Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years. Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I know this sounds like extra work, especially after an intense event like a conference when everyone is exhausted, but it will pay your organization back by improving results. It isn’t just about writing it down, it is also reviewing what your captured with your team in an “ After Action Review.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

Simultaneously, a sound (digital) strategy can be the biggest driver of “we-care” in the organization. Sound familiar? Organizational self-care needs a strategy, as we all learned in “ The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit.” And it’s true! And something we take seriously at See3.). Simply deciding what you *don’t* do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

These qualities may sound “soft”, but Goleman found direct ties between emotional intelligence and measurable results. (Daniel Goleman who coined the term “emotional intelligence” brought it to a wide audience with his book of that name, and it was Goleman who first applied the concept to business with a series of HBR articles.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2018

This might not sound like much, but this account by an Oxfam intern shares how difficult it is for a newcomer to the organization, newly hired staff or interns, to master all the inside jargon. Oxfam uses an internal suite of internal bots and automation tools that help alleviate boring and time-consuming tasks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

They used text in this video, which makes it easier for connect with people on mobile, who usually prefer sound-off viewing. Use text in your video to ensure it makes sense in a sound-off environment. They put around $200 to advertise their video to maximize its reach, given Hurricane Harvey’s prevalence on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2018

Break Your Breaking News Addiction: We need to get rid of all those breaking news alerts on our mobile phones, especially if there is a notification sound and it pops up on our tiny screen screaming “read me” It breaks our attention and we are training ourselves how to distract ourselves.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2011

It’s really important to fill out the information in your Twitter profile especially the “Bio&# field where you sum up in a few words who you are and make it sound interesting. It’s like an elevator speech. Here’s one for Twitter. It grabs attention and says a lot in a few words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

That may not sound like a big deal, but for people, the phone has become an important tool for how they live, including how they connect and give to causes they care about. Did you know that Apple won’t allow you to make a donation to your favorite nonprofit using an iPhone?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Hey @bethkanter @Conan is coming after your red hat He sounds mean and jealous lol. @kanter @ConanOBrien he was looking at your LinkedIn profile and added hats to his profile based on yours. — Tal Frankfurt (@cloud4good) November 8, 2013. Cathy Davidson (@CathyNDavidson) November 8, 2013. And about your hat. ConanOBrien.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The following are eight eye-opening tips; see if they sound familiar. It was originally part of Beth Kanter’s presentation called Designing and Delivering Nonprofit Trainings: Tips That Work that she delivered earlier this year. Don’t worry – you’re now flying in our no judgement zone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

When properly used, it can lead to sound and well-informed decisions. Eric Peterson calls out a discussion on “What the C-suite should know about analytics” from Kishore Swaminathan, Accenture’s chief scientist: “Data is a double-edged sword.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2016

When we are not actively doing tasks or taking information – and embracing silence, this is good for our brains because is enables reflection and creativity. Other students have found that sound noise (people talking, phones ringing, etc) can have a pronounced physical effect on our brains resulting in elevated levels of stress hormones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2013

It might sound simplistic, but in talking with over 70 convening design practitioners, my teammate Anna Muoio and I heard repeatedly how often these two questions are overlooked. As GATHER explains, we found two fundamental questions to answer that will get a convening design started in the right direction: To convene or not to convene? (Is

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2013

But in this quick sound byte he summarizes the of taking small risks or “Little Bets” that lead to innovation. We kicked it off with some framing about what exactly is a failure? The above video from author Peter Sims explaining what a little bet is – failed to launch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Sound proof the office. Building basic processes for getting work done, for example collaborative calendar planning. Enough staff to cover work or prioritize work flows. Improve internal information systems. Responsive tech support. Make sure there are enough basic supplies. Better lighting in office, natural light.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2015

It made a dull sound. But when he struck the bell without the plastic, it made crisp, clear sound. Mindfulness brings clarity to social change leaders. He demonstrated this by ringing his bell with the plastic wrap still on it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

