Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

Nailing down your brand voice and tone to meet audience expectations? Cultivating a deep connection between your brand and its audience? We’ll show you how to cook up a compelling visual identity that your audience won’t be able to resist. That’s one puzzle. That’s a whole other challenge. Vote for this session!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

1. Deep Analysis of Your Audience: I always (try) to do a thorough participant assessment before I teach any workshop or do a presentation. I had a brave volunteer from the audience and we did a role play. I got many new ideas for a workshop and peer learning program I’m designing on social media ROI and measurement.

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OCTOBER 28, 2023

For example, a movie-themed event or a gaming night can bring together a diverse audience. Arrange inclusive community events: Community gatherings that celebrate diversity and inclusivity can resonate with a broad audience, including those who are passionate about social causes. Make the process as seamless as possible.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Service design principles can be applied to the social sector to craft audience experiences that create positive change in the world. Service design can help by improving your audiences’ experience with your communication touchpoints and lead to higher engagement and more conversions with calls-to-action. Improve the user experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Before I get to the topic of using posters to make your workshops or meeting more interactive (and fun), I want to wish you a Happy International Women’s Day! The photo above is from a mini-workshop I did as part of Wake International’s “ Tech2EmpowerUSA.” Write a target audience definition.

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MAY 1, 2024

The theme should resonate with both the AAPI community and also general audiences. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators. Suggest Donations for Activities – Accept donations of supplies for offering engaging workshops, like arts and crafts, or encourage participants to make a suggested donation.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

If you want a fully engaged audience, spend time planning this part, too. Lucky you for facilitating an important session at the wrong time. What I’ve discovered over these last many months, though, is that volunteer managers (and anyone, really) can shift the mood of the group by focusing on one area of facilitation: The warm-up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Over the years, I have developed and refined one-day or half-day workshops on social media strategy and tactics for nonprofits. The add-on to my previous workshops were three "experiment in a box" modules which included Listening , Twitter , and Facebook Fan Pages. What are your thoughts? How do you do it?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

This week I lead a full-day workshop for 300 nonprofits and foundations on social media strategy and tactics. The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

This past week was a busy one for leading workshops. I also lead a workshop on social media strategy for communications professionals who work with networks, nonprofits, and foundations. But, I'm also interested in improving my skills as a trainer - especially facilitating social learning or learning in public.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Earlier this summer, I had the huge privilege to visit Romania and help with the Local Philanthropy Workshop. I had the opportunity to facilitate the IT track and had lots of fun poking, prodding, and supporting some really interesting conversations and sharing sessions. The Local Philanthropy Workshop: Facebook Campaigning in Romania.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Collaborative reporting: Nonprofits can facilitate partnerships between different news organizations to pool resources, share content, and cover stories more effectively. Training and capacity building: Offer training programs, workshops, and resources for journalists to improve their skills, adapt to new technologies, and stay competitive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Note from Beth: Whether you are planning to present at a conference or deliver a one-day workshop, the secret to success is in good design. You need to shape it and that means thinking through some design questions. What are your session’s learning objectives and who is the audience? Who will facilitate?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

This is where you identify the learning goals, audience needs, existing knowledge, and other background by doing audience research. Ideally, audience research should be done before you design your workshop or course. It is also important to target the right level of authority.

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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. see above) It is designed to be used in face-to-face workshops and conferences. I feel strongly that to keep audiences engaged, they have to be moving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

I presented a master class on The Networked Nonprofit as pre-conference session, a mini-workshop on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , and a plenary session on engaging donors moderated by Macelo Jambeiro, a talented digital strategist that works for an agency called Alder & Lang and previously with Change.org. The audience laughed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2011

The workshop shared a landscape analysis of what’s already out there from the various industries in order to build a clear understanding of what’s in place and what isn’t in terms of social media measurement valid metrics.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

