Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

People learn new facts but their intelligence, or their ability to learn, remains largely the same. 1: Make Time Everyday for Reflection: Keep a Journal. One way to do this is to build in some reflection time into your day and maintain a journal. What is your favorite journaling technique? Do you keep a journal?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Needless to say, I learned a lot and wanted to capture some of it here as well as the Tweet transcript. Participants reflected on their style strength and how it has helped them be successful in different situations. They also had a chance to interact with peers with different styles to learn more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. Year in Review.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. It means incorporating learning as part of doing the work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The networking conference was an opportunity for participants from different countries to share their lessons learned and network with one another. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs. Informal Peer Learning and Sharing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. Example of A/B Testing Results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

This post summarizes how you can use session documentation and reflective practice to improve the content and delivery of your session. Here’s a couple of techniques that I try to use every time I do a workshop, presentation, keynote, or other instruction. What content, lines, or ideas resonated?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The morning had two segments, beginning with content and small group exercises on several themes from the Networked Nonprofit including culture change , transparency , and simplicity. Geoff Livingston did a great job at live blogging the first section in the morning. Some Reflections. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Here's some reflections: Thoughtful, Intentional Experiments Thoughtful experimentation is setting up a low-risk experiment with metrics to figure out what is and isn't working is a social media best practice. Where do you get the time to put some of what you've learned into practice? A New Definition of An Expert: Your Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership! ” The brainstorming techniques from the previous day will yield many, many insights and ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2011

But remember, the platform is in its infancy and the culture, features, and use cases are unfolding before our eyes. I usually try to set up a small learning project. Here’s a few: #1 Listen: Who are your sources that consistently provide valuable information for learning without a lot of noise?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

There are people or even organizational cultures comfortable with using the existing tools and are slow to change, while early adopters and agile cultures keep learning and moving. And, that through this comes learning and insight.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

To prevent burnout from taking over your nonprofit’s culture, passion, and productivity, you have to understand it. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . How do you build a culture of resilience with mental health resources for nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2015

This post summarizes some thoughts and reflections. To shift expectations, we let people know at the beginning of the that they could stand at anytime, pace, or sit — that we want to make standing an okay cultural norm. Leadership Technique: Leaders that do walking meetings can accommodate the many requests for their time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

Allen and Mitchell Kusy, a compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. Adults learn best through reflection. Create a culture where, if someone complains , they know that they will be expected to be part of the solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

What immediately came to mind was Bloom’s Taxonomy that classified different intellectual behavior related to how children learn. Learning goes from a lower level of entry to higher order thinking skills as follows: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. Flickr Photo by Gary Hayes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

The session kicked off with a Spectragram exercise involving the full group. I learned this technique from Allen Gunn from Aspiration over ten years ago at 2007 Penguin Day. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies the Spectragram technique in his technology/activist trainings. Opening Exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

You can read more about the framing leading up the convening in this Learning Brief that synthesizes FSG’s latest thinking on the future of social sector evaluation. Need a culture of inquiry, sharing what works, what doesn’t. Brennan shared some of the core techniques of developmental evaluation which included: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In addition, facilitated a peer learning exchange called “Solution Salon.” ” While their answers and anecdotes were different, one simple technique or theme came across: “Stay connected to the source of your work.” How do you make time for reflection and being inspired by your work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

I couldn’t have asked for a more authentic, culturally appropriate start to a workshop. The spiritual nature of the welcoming ceremony set the tone for a day of reflective practice for participants. One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board. Connecting Up Master Class.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?” Fly-bys don’t count.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

The same historical and cultural structures that have held back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in so many aspects of our lives are also mirrored in much of the nonprofit sector. Workstream priorities should reflect this knowledge. Change Organizational Culture. By: Yolanda F. and several countries.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?” Fly-bys don’t count.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This morning I learned a new word for information overload – “content fried” from a colleague at the Packard Foundation. It resonated. We have so much content in our professional lives. So, it is important for us to incorporate techniques in daily work life that reduce the chances of this happening.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

I am asking myself and colleagues who do networked NGO training and social media skill building outside the of US – the question about building resilient networks and how to incorporate non-violent techniques. [ here and here ]. We don’t have any answers, but we all feel that our work is all the important as is a conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2015

” Agility is defined in the dictionary as light and graceful or as a project management approach, but she defines agility as the ability for continuous learning and as a leadership competency in today’s complicated world. The article describes ways that individuals can develop their learning agility muscle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2009

Now we've transformed into the concept of learning and listening loops. Since we're calling it learning loops, seems like circles were more in order. Since we're calling it learning loops, seems like circles were more in order. I've written endlessly about the techniques of listening, metrics, reflection and reiteration.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2019

Allen and Mitchell Kusy, a compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. Adults learn best through reflection. Create a culture where, if someone complains , they know that they will be expected to be part of the solution.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2019

Allen and Mitchell Kusy, a compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. Adults learn best through reflection. Create a culture where, if someone complains , they know that they will be expected to be part of the solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Allen and Mitchell Kusy , is a very compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. Adults learn best through reflection. Create a culture where, if someone complains , they know that they will be expected to be part of the solution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

It is not always easy to take this time for yourself for reflection and learning when there are mounting items on your to do list, but I have found it helps reduce that awful feeling of overwhelmed. What techniques do you use to keep focused and productive?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2016

Allen and Mitchell Kusy , is a very compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. Adults learn best through reflection. Create a culture where, if someone complains , they know that they will be expected to be part of the solution.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

But, he started with Scripps Health back in 1973 and rose through the ranks, learning along the way the lessons he shares in his book. My favorite chapters are: Know Your People Tell Stories Create a Culture of Advocacy Build Loyalty and Engagement from the Middle Bring People Together Ask “What If?” Fly-bys don’t count.

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Leadership Attitude Chapter Culture 40