Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 28, 2011

Some of the questions we received made us realize we need to be clearer about why this is important. Why is this something worth arguing about? You wouldn't measure all the shoes in a classroom to evaluate the kids' reading ability. Why did we bother analyzing this claim? Why does it matter?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

This morning we talked about creating clusters of innovation, bringing in various communities, etc. But before we got there, we talked abit about the problem. I want to frame first the opportunity: we often talk about the competitiveness frame in education, that the US used to be number one, and now we are “falling behind.&#

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. Analytics tools help an organization to know about their learners and how they are digesting the information. Mobile learning.

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Forj

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Web Courseworks, a leader in innovative learning management systems and virtual event technology, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group silver award for excellence in the Best Advance in Technology for Virtual-Classroom or Conferencing Technology category. About Web Courseworks. About Brandon Hall Group, Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

So, I’m thrilled that community manager, Meghan Ventura, who is responsible for cultivating the community presence of Games for Change agreed to write this guest post about nonprofits who are using games for social change. And, don’t miss this special offer: Get 10% off tickets with the code beth_g4c14. You can register here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2012

Despite all that had been written about high-quality education, schools struggled to make an impact," explains Bambrick-Santoyo. It’s about whether the students learned it.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 17, 2016

Social learning, relied solely on what one could obtain in a classroom setting, working with direct peers, or what could be conveyed back in forth on a phone. In a classroom setting, this is most clearly present in projects in which group work is assigned. Those days are now extraordinarily a thing of the past.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Catchafire : Time-sensitive requests for short-term projects in our active, virtual volunteer pool can assist with items such as email marke ting setup to spread awareness about health and safety, consultation on remote best practices, and much more. There’s an app for that!

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BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

A regular vehicle for feedback about the meeting. This might include a ten- to fifteen-minute mission moment, or another opportunity for the board to learn about its job. Ideas include financial literacy training, fundraising discussions, or a presentation about a political or economic issue that affects your organization.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

This morning we talked about creating clusters of innovation, bringing in various communities, etc. But before we got there, we talked a bit about the problem. I want to frame first the opportunity: we often talk about the competitiveness frame in education, that the US used to be number one, and now we are "falling behind."

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Virtual Environment and Avatars: Virtual learning environments bring the social interaction part of traditional classroom training into the e-learning world. These tools can also provide algorithmic solutions to evaluate user’s knowledge and skills individually in an automated process.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out the slideshow of their sand creations and learn more about Mercy Corps'' work with the Syrian refugees. Idealist''s weekly spotlight was all about playful thinking, citing some interesting research by IDEO that may help you be more comfortable in sharing your crazy ideas at work. Did you know that play can help you, too?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out the slideshow of their sand creations and learn more about Mercy Corps'' work with the Syrian refugees. Idealist''s weekly spotlight was all about playful thinking, citing some interesting research by IDEO that may help you be more comfortable in sharing your crazy ideas at work. Did you know that play can help you, too?

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’re not likely to find much about this responsibility in board job descriptions, but it can make the difference between a nonprofit that flourishes and one that languishes. If trust feels weak on either side of that equation, it can help to foster regular conversations about it. Here are a few ideas: Get to know the ED.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

When done correctly, these assessments both provide data about your members and help those members reach greater heights in their continuing education efforts. There are a variety of types of eLearning assessments that you can use to evaluate your association’s members. This tests knowledge acquisition. Open-Ended Questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

One of my main projects this past year, and continuing into 2015 was to serve as the facilitator for a learning network of community foundations who are hosting Giving Days, funded by the Knight Foundation. To be successful as a facilitator in a peer learning isn’t about subject matter expertise, although having that knowledge helps.

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2011

In market segmentation, you evaluate your overall donor and constituent base and separate them into smaller groups based on similar characteristics. With most online fundraising and communications tools, you have the ability to easily group people together and send specific messages based on what you know about them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

How about you? I discovered that walking is an important part of my work process- it helps me think, it helps me develop professional relationships, and can help when I am leading trainings. I will continue to blog about walking as work and do workshops. Happy New Year !

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

It is a strong, museum-focused complement to an excellent three-parter on Createquity about the ethics and future of unpaid arts internships. The students I teach in undergrad classrooms in New York are about a decade younger than me. Would some form of universal museum internship standard mitigate this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. If you use web site metrics to evaluate the success of your blog, they don't work for a lot of reasons. Talked about the openness to games and the need for research. Grants are about taking it scale. Two years ago.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Beth has over 30 years working in the nonprofit sector in technology, training, capacity building, evaluation, fundraising and marketing. The current population of Gen Z is estimated to be about 2 billion, or 27 percent of the global population. They are not afraid to stand up for cause they are passionate about.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking too soon April 15, 2007 I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since I wrote my post, a few weeks ago , saying I was done with technology consulting. But then, I had something of an epiphany.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I blogged about the content last week. And, in looking over the evaluations and reviews , I think the participants did too. This online community, Engage365 , is a place to network and share knowledge about how to integrate the use of social media for events. I had sooo much fun creating and delivering it. It has 400 members.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. Finance / @nysscpa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

A few blogosphere posts offering advice about online safety and what you can do help stop cyberbullying can be found here. Are you thinking about what sessions to attend or arranging to meetings with colleagues? The Democracy in Action Blog has a wonderful post about the most common typos that people make. NTC is just days away!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2006

Tell me a little about your professional background, particularly the work you do with nonprofits? I interviewed ten online educators in five countries about how they planned and organized collaborative learning activities. Tell me a little bit about your blogs. Evaluate it! Congratulations on completing your PH.D!

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . More about that later. A story about your organization’s history, programs, and future goals is unlikely to get picked up by a newspaper, TV station, or digital publication. Step 1: Find Your Story .

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

Telling engaging stories about your nonprofit requires more than just broadcasting an overview of your mission and history to the world. Identify what your donors are passionate about outside of their support for your cause. Knowing these interests can help you connect your organization’s goals with what your donors care about.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

We are here to talk about reporting impact, specifically creating tools and some good processes to do that for your donors. We’re going to try to save a little bit of time for Q&A at the end, but don’t be shy about that. But don’t do that right now because I’m excited about this one.

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Gyrus

APRIL 3, 2018

Rely on reporting and measurement to continuously evaluate the content that is being delivered. Though it may seem that a lot can be achieved just through a classroom session and/or an E-Learning, there is still the possibility of expanding the reach of the provided learning. economy and supports about 17.6 trillion to the U.S.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Most museums don't strategically set this number--too many operating costs are fixed by building needs--but they can use it to assess how expensive each visitor interaction is and evaluate the efficacy of programs. Many museums are trying to think strategically about how to maximize value online in serving visitors.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

At Forum One, we are passionate about the open government initiative currently underway. USAID contractors collect enormous amounts of valuable data as part of research, project implementation, and monitoring and evaluation activities. USAID Should do More to Require their Contractors to Share Data. Vote for this Idea].

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Candid

APRIL 21, 2021

Some 20 years ago, when working as vice president for peace and social justice at the Ford Foundation , I was approached by the Vera Institute of Justice about a global initiative focused on prosecuting the police. Police reform would top most people’s lists of insoluble problems, but philanthropy has always been about hope.

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