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. Here’s what I learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2017

People are so busy doing the work that they don’t have time to go off-site to take a class or sign up for an online course. ” This type of learning is part of doing the work, it is “grab and go,” can be implemented as individual practice or used as part of managing a group or team of people. Register now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”) I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. And, if I’m being honest, I don’t stick to them.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

A professional DEI training program can help people identify blind spots and biases while maintaining a safe and supportive atmosphere. An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. We strive to include diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at the center of our daily work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Can participants apply the skills?” There are two different methods to evaluate your training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on “Data Informed Philanthropy” hosted by the Packard Foundation – not only was the content compelling (stay tuned for a post on that), but it was also a fantastic opportunity to observe one of the best facilitators I know, Allen Gunn from Aspiration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

3) Update & Review My Personal Resilience Plan: In my workshops on resilience, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. This year one thing I am doing for myself is exploring fountain pens and working on calligraphy. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

In fact, there is a lab at Stanford that studies workplace rituals and a book, “ Rituals at Work ,” devoted to the topic). Update & Review My Work-Life Balance Plan: In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

In fact, there is a lab at Stanford that studies workplace rituals and a book, “ Rituals at Work ,” devoted to the topic). Update & Review My Work-Life Balance Plan: In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From our previous conversations, we’ve realized that empathy is not just a warm and fuzzy “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. Empathy is contagious and influences and shapes a work culture of caring.

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Bonterra

MARCH 14, 2024

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. The physical space where you deliver your training is just one piece of the instructional design puzzle.

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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.” I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Perhaps the question we should be asking instead is: How can we use these tools to create efficiencies and enhance our work? So rather than using a search engine to find data or content and assembling it, you can have generative AI do some of that assembly work for you. Adding sources: You can prompt the tool to enhance its own work.

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Bloomerang

MAY 16, 2023

It’s essential to identify knowledge gaps and provide regular training sessions to help develop these skills. One way to do this is to incorporate training into board meetings. To engage board members, it’s important to find out what they are passionate about and the skills they bring to the table.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

This culture can bring about the desired outcomes of staff, volunteers, and members who reflect the community, having a team possessing strong problem-solving skills, and leadership that embraces innovation. It also takes training. Significant resources have been invested in diversity training. This takes time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Many nonprofit organizations have made the transition to working remotely due to COVID-19 health concerns. Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. Work with Existing Partners In New Ways. Pro Tip: Thinking about hosting a virtual event?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

I’ve been working in my pajamas since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Therefore, it’s imperative that as a business leader you have the essential meta-skill to navigate your business with a thorough understanding of your current situation, vision to see the future destination, and the ability to create the path to reach it,” explains Rich Horwath , author of the book, Strategic. Horwath : Killing meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer, I’ve been designing workshops based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Emerging Leaders Playbook. A great training always start with a great opening or icebreaker. An icebreaker for a staff training might be different from one that you use at a conference session where people don’t already know each other.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The group will working together over the next three years, meeting regularly face-to-face in the different countries as well as work together online. The design for this project was very different than my accustomed way of designing and delivering the Networked NGO trainings and social media skills. Fish Bowl Exericse.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This involves both choosing who these new leaders will be, as well as preparing them with the best possible leadership skills. Fundraising chops: Your future leader should be skilled at fundraising to keep your organization thriving. Mentor and train your future leaders. Most nonprofits do not have leadership succession plans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. I also include my list of work/life habits that I want to maintain or modify. I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. A great deal of my training work is done face-to-face.

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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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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Remote work was the pandemic’s big gift to employees. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. And our virtual communication skills were not up to the task of addressing those negative emotions. These five competencies are the core of the EI skill set.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 26, 2022

To stay ahead of the curve, those working within the ecosystem are looking for employers who will nurture their desire for continued learning and help propel their careers forward. . During those three months, apprentices learn the platform, industry-specific products/use cases, consulting methodology, and consulting soft skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The lab was facilitated by Heather Mcleod-Grant and Justin Ferrell , Director of Fellowships at the Stanford d-School. How do we help individuals and organizations make that internal shift in mindset as well as structure for working to be effective? We were assigned to small groups to work a specific theme.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

When you’re putting together a plan on how to get the most out of your school’s Salesforce use, focus on ensuring that you have the right people on the team, based on their skills, that can take accountability for their essential responsibilities and then enable them to be successful. What Skills Does Your Support Staff Have?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Rachel Hassinger (@solidarity4just) March 15, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. We created The Emerging Leaders Playbook which served as the “text book” or content for the training. Service: the ability to understand and meet the needs of people you work with.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Volunteer Coordinator of the Event Committee A Vital and Often Overlooked Role Behind every successful nonprofit event, there is a dedicated team of volunteers working tirelessly to make it happen. This coordination ensures that volunteers are assigned to relevant roles, optimizing their skills and interests to contribute meaningfully.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been designing curriculum and materials and facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. We created The Emerging Leaders Playbook which served as the “text book” for the training. Emotional Intelligence and Emerging Leaders Training.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Train volunteers. With enough volunteers, you might even have the team necessary to expand your work to new locations and better serve your community. Identify the organizations in your community (if any) that are already working to solve this issue. Craft a mission statement. Create a leadership team. Create a leadership team.

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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. I first discovered Dave’s work through colleague, Eugene Eric Kim, who recently shared this great story about Dave and his work. Organization.

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