Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

Many nonprofits need social media training - they just don’t know it. There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment). More than that?

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mad Skills – The Skill-Centric Approach. At least, not now, in their current point of training. Once these needs are identified, then, training can be developed that specifically suits the needs of the positions within a particular organization. What do we mean when we say skill?

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

The most popular model today is called a Large Language Model (LLM) , which is trained on massive text datasets. Keep in mind that the more specific the model gets and the more specific the training dataset, the better outcomes you’ll find. LLMs are meant to produce conversational human language responses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Note from Beth: Last January, I put together a train the trainers session for nonprofit trainers. Over on the SalsaLabs blog, they are doing a series on designing nonprofit tech training and I discovered this excellent rewrite of my post. 8 Reasons Why Bad Trainings Happen to Good Nonprofits by Salsa Labs. Right audience.

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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! Can participants apply the skills?” There are two different methods to evaluate your training.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that creates new content, such as text, images, or other media by learning from and combining pieces of existing data. Through machine learning, it uses pattern recognition to interpret user prompts and generate content matching these prompts. How can generative AI help grantwriters?

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 5, 2018

How To Find The Right Learning Management System For Employee Training. Employee training has always been one of the most important concerns of businesses around the world. But, traditional training methods consume much time and costs in the process. Minimizing the training costs. Analytics on your training program.

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Candid

JANUARY 31, 2024

Quick ways to build fundraising skills If your schedule is packed, consider intentionally setting aside a small amount of time—say, 15-20 minutes—to learn each week. Learn at your own pace, even without a budget Even with a budget of $0, you can build your fundraising skills by learning online.

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Classy

JUNE 15, 2021

And as we create more content in response to your suggestions, this list will only continue to grow. . While we’re thrilled to launch Classy Academy with these current courses and learning paths, we’re already thinking of ways to expand and enrich our program with more content. Q: What courses are available now?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? I know for myself that I don’t learn, retain, or apply when content is endlessly shared – even from expert – without a break.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2011

What is Content Curation? Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. A content curator cherry picks the best content that is important and relevant to share with their community.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Empower your staff as innovators through technology training. Routine training is key to better skilled and more productive employees. Additionally, training your staff helps them invest in your organization. B oard members. N on-members.

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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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Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

Diversity is a vital component to recruiting more volunteers because it strengthens your volunteer program by offering a highly skilled volunteer base. After you’ve created the group, you can move into training and engaging your volunteers. . Train your volunteers. The benefits of DEI initiatives at your association.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2023

Bring your story to life using different types of video content (e.g., Led by Liz Ngonzi, CFRE, this free training will not only explain how to use a simple storytelling framework to enhance the clarity of your organization’s digital communications. Tell stories to meaningfully engage and form genuine connections with your supporters.

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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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Nimble AMS

APRIL 29, 2023

Based on past member behavior, your association can personalize the member experience by offering career insights, customized association events, learning materials, and learning content. Does your organization offer technology training? However, only 47% of employees report receiving any data training from their employer.

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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. ” In that spirit, a few thoughts.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Conduct staff training. Automated marketing: With AI-powered marketing automation tools, you can automate routine activities, such as email campaigns, social media scheduling, and content creation, to save your team time during the busy fundraising season. Conduct staff training. Encourage experimentation. Let’s dive in!

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

Brainstorm which tactics, content, and communication channels will best engage each audience to increase the chance that they will purchase your product or service. Publish relevant, high-quality content that targets specific keyword phrases, such as “dog daycare near me” or “best pet boarding businesses.” Create training resources.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

You may be thinking that it’s not the right time to consider additional employee training at your organization because everyone is stressed about the pandemic. However, that’s actually what makes it a perfect time to invest in new training programs! So how can you, in the words of Peter Drucker, “teach people how to learn?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer, I’ve been designing workshops based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Emerging Leaders Playbook. A great training always start with a great opening or icebreaker. An icebreaker for a staff training might be different from one that you use at a conference session where people don’t already know each other.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

Technology has impacted almost every aspect of our lives and training & development is no exception. Advanced software, technology tools, and innovative methods are being used to enhance training program’s quality, participation and engagement as well as to enable corporate training to be a more personalized experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

These can help you predict whether participants will act on the training after the workshop: More than one person from an organization should participate so the ideas can be transferred to the whole organization. Design for Different Levels of Capacity and Skills: Adapt in Real Time. Design for Participants To Apply.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

With the right training and practice, middle managers are in the best position to evaluate employee performance and provide feedback that’s continuous rather than just a pro forma yearly review meant to create a paper trail,” share the authors. “And, Build their organization’s knowledge and realign it with shifts from digital disruption.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Salesforce+ platform will feature all industries and keynotes, product innovations, and deep dive content. The opportunity for Salesforce.org customers to experience this content from anywhere in the world got me thinking. Learn New Skills. Hands-on Training – More of a tactile learner? I can’t wait.

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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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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. It can reach a larger number of people in a shorter amount of time than in-person training. Staff and volunteers can access the training anytime and anywhere. So, how can you create effective content for nonprofit e-learning?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. Embrace a writing style known as plain language which is becoming an increasingly important skill for social media managers.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The three main types of AI you should know about: Generative AI are programs that can use your input to create new content, from images to texts to music. ChatGPT can help you create content, come up with fundraising ideas, and assist with event planning to support your organization’s mission. AI Writing Assistant.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 1, 2021

As a professional in the nonprofit sector, you can absolutely still work to be the best you can be, developing your personal and professional skills and advancing your career along the way. Ready to dive deeper into these three skills for furthering your nonprofit career? Actively look for new learning opportunities. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Here are six fantastic books that I read this year that help you gain 21st century skills like learning from failure, reflection, visualization, and more. I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it The model balances content, learning design, and participants. Schoemaker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 10, 2012

Post consistent content that your audience loves and your social media will be successful. But if you want to get better results, you need a content strategy, strong creation and curation skills, and a robust measurement process. Is it that simple?

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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

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. When you’re busy working towards fulfilling your nonprofit’s mission, it can be easy to forgo the time needed to invest in “auxiliary” tasks that build your skills and fuel your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

The highlights being the facilitator for the Gates Foundation Greater Giving Summit , designing and facilitating a train the trainers and workshops for the Sanford Institute of Philanthropy, and co-leading the plenary session at the Italian Fundraising Festival with Marcelo Iniarra which included wearing an astronaut costume.

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