Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I recently submitted a proposal for NTEN’s 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference with colleagues Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon and Jeanne Allen called “ Supercharge Your Technology Training ,” so please take a minute to vote for it. . People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The research indicates that the human brain, on average, has the capacity to pay attention for about 10-12 minutes within an hour. Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 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. When I design instruction, I want to make sure that learning activities use four different kinds of activities that help the brain learn rapidly.

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

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

50 Fascinating Nonprofit Statistics , Douglas Gould Company Must-Know Insights from #15NTC , Kevin Martone, Harold Grinspoon Foundation via Getting Attention 15NTC: Tech Tools & Austin Tips , Roshani Kothari, Ginkgo Street Labs NTEN 2015 Wrap Up , Paul St. 15NTC Community NTC press'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” This guide, “ Writing Emails with Military Precision ” offers some useful tips that you could incorporate into your team work flow. Communicate Clearly in Emails.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

We welcomed the following experts: Amy Sample Ward , Membership Director of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). During its Member Appreciation Month , for example, NTEN invites its members to share how they are using technology at their organizations to make a difference. Paula Goldman , Director at Omidyar Network.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2010

We have so many data-themed links this month, you should probably take a moment to consider what all this information may be doing to your brain. Of course, there are so many visualization tools out there now, you almost need a guide. Idealware to the rescue: " A Consumer's Guide to Low-Cost Data Visualization Tools ".

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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! Use Learning Theory. to define the four levels of training evaluation.

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2011

An earlier article posted to the NTEN blog did a great job covering data visualization generally , but what about data and places? To successfully compete for those brain cycles, we've found four characteristics of successful mapping projects, whether the products are fixed images or interactive applications: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2007

We've planned and built the materials (which are a work in progress) on the Social Media Wiki - which also houses a draft guide on Social Media that David is writing for NCVO. We will lead a discussion about and present on nonprofits using social media and also beta the social media nonprofit adoption game during the workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

There's not much new brain work required, just re-packaging. It's like preparing a feast worthy of a Norman Rockwell painting at every meal. It's just not realistic. Gather comments, observe newsletter subscriptions and social sharing, etc. Later, when you have something new to say about that topic, make cupcakes out of the best pieces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

. NTEN offered a fantastic Webinar today featuring Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing at Facebook and Adam (didn't get his last name) from the DC Office on the emerging best practices for nonprofits who want to set up Facebook Fan Pages. Intro guide to using Facebook from Master New Media. Here's the description.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky's claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus' - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. He also advises senior executives about technology, trends, investment planning, and execution.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Research has shown, however, that the average person's brain can only manage about 150 quality relationships. Check your program guide for "Let's Go Stalking: Fun With Social CRMs" to hear from and ask questions of nonprofiteers who are currently using social CRMs to help their cause. How Can I Learn More?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

I have a hypertext brain. I scan the table of contents and the index and jump to the parts that I'm most interested in. For this book, I was like a moth to flame to Chapter 18: A New Guide for Metrics. I wrote an entire chapter about this for the new NTEN book " Technology to Meet Your Mission.".

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The following is an excerpt from the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits and was published in the September 2011 edition of Fundraising Success Magazine (@ frsuccess ). It’s a real skill to navigate and guide the online commons and know how and when to react. Is creative and detail-oriented.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Idealware's new " Consumers Guide to Low-Cost Data Visualization Tools " What's stranger than this cat ? This kinda makes our brain hurt. NTEN: A little somethin' for everyone. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Because you are all individuals ! All the single babies ! All the single babies.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. After a nervous giggle, I shared with them that donating and volunteering does the same thing as chocolate to your brain. NTEN's Holly Ross's Birthday Blog Post. Maybe it is just a guiding principle. I did not eat chocolate.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And like a personal guide, they keep us on track when it’s inevitable that we’ll get lost in the day to day, hustle and bustle, and demands of our jobs. On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. Are you using data as your guide?

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