Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! There are two different methods to evaluate your training. Use Learning Theory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

As a trainer and subject matter expert, I fight a big battle when designing a workshop. Balancing the amount of content delivery with exercises and right sizing given the available time for the workshop. This where design thinking methods and innovation lab facilitation techniques can be helpful. Training Design'

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AUGUST 1, 2017

I recently wrote about my experiences presenting at FocusOn Learning 2017 (you can read about them here ). Part of my presentation pertained to branching scenarios, online simulations in which learners decide how to proceed in problem solving. One educational benefit that I tend to gloss over is engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. In addition, I presented a webinar on training design and facilitated a session on nonprofit technology training design at NTC. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times throughout October-December as we presented dozens online webinars and guest posts and articles. Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Instructional designers have been trying for years to come up with the perfect teachings for organizational entities, with learnings ranging from electronic, social, micro, mobile, instructor-led, and blended. Your great learning program could be even greater with just a little coaching. How can my organization utilize coaching?

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APRIL 22, 2021

As an association, your main product is the value that you provide to members— this likely includes networking experiences, events, and casual educational experiences such as webinars and presentations. You’re unable to pivot to new training methods, such as virtual events, and are behind the times. Virtual event planning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Energizers are activities designed to awaken a sleeping audience or activate a jaded one. In India, I designed the first one to celebrate the local culture: It was called “Bollywood Moment.” Energizers are typically done right after lunch and during mid-afternoon breaks, when energy tends to be low, but they can be done any time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

View more presentations from Beth Kanter. The workshop was presented by the Colorado Association of Funders and the Colorado Nonprofit Association and sponsored by Gill Foundation , Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado , The Colorado Health Foundation , and The Colorado Trust. Colorado Project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat. I also facilitated several design labs with nonprofits as part of the research for the Happy Healthy Nonprofit at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management and the National Arts Marketing Project. You can find out more and register here.

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JULY 8, 2021

Or, individuals in a business course could complete an open-ended case study-based assessment to test how well they can apply the information presented, effectively testing skills acquired. You can present the key points in the history of developing the process out of order, and ask the learner to sequence them in the correct order.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Program Design. With facilitator’s guidance, grantees will design and implement a small action learning project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

ArtsLab SF View more presentations from Beth Kanter. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. Participants design and launch a social media experiment that helps them improve their practice and share learning with one another. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1.

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JULY 31, 2013

This peer learning exchange is designed to help state-based groups to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. The project supports a cohort of children’s health care insurance advocates with monthly peer calls, a face-to-face annual workshop, and expert one-on-one coaching from SpitFire coaches.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Course authoring software platforms empower learning professionals, often alongside content development experts, to author, design, and assemble eLearning courses for learners. Mobile-responsive design for all interactive elements. The choice between these two options depends on a few different factors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

One thing I haven't been doing over the years is documenting the instructional design or lesson plan. the presentation and handouts can be downloaded here and more on the game as originally conceived and developed by Beth and David Wilcox is here). (Reflections coming soon!) His reflections below. It's been in my head.

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