Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

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. (In I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

Professional 111

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 111

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

That comment isn’t meant to cast shade; just to point out that although the bots are fun, there are still some hurdles involved in really putting them to work. Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences.

Las Vegas 221

Las Vegas Language Interaction Associations 221

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Volunteers add so much value to the work of TechSoup. TechSoup involves online volunteers as subject matter experts, moderators, and facilitators for our community forum. Our virtual volunteering offerings also include Donate Your Brain , a microvolunteering initiative. Simple, right? For volunteers, yes, it's quite simple.

Brain 65

Brain Donation Virtual Volunteer 65

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Let’s Define Your Community Since your mission is to facilitate philanthropy in order to move your mission forward, let’s talk about your philanthropic community – the donors, volunteers, advocates and ambassadors who fuel your work, making your impact the greatest it can be. But it won’t happen unless you facilitate it.

People 114

People Community Facilitation Philanthropy 114

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

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. (In I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

Professional 96

Professional Facilitation Reflection Journal 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

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. (In I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

Professional 89

Professional San Jose Journal Facilitation 89

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Leadership Fitness : Leadership philosophy, personal performance, mental training, and ability to master time and calendar. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings. There’s no better time than now to read this book.

Leadership 91

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

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. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing. Pictured above).

Professional 140

Professional Personal Croatia Build 140

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

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.

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Interaction Reflection Design 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience.

Learning Theory 138

Learning Theory Learning Brain Exercise 138

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2019

When I facilitate staff retreats or workshop on wellbeing in the workplace based on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit , we do some reflective exercises, including taking the nonprofit burnout assessment , identifying stress triggers and reactions before creating a self-care plan and addressing cultural norms.

Tips 73

Tips Exercise Brain Facilitation 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2017

I had an exciting and busy week of teaching public workshops, facilitating informal staff workshops, and meetings at the Embassy mostly on the topic of Networked Nonprofit, digital strategy, and leading on social media. Taking brain breaks is an important work skill as well. When they take vacations, they vacate!

Finland 97

Finland Learning Classroom Brain 97

Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I guess I'll be grateful for that, as it was my being vocal about my displeasure over the timing of the conference that introduced me to many of the people in the organization I hold dear today. More exciting for me is that for the first time, I won't be the only representative from Colorectal Cancer Coalition at the conference.

Time 113

Time NTC DC Org 113

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Leadership Fitness : Leadership philosophy, personal performance, mental training, and ability to master time and calendar. Communication Fitness : How to facilitate conversations, conduct effective collaboration, bring value to customers, and lead productive meetings. There’s no better time than now to read this book.

Leadership 58

Leadership Evaluation Brain Business 58

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. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

Professional 114

Professional Build Journal Facilitation 114

AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, the very make up of the human brain offers some potential avenues for increasing engagement in a digital environment and producing a far more satisfying experience overall. When we are engaged in stimulating activities, the brain releases dopamine , a neurotransmitter that leaves us feeling positive and happy.

Virtual 96

Virtual Brain Storytelling Audience 96

Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I guess I'll be grateful for that, as it was my being vocal about my displeasure over the timing of the conference that introduced me to many of the people in the organization I hold dear today. . More exciting for me is that for the first time, I won't be the only representative from Colorectal Cancer Coalition at the conference.

Time 100

Time NTC DC Org 100

Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

They assigned me to someone else, and this time it was on the national level. You, because you’re human, are driven to want to light up the pleasure center of your brain with “feel good” shots of dopamine. Instead, they assume that donors want a more “senior” person to work with as they become more “attached” to the organization.

Donor 103

Donor Philanthropy Charity Gift 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

If your stress is being triggered repeatedly at work (or elsewhere) this can lead to burnout. Anne Grady, in a recent HBR blog post , describes the harm that repeated stress triggers can create in the workplace: “When you are triggered, the emotional part of your brain takes over. Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush.

Professional 113

Professional Management Journal Reflection 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Last week, we had a board retreat to dive into identifying core results as part of results-based accountability work , facilitated by an excellent outside consultant. Board retreats, day long meetings, can be potentially be deadly — sitting most of the time and hearing a parade of reports. However, this was far from it.

Tips 50

Tips Brain Facilitation Chart 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals. Rituals are also 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.

Build 126

Build Reflection Celebrate Nonprofit 126

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Use this template to facilitate the persona creation process: This template offers space to add demographic and behavioral information about your personas and strategize your intended messaging. Since longer-form posts take more time to craft, plan to publish them less frequently, such as once a month. Tell compelling stories.

Practice 36

Practice Organization Nonprofit Content 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

Yesterday, I spent a day facilitating leadership workshops for arts leaders attending the Art House Convergence Conference near Park City, Utah. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand how the feng shui of a classroom impacts learning. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion. What to do?

Lecture 91

Lecture Classroom Experiment Learning 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

I used this exercise right after lunch to avoid the after lunch energy drop and use the time for instruction. I was in India this past summer to facilitate an intensive four-day training for Packard Foundation grantees working on family-planning issues. Other times, I simply made them stretch like the photo above.

Training 103

Training Train Audience Activities 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. Year in Review.

Tunisia 124

Tunisia Facilitation New Zealand Technique 124

AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

Fortunately, the very makeup of the human brain offers some potential avenues for increasing engagement in a digital environment and producing a far more satisfying experience overall. When we are engaged in stimulating activities, the brain releases dopamine , a neurotransmitter that leaves us feeling positive and happy.

Virtual 52

Virtual Brain Storytelling Audience 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As a trainer, it is always great to experience someone else facilitating so you can have empathy for participants, get some new ideas or reflect on your trade craft. Help the facilitator understand how people are feeling half-way through the session so real-time tweaks to design can be made. Support a fun icebreake r.

Poll 50

Poll Technique Group Tools 50

Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. That means that you must work to make relevant content marketing more readily accessible to your constituents. . Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications.

Content 128

Content Marketing Strategy Fundraising 128

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. These amazing activists work every day on the front lines of communities across the U.S., Then it was time for a simple exercise.

Learning 87

Learning Exercise San Francisco Instruction 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

Social media and working online doesn’t have to be overwhelming; you can take back control. To provide best practices for taming the digital jungle that assaults our brains everyday at work. Takeaways. To assess and reflect on how we use information effectively to make decisions or own patterns of distraction online.

Mind 100

Mind Social Media Wikispaces Media 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. Many times, it means both the “doer” and the “decision maker.”.

Instructional Design 111

Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Classy

MAY 3, 2021

Savory’s mission to facilitate the large-scale regeneration of the world’s grasslands is fueled by the generous support of its donors, and recurring giving has become a crucial source of revenue in their goal to influence the management of 1 billion hectares by 2025. Savory: Become a Regenerating Member.

Donor 84

Donor Sudan Cancer Gift 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. Will is also does a lot of work with video – so when he proposed that we incorporate video interviews as part of the session, I was thrilled.

Content 97

Content Brain Technique Lecture 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Sometimes at first you feel like – oh crap – this didn’t work and don’t even want to look at it again.

Evaluation 128

Evaluation Training Train Tips 128

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

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. While it might be more work, it is better to pre-assign the participants to a specific group based on a survey.

Design 107

Design Effective Experiment Learning 107

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy.

Training 98

Training Train Reflection Design 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I most often have to hack the space.

Training 123

Training Train Design Classroom 123