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8 Artificial Intelligence Concepts & Terms for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Supervised Learning: ML technique where algorithms learn from labeled data to make predictions or decisions. Unsupervised Learning: ML technique where algorithms learn patterns and relationships from unlabeled data. Data Bias: Prejudice or skewed results in AI systems due to biased training data.

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And that’s why I love teaching and training because it is all about the learning for both you and the participants. There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries.

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What can nonprofit technology trainers learn from the social work field to improve their training techniques?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One thing I realized is that training social workers receive as part of their education is also very relevant for change makers inside of nonprofits, consultants, and trainers. Here’s a few frameworks and techniques I learned first hand from Nancy as she accompanied me to the sessions I was leading. Training Design'

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6 Fun Icebreakers for Nonprofit Training Sessions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note From Beth: Having good openers (and closers) are essential to the success of your training workshop. I always incorporate an icebreaker, a short exercise that lets people introduce themselves and tap into existing knowledge. Training Design' Icebreakers Can Be Fun! Guest Post by Jen Bokoff.

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Facilitation Methods for Training

John Kenyon

I created this handout on Facilitation Methods to highlight some of the most popular techniques, along with a brief explanation of each method. Also included below is the slide deck from the Nonprofit Technology Conference session Supercharge Your Technology Training, where the handout was used.

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How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training: NTC 2016 Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Evaluation.

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Going for Goal: Shared Knowledge Inspires Successful Giving Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You can expect to continue to see more blog posts from me on the topic of peer learning design and training techniques as I continue to do this work. Going for Goal: Shared Knowledge Inspires Successful Giving Days. The post was also published on the Knight Foundation blog here.

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