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People Want To Belong To Your Nonprofit’s Community

Bloomerang

One of the things you are responsible for as a development professional is building and nurturing community. Within the values universe, it’s your job to convey where you sit/what you do/why what you do is necessary/and that you’re effective doing it. Your next job is to uncover folks who share the values your organization enacts.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level.

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SXSW 2013 – Are You A Social Media Nonprofit Manager Looking for Your Peers? #npsmpeer

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The title was “ Peer to Peer Nonprofit Social Media Managers ” and we took a deep dive into organizational change issues that professional social media managers face. pistachio is someone who considers part of her job as “twitter whisperer” — nice. npsmpeer — Brian Fitzgerald (@brianfit) March 10, 2013.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. I planned for this by incorporating an after-lunch energizer that used movement to get people’s brains going. Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th

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Webinars: Designing Effective Learning Experiences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. This can be handled by telling participants the facilitator will be checking in the group.

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How To Use Improv In Business

Eric Jacobsen Blog

is a technique that slows the brain down. It facilitates conversation. This technique is one used effectively by the best improv professionals and Kulhan believes it's essential to succeeding in business. "Yes, and." Bob Kulhan So, how do you start using improv? how you react). Communicate like you’re in an improv show.

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Step-by-Step Guide: Nonprofit Walking Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Is everyone suffering from “foggy brain” caused by too much sitting down meetings? Wondering how to organize and facilitate a meeting where everyone is on their feet instead of their devices? Walking meetings can help shakes things up. Conferences: Small or large sessions at conferences.

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