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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 195: Fundraising vs. Raising Money

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Many people may think of successful fundraising as simply getting donations, but that definition leaves out another important element: engaging smaller or future donors. Some may not be able to give large gifts, but they can still become an important source of support for an organization.

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Formative Evaluation.

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The importance of professional development in the nonprofit sector

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Leslie Beecher , Instructional Designer. Over the past four years, I have worked as an instructional designer in the for-profit education world and am excited to have transitioned into the nonprofit sector. ASU Lodestar Center.

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FocusOn Learning 2017: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Make Presentations Educational

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In conferences, there’s definitely a sense of comradery: you’re an instructional designer? This was my first time attending the conference, but I still got that familiar feeling of excitement from being around colleagues in my field. Let’s talk shop. Talk shop we did. I presented my session twice.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Write a target audience definition. Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge. To make the workshop interactive, I spent a brief amount of time presenting the what, why, how, and examples of target audiences. Then it was time for a simple exercise.

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Successful E-Learning – A Roadmap

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Understanding the foundation of what makes the instructional design so effective, can go a long way in transitioning some of your organizational learnings over to a digital medium. Imagine undergoing a narrative where the topic of interest was only defined by its dictionary definition over and over again.

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Social Media Measurement and Learning Analytics: How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Count the Ways

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I came across the term “Learning Analytics” in an NPR story about the effectiveness of college lectures and ways to make learning more interactive. There are different definitions. This gives me some more insight about how to make teaching this concept more accessible. Please leave a comment.