Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Participants reflected on their style strength and how it has helped them be successful in different situations. We had some fun doing role plays with a partner to figure out their style and some reflection on how we needed to adapt. Reflection questions : “Why did this work?”. Others see them as friendly and warm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer !

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As Candid moves to more proactively promote equity in the broader social sector, we also continue to reflect on what our own role might be in supporting that effort. We offer two to three virtual trainings per month, open to all for free, by simply registering on the Candid Learning website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

Some reflections: Health Organizations: Social Media. User-generated content for training can be powerful and also make participants more open to subject matter. But the best part was the chance to work with Ellie Schindelman , director of education, who is a dynamic trainer – on the design of the program.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

Additionally, they may have reached a point in their lives where they are reflecting on their legacy and the impact they want to leave behind. Provide clear instructions. Consider the donor’s life events, such as milestone birthdays, retirement, or personal reflections on their legacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. All of the instruction is aligned to a network frame. . In comparison, this was a shorter time amount of time, different instructional styles across faculty, and the overall frame was social innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. I am not always lucky to be teaching in a classroom that is designed as a flexible space to be molded into a learning environment by the instructor guided by the instructional design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Claire Rice, from Theatre Bay Area, was live blogging the whole day and captured their opening remarks. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. These leaders are then given the meeting agenda (game instructions), keep the group on track, and volunteer to report out. Photo by James Leventhal.

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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 empowering a teacher with generative AI to improve question-building workflows for online assessments and open-book evaluations. Want to learn more about AI?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

With Open AI’s ChatGPT , nonprofits can generate high-quality emails in a fraction of the time it would usually take to write them. This model was developed by Open AI and is one of the few language models to pass the Turing Test. For more best practices and examples, take a look at our instructional guide for prompting ChatGPT.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you? My Three Themes: .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

If you find one for your nonprofit, follow the instructions to claim and set up your page : If your nonprofit does not find an unclaimed LinkedIn Page, then start from scratch and create a new page by going to your LinkedIn homepage > select the “Work” icon in the upper right > Create a Company Page. Keep that in mind!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

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. If time is available, also do a plus/delta exercise with participants as a close out to the session. Measure, evaluate, reflect, and improve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I have a chance to reflect now on the data I've collected and think about the instructional design. Gordon Meyer has good reflection on the Community Media Workshop Blog). (2) Comfort Levels. In the United States, I've noticed that over the past 2-3 years, there is a growing divide in participants experience/knowledge gap.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

You may be tempted to just change your bylaws to reflect how the Board is currently operating, but you shouldn’t do that. Make notes of any requirements outlined for what your bylaws should include and any instructions provided for updating bylaws. Open the floor for discussion. Share with the full Board the proposed changes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

And, no the car was not on the road, we were parked and the window was open). Get your camera ready and sniff out these instructions to enter our Dog Days of Summer photo contest. What we were really talking about is the need to take the opportunity to reflect and think more deeply which may require a slower writing.

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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. Good participatory design and instructional design for that matter needs a closure exercise. It is a technique that is used in Open Space design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. My colleague, Wendy Harman , was also inspired by Chris Brogan’s technique, but she takes it deeper and includes daily reflection questions. My Three Themes: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Here’s just a few: Instructional. Reflective Practice. Open Space and Unconference Facilitation. ” - Drawing People Out: After you listen and paraphrase, you ask open-ended questions to draw people out. ”Tell me more …” is one of several identified in the book. Peer Learning / Coaching.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

Your auction website should reflect your organization’s branding for a more cohesive virtual auction experience. For those who are excited to attend and want to register as soon as possible, open registration before your auction even begins. Keep instructions clear and concise. Online Auction Site Best Practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. This allowed us to experience the whole design process – design a new wallet – and reflect on it. Our prototype idea was “The Groan Zone Scare House.”

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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. 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. Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. These definitions have informed the curriculum, instructional design, peer learning design, and how we will measure and learn along the way.

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Media Cause

APRIL 22, 2022

Content needs to be easily digestible and should be written in a way that reflects your brand’s unique tone of voice. . Use clear, concise instructions for your calls to action, and try to use no more than ten words. . Highlight only the causes, issues, or significant topics that you have identified for each segment. Show + Tell.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

That means you have approximately 3 hours and the whole time should not be spent lecturing with a PowerPoint deck! I believe that workshops are an opportunity for nonprofit staffers to have some “thinking time” — to reflect and think about how the content applies to their specific situation.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

Or, individuals in a business course could complete an open-ended case study-based assessment to test how well they can apply the information presented, effectively testing skills acquired. Open-Ended Questions. Open-ended assessments are designed to have a learner share everything that they know about a specific topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. When thinking about adding mobile/online polling to a training, you have to think like an instructional designer for it be effective. Help participants digest and reflect on some content shared during the session. In other words, to what end?

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Faith-based giving can be deeply reflective of a person’s belief. For the first few months of the pandemic, I was instructing parishes how to create ways to give online and how to promote online giving.”. Howat said this offers a different layer of complexity than in other nonprofits.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Once your logo is applied to your donation form and it reflects your organization’s color scheme, you can then focus on adding images that show the impact your donors are making. If you’ve sent emails to supporters in the past, pay attention to what dates and times resulted in the most opens and click-throughs.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole. This isn’t a way of thinking routinely instructed in underserved schools. Ensure that the organization’s leadership is representative of the communities it serves.

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Gyrus

JUNE 28, 2016

This post is written based on my personal understanding and could reflect deficiencies experienced in my own personal learning process. Be open to the idea that even in the corporate world, people are not going to be completely onboard with your style of learning. Know they exist. Use various forms of media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Use reflective listening skills and clear communication to adjust. Emerging nonprofit leaders who engage in reflective listening are more likely to succeed. Reflection questions : “Why did this work?”. 6: Ask clarifying, open-ended questions when the other person pauses. Reflective Listening Techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

Last night, I dropped into the lecture/presentation by Jeff Barr, Amazon Technology Evangelist, in the open-air auditorium on Information Island. This is one of many events taking place to mark the Island's Grand Opening organized by the tireless Lori Bell who must not sleep. There were about 50 people there. What is transferable?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2008

Burning Questions Playing the Social Media Game Reflection at the End. " What are some ways that you have incorporated the use of social media into your face-to-face instruction? Last week, I took along my N95 and used as a documentation tool - and a way to bring others from outside the class into the discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? What worked? What didn't?

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