ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2015

To work every day with and for some of the most inspiring and passionate people dedicated to building a stronger Arizona was a dream come true. Wow, ten years passed, and here we are in 2015: social enterprise is the rage, the boomer retirement wave is a concern, and people are talking about nonprofits operating like businesses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

There are many ways to do this, but try to avoid the “Q/A of the Expert at the End,” and facilitate discussion that is more reflective. One participant told me that that only two people from their organization could participate and wanted to get feedback from other staff. Reflection.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, I stepped into my first marketing class excited to learn and meet some new people in my still-smells-like-new home base in New Jersey. I discovered there were rich lessons in the "white space" of class. It's a class about marketing, right? Unintended) Lesson #2: Say less, people will remember more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

That's a chair in my son's kindergarten class from a couple of years ago. The intention was not to shame or punish the child for "mistakes" in behavior, but provide an opportunity for reflection and learning. Here is a quick brainstorm of questions we could ask that might help networks reflect more effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. for my journal or my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” As the part of my monthly review, I reflect on my themes and habits to improve.

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M+R

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s how we connect on the deeply personal, emotional, human level that inspires people to support the causes that change the world. In many cases, we are asking people to take action on a topic that affects them directly. Does our creative reflect the demographics of the audiences we want to reach? Source: Girls Inc.

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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. ” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. When the people, formerly known as the audience, get to participate, you always learn something.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As Candid moves to more proactively promote equity in the broader social sector, we also continue to reflect on what our own role might be in supporting that effort. Some of our most highly attended classes include: Introduction to Finding Grants.

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Blue Fox

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

4-step Guide to Build a Best-in-class Brand Building a strong brand is difficult but important for any type of services provider. Recently our CEO, Chantal Sheehan wrote a guest article for Bill.com featuring a 4-step guide to help financial service firms build a best-in-class brand. What clients are most profitable?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Magic happens when social entrepreneurs, nonprofits leaders, technologists, and young people are brought together for a high energy, creative, and interactive event that exposes everyone to new ideas and stories. I loved hearing Isadora Faber, a pre-teen girl who lives in Florianópolis and creator of page Daily Class on Facebook.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I don’t remember why I was perched on a table in art class, but I do remember the drama of leaping between this bully and his victim. Although this defining incident taught me I could make a difference, I can remember always being concerned with whatever seemed unfair, inequitable, or just plain stupid: “Why do people litter?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As part of the class , we look at different examples of networked strategies and digital platforms and tools and how they can be used to advance civil society goals. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes peer learning. Here’s how they combined the videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. My colleague, Wendy Harman , was also inspired by Chris Brogan’s technique, but she takes it deeper and includes daily reflection questions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are. The Getty Store enhances knowledge and appreciation of the arts by providing unique high-quality merchandise and books that reflect the Getty Museum as a whole. 10) Getty Store :: shop.getty.edu.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I have a few fun ones that I do on zoom such as “catch the stretch” where people follow each other’s stretches like a game of follow the leader. It comes from Eric Jenssen , a teacher, who had his students leave the zoom call mid-class. Photo by Eric Janssen. He made them do it.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2011

There are bound to be many, many versions of this blog post as people from around the world start investigating the tool and sharing their impressions. As always, when it’s just the first trickling of people joining up, the way the tool is used, the depth of some functionality, and the technical issues are all a bit out of proportion.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Let people tell their own stories. There is value and impact in stepping back and letting people tell their own stories in their own words. It’s no longer enough to tell people to “do yoga and exercise”; leaders must demonstrate that it is necessary to take time to care for ourselves. Get comfortable being uncomfortable.

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Storytelling Tips Music Exercise 73

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit Amnesty International, a nonprofit that works for the human rights of all people – no matter who they are or where they are. The Getty Store enhances knowledge and appreciation of the arts by providing unique high-quality merchandise and books that reflect the Getty Museum as a whole. 8) Getty Store :: shop.getty.edu.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

For the 40 days leading up to my birthday I created a 4-part daily practice of moving, reflecting, playing and connecting. For the 40 days leading up to my birthday, I picked one thing to do each day that engaged my body, mind, heart and soul: moving, reflecting, playing and connecting. By the end of my 40 days I felt energized.

