Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Some Reflections. 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?).

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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

MARCH 1, 2016

Whether you are facilitating a session with your board, staff, or hundreds of folks in a room, you’ll find ways to design instructional content that interests, engages, and inspires action. Peer Learning As A Prelude to Collective Action. Group Polling Techniques and Tools. Reflection from #NTC2014 on Instructional Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

Part of the process includes regular check-in calls to reflect on what we're learning. It much easier to collect, analyze and take action with your data when you do a little bit each month or every other week. You should also be thinking about what to measure and an efficient method for collecting that data before you begin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

We explored people’s listening routines, perceptions about the value of listening, and specific tools and techniques. Listening to the participants in our session talk about listening, I realized there are three different models: Actionable Listening : This is the first step that many nonprofits take for listening.

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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. Trainer Reflection. Documentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

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. Distraction is still a problem and we need to need to find coping methods. Or a combination? Mindfulness'

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Media Cause

MAY 31, 2023

While it requires a significant and ongoing technology investment, first-party data allows you to connect actions with real-life supporters and develop a cohesive picture of their interactions with your organization. Kudos to them for their setup wizard, which asks many intelligent questions to help you quickly craft custom policies.)

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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. Google changed it to Universal Analytics after they acquired it in 2005.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

I've been a little shell shocked for the past few days, but wanted to share this reflection and analysis of the Gnomedex fundraising experiment. The secret sauce to success for nonprofits and social media is reflecting in action. This is a technique I've used as a trainer, but it also works beautifully for social media projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. The term “continuous” that the organization has create a virtuous cycle of feedback that repeatedly inspires staff to reflect on what is working and what can be done differently to get better results. The term means learning culture.

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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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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

MARCH 13, 2013

These people are willing to take more risks since challenging experiences are chance to grow and that their performance on every task is not a reflection on their intelligence. ” One method that some nonprofits engage in to improve an event or campaign is an “ After Action Review.,” Was it anticipated?

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Qgiv

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

AUGUST 12, 2009

Look at your score and ask yourself the following reflection questions. Make Time for Reflection. Build in daily or at least weekly time for reflection on your social media strategy and use to make improvements. Starting a personal blog which is an excellent way to build reflection time into your day. Take Breaks.

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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

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. To reflect on how these modules might be used in their own trainings. Next, the concept of a networked campaign was introduced as was the timeline and action plan.

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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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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

The nature of today’s nonprofit workplace——face-paced and heavy workloads—makes it difficult to find the reflective time to put together a learning plan and implement it consistently. The morning ritual is a chance for all to reflect on the organization’s results and be inspired.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Putting a resolution into action with baby steps is the best way to succeed. Make Time for Reflection. Build in daily or at least weekly time for reflection on your social media strategy and use to make improvements. Starting a personal blog which is an excellent way to build reflection time into your day. Take Breaks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

If you’ve been through weight watchers, you’ll immediately make a connection to some of the techniques he suggests. His methods make use of some of the online software that helps you keep track of time. There is also a social change role.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. There are no systems in place, no dashboards or simple collection method. There not is a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Example of A/B Testing Results.

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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. Some participants got frustrated along the way, but part of the learning was to make time and space for reflection to get to deeper insights and improve practice. Posters: Wall of Reflection and Gratitude.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

So, it is important to define what you need to know, what actions you'll take once you have the information before you rush out generate diagrams of your network. This is an area of tools and techniques that I have wanted to explore in further depth, but haven't. . What decisions can you make or actions can you take?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

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. It worked for me because of the clock technique we often use to facilitate conference calls. How can we take advantage of the medium of Second Life?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

To facilitate the lab, I used human centered design techniques (for a good overview see Jen Bokoff’s terrific overview post here ) and more specifically the Luma Institute methods (for more, see my post here.). Afterwards, I facilitated a reflective conversation about the various ideas – what were the patterns?

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

These days, you don’t have to be tech-savvy to have a professional-looking campaign but you want to be sure that it makes a lasting impression and is effective at getting people to take action. It allows you to win over your audience on an emotional level, which inspires them to take meaningful action. 1) Visual Storytelling.

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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? Non-game social platforms like museums should use game design techniques to make these institutions more successful at supporting user happiness. This long reflection on external motivation relates directly to the core mission of museums.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

” They have a specific method for this: The Rules. One method they use is the “ Joyful Funeral.” ” They will ask is it time to order the flowers? They will give the technique a formal burial and eulogy. During this reflection, many new ideas on how to pivot and iterate rise up.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 11, 2019

I was impressed by his commitment to putting visitors first - and his technique for inviting more of his colleagues to do so as well. Interacting with visitors and engaging their emotions is a method used by many museums. But direct involvement with the audience is not necessarily a method used by museum management.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

If you want to see the system in action, request a personal demo that’s customized to your nonprofit’s needs. Attendees can participate in planting sessions, learn about gardening techniques, and contribute to the maintenance of community gardens. To learn more about Neon Fundraise, click the button below.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. Learn best practices and the latest techniques and technologies to meet your greatest challenges. Wellstone Action / Washington, DC / $140. Marketing & Communications.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2007

This essay, written in 1991, reflects Elaine's experience on the planning staff for the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) on the Mall as an "insider/outsider"--a "hired gun" with museum know-how facilitating the creation of someone else's museum. Will those styles just redefine another rigid set of rules for right action?

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