If 2017 is the year for you to start to become a happy and healthy data nerd, the process might sound familiar. I have this notification not to be a distraction but as a useful reboot of my brain to refocus my concentration – and I am avoiding potential health problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I know this sounds like extra work, but keeping a journal can help you remember exactly what worked really well or what you’d like to tweak or improve the next round. I was chatting with Dana Nelson from GiveMN , one of the longest running giving days who tell me she and her team are always “writing it down as they go.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Sound familiar? Perhaps some of the above mentioned sound like common sense, but the small details can make a world of difference in a virtual setting. For the next three days you shuffle around an air-conditioned hall and hop between plenary sessions and breakouts. This scenario plays out time and again in cities across the country.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Moderate Approach: Understand the argument for an early investment but will also insist on a sound cost/benefit analysis when new ways of doing things are not yet fully proven. There are three choices: Early Move: Willing to combine risk taking with an understanding that risky investments don’t always pay off. Wait for maturation?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

All that probably sounds pretty good. By doing so we have a better chance of getting the important learning questions right from the start and build the information systems early on so that we have a better chance of answering those important questions when the time comes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Being data-driven sounds great—in theory. ” Being data-informed is something very different from a data-driven culture. The term “data-driven” has been used to describe organizations that rely solely on cold hard data to make decisions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2013

It might sound like extra work, but it can actually make your content creation process more efficient because you are not starting from scratch. Let’s look at the ideal work flow for an integrated content strategy for an organization is that at the “flying stage” of the Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly Framework.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Sounds like science fiction doesn't it? It was difficult to write because live tweeting their board meeting minutes or nominating committees looking for a slate of officers on LinkedIN or getting feedback for strategic plans isn't necessarily a common practice in our sector. I think you have to crawl before you fly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

If you are just recording in a relatively controlled environment, and you want better sound quality, I would recommend going with some sort of large-diaphragm condenser mic. With any kind of XLR mic you need a USB interface to get the sound into your computer. They even make me sound like deep and senseous. sku=273158.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

It sounds like they have adapted the Khan Academy model. There is also an online community learners where you can connect with others to help with your learning. And, of course, it includes some learning analytics (A pre and post test and your progress is measured along the way).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2015

These qualities may sound “soft”, but Goleman found direct ties between emotional intelligence and measurable results. Truly effective leaders are also distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence, which includes self-awareness , self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

It may sound counter-intuitive but we need to use technology. I don’t think that tools alone can do it alone. I think we need also what Howard Rheingold calls “ Infotention Skills or training our attention and developing productivity habits in a networked age should go hand-in-hand with the use of these tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Sounds like science fiction doesn’t it? Not many examples of live tweeting board meeting minutes or nominating committees looking for a slate of officers on LinkedIN or getting feedback for strategic plans We’re not seeing these governance tasks infused with social media as a common practice in our sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

The sound quality is sounds a little flat. I wonder if there is a way to jack something into the treo to improve the sound quality. Later in the afternoon, I went to a session called "Interviewing Techniques" and I did too much of a set up to the first question. You need to get it over right to your interviewee.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Whatever raw data is put out there and no matter how sincere the invitation to dive in and swim around in it… few people, if any, end up being willing to spend time to actually do the analysis if they’re not paid to do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The glaring light off the tiny screen zaps your brain of sound ZZZs. While I was well aware of this research, after lengthy business travel this past month where I used my mobile phone as an alarm clock, I found myself slipping back into that very bad habit of setting my alarm and then browsing social media, news, or email. I don’t.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Doesn't it sort of sound like you're hiring someone to goof off online all day? Sound familiar? Those same people are talking to us, and each other. We all need someone to be part of that conversation. But how are you supposed to write a job description for that? How to Frak it all up. My favorite?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2015

While this may sound a little prescriptive, it is based on health research and simple to put into practice. Cornell ergonomic expert Alan Hedges recommends 20 minutes sitting, eight minutes standing, two minutes walking. The formula also improves productivity and posture, studies show.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Lela talked about how and why sound founded this enterprise in 2008 and their programs that are disrupting poverty. Samasource connects poor women and youth to training and employment in the digital economy. As a premier provider of digital services , they deliver a steady flow of work to people around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2009

Causes sounds suspiciously like slacktivism. Slacktivism, if you don't know , is the pejorative term describing, in the words of Barbara Mikkelson , ".the the desire people have to do something good without getting out of their chair". You know, YouTube videos, Facebook Groups -- a lot of the things we here at NTEN advocate.

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