Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Design for Different Levels of Capacity and Skills: Adapt in Real Time. And, as the facilitator, you have to be good at improvising and skilled at coaching some participants to adapt exercise so it meets their need. For example, I incorporate tactical and visual techniques for participants to use to do the exercises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

The first day focused on networks and strategic use of social media along with some practical skills in content creation and measurement. It was great to have a co-trainer who knew the subject matter, fluent in English, and who understood group facilitation skills and training approaches. I do not speak Spanish.

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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. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time.

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Culture Philanthropy Marketing Create 47

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.

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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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Culture Data Measure Social Media 115

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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Professional Facilitation Journal San Jose 103

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

We designed a highly interactive workshop based on Jo Wolfe’s “ NGO Digital Maturity Matrix ,” an assessment tool that enables nonprofits to codify mindsets and skill sets required for moving along the path of digital transformation. Others have also documented and used the technique or taught others how to do it.

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Participatory Digital Facilitation Exercise 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Many of you know that I have had the honor of working with IIE on some amazing Networked NGO and social media skills capacity building and train the trainer projects in the Middle East over the last 2-3 years. But, not just skills training, but learning to understand the impact of connected society and transformation.

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Tunisia Reflection NGO Libya 104

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. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection.

Leadership 52

Leadership Tips Chapter Authoring 52

Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2017

I can think of many extraordinary innovators in the nonprofit cultural sector--people and organizations creating brilliant programs, site-based experiences, and products. Why aren’t more cultural organizations franchising, scaling, and replicating like comparable businesses? There are no NDAs in the nonprofit culture sector.

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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. Ashley shared a brilliant idea and technique avoid the stigma from failure. I modeled that I don't know everything.

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Social Media Reflection Media Social 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What is Brainstorming? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

So, it is important for us to incorporate techniques in daily work life that reduce the chances of this happening. I can’t possibly read everything, but I am using content curation skills to pick out the best stuff to give more attention to. I liked this map so much that I printed it out and keep at my desk.

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Content Tips Help Exercise 139

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2009

I had a chance to listen in on other trainings, which included some techniques for creating a recruitment culture - where chapters can reach out to new members and draw them in - face-to-face networking. The techniques of face-to-face networking strategies are very much transferable to online tools.

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Social Media Reflection Media Chapter 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

.” This week, the Poynter Institute Katie Hawkins-Gaar and Ren LaForme joined forces to host a series called #40 Better Hours , a project to improve newsroom culture by looking at things that cause stress like workflow and communication and teaching journalist skills to combat information overload, part of a technology wellness routine.

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Arts Literacy Brain Reflection 50

NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

In addition to the technical skills and tools described [ in the extended version of this article ], it is also important for staff to incorporate techniques into their daily work life that reduce distraction and stress. I use this as a pre-writing exercise as well as a reflection exercise. Let us know in the comments!

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Content Exercise Technique Journal 62

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. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection.

Leadership 40

Leadership Tips Chapter Authoring 40

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. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection.

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Leadership Develop Chapter Technique 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2015

And, every year when the calendar flips over, we embrace reflection and setting goals. I believe these are important and practical “networked leadership skills.” Stillness is different from mindfulness, a coping technique that teaches people to live in the moment and meditate to reduce stress. .”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2015

Learning agility is valuable skill because it can help organizations get to better outcomes, especially when it becomes embedded into organizational culture and systems for continuous learning and improvement. The article suggests that the skill of self-reflection is the secret sauce for learning how to become an agile learner.

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Reflection Method Nonprofit Leadership 50

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. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection.

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Chapter Leadership Technique Award 40

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. Happy New Year ! How about you? I write down stuff I won’t do, a “no thanks” list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

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. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection.

Leadership 40

Leadership Develop Chapter Technique 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2008

are banding together to fight information email overload - by doing research on information coping skills - one of my favorite topics for the past ten years. The Times articles covers one technique - e-mail bankruptcy ,??? The Times article also points out the problem is not just individual skills or technological - but also cultural.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2014

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. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection.

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Tips Leadership Chapter Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2014

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. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection.

Leadership 56

Leadership Tips Chapter Authoring 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

I’d be curious to see a benchmarking study on nonprofits on this topic that looks at how nonprofits apply measurement techniques and tools to improve their programs and demonstrate impact, including social media measurement. Does not have a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign.

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Results Data Charlotte Measure 95

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2015

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. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection.

Leadership 40

Leadership Develop Tips Chapter 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2014

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. At all times, everyone on your team should be working on a least one project that is taking their skills to the next level. Adults learn best through reflection.

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Leadership Develop Chapter Technique 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. The process for the one and half day lab used techniques that fall into these categories: Looking and Observing: Unpacking the Context for 21 st Century Advocacy.

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2015

I’m facilitating a peer learning project on practical networked leadership skills for emerging nonprofit leaders. As we all know, living in a networked world creates opportunities for abundance. But having many choices and opportunities requires developing a special set of skills in order to be successful.

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Product Nonprofit Attention Skills 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

As a trainer or doing shoulder-to-shoulder coaching, I'd hear people complain about information overload, anxiety, etc and started to incorporate techniques for reducing it. . Organizational Culture of Balance Is Important. Sacca, Horowitz, and Pass talked about the importance of creating an organizational culture that honors balance.

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Blackberry Attention Mind Google 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

The workshop was based on the concepts in The Networked Nonprofit , including listening, transparency, simplicity, social culture, and working with free agents. Shabakat Al Ordon trains young people in technical, professional and facilitation skills who then go out and create programs to train people in their communities.

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NGO Network Lebanon Yemen 105

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I participated in three sessions: a Pecha Kucha design blitz, a dialogue on bridging online/onsite connections, and a discussion of the IMLS 21st Century Skills report. Exhibits), Rob Semper (Exploratorium) and I hosted a wide-ranging discussion session on design techniques for developing projects that involve both online and onsite elements.

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Reflection Research Question Museum 20

Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Nonprofit Management. Denver Nonprofit Institute.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas DC 85

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45