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Reflection Fun Practice Journal 57

fusionSpan

MAY 17, 2022

By always collaborating and supporting we have built a team that not only focuses on delivering best in class solutions to our clients but also works on continuous improvement internally in a supportive environment. Great place to work certification is a reflection of the culture and growth opportunities provided to all of us!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. I learned a lot about how to begin to adapt the game process for people with a program orientation. When you have a room with more people with a program lens, it is also important to spread the communications expertise as well. Social Media Skepticism is Healthy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

Effective learning that creates results and transfers to action over time starts with unleashing people’s existing knowledge – they need to pull forward pre-existing information. Connecting Up Master Class. New Zealand Workshop: Burning Questions. One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Perhaps you want a committee comprised solely of people with lived experience related to your nonprofit’s mission—i.e. people who have experienced houselessness or survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. After all, general announcements may not reach the people and organizations that are important to your work.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was just meeting some of these students, I was just setting the tone for class. It can empower people across locations to share their individual ideas and build on others’ ideas. What do we do when technology (or the people using the technology) do something unexpected? And now the tone was…#TechFail! And guess what?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual). 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Did you read books, take classes, or have a coach? I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Be a participant in other people’s training sessions.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

I have shelter, which has been a luxury for people throughout history, and still is for millions of people around the world today. But being grateful means more than reflecting on the good parts of our lives. Salesforce.org focuses on delivering world-class technology to nonprofits and higher education customers.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, documenting your mission and vision statements is important, but in an ideal world, it’s something written on people’s hearts, as well as in their orientation handbook. New team member orientation was done in batches of 3-10 people at a time. A decade or so ago, I worked for a very large publishing house.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In the past I have been guilty of launching into end of year fundraising without reflecting upon the previous year. But people who gave directly to others also gave to charity ( “Giving in Unprecedented Times, GivingTuesday, 2020.) Philanthropy should not be limited to those in a privileged socio-economic class. . .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

Why Merchandise Makes Sense People support what they know. The more familiarity you can create for your organization, the more likely people are to want to get behind it. Define your mission, vision, and values: Your branding should always reflect the mission, vision, and values of your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

It shows that attention is the sharpest during the first 10 minutes of the lectures, then plummets, and then gradually goes back up but not to the same level. That means talking non-stop for more than 10 minutes, people start to tune out. She recently took a deep dive into reflective practice and techniques.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cyclists sign up for the ride and seek out people in their network to sponsor their participation. One of the reasons that challenge events work so well is something called the “martyrdom effect” which finds people feel better about a thing if they have to undergo adversity to achieve it. Use that to your advantage! Yes, they are!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Don’t just manage people, coach your people. At its core, especially in the beginning, building a great culture is simply an extension and reflection of the leaders’ commitment and performance. Other key lessons from sports coaches include these says Mayberry: Develop a burning desire to improve culture.

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Culture Build Impact Lesson 87

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 5, 2021

The end goal is getting the right content in front of the right people at the right time so that they are more likely to open, click, and become informed,” said Thrailkill. . We’ve been sending short surveys and checklists to help students plan for upcoming semesters, send reminders to register for classes, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2013

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. The practices are intended to balance the energies of any given space to assure health and good fortune for people inhabiting it. I’m also doing a lot of training of other trainers.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Our latest 4th edition of the Nonprofit Trends Report reflects a set of organizations struggling with this imbalance while navigating a rapidly-changing future. Governing bodies studied by BoardSource in 2019 included a higher percentage of people of color than the previous study — 22% in 2019 versus 16% in 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2019

I am very grateful to Valerio Melandri who is the director of the festival for inviting me to participate as well as facilitate a maser class on modern wellbeing based on my book. Now to recap some thoughts about what we presented and insights generated upon reflection. And, also to Marcele Iniarra for his creativity.

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