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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars.

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SXSW 2013 – Are You A Social Media Nonprofit Manager Looking for Your Peers? #npsmpeer

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I was honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. I enjoyed designing and facilitating this session because I had five awesome presenters who have a depth of knowledge about the topics we discussed. Jen Mizgata (@JMizgata) March 10, 2013. npsmpeer #sxsw. —

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SXSW 2013: Measurement and Making Sense of Your Data

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I had the honor of designing a two and half workshop on “ Measurement ” with co-author KD Paine and social media nonprofit rock stars, David Neff and Carie Lewis. During the CWRF Assessment, David Neff reflected on his organization’s approach to sense-making of the data. Neff (@daveiam) March 11, 2013.

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Reflections from Arts Leaders Workshop: Resilient Leaders from the Inside/Out

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Participants took the “Columbia Leadership Styles” diagnostic created by Paul Ingram and Bruce Craven in 2013 that session leader Jeffrey Golde had customized for arts leaders. Participants reflected on their style strength and how it has helped them be successful in different situations.

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Stop Days: The Secret To Nonprofit Productivity

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The chart above comes from a recent study on the link between well being and workplace productivity and the impact of office design. A 2013 study in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, based on a survey of 43,000 workers, concluded that the disadvantages of noise and distraction associated with open office plans reduced productivity.

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4aGoodCause Blog: Best practices in nonprofit website design: Make it friendly

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4aGoodCause Blog: Best practices in nonprofit website design: Make it friendly : t is not uncommon for nonprofits’ websites to be neglected. We all know you are not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but it is 2013 and everyone judges a company by its website. Web design can feel overwhelming, but we h. NPWebdesign'

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Art of Good Openings and Closings

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I couldn’t have asked for a more authentic, culturally appropriate start to a workshop. The spiritual nature of the welcoming ceremony set the tone for a day of reflective practice for participants. When learners enter the room, I ask them to reflect on their “burning question” or why did they want to take this workshop.