter about it. If you are going to purchase one book about using social media , this is the one to read.

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Online Social Media Attention Chapter 128