Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you? My Three Themes: .

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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. The Art of Good Closers. Design Labs.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

These technologies can do everything from poetry to code to digital art to research to essay writing. Adaptive learning models can empower teachers to customize instruction for each student’s needs, and students can even personalize a digital tutoring experience. Generative AIs have the power to transform education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. I was able to pull this off because my course took place in the Digital Learning Commons “ D-Space ” – a state of the art flexible classroom space. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2013

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. Feng Shui is an ancient art and science developed many years ago in China. How does the room set up support or fight your instructional design?

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OCTOBER 28, 2023

Offer customized swag: Create personalized swag bags or merchandise that reflect the values and interests of different age groups. Provide clear direction: Ensure that donors who may not be familiar with digital wallets or contactless payments receive clear instructions. Offer guidance and support to ensure a smooth donation process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As a trainer, it is always great to experience someone else facilitating so you can have empathy for participants, get some new ideas or reflect on your trade craft. Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. Help participants digest and reflect on some content shared during the session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Yesterday, I presented a workshop called " A Crash Course in Social Media for Arts People " hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Crash Course: Social Media for Arts People View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: arts ). I also need written instructions for the steps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

I did my first presentation about the Internet when I started working with Arts Wire in 1993. Arts Wire was patterned after the Well and was designed as an online conversation community for artists and arts organizations. Or participating in the online conversation on Arts Wire. This was circa 1997.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. And then immediately create instructional materials and trainings for the community. How to think like a social instructional designer.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2013

Earlier in 2013, I was amazed to visit one of the new “Studio” spaces at the Denver Art Museum. The Denver Art Museum is no stranger to community collaborations, but we’ve been dipping in our toe a little more deeply when it comes to developing permanent participatory installations.

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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. This post shares my reflections on the projects and five things I learned from their work. You can explore the projects in full on the class wiki.

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MAY 9, 2023

For a human, learning the art of writing subject lines might take years of trial and error. For more best practices and examples, take a look at our instructional guide for prompting ChatGPT. You still have to review and edit what ChatGPT has created, but it will save you loads of time on the initial draft.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail? What: The art of social instructional design.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, you might label a segment “Young Environmental Activists” or “High-Income Arts Patrons.” Use language and tone that reflect their preferences and communication style. Make it easy for them to take the desired action by providing direct links or instructions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2006

I met Janet Salmons many years ago while I working on various arts and technology projects in New York State for the New York Foundation for the Arts. I started in the Cornell University Center for Theatre Arts , where I founded and directed two programs: Cornell Theatre Outreach and the Community-Based Arts Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Photo: Americans for the Arts. The photograph above documents a creative stretch break from a recent Leadership Training I designed and co-facilitated at the Americans for the Arts Conference. The body break I used in the Arts Leaders training in the photograph above is called “Follow the Leader.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

Last night's event brought back memories for me - of what it was like 13 years ago doing demonstrations at nonprofit conferences about online communities for arts organizations. Here's a few reflections from people in the room. You're not going to have perfection when it is a experiment!

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Matching Gifts for Donation-Based Events A final category of fundraising event includes those that do not charge a set ticket or entry price⁠—such as an art show, guest speaker event, festival, and more⁠—but instead raise money from attendees who contribute at whatever level they choose.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2011

We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. SETUP Cut your instructions down to as little text as possible. Accolades are more inspiring than instructions. The same is true for paper instructions mounted on the table. They will be impressed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Designing effective training is a both a science and an art form, what was the most training you attended and why? Program Design.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

Raising funds for nonprofit organizations is both an art and a science. Once your logo is applied to your donation form and it reflects your organization’s color scheme, you can then focus on adding images that show the impact your donors are making. They’re volunteering to raise funds because they care about your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

This is part of series of reflections on what I've learned about working wikily through working on NTEN's WeAreMedia wiki - not so much the content, but the community curriculum development and knowledge sharing process. But the short definition is: "A critical friend is someone who is independent of the project who asks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

My first exposure to "unconferences" or Open Space Technology was during a week-long arts and education professional development seminar in 1997. This was Liz's question and it relates to this art project ). I remember being inspired by it. How can a mobile device connect you to the physical environment?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I spent some time playing with this question last week at the Milwaukee Art Museum, a large general museum that is moving toward redesign of the permanent galleries. The pictures I took are full of life and reflect the diversity both of the museum collection and the audience. How do you find your way around a multi-faceted museum?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

We were lucky enough to locate the training at the America House Kiev which offered the dream combination of great lattes, flexible space, state of the art equipment, and super fast internet. The first day the room layout was in small groups, to encourage knowledge sharing and co-learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2006

with art teachers on the issue of integrating digital tools into their instruction. I used this technique called the "Wall of Reflection" and put up butcher block paper with the topics. After we each section, I encouraged them to reflect on experience and share via post it notes. It's about balance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2007

I'm going to continue to play and reflect and learn about technology tools and how they can be used to support nonprofits and to create instructional material. To really master the art of screencasting and to get my 1 hour to 1 minute video editing ratio lower.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Two years ago, we mounted one of our most successful participatory exhibits ever at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History: Memory Jars. There were no written instructions, just a mural that suggested what to do and labels that prompted people for their name and memory. He puts it on the wall.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2005

When I got back from on-site work (reflections on that follow) and finished my mommy shift, I discovered that Nancy wrote a poem with her tags. Nancy reminded me of my Arts Wire days when she responded: So what you are proposing is actually creating a network of poems. Isn't it wonderful how work avoidance sparks our creative juices.

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MAY 11, 2011

The cards focus on strengths-based reflections and are an easy tool to get meetings started on a positive note, even if you are discussing challenging issues. Second, use tools and practices. I carry with me a deck of "check-in" cards which I use as a practice to open meetings with staff, board members, and volunteers. I will keep you posted!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Back in the earlier days of Internet publishing (circa 1994-5), UNIX programmer types used to cruise my Arts Wire SpiderSchool instructional web pages and point out to me that in line 24 of code I forgot a quote mark or even worse that I had made a typo in the text. My digital sloppiness has a long history. Yes, it got messy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I will also continue to write case studies, step-by-steps instructional pieces, and trend pieces. I hope to learn the art of sentence combining. I want to do a better job of connecting people in my network to one another, the art of network weaving and building social capital. I want to improve my writing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2005

The timing errors make it more of a comedy than an instructional video, but you have to start somewhere. Some immediate reflections on screencasting while it is fresh in my head. So, here's my first incredibly sloppy and choppy screencast of how to use this neat little bookmarklet. I hope you get a good laugh. Here's the script.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

In the spirit of a popular post written earlier this year , I want to share the behind the scenes on our current almost-museumwide exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz Collects. The content focuses on the question of WHY we collect and how our collections reflect our individual and community identities.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes END-OF-YEAR EVENT FUNDRAISING The final quarter of the year unfolds with a blend of reflection and anticipation. Traditional Events Traditional year-end fundraising events, such as galas, are meant to celebrate your hard work, reflect on your impact, and thank your donors and sponsors.

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