Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

This includes orientating participants to the agenda, introductions and a check-in or icebreaker, questions or activities used to help people ease people into a meeting or learning situation. . Longer Introductions with Pandemic Check-In Question: You can add on a check-in question. Here’s a write of this technique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

While participants in each track will explore their topics in depth and in the context of a facilitated structure, there will be inspiring keynotes and opportunities for networking for all participants. ” The brainstorming techniques from the previous day will yield many, many insights and ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content. There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. Here’s some examples.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

The same historical and cultural structures that have held back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in so many aspects of our lives are also mirrored in much of the nonprofit sector. This can include incentive structures, remembering DEI in programming, speakers, professional development, etc. By: Yolanda F.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

If I can’t process what I hear by asking questions of the expert or checking in with another participate or sitting quietly and just thinking about what was shared, there is a point that I reach after about 15 minutes – it’s call “My Brain Is Full Up.” It is good to begin with low-risk. Training Design'

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums. This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! The Museum 2.0 Yes and no.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Here we’ll summarize those questions and answers. Google believes GA4 better predicts audience needs and provides better data. Moving toward providing more do-it-yourself tools for reporting, “Explorations” in GA4 is a collection of advanced reporting techniques that help you uncover insights about your customers’ behavior.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book? Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book? Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why?

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Story Storytelling Chapter Teach 52

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 24, 2022

The question simply becomes how much to ask for. You need to be able to answer these questions if you want to get into a donor’s heart: What kinds of words do they use? Note, however, that if you survey your donors or ask questions of a potential donor, you have to learn to read the answer behind the answer. Practice your ask.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums. This post shares some of the most interesting questions I've heard throughout these experiences. Feel free to add your own questions and answers in the comments! BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. 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. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

I may start with numbers, but the process of collecting anecdotal information or stories in a structured way from your audience/stakeholders can help you generate insights about what those numbers actually mean. This leads to another question: How can you transform anecdotes into useful data? I like to use a combined method.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. Photo: Americans for the Arts. Movement is better than sitting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2015

(Having 300 people and doing a participatory style of teaching gave me an opportunity to use some of my facilitation techniques for large groups that are in my tool set – and because colleagues have asked me to share tips about it, expect that in another blog post next week.). What tools, techniques, or work flows work for you?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book? Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

Measuring the Networked Nonprofit describes techniques for measuring engagement and networks and I’ll be presenting some of that material. Measuring the Networked Nonprofit describes techniques for measuring engagement and networks and I’ll be presenting some of that material. Micro conversions or steps.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

I may start with numbers, but the process of collecting anecdotal information or stories in a structured way from your audience/stakeholders can help you generate insights about what those numbers actually mean. This leads to another question: How can you transform anecdotes into useful data? I like to use a combined method.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Share your organization’s mission, who you serve, the influence your organization has on its audience(s), and the role it plays in the larger conversation around your issue area. Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process.

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Send frontrunners your RFP and offer to answer any additional questions that they may have. Speak candidly with any prospective consultant partners to develop a clear understanding of their fee structure. And if you have any questions about your own organization’s upcoming projects or needs, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. We’ve got an awesome expert here that’ll answer as many questions as we can before the 2:00 hour. Anything from a new approach, to a technique, to information, insights, you’re offering your emotional intelligence.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Recently, Paul kindly answered the following questions about his new book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book? Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Today, Paul kindly answered the following questions about his new book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book? Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Expanding to meet global need brings a number of new challenges, including collection development for new audiences, gaining author and publisher permissions for worldwide distribution of materials, and forming partnerships with organizations that can spread the word about Bookshare and manage membership and customer support outside of the U.S.

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Neon CRM

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. Take this 6-question quiz to get a customized list of CRM vendors that will best fit your nonprofit based on your budget, size, and functionality needs.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These questions are reserved for scientists with a philosophical bent like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye to sort out. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. NLP techniques can be used to understand and generate text, translate, and perform other language-related tasks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

Listening is typically used by nonprofits to provide better customer service, correct misconceptions, and other ways to support external audiences. Having a structured way to collect and analyze qualitative insights can not only help with designing a social media engagement policy, but also harvest insights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences. My design question: What is the best way to use this approach for a full-day workshop for 300 people? Some analysis questions: What points were the participants in the room tweeting? (The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

How could I efficiently use movement, interaction with peers, and report outs without wandering around Oprah style? [I improvised a technique in the moment that worked for the layout of the room that I will share in another post]. When the people, formerly known as the audience, get to participate, you always learn something.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Some indicators that a card sort test is a good activity for a design project include: A website that is structured according to the org chart so that each department has their own section. A navigation structure that requires 3+ clicks to get to any substantial content. This is known as “showing your corporate underpants”.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Getting Started With Your Nonprofit Business Plan The most common question we get about business plans is “where do we start?” A good plan answers a number of who, what, when, where questions like these: What problem is your nonprofit trying to solve? Organizational Structure. What are the exact goals you are trying to achieve?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

Monitors feedback from target audience in real time but balances with trend or survey data. Documents quantitative results against goals and value when asked by senior leadership. They use data visualization techniques to report the data analysis but also to reflect on best practices culled from the data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2009

The plenary sessions were a gift and were focused on answering the question how we can inspire with these tools. I was surprised that they didn't involve the audience in the conversation, by not doing this Oprah style or simply reading and responding to some of the tweets. I attended Craigslist Nonprofit Bootcamp on Saturday.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

They are the result of research — measuring something quantitatively or qualitatively, formally or informally; usually involving a question, a purpose, and by necessity a methodology and instrument. This process produces data broadly defined, whether numeric, textual, or audio-visual, structured or unstructured.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

If someone asked you that question, how would you answer? Answers will differ depending on who's asking, but they are also influenced by the designed environment in which questions are asked. If someone asks you a question on Twitter, you can only respond with 140 characters. "Where were you last night?"

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 28, 2009

That’s the question I’m pondering thanks to Jane McGonigal and the Center for the Future of Museums (CFM). Non-game social platforms like museums should use game design techniques to make these institutions more successful at supporting user happiness. However, I'm wary of the limitations of game structures to support human happiness.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Recently, we''ve been talking at our museum about techniques for capturing compelling audio/video content with visitors. And we realized of course that the majority audience would be watchers, not storytellers. We came up with a system that was much more structured and is based on audio, not video. So what did you do next?

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