Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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APRIL 1, 2021

Clubhouse—the invite-only, audio-based social application that’s been drawing in celebrities and expert thought leaders—facilitates widespread collaboration on global topics by allowing users to participate in different conversations on different topics in real-time. A reprieve from video fatigue. Key benefits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

” Unfortunately, I could make it to Thailand, so I presented and lead a discussion remotely using Google Hangouts from California. Format: Our session was 90 minutes. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Streaming video for presentations, webinars, and branded virtual booth experiences. Scheduled video, audio, or VR sessions. These booths not only include branding and messaging, but live text, video, and audio chat, product demos, and downloadable materials like product guides and specs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

There were some terrific questions and discussion. I’ve included some resources along with the slides here. Since the meeting was taking place in Los Angeles, FFOG was graciously allowed me to present remotely with Liz Karlin. In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

If you are responsible for planning and facilitating virtual meetings, here are some tips that’ll help you make your meetings more productive. Set an agenda that uses your meeting time for discussion, not reporting. Virtual Meetings Require Iron Fist Facilitation. Good audio is essential. Try these simple solutions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. This can happen even if your organization is using video conferencing. The exercise teaches empathy.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. During these report backs I captured a word cloud on a flip chart of key words.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. During these report backs I captured a word cloud on a flip chart of key words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Streaming video for presentations, webinars, and branded virtual booth experiences. Scheduled video, audio, or VR sessions. These booths not only include branding and messaging, but live text, video, and audio chat, product demos, and downloadable materials like product guides and specs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

Day 4 of the Train the Trainers E-Mediat was designed and facilitated by the capable SMEXbeirut Team – including Jessica Dheere , Mohamad Najem , and Naeema Zarif. In the above video, Naeema Zarif. The two discussion questions were: What are your expectations for the project as a social media trainer? Photo by SMEXbeirut.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Peer discussion on use of online tools for collaboration for bounded networks, exploring some of the concepts in Digital Habits (each participant got a copy). But, I'm also interested in improving my skills as a trainer - especially facilitating social learning or learning in public. Putting It Into Practice As a Facilitator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

I was up too late editing a screencast to do a content analysis yesterday, instead I found a great thread on Nonprofits and Vlogging over at Social Edge facilitated by Patrick O'Heffernan. It's called Web Video for the Social Benefit Sector. Here's a few tidbits I picked up from reading and participating in the discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. That’s why I’ve added a new workshop on running and facilitating effective virtual meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2007

When I arrived to check it out, I heard Michael Verdi talking to a few others about the video blogging documentary. I'm connecting it to the questions that came up on yesterday's Community Squared telephone conference to discuss tagging communities and got onto the topic of how online communities are changing given Web2.0.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2007

Click here to play video. I met a lot of fantastic videobloggers as well as learned a lot through the discussion on production values facilitated by David Tames. For example, I figured out a way to silence the audio in a "b" roll and replace it with a -over narrative. I made a mini-documentary of what I learned.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 12, 2020

A virtual conference, in many ways, is similar to a physical conference, but that does not mean the two should be planned or facilitated in the same way. Facilitate Networking. The good news is that facilitating networking at your virtual event is not that difficult. Best Practices for Running a Virtual Conference.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Link to other blogs' posts within your posts, even if they have a different opinion to yours, it could start a great discussion. Facilitate commenting Allow commenting. Interviews (written, audio, video). Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2005

During the Full Circle training on online facilitation that I took this last month, we had a sandbox. It allowed us to play and get comfortable with the discussion software, faciliplay exercises, and other areas that participants wanted to explore like the audio as online conversation. I used MovieMaker in Windows.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Steven: Hey, Kishshana, we lost your audio. Let us discuss, my friends. maybe not training, comradery time, you know, some facilitated group time together where y’all get back your rhythm. I’ll drop the video. And what I found was that many of. I don’t know why. That was weird. That’s weird.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

NetSquared DC organized a panel discussion on Engagement Strategy: Empowering Champions* and Influencers* on November 3, 2015, to delve into this question. Here are some of the key points shared during the discussion, plus a couple of our own thoughts. When possible, integrate video, audio, and images to create multimedia stories.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 12, 2020

A virtual conference, in many ways, is similar to a physical conference, but that does not mean the two should be planned or facilitated in the same way. Facilitate Networking. The good news is that facilitating networking at your virtual event is not that difficult. Best Practices for Running a Virtual Conference.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

I’m Steven, I’m over here at Bloomerang, and I’ll be moderating today’s discussion. . Sometimes, you have too many ideas so you need a strong facilitator who can make sure we hear from everyone, but are able to put these ideas through a funnel and find those common threads. That was one really fun example. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2006

My first online community builder/facilitator job was with Arts Wire, an online network for artists, that used a unix-based, text-based online discussion software. I facilitated online forums, provided technical support the 500 members, and training. Onlne Facilitator. online facilitator? Online Community Builder.

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You’ll also want to add high-quality photos, videos, and graphic designs to your website to make your digital presence more visually appealing and demonstrate the tangible impact of your nonprofit’s work. . Captions for audio-based content. Ensure that your text stands out boldly to facilitate a positive reading experience. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

I just finished a presentation and later this afternoon will facilitate a workshop on strategy which will include the Romanian version of the Social Media Game. Video Sharing: Youtube and several inspired by YouTube including a Romanian video sharing platform. Discussed the differences in perspective between generations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

First, my preferred method of instruction is to be more interactive and facilitate discussion. video and having people type themes into the chat worked. I wanted to use more video examples, but only selected one that was more of a music video in case the audio didn't work. I think showing the Web 2.0

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Effective meeting tools will allow them to keep discussions focused so your team can hold collaborative discussions and arrive at decisions much quicker. As your first line of defense, you should implement a secure platform, which we’ll discuss in-depth later on. Reduced engagement. Send out dynamic agendas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2005

I'm trying to get some links assembled in one place for the Berkman Thursday evening bloggers meetings where we will discuss nonprofit blogging. s experiment and examples in Brian Russell from Audio Activism's recent presentation. Facilitating people who receive organization???s A blog to discuss a report/book.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Your ability to add value to the conversation, whether by facilitating a thoughtful discussion or by presenting industry changing data, is what gives your content meaning. Or, if you’re feeling trendy, you can convert an existing piece of content into a video. Video Recording: Most mobile devices work well.

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