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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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10 Best Blogging Practices for Nonprofit Organizations

NonProfit Hub

One of the most important steps in building a productive blogging strategy is creating content that engages and appeals to your audience. Build around three to five primary personas to ensure that you’re reaching everyone in your target audience. Align content to your target audience’s interests. Vary your post length.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 90 minutes, we did two exercises that helped participants identify their target audience and then build out a persona, a fictionalized character that described motivations, barriers and identifies the right content and channels to use. Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. Most of work projects are capacity building and training other trainers. Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. Year in Review.

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100 Fundraising Email Subject Lines That Will Get Donors to Open Your Email

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It will trigger questions in the recipient’s mind like “Do I believe this email is urgent and deserving of my immediate attention?” You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain.

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Successful E-Learning – A Roadmap

Gyrus

However, their effectiveness is often debated in the educational software community, as not all eLearnings are made with the same attention to detail. When building eLearnings it is necessary to consult people who teach and record their methodologies in making sure a message maintains its pertinence over time. Adaptability.

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What Every Nonprofit Website Should Include

Allegiance Group

Research has shown that the human brain retains information more effectively when presented repeatedly. ” These small yet impactful design choices can make a significant difference in capturing the attention and generosity of potential donors. Publishing relevant content builds trust with your audience.