Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board. I’ve used the burning question technique in many different ways over the years, this is an example of one way to do it. Paul Rees (@paul3141) May 15, 2013. Christiana Stergiou (@scribblybark) May 15, 2013. Great content and learning design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. Year in Review.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Last week, as part of my museum's year-long Loyalty Lab project , we hosted a workshop for Bay Area museum professionals with special guests Ian Kizu-Blair and Sam Lavigne of the game design firm Situate. Ian and Sam design real-world games that encourage people to engage in ordinary environments in extraordinary ways.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

posted by Leslie Beecher , Instructional Designer. Over the past four years, I have worked as an instructional designer in the for-profit education world and am excited to have transitioned into the nonprofit sector. All NMI certificate courses will be offered online starting in March, 2013. ASU Lodestar Center.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

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. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and focus setting: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words .” This year, I’m adding a technique from Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project to establish and track good habits on a monthly basis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you want to get even deeper insights, do an in-depth review of a similar nonprofit’s practice – whether it be broad – such as digital marketing techniques or narrow such as analyzing specific techniques as part of a content strategy. Pencils of Promise (@PencilsOfPromis) December 10, 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

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. My inspiration for the instructional design was learning that there was a game show in the 1980s called “ The Body Language Game.”

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2013

You may have heard that Blackbaud recently released our 2013 Online Benchmarking Study. I do know a great research technique that you can do yourself to get some insight: User Interviews. Here are a few highlights that may be helpful: Interviewing is a qualitative research technique that offers a deep dive into the lives of customers.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2017

Ransomware became famous as a tool of cybercrime in 2013 with the infamous Cryptolocker attacks. The malware technique has actually been around since 1989 , however. This type of protection is designed to catch cyberattacks before they infect your IT system. WannaCry Ransomware. Use Antivirus Software and Keep It Up to Date.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

And how do you identify relevant takeaways and techniques for you and your organization? You need to figure out which platform has the best design and display for the type of media you have the capacity to produce based on your target audience. Where do you start?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2013

Creativity: How do you keep creative and generate new ideas, both individually and working within an organization. It is so easy to just do the same old thing all the time, but there is some discomfort in creating something new. I want to explore the methods and techniques for optimizing creativity and applying it your work.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 4, 2015

Interpretative techniques. Consider the Victoria and Albert Museum's "rapid response collecting" program , which started in 2013. Curators acquire and display contemporary objects via "a new strand to the V&A museum's collections policy, which can respond very quickly to events relevant to design and technology."

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Studies done by Dunham+Company in both 2013 and 2018 reveal that even many leading nonprofit organizations have struggled to implement common best practices. The future will reward nonprofits that move on to next generation practices designed to optimize the entire giving experience. Sadly, that is not the case.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2014

[And if you want to really step-up your game, take a look at the new eBook about writing and designing fundraising appeals that work! ]. Lindsey Salmony works on Blackbaud’s Corporate Marketing team as a program manager, writer, editor, and graphic designer. But equally as important as your copy is your appeal’s design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Social channels continued to show strong growth over the past 12 months, with top social networks adding more than 135 million new users in the course of 2013. 2013: A Year in Social Media. toilets4all pic.twitter.com/AlMaxiwR14 — WaterAid UK (@WaterAidUK) November 19, 2013. Global Conversations.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 13, 2014

While MuseumCamp is an unusual event, I''ve learned a lot from it about designing workshops, charrettes, and meetings--pretty much any gathering where you want to encourage playful, creative, risky thinking in groups. I first learned about this technique from Sam Kaner''s excellent book, Facilitator''s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. Attention training is technique from Howard Rheingold, author of NetSmart.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

This post provides some tips and techniques for tech wellness. How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. Take a guess.

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