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. As someone who has been designing and delivering training for nonprofits over the past twenty years, the most exciting part is apply theory to your practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

The NTEN project is an excellent learning laboratory for reflection and learning about this topic. provocative questions, offers an alternative view, and helps facilitate fresh insights or alternative sources of information or expertise." When do you as the wiki facilitator get out of the way?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

On December 17 at 6:30 pm, I am facilitating a discussion and presenting at one of Scoop.It’s “ Lean Content ” events in San Francisco. Practice and experiment: Read the article and try the technique and describe how it worked or didn’t for you. What would be an alternative? Is it the best?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. It was great to watch her in action facilitating the creative, interactive, and fun program. I like this alternative to sticky dot voting! This means there is little down time for reflection and thinking.

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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. It outlines the practices and skills needed to create a learning culture. They have a created a safe space for staff and program participants and other stakeholders to give feedback, reflect, ask questions, and think creatively about solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. The next exercise was about practicing awareness and openness. Of course, we messed up.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

With an effective and sustainable nonprofit fundraising campaign, charities have the potential to engage broad audiences and increase their impact as their funding grows. Sustainable fundraising practices can help you grow, ensure long-term support, and even aid larger projects like funding research. Reflect your nonprofit’s unique brand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

At SXSW and facilitating a panel called A Global Discussion About Networked Nonprofits and Free Agents , I introduced myself with this photo of me and Lena, the master trainer from Yemen for the E-Mediat Project. His comment made me reflect over the past 32 years of working in the nonprofit sector. Flickr Photo by SMEXbeirut.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

This can quickly run up the cost, unlike alternatives that come with all the donor management features you need already built into the system. As your nonprofit grows and develops, you’ll need to continue training to ensure your software also reflects your needs. 7 Best Practices for Effective Donor Management.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

What eLearning assessment best practices can strengthen your courses? Then, we’ll wrap up with a few best practices to take your assessments to the next level. Because scenarios are immersive, learners can practice the application of skills in a no-consequence environment. What are the different types of online assessment?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2006

The theme for the 2006 Circuit Rider Conference is Principles and Practice: The Middle Ground. I don't like the repeated use of support, but at the moment am lacking good alternatives). They think of about the practices or outcomes first. I'm hoping to also meet Nick Booth and maybe Steve Bridger too!)

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

The Nomad is an Alameda County Certified Green Business (see a list of their green business practices here ). We sell only healthy organic food, utilizing only organic dairy products, and providing vegan alternatives. What makes the Nomad Cafe a green and sustainable cafe ? Secure financing. Get business cards printed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2008

The NTEN project WeAreMedia project is an excellent personal learning laboratory for reflection and insights about this topic. provocative questions, offers an alternative view, and helps facilitate fresh insights or alternative sources of information or expertise. Facilitated. Levels of Participation.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 28, 2023

As you reflect on these questions, keep in mind that this is a problem many organizations face. Fundraising can feel like a full-time job, and balancing it with your team’s practices, games, and tournaments presents an added challenge. Did you find it easy to juggle your team’s schedule along with fundraising activities?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As a virtual alternative , have each of your congregants set up a personal fundraising webpage. The 40 days leading up to Easter are dedicated to reflection, fasting, and generosity, so why not give your members an opportunity to practice giving with a “40 Days of Lent” fundraising challenge? 40 Days of Lent challenge.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2008

For me, it means spending a lot more time facilitating idea generation and communicating with others than being an independent creative agent. The result is a focus on designing spaces, workshops, and social experiences that facilitate creative sharing. Now, on to the lessons thus far. First, let's talk process.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Julie Ha Truong will outline best practices in community engagement in planning. I could practically teaching this class. The things that I tell you will not stick unless you are able to reflect upon your own experience and go, “Ah, yes, I think this is what Julie is talking about. I’ve got 1:00 Eastern.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

I don’t know yet whether I’ll actually start practicing it, but I’d like to think about it more. What would it be like if we could help nonprofits with the following: Asking whether technology implementations in their organization in the past have really facilitated their mission? In what ways have they not?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 28, 2021

What are the best practices of nonprofit website design? As you read through these best practices, consider how you can apply them to your own website. However, nearly all nonprofits share many core website design choices to help facilitate common user actions, such as making a donation. What should a nonprofit website include?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 15, 2009

It also includes reflections from the exhibit team on the project. Facilitated/Unfacilitated Blend When we started this course, I really pushed the students to think about ways to induce unfacilitated interactions among strangers. I love facilitated experiences, but I worry that they aren't scalable to every visitor.

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