Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged. 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

AUGUST 14, 2015

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, 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. Try to avoid the content-driven model of an expert presenting for 50 minutes with a rushed Q/Q at the end.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

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. Rituals to Promote Growth and Learning. Why will people want to participate?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. The New Social Economy. Let’s start with a definition first.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

Your brain can't go on automatic pilot for mundane tasks because it has had to rewire neurons. So, as part of getting back into my blogging routine or rather establishing a new one, I'd like to reflect a little on TWT20 interview experience. Jay asked some terrific questions. It uses a different part of the brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. I first came across Harold’s Seek Sense Share model back in 2011 and I actually made my New Year’s resolution for professional learning. Content curation takes focus and discipline — being “brains on.” This might be mean sharing less.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session. The session not only included training tips, but modeled them during the session so that the audience interacted and practiced skills directly. Incorporate the three learning styles: visual, audio, and somatic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2009

Allison suggests in her post that there is definitely a business model problem. Allison says that arts organizations need a new organizational model: The problem of trying to figure out a new business model for arts organizations is much more difficult.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Can participants apply the skills?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. The learning model is called “SAVI ” : Moving and doing (Somatic). Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual). Evaluation should also include your personal reflection.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

No matter what the issue is, if people can see themselves, their families or their neighbors reflected, they are more likely to act for good. Initially, we act in small ways to satisfy the brain’s desire to take the path of least resistance. The brain is an economic model that is always trying to gain the largest return on investment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. The model is called “SAVI” : Moving and doing (Somatic). Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual). Talking and hearing (Auditory). Observing and picturing (Visual).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. This post shares some reflections from yesterday and a few nuggets that I learned from the presentations. Healthy Mind Platter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

NetSmart is Howard Rheingold’s latest book. It synthesizes his 30 years of experience if being a model digital citizen and what he has learned from asking other this simple question: How to use social media intelligently and mindfully? If you are going to purchase one book about using social media , this is the one to read.

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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.

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Design Effective Experiment Learning 107

The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I opened up one of Fundwriter’s appeal models ( Appeal – Human Impact ) and entered information as if Fundwriter.ai Step 1: Choose a Fundwriter model. Fundwriter is trained by veteran nonprofit professionals and fundraisers to follow proven writing models that work again and again. was the nonprofit. Fundwriter.ai

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. Also, perhaps you’re interested in the podcast and reflections that I’ve learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

January is a good time to reflect, recharge, and establish healthy habits that make us more effective in our nonprofit work. ” Model and encourage well-being practices. Train the brain to deal with chaos. Many of us work for nonprofits because we are passionate about social change missions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I still feel like I haven't totally wrapped my brain around all this. Tim Davies from the UK volunteered to be the guinea pig and test the thinking process (a logic model of sorts) for his newly launched web project that incorporates social media strategies. Tim also wrote a reflection and it is enormously helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Integrate Practical Use of the Tools for Reflection, Network Weaving, Getting Ideas, Follow Up Work. organizational change, and technology.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

The most common signs of employee burnout we’ve seen are: Brain fog that causes forgetfulness of something a person has done before or randomly forgetting to complete tasks. Your Takeaway: It’s time to reframe burnout as the wisdom to self-reflect and respond to our body’s natural signal for more rest and recovery.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

But the provider-client model is potentially valuable to fundraisers, too. That connection can in turn transform from a series of responsive transactions based immediate needs to more strategic planning, with the provider playing the role of trusted advisor/innovator/peripheral brain for the client.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 14, 2023

By thinking freely, I had no problem considering outrageous ideas to help, but my leadership brain applied the necessary guardrails to make practical and cost-effective decisions. In coming to those decisions, I used the What, So What, Now What reflective approach made famous by John Driscoll.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The reality is that our brains only have the capacity to manage a limited number of relationships ??? The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

The reason I think this is a classic Internet story is that 90% of the ongoing cost of publishing that blog is my own cost of staying informed and reflecting on what I learn. As I see it, staying informed and reflection are part of my job. Most importantly, it remains a tool for staying informed and for reflection.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2009

The introductory label talks about "strangeness, mystery, and oddity" and comments that, "when things are strange, the brain sends out feelers for meaning." The participatory element is modeled well by the "official" content. In the Odditoreum such irregular actions are not only invited but modeled. It's not self-important.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2007

Okay, they don't eat people's brains. I support pedantic educational models when goals and outcomes are clear. She reflected and said that she would always prefer someone with interesting, diverse real-world experience over someone who just has a graduate degree. Heck, many of them are intelligent, sincere, interesting people.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Whether you are modeling the brain , tracking the incidence of emotional statements on the Web, or conveying a chair as a sound wave , the resultant art is a deep reflection, not just an interpretation, of the data involved. It has to, because that content is the basis for the work itself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. Reflection gives you a chance to understand what worked and what didn't. The exercise is intended to help you slow down, be in the moment, and shift you into a reflective mindset or at least feel what it is like. It blew me away.

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Classes Learning Fundraising Reflection 95

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So first is how we can reflect on the importance of diversity to our board’s work, specifically fundraising. It’s how my brain works. And I would say this is a pretty replicable model, right? And I would say there’s no like one-size-fits-all model for the number of people. Very linear thinker over here.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

April 7, 2007 I had heard about this new journal a while ago, and it was sitting in some small corner of my brain, waiting for me to pay attention. First, I want to say a few words about my enthusiastic support for the critique of closed licensing offered by Michelle by reflecting a bit on my past actions in this regard.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And there’s been also a lot of questions about that and applications about racial equity, and then the makeup of your staff and reflective of the people that you serve. So logic model, this is my tried and true. I love this logic model. And just my brain just explodes five minutes into any talk of hers.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The board’s mindset should reflect current business dynamics and its demographics should mirror the social and cultural landscape. There is a welcome post-pandemic trend to make demographic diversity a top priority and to think of the board as a brain trust that represents the members’ boldest ideas and vision. is a heavy lift.

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Associations Leadership Attitude Demographics 221

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And so for some organizations, going to a hybrid model, which I’ll talk about for a little bit is going to be most advantageous to the health of your organization. What do you want to pick my brain about, how do y’all want to dig in a little bit more with me while we have our time together? So it’s not an either/or.

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Management Work Video Slides 87