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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

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So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

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Since we were spending two days together, working on collaborative exercises, a good opening where we could introduce ourselves and make connections was important. Next, each person got to introduce themselves and their challenge, while the instructor, Pete Maher, expertly facilitated a network map on the wall.

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

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When more than one more person wants to speak, you acknowledge and give them a order to speak. Sometimes the person’s statement is too long and complex to be recorded verbatim, so the facilitator assists by paraphrasing or breaking it down so the scribe can write the condensed version.

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Reflections from Arts Leaders Workshop: Resilient Leaders from the Inside/Out

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” I was lucky enough to collaborate with Janet McIntyre , a nonprofit leadership coach and Jeffrey Golde , Adjunct Professor of Management: Columbia Business School, along with Abe Flores from AFTA. Relationships, feelings and personal security are important to Amiable Style people. Others see them as friendly and warm.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

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Is there a lead facilitator who is responsible for the final decision or is the team to work collaboratively making decisions? The team’s first planning session should be one of learning about each’s other trade craft versus diving into the design of the session. I like to use a rock band metaphor.

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Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

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During January, I review my work routines, systems, and rituals to redesign or tweak them to improve productivity. Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

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One area we cover is social awareness, the ability to recognize and understand the moods of other individuals and teams that we collaborate with professionally. In this HBR article about asking empowering questions, the benefits are clear: An empowering question does more than convey respect for the person to whom it’s posed.

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