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Nonprofit Focused Workshops at SXSW Interactive Festival: Join Us!

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This year SXSW is offering something new: workshops on a wide range of topics from some of the top people in their industry. I’m honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. The workshops are included in the price of an Interactive, Gold, or Platinum Badge.

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Trainer’s Tip: Your Room Set Up Can Make or Break the Learning Experience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday, I spent a day facilitating leadership workshops for arts leaders attending the Art House Convergence Conference near Park City, Utah. However, I don’t always have that opportunity because many times nonprofit workshops are hosted at conferences at hotels. What to do?

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What We Can Learn from Finnish NGOS About Resilience

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Take for example, Fulbright Finland where I did a workshop with their staff about personal branding and professional networking. Before I left for Finland, I read Timothy Walker’s Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. The above photo shows their conference room where they have staff meetings.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

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Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. I was able to pull this off because my course took place in the Digital Learning Commons “ D-Space ” – a state of the art flexible classroom space. The flexible classroom is a large open space. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Mindful News Consumption Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

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This week I was honored to teach a Happy Healthy Nonprofit Workshop at the 1440 Multiversity Nonprofit Service Week. This past week they opened up the campus to nonprofits and I was lucky enough to be part of the faculty to teach a workshop. The photo was my classroom. The space is flexible and can be set up in a variety ways.

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

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After I finished teaching an intensive Networked NGO workshop for Packard family planning grantees in Delhi, I headed to Bangalore to visit my friend and colleague, Rufina Fernandes where I conducted a social media workshop for staff and teachers and got see a start up education company and its CSR program, close up.

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The Nonprofit’s Guide for Alternatives to GoFundMe

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For schools and classrooms, DonorsChoose is the best crowdfunding option. Teachers can start fundraising campaigns on the DonorsChoose platform to raise money for any classroom project that needs extra support. Donors can go to the website and find a specific school and a specific classroom project to support. DonorsChoose.