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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

.orgSource

Sandy Marsico, Founder and CEO of Sandstorm Design, described the challenge of balancing risk with growth like this: “You need the courage to take chances and the stomach to handle anxiety. These funds are designated for experimentation. When we started the company, we had over $1 million worth of business doing slides.

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7 Easy Ideas to Give Your Next Presentation Oomph

Tech Soup

Did you know that audiences forget 90 percent of what's presented to them? You've sat through your fair share of screamingly dull presentations where you felt proud that you remembered even 1.7 percent of what was presented (well, at least the parts you were awake for). Include Only One Key Point per Slide.

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11 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

11 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits. Whether we like it or not, information overload is a part of our culture now, and the design and tone of your nonprofit’s website need to take this shift in communication seriously and present your website accordingly. Home Page Design. Simplicity is key.

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Some Thoughts About Remote Presentations: Mekong ICT Camp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was invited to present a key note at the Mekong ICT Camp in Thailand about nonprofits, social media, and measurement. ” Unfortunately, I could make it to Thailand, so I presented and lead a discussion remotely using Google Hangouts from California. Format: Our session was 90 minutes. Henry Khu (@HenryKhu) May 7, 2013.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

View more presentations from Beth Kanter. This morning Liz Karlin, who works at the Packard Foundation in Grant Operations , and I did a remote presentation for the Foundation Financial Officers Group on Organizational Change and Social Media Policy development. In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video.

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7 Video Conferencing Tips To Get You Through Social Distancing—And Beyond

Global Giving

It is not enough to do a quick test run before you present for the first time, especially if you are organizing a set schedule webinar. Nothing should be new to you by the time you start the presentation. In order to make everyone comfortable and the session productive, it’s important to include slides introducing some ground rules.

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