NTEN
APRIL 13, 2013
Sketchnotes: Mindful or mind-full Since a big part of this session was on visual note-taking as a way of focusing attention, here are my notes (1.5 MB) – minus content from yours truly (since I was up delivering it at the time, and "Wait a sec while I sketch what I just said" can get awfully tedious for people).
sgEngage
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. More people working in or with grantmaking organizations now have some term related to knowledge work in their titles or job descriptions.
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NTEN
OCTOBER 1, 2010
It doesn't feel like real money to people, because they text and the contribution is simply added to their bill. Is it because we like hiring more senior people? Other orgs will finally learn what I've known for 5 years: bring it in-house and don't silo your tech people, make one of them a c-suite leader. an obscure font.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 10, 2010
The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice? Everyone attended a 90-minute presentation by Eric Schwartzman on what social media is and why we should pay attention. People were extremely engaged. How did it go?
NTEN
AUGUST 15, 2012
As you encourage content curation activities for your staff, you may also want to remind them of techniques for being efficient and staying focused: Manage Your Attention, Not Just Your Time: Don't just create a to-do list, lay it out on daily and weekly schedules, breaking down key tasks of the project into chunks.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 3, 2009
As Valera Maltoni wrote in her post about ten tips for building movements, “ make advocates feel like rock stars - give people your attention. Ordinary people can and do have extraordinary stories and ideas to share.” Tags: change management guest blogging relationships. Being heard, counting, being recognized.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 24, 2017
When we had seven people, we barely needed an organizational chart. Running a small, unorthodox nonprofit, I’d had bad experiences with consultants who didn’t seem to give us their full attention. When we started this project, I expected about 30% of the museum’s jobs to change a little bit, and about 20% to change a lot.
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