Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. Then we had a discussion to pull highlight and discover different practices. I used this exercise right after lunch to avoid the after lunch energy drop and use the time for instruction. Keynote at the Social Good Brasil Conference.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2014

They conducted a simple experiment: People read a story about a painting called "Dawn" created by an artist. There were different versions of the story. In others, he instructed one of his assistants to paint it. In all versions of the story, the painting was irrevocably damaged by mold. Spiritualists contact the dead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

He had us walk around the room following different instructions and then try to find two people and create a triangle. The next exercise was to teach us empathy and active listening. We had to pair up with a person and each share a story of direct impact. The second person had to repeat the story back in the first person.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 6, 2014

There’s advice everywhere we look, lists and webinars instructing us on how to “do this” and “be better at that”, but The Secret Those Top 10 Lists Don’t Tell You: Change Starts With YOU. Doing so will help you tell the story of how your work, and their contributions, benefits the entire community.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

What should we do with their post-its and stories and drawings and poems? The result is a beautiful animated video that composites together alternative frames created by participants all over the world. These videos inspire and instruct would-be participants while stroking the egos of past contributors.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

This completes the ‘ask-thank-report’ cycle that keeps it simple for any organization to follow (shout out to shampoo bottle instructions everywhere…). Mr. Kristof told the story of a young man growing up in Alabama in the 1950’s who, embarrassed to read in public for fear of his image, had to steal books from the library and read in secret.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

You’ve likely encountered it when you call a customer service number and are prompted with instructions to press numbers for different issues or service departments.) . The station received “wonderful stories from the field,” lasting anywhere from 10 seconds to 3 minutes. You can nest menus. You can have a voicemail service.” .

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Making sure this experience goes well includes everything from making sure you have clear instructions and expectations laid out for your guests to coming up with a back-up plan for technology glitches. Allow Alternative Payment Methods. You can learn more about deciding your staff assignments on the blog! Social media.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 9, 2007

She is an expert in alternate reality gaming (ARGs), the first woman to keynote at the Game Developers Conference, and she’s thrown down the gauntlet for a game designer to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences by 2032. All it needs is a strong game story, argues McGonigal, and people are hooked. Jane McGonigal wants to make it happen.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

I want a program director who can write compelling stories about the experiences of our participants. Your star writer can also help fellow staff members learn how to organ­ize thoughts, write compelling stories, and write with rhythm so words glide across the page. Write compelling stories. Tactics and Tips.

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Cloud 4 Good

JANUARY 31, 2022

Let’s say fictional employee Sid Gonzales is a Salesforce user who also accesses a WordPress account to publish his company’s success stories and advocacy messages. Should all users be authenticating using the same SSO or MFA methods, or might some user groups require alternative options? . When do I need to take action? .

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

Side Trip is an immersive environment full of interactive experiences that let visitors share their own stories of the 1960s, make their own rock posters, and explore the music and vibe of the time. All of the instructions are handwritten on paper or cardboard. It is an incredible museum experience.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 8, 2007

But when the alternative is the lull of consistency, is it worth taking some risks? If the headset was instructing you to move in a certain way or speak to someone—in other words, to cultivate a relationship—it would be a different story. Who’s to say which artifact deserves a room all to itself?

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Gyrus

JULY 19, 2016

Are you yourself as an instructional designer capable of ripping out the fluff and unnecessary components in order to optimize the microlearning? We’d love to hear from you on your success stories, and ways in which we can further promote this interesting new(ish) concept. Can a student master the content in a single sitting?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It’s important to tell the same basic story to every funder so that you can be clear in who your program serves, what your goals and outcomes are, and your overall messaging. But you still want to be sharing the same basic overall story. Maybe you read the instructions and confirm your eligibility.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

Great alternative: [link] 2. The tool looks overwhelming, but read the instructions once and it’s not hard to master. Contrary to most nonprofit tech stories, this one does not end with you hiring an expert consultant at some exorbitant hourly rate. Google Spreadsheet Mapper So, now you have some map-ready datasets now.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 3, 2008

I used that instruction recently to kick off a meeting at a museum planning a participatory education space. Around the conference table, there were stories about love, aggression, and wackiness, extraordinary objects and unusual situations. I love these stories because they highlight unique moments in our lives.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

While virtual fundraising events were simply a quick alternative, they actually proved to be a convenient and effective way to engage with donors. Once they’re all sold, instruct everyone to pop their own balloon and see what they’ve won. For a virtual version of this event, consider co-op online video games as an alternative.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The memorandum instructed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to executive departments and agencies on implementing open government. The site would rely heavily on multimedia content and present American culture through the following global navigation elements: 1) Personal stories, 2) Songs, 3) Movies, 4) Images.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

A good framework to follow, especially if you want to show the impact your nonprofit makes , goes something like this: Give an example of a success story by highlighting results. Next, with as much detail as possible, provide step-by-step instructions on how the results were achieved. Create Your Own Images.

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