Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? I’ll be sharing tips and techniques on how to generate ideas or “brainstorming” techniques. It can also be used to create work norms or processes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. Others have also documented and used the technique or taught others how to do it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2021

Today brings a timely and compelling book, Choosing Courage , by Jim Detert , where he shares how to increase the chance of accomplishing something positive when acting with courage at work, while decreasing negative personal consequences. In addition, there are two broad reasons to choose courage are legacy and regret , shares Detert.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

You'll likely find that everyone on your team has a skill, technique, behavior that they can teach a fellow team member. That coaching is rewarding for both parties, and it helps everyone to learn an important skill for being a successful leader -- coaching. Peer coaching can be formal, informal or a combination of both.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2014

A lot of my work consists of sitting — working on a computer, talking on the phone, or attending meetings or conferences. As Nilofer Merchant points out in this Ted.com talk , people are sitting 9.3 ” I have cut out non-productive work time where I sit at my desk and can’t concentrate!

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Forum One

MAY 23, 2024

I want to share a few of my favorite techniques for making sure that you’re identifying and adapting to the evolving needs of your audience while designing. Passing the design ball” on projects similarly builds skills amongst team members. Brainstorming together is another great way to get your teams working towards the same goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 4, 2018

You'll likely find that everyone on your team has a skill, technique, behavior that they can teach a fellow team member. That coaching is rewarding for both parties, and it helps everyone to learn an important skill for being a successful leader -- coaching. Peer coaching can be formal, informal or a combination of both.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The fun part of the instructional design is selecting good assessments, creating applied “homework” assignments where emerging leaders get to practice their skills at work, and providing guides for their mentors to support the emerging leaders. Service: the ability to understand and meet the needs of people you work with.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

“Effective communication is the lifeblood of every healthy relationship,” explain Kubicek and Cockram, whether that relationship is at work or at home. Collaboration – to work jointly on an activity, mainly to produce or create something. And effective communication is essential for successful leadership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

2) Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. 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.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

As engagement in DEI work deepens, it becomes clear that well-intentioned pledges of commitment to incorporate core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are not enough. Your team may be thinking, “equity work is hard. Although I don’t have all the answers, I can share what has worked in my experience.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 5, 2023

5 techniques association leaders can leverage for employee empowerment When you take steps to empower your association’s staff, you’ll notice an improved experience for both employees and members. Harvard Business Review states that employee empowerment occurs when staff have work autonomy and routinely contribute to their organization.

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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.”) Chris Brogan’s technique is to select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Here are six fantastic books that I read this year that help you gain 21st century skills like learning from failure, reflection, visualization, and more. I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it Both by authors with first names of Brian. Brilliant Mistakes by Paul H.J.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Sense-making is an essential workplace skill along with several others. Robin Good curated this article about research on future workplace skills. The skills are: Sense-making: ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed. Found it via Curata’s collection ). How do you do it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

My presentation will focus on personal productivity in an age of distraction, tools, skills, and best practices that staff members of nonprofits – large and small need. And, of course, there’s an app to help you apply this skill. Shut Off the Damn Computer and Go for A Walk: Walking is actually work, not a break.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

That holds us back from embracing networked ways of working. Having a networked mindset as you approach your daily work can help you get better results. Think about your current work. Identify Specific Network Weaving Techniques To Integrate. An important technique is to visualize your network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2015

Truly effective leaders are also distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence, which includes self-awareness , self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Emotional Intelligence is a flexible skill that can be readily acquired and practiced. Self-Management Skills. Inside Out.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2014

workforce -- work from home at least one or two days a week. If you are a leader of work-from-home employees, share the book, There''s No Place Like Working From Home , with them. Share it particularly with an employee new to working from his or her home. Working From Home'

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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). Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Here they are: Rituals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). Help participants vote on concepts or reports as part of a report out to stimulate discussion or reflection (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

They started WAKE after working together for 15 years designing and leading global programs at the intersection of technology, civil society and women’s empowerment. It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the new book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2016

workforce -- work from home at least one or two days a week. If you are a leader of work-from-home employees, share the book, There's No Place Like Working From Home , with them. Share it particularly with an employee new to working from his or her home. More than 40 million people -- roughly one-third of the U.S.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

To mitigate this, work as a group to evaluate AI outputs across different demographic groups and address disparities. Training employees on AI best practices will keep their tech skills current and improve their ability to use the technology effectively. This will help your organization stay on the cutting edge of the latest trends.

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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). Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Here they are: Rituals.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

This is the message that I want everyone to hear: The highest levels of accomplishments are achieved when we work in bursts; A burst of focused effort, followed by a burst of collaborative effort, and then followed by a burst of play time to get re-energized and ready for more. Second Technique: Micro-Planning™ Each 40-Minute Session.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

By Jean O’Brien , founder of Digital Charity Lab , a social enterprise that builds digital skills in non-profits and shares free learning resources. Jean is also a freelance consultant who works on digital strategy, marketing and design for non-profits. 1) Forget about organic, focus on ads. 1) Forget about organic, focus on ads.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

I knew that nonprofit work was right for me soon after joining the corporate world, when I realized that much of the work was just about making money and maximizing profit. But I had a unique consultant skill set which could be used in the nonprofit world. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You’ll need to understand both elements and how they work together, for a successful end product. Who will help with hands-on work? These are information collected directly from website users through on-page surveys, feedback widgets, and other techniques. Recommended resource: Writing a web redesign Scope of Work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

This article goes beyond basic strategies and delves into advanced techniques for effectively engaging board members in fundraising activities. Assessing Board Members’ Skills and Interests To optimize board members’ fundraising efforts, it is essential to understand their unique skills and interests.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Imagine a coach using an AI to generate a detailed analysis of your best athletes’ movements to help other students learn, model, and improve their own techniques. Imagine your photography teacher able to explain different shot angles, subjects, apertures, and lighting techniques with nothing more than well-crafted prompts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2017

In the nonprofit sector, resiliency is framed as both a leadership skill for nonprofit professionals as well as organizational capacity. Building Your Resilience Skills To Manage Workplace Stress. The techniques that individuals can use to build resilience are a combination of mind shifts (from negative to positive) and mindfulness.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 20, 2024

But just as a microwave can’t teach culinary skills, generic AI can’t inherently understand your organization’s unique voice, mission, or brand. We are watching ‘AI Microwaves’ get added to every writing ‘kitchen’ we work with. Microwaves: They don’t make chefs better, just quicker.

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