Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. This can be as simple as a poll or having participants type a reflective question in the chat at the beginning.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

While we were busy catching up on sleep, we also spent a lot of time reflecting on the experience. As Holly wrote in the #NTCFail blog post outlining the things that didn’t go as planned at the event, we value being open and accountable at NTEN. that panel on innovation really got the brain juice flowing. We don’t mean to brag.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. We each tackled a different aspect of resilience. Rituals to Promote Growth and Learning.

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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 call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

To assess and reflect on how we use information effectively to make decisions or own patterns of distraction online. To provide best practices for taming the digital jungle that assaults our brains everyday at work. The Unantipcated Benefits of Content Curation – article in NTEN Journal and other resources. Takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

That’s the questions I asked myself as I designed my panel for the NTEN’s annual conference, the NTC. You need to engage the whole brain in learning. Our panel included Free Agents Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed, along with reps from Red Cross, Save the Children, and Common Ground Communities.

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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. . I’ve done walking reflections at the end of session as well.

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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. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related.

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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

JUNE 29, 2016

Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session. Adults tend to interpret information received in a training based on existing knowledge in their brains and then integrate it with previous experiences. This post was originally published on the NTEN Blog.

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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! But disciplining yourself to reflect afterwards always gives the reward of improvement. Trainer Reflection.

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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

JUNE 30, 2009

Using the internet and social media as a vehicle to tell stories is an approachable, inexpensive, and effective way to engage your audience (Check out NTEN's social media and storytelling web seminars series for the juicy details.) KRS1 was the brains behind Boogie Down Productions, and he was a master storyteller. Be creative.

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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.” Team members reflect on their own remote working experiences and use that insight to create a shared charter for your nonprofit. PRIORITIES. Are there competing priorities?

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2014

She is a co-founder of The Brain Trust , a digital consulting firm that provides capacity building services to Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations in the social justice and advocacy space. Today we want to introduce you to one of them: Deepa Kunapuli , a Lead Facilitator for the Digital Strategy track.

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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. It is about making it possible for participants to capture, share, and reflect on what they have learned. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." Pause for reflection time before next reiteration: How to improve results? Document on the fly. Test and tweak.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2009

Next month will include NTEN's NTC. I thought it would be a great oppotunity to reflect on process and help others. So, this is my excuse to devote some brain time to the topic. The conference season is upon us. I love doing presentations, the preparation, creating the content, and the performance.

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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. Train the brain to deal with chaos. Many of us work for nonprofits because we are passionate about social change missions. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 as an assessment tool for growth and team building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2007

but more about that when I get some good reflection time. Anyway, when I heard the cool interview that Holly at NTEN did with Marshall, I had to drop everything and install the splash application and it gave me a few ah ha moments. It was a late afternoon session and I was brain dead. The times, they are changing.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

The struggle for the jury was to find how the simple gameplay reflects the game’s goal of empowering women to believe that they are capable of solving hard problems through teamwork and leadership. This style of game play connects the brain and body to the game’s experience. JURY FEEDBACK. JURY FEEDBACK.

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APRIL 11, 2012

It’s been a few days since I returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) hosted by NTEN in San Francisco, CA. Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. Reflections from NTC Plenary Panel on Innovation by Beth Kanter.

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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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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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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. In Keep Calm and Write It Down: How Reflective Practice Leads To Better Results for Nonprofits , we’re reminded that a key step to improvement is having an accurate retrospective view. We Miss you!

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