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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 195: Fundraising vs. Raising Money

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Listen in to today’s episode to hear Melissa Rancour, principal instructional designer for Blackbaud University, talk about what social good organizations can do to get others invested and talking about their cause, the effect this has on donor retention, and how it can reduce donor remorse. How to think about retention.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

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Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge. I also gave them a summary of recent research from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute about giving motivations for women’s and girl’s causes. If you know me, sticky notes and marker were also involved.

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What Pokémon Go Means to the Learning Industry

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However, my inability to participate aside, Pokémon Go is a very good application of Augmented Reality, and with the user base growing at such an alarming rate, it has caused many organizations to take pause and evaluate what seems to be endless opportunities in not only the game and its facets but in the delivery method itself.

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Coaching in your Learning and Development Program

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Instructional designers have been trying for years to come up with the perfect teachings for organizational entities, with learnings ranging from electronic, social, micro, mobile, instructor-led, and blended. Your great learning program could be even greater with just a little coaching.

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Successful E-Learning – A Roadmap

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Understanding the foundation of what makes the instructional design so effective, can go a long way in transitioning some of your organizational learnings over to a digital medium. One of the first challenges that presents itself is truly understanding your users learning styles.

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The Secret To Social Media Engagement: Kiss A Squirrel!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m preparing for a webinar and with any training I begin the instructional design with surveying participants to understand their level, learning goals, and attitudes about the subject matter. So not every nonprofit or social cause can employ humor in its tool box, but that is not the point here.

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How Nonprofit Staff Training Is Evolving Due to COVID-19

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I would love to make a charitable financial contribution toward your cause.” Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer. In a course about soliciting donations over the phone, don’t have the donor say “Hello. Thank you for calling my telephone. It’s okay to show that.