Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

However, throwing a million charts and graphs together or writing a 10,000-word essay on why your nonprofit is the best isn’t going to be so effective (or worth anyone’s time). There are two fundamental things we love about ICA Fund Good Job’s annual report : The table of contents and the graphics. Download Template. Charity: Water.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

To assess and reflect on how we use information effectively to make decisions or own patterns of distraction online. To provide best practices for taming the digital jungle that assaults our brains everyday at work. The Unantipcated Benefits of Content Curation – article in NTEN Journal and other resources. Takeaways.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

More than any other sector, nonprofit new media managers run the risk of losing their sense of hope if they do not take steps to effectively manage mobile and social media burnout. Good new media managers enjoy creating quality content and then monitoring the response to the content on their mobile and social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

.” I’ll co-teaching the session with colleagues Andrea Berry, John Kenyon, and Cindy Leonard. The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The presentation looks at how younger generations are always connected and are multi-taskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and approach problems in a different way from older generations. It raises the question (unanswered) whether this is a good or bad thing. It is the same title of Raine’s recent book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. The design is a description of how you will use the time slots – goals, content, instructional activities, materials, technology, documentation, and evaluation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Our session will share lots of great advice about what to do before , during , and after leading an effective technology training. Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the “E” or evaluation. Can participants apply the skills?” Use Learning Theory. The four levels are: Reaction.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Their regional fight manager, Brian Schroy, is a registered running coach in pursuit of qualifying for the Olympic Trials in the marathon, so his unique skill set was immediately put to use as a trainer whom recurring donors could connect with in this subscription-based community. Bright Pink: FundHER. Reserve Your Spot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

The session will share a wide range of free and low cost tools for implementing an organization’s content strategy as well as group and personal productivity. We all know that with so much content out there, it is eating our brains and memory , relying more on “google it.” I set a Fi.tt

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals 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. Above all, it is mitigating stress while effectively doing the work with great passion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. 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. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

Grantees will engage in peer discussions about integrating social media effectively into their communications strategies and will learn from each other – from challenges and missteps as much as from accomplishments and wins – so success means organizations sharing both.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I couldn’t help but think about how important content curation skills, information literacy, and encouraging a movement around this as Clay Johnson suggests in his book, the Information Diet. Kiva does this in way that scales and they are a highly effective organization. I call it slow social media. Healthy Mind Platter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

When thinking about adding mobile/online polling to a training, you have to think like an instructional designer for it be effective. Help participants self-assess their skills or attitudes by seeing aggregate data on the screen together and have it be catalyst for reflection. In other words, to what end?

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Gyrus

AUGUST 17, 2016

This process has been significantly augmented by social media, instead of limiting the practice to a regional endeavor where only local personnel can apply their skills, members of the organization in satellite offices can now contribute to the learning environment as a whole. The skills of individuals you have been paired with.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

However, do to word count constraints the content below is not in its full entirety. 11 Qualities of an Effective Social Media Manager. Being an effective social media manager is both an art and a skill. Effective social media managers enjoy engaging with and responding to comments on social media sites.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

The more you train yourself to listen for content, emotion, and action, the less you'll have room to take in external distractions. Keep in mind that the other person is listening to you too – and that your reactions, said and unsaid, can have a profound effect on what and how much they decide to share. Zip your lip. Watch your face.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

If you’re like most nonprofit folks, you’ve probably made a few New Year’s resolutions, including being more effective at your job. Her book provides tips on how to do this more effectively. In a nutshell, the advice is to spend time on the important tasks first and practice good delegation skills.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Without creating a massive PDF discussing the allocation of funds, writing blogs discussing the progress of new program creation, or even publishing a lengthy journal article on how your volunteers are working, you can show people that your nonprofit is undoubtedly effective. How to Structure an Infographic for Your Nonprofit. Ask for help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Grantees will engage in peer discussions about integrating social media effectively into their communications strategies and will learn from each other – from challenges and missteps as much as from accomplishments and wins – so success means organizations sharing both. Peer Learning Exchange: Theory of Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

As Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation, one of the areas of inquiry as been Network Effectiveness which is part of Organizational Effectiveness area. The question has come up: Does leading networks require a different a skill set than leading organizations? Modeling the Network Mindset.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

And her social media feeds are full of polished, highly personalized content, which is good for everyone. If you’re a nonprofit founder, then Fundwriter can help you write great donor-facing content like special appeal letters and more. is ready to help you write almost any kind of content. Fundwriter.ai The Fundwriter.ai

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

Flickr Photo by JTLowery The title of this post is play on the famous PSA " Brain on Drugs " from 1987 to raise attention to the harmful effects of drugs. The memorable tagline : This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Does growing up digital evolve young people's brains? Any questions? That's impressive.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. In my opinion|Personally|In my view}, if all {webmasters|site owners|website owners|web owners} and bloggers made good content as you did, the {internet|net|web} will be {much more|a lot more} useful than ever before.|

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Given my right brained, non-linear and visual way of presenting ideas, I thought it might be helpful to write up a few notes about the above talk. Social Media and social networks allow for the quantum effects, paired elements at a distance. I will be co-presenting with Emily Riley , a senior analyst from Jupiter Research.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

It’s also about creating effective systems and workflows so that you aren’t pushing through your day trying to get as much as possible done, because, yuck. And if you don’t really like being on the phone, you can get those pesky calls done and out of the way, freeing up brain power for the rest of the day. Don’t try to do everything.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Volumes of dry-as-dirt content. And while the installation is digital (560 fluorescent displays backed by individual tiny speakers), the effect, when multiplied across a large space, is intensely physical. And that leads ultimately to a presentation of content which is both evocative and deeply connected to the core information.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

But we can definitely move forward and be more effective in our work once we start recognizing the importance of mindset. . So let’s go ahead and dive deeper into the content. But before I really started being able to effectively tackle my phone avoidance, I needed to get clear about exactly what was holding me back. .

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

develop your fundraising skills. want the exact same things out of their relationship with your nonprofit, there are several strategies that are effective for engaging most donors to stay for the long-haul. Here a few ways you can effectively convey your donors’ impact: . and improve your current strategies. While no two.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

But we can definitely move forward and be more effective in our work once we start recognizing the importance of mindset. . So let’s go ahead and dive deeper into the content. But before I really started being able to effectively tackle my phone avoidance, I needed to get clear about exactly what was holding me back. .

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

How to start fundraising online 20 effective and simple online fundraising ideas 8 top online fundraising platforms for nonprofits Tips for a successful online fundraising campaign Use the tips and ideas in this guide to create your own online fundraising plan and to determine the fundraising tools you’ll need to accomplish your ultimate goals.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

So, if you have to leave early or maybe you get interrupted, or you just want to review the content, maybe share it with a colleague, don’t worry, you will be able to do that. We’re going to talk a little bit about some of the primary barriers that hold organizations back from fundraising effectively.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

So, if you have to leave early or maybe you get interrupted, or you just want to review the content, maybe share it with a colleague, don’t worry, you will be able to do that. We’re going to talk a little bit about some of the primary barriers that hold organizations back from fundraising effectively. Each of those are assets.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

Now that I’ve had a bit to get my brain together I thought I’d share a few key takeaways (for me) from the conference. who still need to run effective email marketing and communications programs. Keep it nice, effective and evolving. The conference was amazing! 6 Takeaways from #12NTC. 1) Email is Hot. . 6) Gaming for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. What’s making our human brains like those of gold fish? Photo by BirgerKing. Take a guess.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. From a design perspective, one takeaway is to create micro learning opportunities. Or how can they be integrated into the workplace more effectively? The other idea it sparks for me is one about content.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! Effective stories tap into emotions to inspire action. It's no secret that we are advocates of digital storytelling at TechSoup.

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