Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Program Design. Networked NGOs and Social Media Integrated Into Organizational Communications.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

They’re basically training me with their subject line to stop opening their emails. I use this strategy myself and it really works! You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain.

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MAY 24, 2023

However, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), it’s time to reevaluate and update our productivity strategies. Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. Adjust prompt instructions or model as needed. This is where a custom-built AI by CauseWriter.ai

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

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. In addition, I presented a webinar on training design and facilitated a session on nonprofit technology training design at NTC. Year in Review.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I am thrilled with the response to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout as my co-author and I have been sharing the ideas on a virtual book tour during the last month. Then we had the whole staff brain storm together. Each employee created their own plan. Does your nonprofit have a culture of wellbeing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

For example, I asked the runners to line up from “just bought my nikes&# to “training for my third 30 mile marathon.&#. User-generated content for training can be powerful and also make participants more open to subject matter. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. I play a little PowerPoint Karoke.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. The curriculum is based on the workshops I've been leading for the past five years and includes the Social Media Game , Strategy Principles , Experimentation , and the practical and tactical. . I said yes.

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MARCH 6, 2022

More likely, your organization would benefit from an employee providing administrative support across fundraising and programs, with you setting strategy and remaining the face of the organization. It might be hard to look at these figures and to wrap your brain around how much money you need to raise to employ the staff you need.

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MAY 25, 2016

As it turns out, “our brains crave the positive evaluation of others almost to an embarrassing degree.” Recognition programs will not be effective unless you have a solid strategy and communications plan to go along with it. And it doesn’t even matter if the praise is coming from someone you know, or a complete stranger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

I'm feeling good about the workshop because I feel that I'm finally closer to mastering differentiated instruction with social media and nonprofits. The first group wants to wrap their brains around it and gets overwhelmed quickly. Let me explain. Not matter what, there are always two types of participants.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Our brains prefer to be able to predict the outcome of a situation. When predictions aren’t met or there isn’t enough information to draw a conclusion, the brain can view that as a threat, which leads to indecision and a lack of focus. Routine – As parents and teachers know well, routine gives children the feeling of safety.

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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. If you are designing and leading any type of training, take into account the current context for your participants. This infographic is an insightful profile of the way people learn in the modern workplace.

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