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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

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The curriculum was based on their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book and “ taxonomy for innovation.” These are methods for developing solutions (any type) in service of people. By applying this approach to program development or strategy, your nonprofit can get more impactful results.

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The Screen Time Genie: A Bot That’s Help With Your Tech Addiction

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In addition, he teaches industry innovators how to use his models and methods in Behavior Design. The purpose of his research and teaching is to help millions of people improve their lives. BJ Fogg founded the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University, where he directs research and innovation.

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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning

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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.

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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

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

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I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. And while this model is describing individual behavior, individuals make up organizations – so I think it is important for people working in organizations to understand, whether they are the executive director or the social media manager.

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Digital Analytics Basics: Free Online Academy from Google

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It sounds like they have adapted the Khan Academy model. Peer Instruction and the flipped classroom is a research-based, interactive teaching method developed by Eric Mazur at Harvard University in the 1990s. Micro lessons on video, exercises, coaching, measure progress and put it online for free.

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How to Navigate the Post-COVID Novel Nonprofit Economy

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How does your business model incorporate today’s constituent perspectives? What communications methods will you use to reach them? How do you adapt your touchpoints model to create a transformative donor journey? Brian Solis suggests a journey model for business that’s eminently adaptable for the social benefit sector.

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