Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 25, 2017

People are so busy doing the work that they don’t have time to go off-site to take a class or sign up for an online course. This requires designing professional development designed as “micro-lessons.” And, when nonprofits budgets are tight, professional development often gets slashed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Designing the meeting so it is effective and encourages team-building can be tricky. How to Design an Effective Staff Retreat: A Lesson from Life – Guest Post by Karen Axelson from ETR. The planners of this event offered some valuable lessons for any organization on how to design effective and engaging retreats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. This approach means the instructor takes a “guide on the side&# approach versus “expert on the stage.&# And, of course, it takes more preparation time than slapping together a powerpoint.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The most successful virtual formats invite players to participate in the golf outing over an extended period of time and/or at multiple courses, using the right technology to facilitate registration, live scoring, leaderboards, and digital sponsorships. You also may need to go virtual. 3) Send save-the-dates. Get Started.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2020

There are, of course, real challenges and risks of using AI for fundraising. And, of course, AI can’t fix bad fundraising practices that prioritize transactions over relationships. . Sign up to keep in the loop about upcoming webinars and design labs about AI4Giving. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. What if they used a design thinking process to not only get feedback from grantees but as a way to develop a more agile way of working? Why Use One? Notes from the presentations as well as photos can be found here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2018

I co-lead a workshop on digital transformation, co-facilitated a master class on digital fundraising campaigns, co-hosted a learning breakfast for scholarship participants, co-designed a Big Room session on Technology for Good, and in between attended some amazing sessions. Facilitator Guide: [link]. … Read More

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. Use ChatGPT to design and conduct surveys and market research. Leverage ChatGPT to generate reports, articles, and newsletters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I’ve continued to do conference keynotes, workshops and facilitate staff retreats about activating a culture of wellbeing. All in all, I presented or facilitated over 50 keynotes, workshops, and webinars on the topic. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2012

Receive ideas, tips, resources, and cheerleading from the Juicy Blogging Circle’s facilitator (me!). Ask for suggestions for how to move through challenges. Support other Circle members with their successes and challenges. Every session will be recorded in case you can't make a session live, or want to go back over certain sections.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. I was about to talk through the syllabus and course objectives. We weren’t sure. It didn’t matter! Except when it isn’t!

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

The top nonprofit websites have more than just solid design and engaging content. Or, if you’re designing your website from scratch, you’ll need a full understanding of what you want your new website to do. Accessible design. Compare top platforms. Work with a website consultant. Work with a website consultant. SEO strategy.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Composable Architecture: A Catalyst for Nonprofit Innovation Speaker(s): Jenn Johnson, Managing Director of Client Services; Andrew Howell, Technology Manager What if you could use the best parts of your favorite CMS alongside the most innovative interactive design technologies? Vote for this session! That’s one puzzle. Vote for this session!

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

You can also learn about how Candid plans to leverage AI to enhance data organization, streamline search processes, and facilitate intelligent funding connections. Perhaps the question we should be asking instead is: How can we use these tools to create efficiencies and enhance our work? Read more about AI on Candid insights here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2020

Oftentimes, the course will step in to help event organizers sort out these details, but key information can easily get lost or overlooked. Using an event management interface that’s designed specifically for golf keeps you on track to ensure that every piece of the puzzle is accounted for—even for those new to planning golf outings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we wrote and published the Emerging Leaders Playbook last year, along with facilitating a peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Designed to assist and support an organization (and most commonly hospitals, museums, libraries, and arts organizations), these groups historically focus on raising funds, sometimes manage the volunteer corps, and nearly always maintain their own governance system. But there are also many that are, well, less so.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. And, of course, there is a pizza ordering slack bot.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

The summit will be an opportunity for deeper peer learning for nonprofit change makers in three theme areas: digital strategy , impact leadership , and the future of technology. I’m excited to be co-facilitating the Impact Leadership track with colleagues John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Here’s what we’ll cover: Design and Sell Custom T-Shirts. Design and Sell Custom T-Shirts. Nonprofits have realized the power that well-designed apparel holds. To get the most out of your apparel, you need to put thought into your design and how you’ll offer the products to supporters. Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. I use this design checklist to identify interactive exercises.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . Welcome to the real world of “more than a great fundraising technician”—and that holds true for pretty much any senior-level position, e.g., program director, finance officer, and of course the ED/CEO.”. It’s in your job description. And it’s not an individual sport. It takes a village.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2017

And, of course, my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit has a lot about this topic and bringing it into the workplace. Empathy or discover walks are designed to build skills in relationship building across disciplines and understanding another person’s point of view. I learned this from ETR’s facilitator tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Micro-learning online courses consist of a video, an info-graphic or list of tips, and a set of instructional or assessment questions that help us think differently about the topic and find something bite size to apply immediately. Course objectives: Understand the harmful effects of prolonged sitting. That’s the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I facilitated two programs for grantees of the Packard Foundation based on my book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit and designed and currently facilitating a peer learning exchange for the Knight Foundation for its community foundation partners that are hosting Giving Days. Year in Review.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Our team led Common Sense through a series of activities designed to uncover opportunities to elevate their user experience. Guided discovery, a facilitated workshop, and design thinking frameworks led the Common Sense team to think differently about how the organization can support parents and educators.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Keys to Datamaking Success Many of the tools and techniques that we have learned about data design and collection continue to be relevant in datamaking, such as: Ask clear questions and prioritize which data points, or combinations of data points, are most relevant to answering the questions.

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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! Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process. Use Learning Theory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Last week I facilitated a workshop in Detroit hosed by Co-Act , a nonprofit collaboration space in Detroit. Their space is designed for local nonprofits to connect, share ideas and develop solutions together. Of course, this would be optional for everyone. You will learn as you go, sometimes by making mistakes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. In addition, I presented a webinar on training design and facilitated a session on nonprofit technology training design at NTC. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

There are numerous reports, indices, and studies, such as Gensler’s Workplace Index , that explore the relationship between physical space design and business performance metrics. When nonprofits invest in creating physical spaces that inspire employees to show up for work, staff is more engaged, productive, happy, and healthy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2017

.” This would be a network or community of practice that freely shares and learns from one another about training and capacity building that is participatory , peer-learning , networked , makes use of design thinking , openly shared and a prelude to collective action. Lack of platforms/resources to facilitate innovations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals. Of course, a raise or bonus is nice, but it is the public acknowledge that helps builds community. Having a workplace flexibility policy can facilitate it. Designing and Implementing Workplace Rituals. We each tackled a different aspect of resilience.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

Flipcause’s customizable fundraising platform is designed to rally financial support for all your initiatives. By providing clear insights into supporter engagements and behavior, Flipcause helps you navigate your course using data that counts. Customizable Fundraising Online petitions, contacting officials, lobbying?

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