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Trainer’s Notebook: Group Polling Techniques and Tools and Incorporating Movement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Help the facilitator understand who is the room at the beginning (demographics, experience, attitudes, knowledge about the topic) – a quick and dirty participant assessment. Help the facilitator understand how people are feeling half-way through the session so real-time tweaks to design can be made. Support a fun icebreake r.

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How To Use Improv In Business

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"It is a driving passion of mine to get people to understand that improv skills can be effectively translated into the business world with powerful results," says Bob Kulhan , veteran improv performer, university professor, and author of the fascinating new book, Getting To "Yes And": The Art of Business Improv. It facilitates conversation.

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Learnings and Reflections from BlogHer about Mobile Phones for Video Blogging and Beyond

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

However, in one of the discussion threads on the Summit wiki, there has been mention about using cameraphones or smart phones for this in addition to. But, the brain fog has started to fade. Our questions were: What do you need to know about web/blog design so that your blog can be read by people on a mobile phone?

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. Learn the Art of Saying No Effectively. Get to know your Ultradian Rhythms , the natural rhythms of your body and brain that repeat throughout the day. Create Device Free Zones.

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ArtsLabSF: Reflections About Social Learning With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. I said yes.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

I’ve managed campaigns ranging from about $5 million to over a billion dollars in health care, education, arts and culture, and advocacy sectors. Our board members can facilitate personal introductions to our professional leadership. It’s how my brain works. And can you have your board make phone calls?

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5 Tips And Tactics To Become A Master Nonprofit Wordsmith

Bloomerang

The art of writing letters, and writing in general, has fallen by the way­side. We live in a world of smart phones, emails, text messages, Zoom, and LinkedIn. Case Study: The lost art of writing. Writing is an art people can do well if they practice. If you’re like most Americans, it’s probably been a while.

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