Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Visual Meeting Workshop by David Sibbet and Rachel Smith - Based on Sibbet's book Visual Meetings. One of the techniques that they used that I loved was to provide a graphic template for your personal learning journey to internalize these skills. Here’s an interview with Rachel about the techniques and a blog post the tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Once we mapped the network on the wall before our eyes, we reflected on the following questions: * What are the points of connection? There are two different lens to think about network mapping. ” I don’t like the term, but it describes when you create a network map of your professional network.

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Professional Network Learning Lebanon 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. What’s in your facilitation toolkit? Mine includes markers , sticky notes , index cards, and flip chart paper. But wait, paper??? And, I’m not alone.

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Facilitation Arts Pakistan Exercise 139

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

In our book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with Allison Fine, we provide an overview of mapping your social network in Twitter and other sites using some of the social network analysis tools available. . Otherwise, you waste a lot of time creating meaningless, but cool maps. Who liked each other, who didn't.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

So, it is important for us to incorporate techniques in daily work life that reduce the chances of this happening. I liked this map so much that I printed it out and keep at my desk. What are your tips to help you focus in an age of distraction? Are there tips not on the mind map?

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Content Tips Help Exercise 139

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

This is a session where you’ll be an active participant in your learning and will leave ready to apply lots of practical tips and techniques that will give your trainings more impact. Group Polling Techniques and Tools. Creating a Network Map. Facilitation Methods and Techniques. Innovation Facilitation Techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2017

Last week, I was honored to do several workshops hosted by the Fund for Santa Barbara on how nonprofits can link a culture of well being to outcomes based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. One technique is to weave self-care into your workday . Flickr Photo by Gavin St.

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Culture Nonprofit Chart Flickr 98

NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

In addition to the technical skills and tools described [ in the extended version of this article ], it is also important for staff to incorporate techniques into their daily work life that reduce distraction and stress. Have any techniques to add to this list? I use this as a pre-writing exercise as well as a reflection exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

I hear she is working or has finished a second book on content marketing for nonprofits, and if you haven’t read her first book, here’s where to find it. If you are new to the concept of an editorial calendar, it is a user-friendly tool for mapping relevant, compelling content to your media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. We devote an entire chapter to it and the workshop exercise is based on this chapter.

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India NGO Network Exercise 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Patton who is often referred to as the “Grandfather of Developmental Evaluation” and any starting point for understanding the methods begins with his book, “ Developmental Evaluation.” Brennan shared some of the core techniques of developmental evaluation which included: 1.

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Evaluation Generation Method Slides 97

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers. Use surveys and donor journey mapping to understand how people engage initially and over time.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

However, Aliza Sherman and I were reviewing the final round of edits from our copy editor at Wiley for our forthcoming book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit due out in October. Take for example, when was the last time you consulted a paper map for driving directions? Here are a few other techniques that don’t cost anything: 1.

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Tech Phone Mobile Technique 80

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 12, 2012

Anytime you look at a map, you first have to find your starting point. No matter which fundraising techniques you use, you need to include these three targets. These 9 steps are from the new version of my book “ Simple Success Fundraising Plan. Start where you are. Set your targets. Choose your strategies. Things change.

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Fundraising Raise Technique Map 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. Call this “social change 2.0”.

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Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

I did a pre-session blog post with all the annotated sources and some book recommendations. I’m very interested in the train the trainer concept, so for my own learning I have been taking many trainings to learn new instructional techniques – hopefully gaining some empathy for being a student in a train the trainer session.

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Training Train Reflection Resource 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. I don't get an opportunity to do this workshop with a large group, so this was fabulous learning experience to work out some techniques to make it scale. Photo by Nelson Layag. Social Engineering the Small Groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on? These could done by one person or could be shared if mapped out in advance. I’ve written about these techniques here ). Do you have a preferred method?

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Care2

OCTOBER 8, 2012

How to create your own Story Strategy Map. Jonah’s passion lies in exploring the crossroads of ancient storytelling techniques, social responsibility and emerging technologies. The 5 deadly sins of marketing and how to avoid them. Sign up for this Free Expert Webinar on THURSDAY OCTOBER 18TH at 2PM ET.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Alliance Magazine, September 2012.

