Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Whether our meeting is useless or valuable depends on how we design, facilitate, and follow up. Meeting design is more than just agenda planning or identifying topics. You also need to establish meeting norms or rules of engagement and then design and facilitate the process to get results. Here’s my curated list.

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DipJar

AUGUST 12, 2021

A strong design with a user-friendly interface can lead not only to more donors, but larger donations and recurring gifts. . Fortunately, all nonprofits can optimize their website to increase their fundraising potential, even those without a web design expert on staff. Make your donation button highly visible. Use engaging images.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

To make fundraising a little easier for nonprofits, we put together this list of nonprofit fundraising best practices. Each of the items below is a best practice your nonprofit can use to raise crucial funds for your mission. Check out this blog post for step-by-step instructions on developing a strategic fundraising plan.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

We’ve taken a closer look at the Jane-A-Thon event to provide some best practices that can be applied to your spring peer-to-peer fundraising events. Best Practice #1: Have A Peer-To-Peer Platform. Best Practice #2: Easy Registration. Best Practice #3: Introduce Incentives And Prizes.

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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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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

Online Auction Website Software Online Auction Site Best Practices Online Auction Website Ideas. Online Auction Site Best Practices. Building an engaging website for your auction is easy if you stick to a few essential best practices. Keep instructions clear and concise. Online Auction Website Software. Request a demo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In addition, I was lucky enough to be the online facilitator for a virtual leadership program for arts administrators co-hosted by the Cornell University School of Management where I learned and practiced a range of instructional techniques for teaching adults. Training Design'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. That is not design thinking.

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Media Cause

APRIL 22, 2022

Whether you’re reaching out to build issue awareness, share important news, or raise money for your organization, incorporating these best practices into your email marketing campaigns can help your emails reach your target audiences and keep them engaged with your mission. . Most people designing emails are doing so on a computer.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

You design courses that specifically target what the learner needs. This could be practice, memorization, motivation, or something else. An activity where learners must demonstrate understanding of the steps followed by feedback about their choices can help change a practice. Design a course that targets that change.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. design curriculum and teach classes without a fear of becoming outdated. Internet safety instruction doesn’t have to be difficult, though! Internet safety instruction doesn’t have to be difficult, though! Pacific time (2 p.m. organizations.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

There are two parts to the act of giving a financial gift – the emotional part and the practical part. The practical part is about making the whole process simple and easy. It’s a critical page, yet it’s often designed last, with very little thought. But it actually is a critical part of the fundraising process.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The webinar was designed as a supplemental course to the webinar series required to earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising. Top 3 Crowdfunding Best Practices. Download TikTok from your App Store and follow the instructions to create an account claim your username, such as: tiktok.com/@wwf.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2017

As an educational consultant, I offer nonprofits instruction on best practices around their technology. And while I’m usually able to offer some general guidance, nonprofit website design best practices have never been my area of expertise. First, I believe in forming a user-based perspective for the design.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Candid’s courses are led by our team of expert trainers who deliver high-quality content to equip participants with actionable takeaways and practical tools. We felt it was important to launch these efforts now as early steps towards making good on our commitment to promote more equitable practices across our sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. For this exercise, it would have been helpful to have people in each group with some prior real life experience designing an ROI study. If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level. I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. Three Ways to Think About Content. Think Beyond Presenters.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

However, getting your supporters to show up and participate in your event is only possible with a well-devised branding and design strategy. Are branding and design really that vital to the success of a fundraiser? In fact, a virtual food drive relies even more on the functionality and design of your website and online branding.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this guide, we’ll provide four CRM training best practices. Customize training materials: Develop user manuals, best practice guides, video tutorials, and FAQs that support each team’s CRM journey. A CRM is the backbone of effective communication, engagement , and fundraising strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

I've been a participant in design discussions about wiki projects, but never the main architect. Mathieu Plouride responded pointing to some of his research to identify best practices of using wikis in higher ed. Update: Composing Free and Open Online Education Resources Designing for Flexible Learning Practice

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

She said the workshop gave her the time to get started working on it and was confident that she’d be putting it into practice immediately. Design for Participants To Apply. It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. So, you have to design for that.

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sgEngage

MAY 24, 2021

Listen in to today’s episode to hear Melissa Rancour, principal instructional designer for Blackbaud University, talk about what social good organizations can do to get others invested and talking about their cause, the effect this has on donor retention, and how it can reduce donor remorse. Listen Now: Resources: Melissa Rancour.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops. Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences that Connect, Inspire, and Engage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

But this is more than a simple report on a highly successful leadership program that takes a systems approach to serving an underserved community, it is the authors playbook of how to design and implement a program, including facilitation recipes for designing meetings. The facilitation methods are participatory.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 28, 2022

Use your attendee email list to communicate schedule changes, provide health and safety updates, promote your online auction preview, or send out instructions for how to bid. While your chosen livestream platform should provide instructions, you’ll need content to design an exciting and engaging program for your stream.

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

A well-designed volunteer program not only benefits the nonprofit, but also the volunteers themselves. Best Practices for Communicating with Volunteers Effective communication not only helps to clarify expectations but also fosters trust, strengthens relationships, and promotes accountability. Transparency.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2024

Every piece of software has a software development lifecycle (SDLC) that typically involves discovery, requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance. This is the industry’s best-practice way for enabling different software applications to exchange data. The reasons?

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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! Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process. Use Learning Theory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

But it isn’t impossible, if you follow best practices for virtual facilitation for meetings. One design important instructional principle for trainings and meetings, whether online or face-to-face, is to start off with a fun way to ease into the work. These activities are called icebreakers.

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Candid

MAY 18, 2023

To get a live look into how this works in practice, it never hurts to simply “google it.” While this process can feel intimidating, it’s worth noting that every step is designed to benefit your website and organization—even outside of Google Ads. If you already have an account, you can use it to procure your nonprofit’s Ad Grant.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 29, 2023

Fun Fact These courses were designed by a team of professional educators and instructors to be clear, concise, and useful. This is a collection of step-by-step instructions and videos on specific tasks you may need to complete in your Neon One account. Lots of Neon One employees take these courses, too! What Is It? What Is It?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Here are some best practices to make sure you get this valuable data: Streamline guest registration : Streamline the check-in process by using a well-designed registration form or a digital sign-up platform. Underscore eco-friendly practices and initiatives that resonate with environmentally-conscious donors of all ages.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

With 28 sessions across five content tracks, you will find thought-provoking discussions, practical takeaways from your peers, and have questions answered in real time by Salesforce product experts. So we’re excited to invite you to the second day of programming, designed for networking, hands-on training, and deep-dive workshops.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 14, 2021

And they made sure the virtual stream included specific instructions for using Greater Giving’s Online Bidding. Design a fair auction and thrilling, inspiring Fund-A-Need. If hosting in two separate locations, designate a point person to coordinate between them. Tips for hosting a killer hybrid event.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

Treatment: The healthcare system prescribes treatment and follow-up instructions. Post-visit behavioral and lifestyle adjustment: The patient follows treatment instructions and makes lifestyle adjustments to facilitate healing and well-being. Initial contact: A patient makes contact with your healthcare system online or in person.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Kettl share compelling and instructive stories about some of today’s most successful bridgebuilders—federal state, and local government leaders who transcend boundaries and partner across sectors, to achieve success and meet their goals. That is because throughout the book, authors William D. Eggers and Donald F. Make boundaries flexible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. Whether you are facilitating a session with your board, staff, or hundreds of folks in a room, you’ll find ways to design instructional content that interests, engages, and inspires action. Instructional Design. Peer Learning Design.

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