Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

I’ve been involved with too many projects that embrace a platform too quickly without thinking about the end users and they fail. Working with the Meedan and their creative development process was refreshing. Chris lead us through a simple user design process based a book by Giles Colborne.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

This useful handbook summarizes and explains the brain science of how people learn and provides easy to use frameworks to help you design and deliver training where people learn. Brain-Based Learning: The New Science of Teaching and Training. From Analysis to Evaluation: Tools, Tips, and Techniques from Trainers. By Dave Meier.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

If you are trying to incorporate more exercise into your day, walking and moving is a very productive form of procrastination because it helps your brain concentrate (and you burn calories not to mention it being more healthy than sitting for 8 hours). Still, you have to get stuff done. hour chunk of work that is a very specific to do list.

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

But as the “the new normal” went from weeks to months, and every workday was spent at home with my kids running around screaming (AKA distance learning), I found myself falling back on techniques I knew would work—well-worn grooves, in an effort to stay sane and manage the mental and emotional load. . How might we improve distance learning?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2012

This took some time, but the ability to stretch my visual thinking muscles was worth it. I know understand the process and it took less time the second time it did, and even less the third. What is your techniques or process visualizing data?

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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. My Three Words.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2019

This technique makes it very difficult for a hacker’s software to guess because the words are random and unique – making them resistant to attacks. WordPress files you want to save: Database – the brain and circulatory system of your site. To make the backup process simple , use a free plugin like Updraft Plus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process. Here are six tips that will help you deliver highly successful technology training workshops by using effective evaluation techniques. Alternately, you may feel so good about it and say my job is done. Use Learning Theory. Documentation.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Research has shown that the human brain retains information more effectively when presented repeatedly. Ensure that the donation process is straightforward and clearly outlined, whether it’s through a donation form or a designated donation page. The goal is to make the process as streamlined and user-friendly as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

I designed a 90-minute workshop focused on “Human-Centered Social Media Strategy” which teaches how to apply a simple design-thinking technique, creating personas, as the basis of your digital strategy. Get together staff for half hour or 60 minutes, and do a “brain dump” of everything they know about their audience.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Here at CauseVox , we know how important the process of creating a fundraising plan is. These templates come with a number of tips that we’ve pulled together to help you through the process of planning. Use these tools to streamline your planning process. So, let’s touch some more on these fundraising techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The practices for self-care that we describe in the book are based on insights that we gleaned from putting the techniques into practice over the past few years. I have this notification not to be a distraction but as a useful reboot of my brain to refocus my concentration – and I am avoiding potential health problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

As part of the design process, I focus on “ real world application ” for the material I’m going to cover. Whatever the structure for your learning activities, they should use four different kinds of activities that help the brain learn rapidly and identify your discussion questions. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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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. It was delivered in two sessions. The first 90-minute webinar to introduced the content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2011

Only measure impact, not process. I may start with numbers, but the process of collecting anecdotal information or stories in a structured way from your audience/stakeholders can help you generate insights about what those numbers actually mean. The only valid data is quantitative data. I like to use a combined method.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

AI processes information and makes decisions using algorithms and data. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. DL applications have revolutionized areas such as image recognition and natural language processing. While AI does involve logic and problem-solving, it does not think. It calculates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

Would participants learn more and have greater impact if panel designers incorporated different techniques such as visual learning and if they designed for more audience engagement? If you are bored with my description of process and hungering for the content, here’s Devon’s “Storify&# documentation for the session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

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. My Three Words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2009

When I asked her what did you think would be most useful, she urged me to "open source my creative process." 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. I adopted the word archiloquy. Andy is a master at storytelling.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2014

I’ve eagerly read productivity book after productivity book and poured over countless blog posts about getting things done (while not actually getting things done in the process). Everyone is going to find certain methods that work for them and is an ongoing process of fine-tuning what works and translating that into habits that help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. Another excellent variation of the Pomoro Technique. Personal Productivity in Practice. .”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2003

His "How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci" provides a rich source of techniques and inspiration on creative problem-solving techniques. This was one of seven books by experts in creative thinking and problem solving techniques that I scanned for ideas. Words give procession to vague images and feelings.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Internet of Things gives objects a brain and connects them to each other. Actually, the process is more like an exploration than a journey. Building blocks based on point-and-click or drag-and-drop techniques, allow anyone to become a developer. Business is no exception to this metamorphosis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2015

” I don’t bother with time management techniques because in a networked world, they don’t work – that is industrial age thinking. What is more important is managing your attention and energy. Then, I might use a sprint to tackle processing email. That translates to redesigning the way you work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. There was a lot of synergy and points of reciprocity.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

That's why I incorporated a number of reflection techniques throughout the day - to help with the digestion and application. I also tested out a couple of instructional techniques for the first time and learned something myself. Right away, I introduce them to Twitter as a resource - the collaborative brain.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

Learn more about donor stewardship in the article: 3 Stewardship Techniques to Scale Your Fundraising Efforts. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2005

Last night I had a wonderful conversation with Corey Pudhorodsky who is the and brains behind 501c3Cast - Podcast for Nonprofits , a weekly podcast show of interviews and news about Nonprofit volunteers, do-gooders, and professionals. I'm on a little podcasting kick here. Corey Pudhorodsky is the Terry Gross of the nonprofit podcasting world.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2015

Reading through 400+ session proposals made my brain hurt, but at the same time pumped me up. The Design Blitz: Hacking the Creative Process : The process of creating a design can be mysterious and seem drag on until you’ve forgotten what your goals were in the first place. Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and voting process. The panel picker process has opened – so you can vote for the panels you think are worthy of being on the program until August 27th. What are the techniques and strategies that nonprofits use to find free agents?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

style and tolerance for change, I decided to do a seperate action learning experiment on my own dime and reflect in real time along with doing the work: What are some useful techniques social search techniques that might yield richer leads and connections? " This was the mad GTD part of the process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

I'm interested in your thinking process. I hate it when I can't instantly pull facts out of my brain. I actually invented a term and technique called critical browsing. There are many such lists on del.icio.us So what makes this list noteworthy? Absolutely true! So, I'm adding some context as to why. The short answer.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Evans Her new book is fully of stories, action plans and techniques for becoming healthier (eating healthfully, exercising, etc.) Lastly, order some sort of grain, ideally one that is less processed. You’re also getting an effective cardiovascular and resistance-training workout in the process. All with no equipment!

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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 ??? Adults who work for nonprofits and feeling pressured to adopt and incorporate social networking tools and techniques. re not creating a billboard, but rather starting a conversation -- you have to be willing to respond."

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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. My chapter lays out a traditional ROI process that Nonprofit technology staff use to make major IT investment purchases such as hardware, video conference system, database system, etc. This process consists of three activities. ROI Process.

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