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Webinars: Designing Effective Learning Experiences

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The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. This post summarizes some learning research and offers some tips for delivering effective webinars.

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Reflecting on NTEN Publications Accomplishments in 2011: We Launched a Digital Journal for Nonprofit Leaders!

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Recently, I've been thinking about the launch of NTEN's newest resource: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. After picking the platform, we tackled the design. As a bonus, most of these subscribers are new to NTEN. TIME Magazine reflected and determined this was the year of "The Protester."

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How Does Your Nonprofit Use Data To Improve Results?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”. A streamlined and well designed dashboard. Articulating measurable goals.

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Going Green: Paperless Evaluations at the 10NTC

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This was followed by each of the evaluation questions (pre-recorded by NTEN's own Holly Ross) and a prompt for their answers. Online: On the backend, this system was nearly identical to the Call-In option, as the two were just different input options for the same Precision Polling system.

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Five Tools for Engaging Your Members Online (Easy, Inexpensive Ways to Make Your [Virtual] World a Better Place)

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By Carrie Spates, Design Manager, Siteworx Nonprofit clients I work with generally have mastered the art of engaging members and supporters once they are in the door. Polling widgets are a fun and simple way to interact with visitors on your site. Start a Conversation. On the Web, the best way to engage people is to ask a question.

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What is a Widget?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Web Widgets often but not always use Adobe Flash or JavaScript programming languages. So, perhaps widgets should be designed to reach first-timers or new readers. For example, linking a poll to a post on the topic. Other terms used to describe a Web Widget include Gadget, Badge, Module, Capsule, Snippet, Mini and Flake.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

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In this case. Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.