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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.

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Four Tips To Boost Your Personal Resilience While Doing Nonprofit Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It helps center and refocus our brains which is important for learning. Here’s some step-by-step or eye-by-eye instructions. One practical technique comes author Don Altman ( 101 Mindful Ways To Build Resilience ) calls the “three-minute mental vacation break.”

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TechSoup Launches Micro-Volunteer Initiative, Donate Your Brain

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This post was authored by Becky Band Jain , a TechSoup guest blogger and volunteer. TechSoup is launching a new micro-volunteering initiative called Donate Your Brain. See here for further instructions, or to jump in to the discussion. View questions & share answers in the TechSoup Global LinkedIn group.

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Active Training: To Get Nonprofit Audiences Engaged, Keep Them Moving

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Next week, I headed to Seattle for a couple of days of events around my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. I planned for this by incorporating an after-lunch energizer that used movement to get people’s brains going. Or speed-geek, which is similar to speed dating.

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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. I have a goal for one learning day per month where I will take workshop on instructional topics and share those here. Year in Review. My Theme for the Year: Learning.

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10 Best Blogging Practices for Nonprofit Organizations

NonProfit Hub

Build your nonprofit’s authority, credibility, and trustworthiness by offering truly educational and useful blog content. Images in particular are much more attention-grabbing than text alone—they’re much more likely to be remembered, and the human brain can process them incredibly quickly (in only about 13 milliseconds ).

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GTD Meets GPT: How to Adopt The AI 2-minute Rule

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Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. Rember to review and refine these tasks, Monitor the AI’s performance, and fine-tune instructions as needed to improve results. Adjust prompt instructions or model as needed. could help.

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