Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 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

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Prioritize a streamlined user experience (UX) for donors. Nonprofits with well-designed, highly functional websites will have a definite advantage when it comes to reaching, engaging, and retaining more donors in years to come. The best nonprofit websites prioritize user experience at every step in the donation process.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 28, 2019

What associations can learn from Salesforce to provide a better-connected member experience. Is your association poised to take advantage of the latest technology for customer-centric experiences from Salesforce, the leader in customer relationship management? Looking to the leader in CRM for a connected member experience.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2014

All this summer weve been introducing you to the facilitators who will make the three tracks so memorable. Lisa is an internationally renowned facilitator and educator known for her use of Open Space Technology and other participant-driven dialogic and interactive methods for engaging deeper reflection, learning, and interchange.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

Yesterday, I spent a day facilitating leadership workshops for arts leaders attending the Art House Convergence Conference near Park City, Utah. If you are trying to do an interactive lecture, it stops group interaction. What was your experience? That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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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

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

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. Design for Participants To Apply. So, you have to design for that.

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Classy

MAY 26, 2021

Yet this aspect of the experience is often the most daunting for many. As hosts of the Collaborative , an annual immersive experience designed exclusively for nonprofits, we’re no strangers to facilitating meaningful connections. Know What You Want Out of Your Conference Networking Experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In my work as a trainer and facilitator, I make workshops and master classes as interactive as possible, incorporating peer discussion, movement, and creativity. I feel this makes a better learning experience. However, these days so many of my meetings take place online, typically on Zoom, and interactivity can be a challenge.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nonprofit CRMs and fundraising tools are software solutions designed specifically for the unique needs of nonprofit organizations. They include features for campaign management, online donation processing, and donor analytics, which help nonprofits design effective fundraising strategies.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse range of experiences, from yoga to pickleball to kayaking and more.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, integrating social media buttons on your nonprofit website signifies a commitment to fostering engagement, driving awareness, and facilitating convenient avenues for supporters to contribute. When designing your mobile page, it’s crucial to prioritize the most essential features of your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Consider the experiences of organizations like Urban Wellness Initiative, Sea Life Preservation Society, and EcoFuture Foundation. Enter Bloomerang, a CRM solution specifically designed for nonprofits. A CRM system becomes invaluable, documenting every interaction, preference, and donation.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Intuitive user experience. Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. By getting to know your supporters better, you can understand how they’re using your website and how you can improve their experience. Intuitive user experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2015

As trainers, Andrea and I both know the value of “modeling the model,” so we wanted to use and model best practices for designing effective meetings on their preferred platforms. Design must comes first. Designing A Participatory Hook for a Virtual Meeting. Finally, you identify next steps and follow up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we integrate content sharing and audience interaction in the right balance to unleash pearls of wisdom from both audience and the experts on the stage?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

We have shifted to digital-mediated interactions for almost everything in our lives. This can make the experience lonely. Hyper self-awareness occurs when we are forced to view our own faces while we are interacting with others. Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab – WSJ ) . Why Remote Work Is Exhausting.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

For instance, you could create personas based on how individuals interact with your mission, whether as volunteers, donors, or beneficiaries. Use this template to facilitate the persona creation process: This template offers space to add demographic and behavioral information about your personas and strategize your intended messaging.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Together, we’ll unravel the intricacies and shed light on how you can optimize your analytics experience so that you can confidently track what matters and make the best data-informed decisions going forward. Transcend your apprehensions and transform them into strategic advantages for your nonprofit organization! Vote for this session!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

It is a great opportunity to ponder the question: How to design and deliver learning experiences for nonprofits that connect, inspire, and engage? What are the best practices? The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

It’s designed to support the way associations work. It supports a connected member experience. When you use a Salesforce-based AMS system like Nimble AMS that uses Person Accounts, you can see all information about a member in one spot – making it easy to deliver connected member experiences across channels and departments.

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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. And while anything you do the first time will not be perfect and in many cases stressful, in the end it was a good experience. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Optimizing your healthcare organization or hospital’s website design ensures patients and community members can find the information they need quickly. A professionally designed website can help establish your organization as a reputable, trustworthy institution. Make your donation and volunteer opportunities easy to find.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

Once you’ve identified your target audience, you can backtrack to create a compelling campaign that they’re most likely to interact with. You can promote your silent auction on several different platforms (while prioritizing the ones, your audience is most likely to interact with), such as: Your organization’s website. Social media.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Introduction to Microsoft Clarity Microsoft Clarity is a cutting-edge behavioral analysis tool that empowers organizations to understand user interactions on their websites. Microsoft Clarity offers a compelling solution by providing real-time analytics that facilitate data-driven decision-making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

One of the project tasks is to develop a multilingual online learning community for partners, contributors, sponsors, participants, teams, mentors, social media techies from the region, and trainers to interact and share best practices. Chris is the Director of User Experience for Meedan.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Build an attractive volunteer program Designing a volunteer program that appeals to potential volunteers involves several elements. The experience and interactions you create from the very first point of contact lay the groundwork for retaining those volunteers. Start a conversation ; effective communications are interactive.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

She’s focused on enhancing Common Sense Media’s user experience — which is why she asked the Salesforce.org Digital Transformation & Business Value team for help. Our team led Common Sense through a series of activities designed to uncover opportunities to elevate their user experience. What is the ideal user experience?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

Howard Gardner has dedicated his life work to this Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Yet, many conference panels are designed to accommodate only one or two styles of learning and go shallow instead of going deep. I designed and facilitated one panel, I’ve Found My Free Agent, Now What? Rob Cottingham.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By aligning your branding and messaging across both email and website content, you can provide a cohesive user experience for your supporters. The best nonprofit websites create opportunities for interaction and further engagement. Easily facilitate newsletter registration with a fully embedded form.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2017

I was invited to teach an interactive workshop based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit on how to link self-care with well being in the workplace. Empathy or discover walks are designed to build skills in relationship building across disciplines and understanding another person’s point of view. Source: Sitkicker.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Personal interactions. At an in-person event, attendees can easily interact with one another and socialize during these breaks, keeping them engaged. Not only will attendees be able to interact with one another, but they’ll also be able to connect with members of your nonprofit’s staff and witness the impact of your story firsthand.

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OneCause

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

To ensure that your event goes smoothly and encourages as much support from attendees as possible, don’t forget to plan for your auction’s stage design. . What is event stage design? According to Spacehuntr’s Ultimate Guide to Event Stage Design , it is the strategic optimization of a venue through the addition of physical objects. .

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