Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. Understanding: Methods for Analyzing Challenges and Opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators. We chose the latter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2017

Use A Structured Process like “After Action Review”: One easy way to incorporate team reflection is to integrate a review process at the end of a project and include others from your organization not directly involved in the project. This is known as an “ After Action Review ” or “AAR.” What works?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Co-Designing and Working with Other Facilitators and Trainers. Peer Learning As A Prelude to Collective Action. Group Polling Techniques and Tools.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

In philanthropy, there can also be worries of time commitment, grantee burden, complicated methods and, frankly, resources circling the drain without adding any function or value. More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. ” Here’s a methodology for doing an After Action Review, but it boils down to: Capture the lesson learned (big or small).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2014

” How Human-Centered Design Methods Can Help You Design A Better Dashboard. Dashboard design should also inspire buy-in and continuous improvement by using “ human centered design ” methods. These are methods for developing solutions (any type) in service of people. Flickr Photo by PetitPlat - Stephanie Kilgast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For many nonprofits, Google Analytics is the tool of choice for measuring traffic, reach, engagement, and action primarily because it is free. While it is somewhat easy to use, some of the more valuable features may require a little tutoring to understand and use. Best practices for collecting actionable data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. For example, I incorporate tactical and visual techniques for participants to use to do the exercises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I love all aspects instructional design and facilitation , but being a good trainer also means being a good content curator and resource librarian. There are a wealth of theories, ideas, and methods covered, for example the “ SAVI ” model for designing exercises that help learners embrace learning in different styles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be in New Zealand, leading a workshop on social media and I facilitated a module on mindful social media. Mindful online is defined as not just going into auto pilot to update your FB status or scan your Twitter stream but to consciously think about all aspects of your digital actions.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Convey the mission as urgently needed and highly solvable to inspire hope and action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! There are two different methods to evaluate your training. Use Learning Theory. Formative Evaluation.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Sparking action in a community encourages advocates for community engagement; it can be a “potential catalyst, seeking to fan an initial flame.” This is connecting and interacting with others, building relationships, cultivating awareness and ensuring these actions are purposeful. Outreach leads to an action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2013

This week I was in Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive Festival where I presented or facilitated at several social good sessions or events. ” One method that some nonprofits engage in to improve an event or campaign is an “ After Action Review.,” Do the failure bow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

As a trainer, I’m intensely interested in creating learning experiences that integrate or about how to use the technology for nonprofits that engage and inspire people to put the ideas into practice. I’ve been obsessed with peer learning and self-directed learning models in my own learning and the trainings I design and facilitate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. I also used composite scenarios based on real-life nonprofits needing to apply ROI techniques to technology purchase decisions. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Recently, I was on a call with colleagues to plan our NTC session on training , and co-presenter Cindy Leonard said to me, “You are using ADDIE !” Your design is not just about content. Development.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. Next, the concept of a networked campaign was introduced as was the timeline and action plan. To reflect on how these modules might be used in their own trainings.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Use your CRM and fundraising software to compile reports that include data like how users found your donation form, their giving method and amount, and if they engaged with you online or in person. This way, you can note which engagement methods were most successful and focus your energies accordingly in the future! Be transparent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

Data collection may occur from time to time, but there is no formal reporting.There are no data systems in place, such as dashboards or simple collection methods. Data visualization techniques are used not only to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences. I’m not sure if this was just the way it is, stage fright to report out to a large group that included funders, or perhaps it needed another method than mic runners (fixed mics stationed around the room?). (The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. That’s why I’ve added a new workshop on running and facilitating effective virtual meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

That’s why we included a module in the Emerging Nonprofit Leaders peer learning group on meeting design and facilitation – and these days it is an important leadership skill. But many meetings end up being a complete waste of time. In preparation, I’ve been studying the research and best practices for productive meetings.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

The Playbook features a highly practical toolkit that consists of facilitator agendas and worksheets for nonprofit staff to apply the ideas and frameworks. Use Human-Centered Design Methods to Help Everyone Understand the Donor’s Experience with Your Organization. One useful technique is called “walk-a-mile-immersion.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

In a comment I suggested that crowdsourcing for visioning purposes was reminiscent of the use of OD (organizational development) principles and methods often found in large-scale organizational or system change initiatives. This is where social software and methods like crowdsourcing can shine. Beth asked me to elaborate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2023

When leaders lead, they are constantly sending signals to everyone through behaviors, messages, decisions, and actions to positive or negative effect. If you uncover misalignment and/or a lack of clarity, consider holding a facilitated Leadership Alignment Intensive process , designed to get your team rowing in the same direction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Jonny will provide live graphic facilitation of the highly interactive and fun panel. What are the techniques and strategies that nonprofits use to find free agents? In addition to the graphic facilitation, there will be other interactive learning elements. Method Tweeting for nonprofits: Much Ado About Something.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

In his question to create the storage battery, he conducted 10,000 experiments before arriving at a method that worked. On Friday, I facilitated the final face-to-face workshop for the Social Media Lab for 25 arts organizations inspired by Thomas Edison’s approach. So they used the technique of “OH&# or overheard.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Explore our past work for a few examples of our services in action. It can be difficult for growing and mid-sized organizations to find tailored support for planned giving, a fundraising method very often reserved only for large organizations with the personnel to focus on it. Breakout session and workshop facilitation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Last week I was lucky enough to facilitate a mini-innovation lab for 60 community foundation program officers at the first meeting of ProNet during the Council on Foundations conference in Cleveland, Ohio that celebrated 100 years of community philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

Social marketing is actually the use of commercial marketing techniques to promote behaviors that will bring about positive health or social change ??? ve traditionally relied on education as their main method ??? Outside of blogs, I think that anything that facilitates word of mouth can be very effective.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 13, 2014

MuseumCamp was inspired by other action-oriented professional development experiences, ranging from open-ended unconferences to tightly-formatted tinkering workshops. I first learned about this technique from Sam Kaner''s excellent book, Facilitator''s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making. Tag Team the Facilitation.

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