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Nonprofit Focused Workshops at SXSW Interactive Festival: Join Us!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. But, if your internal culture is not a social one how can you possibly expect to be successful? The workshop will share tips and techniques for culture change, training, and adoption.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also taught a workshop for social startups at Singularity University here in Mountain, View on how to create a Happy Healthy Start Up Culture. Instructional Design and Facilitation: I love teaching and exploring different ways help nonprofit professionals learn.

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SXSW 2013 – Are You A Social Media Nonprofit Manager Looking for Your Peers? #npsmpeer

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. Given that this was two and half hour workshop at the end of a long day at SXSW, I put to use all the interactive training techniques that I have been teaching nonprofit trainers around the world.

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Active Training: To Get Nonprofit Audiences Engaged, Keep Them Moving

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. In India, I designed the first one to celebrate the local culture: It was called “Bollywood Moment.”

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. Recently, Jennifer Ahern Lammer who is the program director for the Alliance of Nonprofit Management , shared several good design points developed by Peter York from TCG and how she applies it.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and focus setting: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words .” This year, I’m adding a technique from Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project to establish and track good habits on a monthly basis.

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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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