Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

The session kicked off with a Spectragram exercise involving the full group. I learned this technique from Allen Gunn from Aspiration over ten years ago at 2007 Penguin Day. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies the Spectragram technique in his technology/activist trainings. Opening Exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Use Learning Theory. Documentation.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

It leverages peer-to-peer style fundraising techniques leading up to events like galas and auctions to call on your nonprofits’ top supporters to get more involved than ever before. These best practices will help you make the most of your outreach, especially if text-to-give is a new method of giving for your nonprofit.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. motivate yourself into action. motivate yourself into action. million copies around the world. apply the 80/20 rule. apply the 80/20 rule.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. motivate yourself into action. motivate yourself into action. million copies around the world. apply the 80/20 rule. apply the 80/20 rule.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In June 2007, Apple launched the iPhone, and in subsequent years we saw the rise of apps as a competing method to websites for how people interact with organizations. In contrast, the event model records the actions people take, for example clicking or scrolling. In our webinar, we provide step-by-step instructions!

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

How do we deal with different payment methods? Consider these four components of effective matching gift phonathon training: Materials: Document how callers should ask about matching gifts and the process by which they should share company rules, guidelines, and instructions. Submission deadlines and instructions. Match ratios.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. For example, I incorporate tactical and visual techniques for participants to use to do the exercises. This means that you can’t be in the front of the room delivering content all the time!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

Peeragogy comes from Howard Rheingold via his Social Media Classroom and he explains it here: When I participated in the Change: Education, Learning, and Technology MOOC , I grew even more interested in the intersection of digital media/networks with self-directed learners and collaborative learning methods.

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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. Anupam Shukla and Ms.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

These two email messages are adapted to speak to these two individuals in a way that resonates most with them: Dear Michelle, When the city commission approved a new housing development on Lake Bonny Ridge, the scientists at Agloe Nature Center sprang into action. You can help! Will you help keep these endangered species alive?

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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

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. Mary did a fabulous job!

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2009

What role does “promoting human happiness” play in the mission statements and actions of museums? They provide clear instructions and rules for how to succeed, better feedback on how well you are doing, better community with which to experience the game, and induce more intense emotions of personal pride and accomplishment (fiero!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

Peter writes about Casey’s work in Little Bets as a Colonel in the US Military and as head of instruction at West Point Academy. ” They have a specific method for this: The Rules. One method they use is the “ Joyful Funeral.” Nobody is forced to present. Global Giving’s Honest Loser Award.

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