Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open content business models December 1, 2007 I’m at the Open Translation event, and we’ve just had a great session on open content business models.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

This blog provides an overview of how to establish your scoring model, establish a team of data champions, and adopt a regular reporting routine so that your association is set up for success. Before we get into scoring models and best practices, let’s take a look at the purpose of engagement scoring. Let’s get started!

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

You’ll explore eLearning pricing models through the following points: How To Price Your Online Course: Key Considerations. Pricing Strategy for Training Courses: Subscription vs. One-Time Fee. 5 eLearning Pricing Models for Your Courses. Perhaps a fully free model or a per-course model?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I’m thrilled to be doing a panel on nonprofit technology training and it has a bit of a star wars theme, “ Learn You Will.” I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! There are two different methods to evaluate your training. to define the four levels of training evaluation.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 17, 2024

There is a massive risk with using LLMs that train on your data, and part of that risk is that we don’t fully understand the scale of that risk as it gets bigger. This is a potent metaphor as LLMs (Large Language Models) are described as being trained on oceans of web and other data. Bigger is different.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

Observe to learn members’ preferences and interest You likely have data on the purchases your members are making, the events they’re registering for and the content they’re downloading. We call this the Engagement Model and it’s a great way to measure how your members (and non-members) interact with your all products and services.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Conduct staff training. Predictive analytics: BWF defines predictive analytics as the process of assessing your nonprofit’s data to make predictions and model future donor behavior. By analyzing historical data, AI models can anticipate future donor behavior and identify potentially valuable fundraising opportunities.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. The Bias Issue AI systems like LLMs are trained on vast datasets of text, primarily from the internet. However, they also offer intriguing potential benefits.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 11, 2023

GPT models, like GPT3 & 4, have garnered significant attention for their impressive capabilities in generating coherent, human-like text. In this article, we will discuss the seven most common objections to GPT models and offer rebuttals to them. However, they have also been subject to criticism and objections.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

Personal And Organizational Productivity AI excels in structuring documents where the content is noncontroversial and exists all over the Internet. Wrangling Data With AI While content creation often dominates discussions about generative AI, diverse AI tools can aid in data organization. Do you need a product manager job description?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

I’m referring to ChatGPT , a revolutionary language model developed by OpenAI that’s changing the game in every industry. Since its launch in November 2022, millions of users have used the platform to do their homework, summarize content, translate text, and even write code. Well, there’s a solution. The best part? What is ChatGPT?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. How to Be a Wizard at Tech Training Design and Delivery guest post by Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. You might use inconsistent content or course tagging, or team members might use a variety of names for one type of offering. Solution : One way to combat this challenge is to build out a central repository using a modern ecosystem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. Even harder to incorporate “going meta.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. The session was designed to balance content delivery with peer interaction. This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session.

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Care2

JANUARY 2, 2024

A GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is an artificial intelligence language model that can generate content, answer queries, translate text, and even design code. First things first, what’s a GPT?

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 15, 2022

What other content can we feature that is connected to the popularity of this page? If you’re not sure how to do that and need help, maybe now is also a good time to invest in some Analytics training. Due to the new data model in GA4, you won’t be able to move your data from UA to GA4 and data between UA and GA4 won’t be comparable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

One thing I realized is that training social workers receive as part of their education is also very relevant for change makers inside of nonprofits, consultants, and trainers. This is where content that breaks down the practice into small steps is very useful to participants. Training Design'

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Digital disruption : The rise of digital platforms and online advertising has disrupted traditional revenue models for local news, making it difficult for many outlets to adapt. Nonprofits are being asked to address these challenges and find sustainable models for local journalism.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Maybe you’ve already experimented using generative AI to create content such as outlines, agendas, or even articles. To provide customized support, an AI must be configured and trained to assist in your particular project. Compared to today’s models, Eliza was tongue-tied. Send the Bot to School Most bots will require training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Two or three years to adoption: Learning Analytics (K-12/Higher Ed), Open Content (K-12), Games and Gamification (Higher Ed). The report methodology models the open content technology identified in the report. If you design and deliver training for professional development, what technologies are impacting your practice?

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

When you choose software designed for associations, you’ll be ready to offer flexible membership models and add value for members. . Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Research reports that 47% of members value certifications and credentials, and 44% value training opportunities. Learning management software (LMS).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Design Labs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

I asked fans on Facebook, “Does your organization use an editorial calendar and “editorial meetings” to get ideas and manage content for a content strategy?” So we want to make sure that we getting conversions from our content — which, depending on the content type, is a variety of next actions.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. There are many creative ways to engage participants at a training - both face-to-face and online. One technique is to incorporate movement – from mini-stretch breaks, to self-assessment exercises to switches in the delivery model.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Assuming that staff can just wander on to general AI models and create content is like when nonprofits thought it was a good idea to give their social comms to interns a decade ago. Fact-check and edit : While AI-generated content can be insightful, it may not always be perfect, especially if recalling facts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

AI can help nonprofit leaders sift and segment this data into meaningful and actionable content such as customized messaging for individual donors or program updates for a specific population. NLP is useful for an AI model to identify the intent of a person based on what they say or what they type. AI analytics. In-house AI expertise.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. Kevin had this observation about the value of training.

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Whole Whale

MAY 16, 2022

Prediction: in 5 years using an AI writing tool that will be trained on your style and tone will become the standard. Train like a champion, diet, exercise, or take performance-enhancing supplements? More sophisticated tools can actually write larger sections of text based on prompts in a way that mimics the style they are trained on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

She provides proven fundraising strategies, tactics, and tools including coaching, training, and content for fundraising success. What happens online must follow the same offline prospecting to identification to qualification to cultivation to solicitation to stewardship model.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

How ChatGPT Works ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence model that generates content (generative AI) based on an amalgamation of secondary sources; early versions used written communication as a training dataset for the model and predicted the most likely next word based on the input data provided to the model.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Selecting the right Content Management System (CMS) for your nonprofit website is crucial in building and managing a successful online presence. Business Considerations: Elements like budget, licensing type, training needs, and change management are also essential considerations in CMS selection. Both methods have their pros and cons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The project includes face-to-face training , webinar , as well as one-on-one coaching provided by the expert team at SpitFire. Content Curation Primer. I presented an overview on content curation why important, a framework, and introduced some new curation tools – scoop.it Content Curation on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

Those aboard the online fundraising train tend to not look back. Personal training sessions. This model has become popular due to donors’ expressed interest in making incremental payments over time to stay active with your mission. Diverse social media content will speak to a diverse donor base. Consulting services.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

For more, check out master storyteller Vanessa Chase Lockshin’s 30 minute training. Feedback/Survey Email Consistent feedback plays an important role in the Simple Development Systems model and you’ll want to incorporate it throughout your digital strategy.

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