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. ” So, I like to share a few of my favorites that I have inspired me in my instructional/training practice. ” Plus many more provocative questions. By Dave Meier.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These systems follow predefined instructions without the ability to learn from new data. Chatbots can help you with your donor communications by providing more personalized and detailed responses to your supporters’ questions. One of the most popular generative AI programs is ChatGPT, which aims to provide human-like responses.

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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. Instructional Design. How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Training. Group Polling Techniques and Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

That’s hard if deadlines are looming, but essential to have a session to explore questions such as: What is your facilitation style and philosophy? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on? Defining Roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

It is a great opportunity to ponder the question: How to design and deliver learning experiences for nonprofits that connect, inspire, and engage? What are the best practices? The questions were keyed to when the content was explained. This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Training should inform your donors of the goals of your organization and provide instructions about the task that each volunteer is going to complete. Show them proper techniques for each job and inform them about what they can expect during their time volunteering. Why is volunteer retention important? Data Collection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer !

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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. I also used composite scenarios based on real-life nonprofits needing to apply ROI techniques to technology purchase decisions. If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

If I can’t process what I hear by asking questions of the expert or checking in with another participate or sitting quietly and just thinking about what was shared, there is a point that I reach after about 15 minutes – it’s call “My Brain Is Full Up.” Images are better than words for instructional aids.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. 1. Body Breaks: Incorporate some sort of movement or body activity every ten minutes.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Here we’ll summarize those questions and answers. Moving toward providing more do-it-yourself tools for reporting, “Explorations” in GA4 is a collection of advanced reporting techniques that help you uncover insights about your customers’ behavior. In our webinar, we provide step-by-step instructions! What is Google Analytics 4?

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Gyrus

JULY 21, 2016

Then when it comes down to writing up a formal policy, take the following practical continuous learning foundations into consideration: An Open Environment – Establish to your employees early on that it is ok to ask questions when something is not understood.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. Photo: Americans for the Arts. Movement is better than sitting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

His post reflects on his years of “learning in action” on his instructional practice of peer-to-peer, global learning via social web. My questions: How can this idea be best adapted for learners in developing countries that may not enjoy the same level of internet access? This should be a fascinating learning journey.

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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

APRIL 5, 2011

2. Living Case Study Technique: Assessment also helps find examples from the participants themselves. Role Playing Simulation For Making ROI Argument: Many nonprofits are often faced with the question, “What the value of social media&# from senior management. Having a metaphor, made it easy. Ellie taught a great trick.

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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

JUNE 12, 2009

I asked how she did that and she pointed me over to these simple how-to instructions ). We've placed relationships as an outcome or result using the techniques of listening, learning, reflection, micro-planning, and adapting. Now I'm wondering where the techniques of engagement need to be incorporated. My questions: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2010

But one of the most important lessons is this: once you’ve figured out how to tap the surplus in a way that people care about, others can replicate your technique, over and over, around the world.&#. How much of that social change are we going to grasp?&# (That is a question that the Networked Nonprofit asks.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Flickr Photo: Illustration of Participant's Learning Questions Earlier this month, we piloted the first two-day workshop on social media strategy and tools for NTEN 's WeAreMedia project. I was pleased with workshop, even though it was the first time and that is always difficult because instruction improves with feedback from learners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. My teaching style has been influenced by constructivism in short - less "sage on the stage" and "more guide on the side" and that learners should be actively involved in their learning process. I ask certain questions to help identify these individuals. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

While she didn’t teach us improvisation exactly, she lead us through some group discussions on the question: What do we do when things go wrong? He had us walk around the room following different instructions and then try to find two people and create a triangle. Her points about leadership and change.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Step #1) G – Get the FOA/RFP/NOFA The first step in developing a grant template with the GRANTS formula is to G et the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or Request of Proposal (RFP) or NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability): i.e. the grant instructions. These are N arrowed objectives.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. These nontraditional audience engagement techniques helped make complex goals and visions explicit and understandable to visitors. This year, we took a different approach.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

There are many artistic projects that offer a template for participation, whether a printed play, an orchestral score, or a visual artwork that involves an instructional set (from community murals to Sol LeWitt). The music he listened to on the radio "got its power" from studio techniques. They are designed to do different things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

4: Facilitate asynchronous meeting activities as part of pre or follow up. We think of meeting facilitation as a real-time or synchronous activity where a group of people exchange ideas or discuss topics. What activities can be shifted to asynchronous ones to make the meeting more productive and less exhausting?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

TechSoup's Virtual Office space was pretty busy last night, hosting an earlier mixed reality event in Cambridge and SL , featuring Pathfinder Linden , head of educational activities for SL. " It's a variation on that question that pioneering nonprofits will ask and answer too. Both events had their share of clunkiness.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

And while I enjoy working with youth and consuming their creations as a museum visitor, I'd like to call into question the idea that they are or should be the primary audience for participatory experiences. If your activity is compelling because it involves gimmicky new technology, it's not a good activity.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

This is a great time to get creative in these socially distant, virtual times by testing new engagement activities and offering a variety of ways for prospects and donors to be involved in your cause. They provided menus in advance and had live mixologists and chefs instructing us how to make the dishes. Ask thoughtful questions.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest national gathering of student leaders, administrators, faculty, and nonprofit staff committed to engaging students in service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work. We know you've got questions. We have the answers. Associations / #MMCCon / @MMCconf.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? What I'm after are ways to tweak the design to improve learning and to improve instructional practice. What worked? What didn't? Before I went on Twittered. What's the outcome?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2021

Let’s do some quick “box breathing,” a technique used to help alleviate stress and anxiety. But not before reading the instructions below!). Also include questions about times they have felt safe talking about their mental health struggles. How about a little break? If you’re not already sitting, find a comfortable seat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

The advice/questions: Do most people have and know how to use video cameras to post video replies? May need to get some technical instructions on how to convert the file formats or use a service like hipcast. They make it somewhat difficult to incorporate storytelling techniques. Check out this popular YouTube user.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2009

That’s the question I’m pondering thanks to Jane McGonigal and the Center for the Future of Museums (CFM). We had a very active chat-based discussion during and after the webcast, and the chatlog will be available at the CFM site soon. Voting is a real-life activity that suffers from poor extrinsic structure.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 20, 2021

Here at DNL OmniMedia, our nonprofit technology consultants work with organizations every day to refine their data management strategies and update their fundraising techniques. Creating instructions for which moves need to be tracked. Bring on a strategy consultant to optimize your tech stack. Let’s dive in!

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