Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

An LMS, or learning platform, is a system that is designed to facilitate some sort of learning process over the web. They can be very complex course management systems which are designed to do things like quizzes and grading (as well as discussions and have places to store course materials.) What can an organization use a LMS for?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

I brainstormed series of equations or theories that represent best practices that nonprofits are using to implement social media.

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Marketing Blackboard Social Social Media 70

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

They wanted to invite visitors to engage in spontaneous wedding ceremonies in the chapel, and so we brainstormed together until we decided on a blackboard with fill-in-the-blank wedding vows. In a traditional museum, I suspect people would see the blackboard as "part of the art" and not touch. In this case, the tradeoff was in design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Or if you want to draw attention to a word or phrase, write it in big letters on a blackboard or a lined flip chart, or draw it on a napkin — whatever context makes sense for the underlying idea. But all other things usually aren’t equal. Try measuring them if you don’t believe me. I know of a rather good book on measuring things.)

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