The conference favors networking opportunities over speaker-led sessions and utilizes the “Liberating Structures” facilitation technique to spark conversation and empower innovation. The first was a free general admission ticket that included access to all live keynotes, sessions, workshops, and networking events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Over the past two decades of teaching workshops to nonprofits on the use of technology for mission-driven work and more recently on the use of online networks and data, people come workshops with different degrees of organizational readiness to embrace change that is needed to be successful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

But here’s an example and tool to help play that out — See3 recently facilitated a workshop for a national nonprofit working to align its chapters around a signature program – everyone was doing it differently, which is no way to scale (and no way to work). Easier said than done, for sure. Think of one person.

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JULY 14, 2021

It can also open up topics of discussion to broader audiences rather than being restricted to a geographical region. . They might host various sessions, workshops, breakout sessions, a keynote speaker, coffee chats, social rooms, sponsored or trade show-style kiosks, and networking opportunities. Reach a Wider Audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2013

This is a continuation of my work with TBA over the past 3-4 years. The first year I experimented with a peer design that included face-to-face workshops, action learning projects, and monthly calls back in 2010 called ArtsLab. The first phase was an intensive “ Digi-Strat ” boot camp last month.

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JULY 19, 2023

Creates an environment that facilitates fundraising Regardless of whether you do face-to-face fundraising, ensuring that the organization is prepared to fundraise is the development professional’s main priority. It’s not about chasing the money, but rather about enhancing your offerings to better serve, broaden, or diversify your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? The workshop was an all day workshop , with an opening presentation followed by small group exercise. What worked? What didn't? I also like to practice my storytelling skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Note from Beth: Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating two workshops on becoming a Networked Nonprofit: Effective Social Strategy for nonprofits in Santa Barbara hosted by the Fund for Santa Barbara. We hope our suggestions will spark ideas for additional hooks to feed your content strategy and engage your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I'm preparing for a Social Media workshop next month called " Making Sense of and Success with Social Media " where the audience will be consultants who work with nonprofits in other areas (not technology). Gordon Meyer has good reflection on the Community Media Workshop Blog). (2) Also, the seating is fixed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer, I’ve been designing workshops based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Emerging Leaders Playbook. A great training always start with a great opening or icebreaker. Describe a positive client or audience interaction you have experienced. Icebreakers have these benefits: • create a positive group atmosphere.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2008

Many thanks to Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells of the Social Media Club for organizing fantastic Social Media Workshop and inviting me to participate.   In order to play this version of the game, you absolutely need a mix of knowledgable people in the room to facilitate the small groups.  Target your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Note from Beth: Last week I was in New Orleans for the National Assembly of State Arts Councils meeting. I facilitated a peer session with Public Information Officers and a Mini-Workshop on managing and measuring a social media presence. We covered strategy, especially identifying audiences through personas and key objectives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

Daniel Goleman who coined the term “emotional intelligence” brought it to a wide audience with his book of that name, and it was Goleman who first applied the concept to business with a series of HBR articles.). Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Establish your organization’s branding (establish target audience, logo, brand colors, and messaging). . She has facilitated numerous workshops with hundreds of nonprofit professionals. Develop a vision and mission statement. . Establish your nonprofit’s values and the organizational approach to your work. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

The audience had very good English skills so no translation was needed. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion. This method was used because the facilitator needed to speak into the mic so I could hear the questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge , and a workshop with co-author KD Paine. netnon I want one thing for this audience. How do we turn data into Insights?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

This mirrors what you might do in a face-to-face workshop. Facilitating Virtual Small Groups: The webinar software has the ability for participants to ask the instructor to come to their group if they have question. This can be handled by telling participants the facilitator will be checking in the group.

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Forum One

AUGUST 10, 2021

Digital transformation or modernization for government agencies is about using new technologies to effectively change an agency’s ability to engage audiences and achieve its mission. Though digital tools and systems play a big role in this transformation, it’s about more than just the tools.

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