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Social Media Channel Data Media 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Here’s ten books that nonprofit colleagues and authors have shared with me in the last few months and I wanted to share them with you. If you are looking for more recommendations, check out Book Authority’s list of 52 Best Nonprofit eBooks of All Time ( The Happy Healthy Nonprofit is #9).

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Italy Journal Storytelling Nonprofit 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2014

Based on the her book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit, winner of the 2013 Terry McAdam Award, Beth Kanter will share frameworks, strategies and practical tips for engaging with your network in ways that lead to measurable results. In the book, we share a couple of case studies and examples of engagement models.

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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. I ask participants to share on an index card as part of a raffle for my book. (The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience.

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Reflection People Network Colorado 103

NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

A handful of examples from just this past week: Al Gore and PushPopPress: Our Choice iPad App The White House: Excess Federal Properties Interactive Map New York Times: Osama bin Laden Reactions Interactive Texas Tribune: U.S. What's new is the communication of those data, completely transformed by the latest digital platforms and techniques.

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Data New York Government Digital 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

I've been thinking a lot of about in terms of online social networking strategies and person-to-person fundraising techniques. I wonder if you can map specific tools to specific stages? I just wish my Facebook friends or my gmail address book worked well for that purpose. What techniques?

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Relationship Business Develop Social 56

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

Many institutions do this unintentionally--by providing post-its or comment books, pens or crayons. This technique was used in the Slavery in New York exhibition at the New-York Historical Society and continues in the popular StoryCorps project. What design techniques do you use to create successful visitor dialogue experiences?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2006

It's a long article, but this quote resonated: You can learn a lot from presentation coaches and communication books, but this is not rocket science. All the technique, training, and "PowerPoint" tricks are useless if the talk doesn't come from your gut, from your heart and soul. to persuade, sell, or inform ??? is very much analog."

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Resource Storyboard Review PowerPoint 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

It helps a network get more specific with the work flow which maps to different online collaboration and social media tools. I want to take a deeper dive into the techniques for real-time monitoring and see if there are methods for rapid learning opportunities. Network purposes adds another layer of clarity.

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Network Impact Louisville Social 88

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 10, 2007

When I first started out building software, one of the books I read was Tony DeMarco's Controlling Software Projects. But somehow, (maybe it was the title) it left me with the feeling that when I got really good at this I'd be able to map out the path of a project in advance and steer it right in, exactly as imagined.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 25, 2024

Map the patient journey The care management software you use should help your care team stratify patients around risk factors and gaps in care, then begin outreach to those who need intervention. Patient journey mapping helps healthcare leaders understand how patients interact with their providers by outlining each communication touchpoint.

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Goal Tips Review Instruction 52

Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

Stringing Connections , in which visitors could describe relationships between works in the exhibition and make them visible by tying pieces of yarn between them on a large map of the gallery. These nontraditional audience engagement techniques helped make complex goals and visions explicit and understandable to visitors.

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Participatory Arts Audience Museum 51

Museum 2.0

JULY 6, 2016

For the last time this summer, I'm sharing a chapter from my new book The Art of Relevance to celebrate its release. This chapter, from the last section of the book, is very personal to me. Kids on probation, kids struggling with addiction, kids whose lives have detoured off every map to a brighter tomorrow. Doron supports them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2017

Note from Beth: Several years ago, I was got trained in design thinking facilitation methods using Luma and have incorporated these techniques into my consulting and training practice. So we used a mapping and communications workshop to layout a Theory of Impact and sequencing strategy to help them secure their first major core funder.

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Problem Design Difference Impact 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

To facilitate the lab, I used human centered design techniques (for a good overview see Jen Bokoff’s terrific overview post here ) and more specifically the Luma Institute methods (for more, see my post here.).

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Foundation Design Community Work 102

Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

The evaluation tools and techniques you choose will depend in large part on the message, the method of delivery, and the outcome that you want to measure. Nicks Book Blog. Evaluation. Evaluation explains the effects [on the recipients or the environment] that are expected as a result of transferring or exchanging knowledge.".

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