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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

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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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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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Keys to Datamaking Success Many of the tools and techniques that we have learned about data design and collection continue to be relevant in datamaking, such as: Ask clear questions and prioritize which data points, or combinations of data points, are most relevant to answering the questions. These are opportunities for meaning making.

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How Nonprofit Professionals Can Manage Workplace Stress Triggers

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The above is an example of how to do this with pen and paper, another way is to use apps called Mood Trackers , journals that let you chart your emotions and thoughts and test different self-management techniques. What is your favorite journaling technique? Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush. 2: Track Your Moods.

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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

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Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies. Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. How people think and process information are one set of theories that include multiple intelligences , learning styles , and constructivism.

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7 Tips To Help You Focus In Age of Distraction: Are You Content Fried!

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So, it is important for us to incorporate techniques in daily work life that reduce the chances of this happening. I schedule my writing time during peak concentration hours in the day. (I’ve charted those – so I know when they occur). Reading, reviewing, commenting, writing, and editing content.

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Time Management for Nonprofit Social Media Professionals: What’s Your Best Tip?

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What do time management techniques and good habits look like in an age of connectedness? I stumbled across the Pomodoro technique which is very similar to time boxing (assigning discrete blocks of time to a particular task and using a timer), but the method also gives you some ways to prioritize work. Or maybe it is negative thoughts.

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Tips for Content Curators from Beth Kanter: How To Avoid Getting "Content Fried"

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In addition to the technical skills and tools described [ in the extended version of this article ], it is also important for staff to incorporate techniques into their daily work life that reduce distraction and stress. I've charted those – so I know when they occur). Have any techniques to add to this list?

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