John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

Have frank internal conversations about priorities. Feed the system explicit instructions and examples displaying equitable behavior. Rigorously evaluate an LLM or AI’s performance across sensitive demographics before anything else. Here are some tips: Discuss values upfront. Define clear “red line” policies.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

Pre-Award Stage Generating Grant Guidelines Developing grant guidelines requires creating a comprehensive outline of the grant’s objectives, eligibility requirements, application procedure, and evaluation metrics. These instructions provide prospective grant recipients with an overview of what is expected and how to apply.

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Candid

JULY 13, 2023

Anticipated expenses: Direct costs, like staff time, consultants, supplies, equipment, and evaluation (such as conducting surveys or collecting feedback). Before you begin, make sure to read and re-read the instructions from the funder. A proposal budget should include: Sources of income: Grants and other funding contributions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Over three months, about 600 people filled mason jars with personal memories and put them on display. There were no written instructions, just a mural that suggested what to do and labels that prompted people for their name and memory. I think most of us are familiar with interview and survey-based evaluation methods.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The odd thing about living through a technological revolution is you think it’s just another Tuesday. Adaptive learning models can empower teachers to customize instruction for each student’s needs, and students can even personalize a digital tutoring experience. Want to learn more about AI? of ChatGPT last December.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2022

Take the time to evaluate your current technology and determine how it can be used to further your campaign. Your messages during this period should be both instructive and motivational, explaining to supporters what they should do to make a difference and when. . Make campaigning convenient for your supporters. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

John Kenyon and I wrote guest posts on the NTEN blog that will give you a flavor of what the session is about. I love all aspects instructional design and facilitation , but being a good trainer also means being a good content curator and resource librarian. This six-step instructional model is called “ENGAGE.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

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. How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Training. Design Thinking As Instructional Technique.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Here are the best examples, templates, and tips about the nonprofit RFP process. Internal evaluation Create clear guidelines for your project and try to rank the proposals across different attributes. What is your mission, and what critical information does any potential firm need to know about you before working together?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. If time is available, also do a plus/delta exercise with participants as a close out to the session. Measure, evaluate, reflect, and improve. As the facilitator, you have give clear instructions to people and keep time.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Once you’ve determined that the solution is a good fit, then ask these questions to evaluate vendors: How long has the company been in business? About a month before the launch, send out an email announcing your new system. Provide a launch date and reassure volunteers that account instructions will soon follow.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

What should you consider when evaluating eLearning consultants? If you’ve outgrown your current learning management system, a consultant can help you research solutions, evaluate them against your needs, and make a plan for implementing the new tech into your strategy. What does a learning consultant do? Organizational Readiness.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The three main types of AI you should know about: Generative AI are programs that can use your input to create new content, from images to texts to music. These systems follow predefined instructions without the ability to learn from new data. Learn more about time-saving automations with this guide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Deep-dives into Google Analytics reports with specific examples for evaluating your digital marketing performance. Peer Instruction and the flipped classroom is a research-based, interactive teaching method developed by Eric Mazur at Harvard University in the 1990s.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Supporters can get more information quickly by asking any questions they have about a message. Getting direct feedback allows your nonprofit to learn more about your donors. You quickly send him a link to more information and instructions, and he submits his match request. Keep an eye on your metrics.

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

let's talk about this in person So, what are CLASSES in QuickBooks Online? Here's a class tracking overview with more details and instructions on how to set up classes and get started. It’s called CLASSES. Prepare to be wowed. Please allow us to elaborate!

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TechImpact

JULY 8, 2014

You have likely read about the power of this software on this blog, or elsewhere. A used guide is a step-by-step instruction guide that can cover data entry, reporting, policies, field definitions, and information on how the work should be flowing. Evaluate and analyze outcomes from data. Image courtesy of z2 Systems.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

In fact, 30% of annual giving happens in December , and about 10% of all annual donations come in the last three days of the year. That’s reason enough to shift your focus to end-of-year giving and get serious about planning a year-end giving campaign. But remember not to make your year-end appeal all about reaching your goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I didn't know anything about UNIX, discussion forums, email, or any of the technology used. And then immediately create instructional materials and trainings for the community. For almost six years, she has been integrating social media tools and tricks into her instructional practice. My job was the network weaver.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2012

As students return to school this and next month and buy their required reading books, principals, instructional coaches, department chairs, lead teachers, and teachers hopefully will have read this summer as their required reading Paul Bambrick-Santoyo’s new book, Leverage Leadership – A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools. “As

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

This can make or break your event so while you’re evaluating your options, definitely consider the ease of use for your staff and participants. In addition to using CauseVox’s registration form, Invest-In-Kids took it one step further by creating an instructional video explaining how to register, create a team, and join a team.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For example, you might learn about an animal shelter’s need for cat food and collect donations from employees over a set period of time. Evaluating your mission statement: Your company’s mission statement reflects its purpose and goals, and can even relate to some nonprofit causes. Learn about the best workplace giving software!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

Or do you learn better when you get a chance to process the content every 15 minutes by thinking about it quietly or talking with a peer? If you are a trainer, you are working with the human brain every day and you need to know as much as possible about how humans learn and how to teach a topic well. What do you actually retain?

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Gyrus

JUNE 28, 2016

To begin we should evaluate what a younger version of myself experienced in the learning process. Our learning instruction we receive from youth into early adulthood is fairly regimented; teachers are taught how to convey information to students, and for the most part, they engage in the same methodology across their efforts.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

When done correctly, these assessments both provide data about your members and help those members reach greater heights in their continuing education efforts. There are a variety of types of eLearning assessments that you can use to evaluate your association’s members. This tests knowledge acquisition. Open-Ended Questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

That means you have approximately 3 hours and the whole time should not be spent lecturing with a PowerPoint deck! I believe that workshops are an opportunity for nonprofit staffers to have some “thinking time” — to reflect and think about how the content applies to their specific situation.

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Qgiv

MAY 14, 2021

In 2020 nonprofits grappled with how to communicate about current events that were rocking the world—the Black Lives Matter Movement and the COVID-19 pandemic. Do our supporters want to hear from us about these issues? Debrief: Once your crisis has died down it’s important to evaluate your performance. Conclusion.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here at Double the Donation , we’ve compiled a number of tips and tricks to effectively communicate with your donors about matching gifts and raise more in phonathon revenue overall. By highlighting the larger purpose of the campaign, you can motivate both donors and callers to feel good about what they’re doing!

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

Drivers should be knowledgeable about resources and have the skills to manage projects, develop budgets, create timelines, and communicate progress to stakeholders. Designate both casual and more formal times and places for IT ambassadors to share information about their activities. Test and evaluate as you move ahead.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

We framed the session as what to think about before, during, and after a training , using the “ADDIE” model as an organizing device. One of my favorites was this terrific warm up from John Kenyon to help you when you are about to present. 6 Tips for Evaluating Your Training Session.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Welcome: AI 2-Minute Rule As a starting point, assume what takes you 2 hours can take AI 2 minutes , consider this when evaluating tasks. Create a training outline for a staff/stakeholder webinar about a topic Prompt: Prepare an outline for a webinar on {specific topic} intended for {staff/stakeholders}. could help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Here’s just a few: Instructional. For example, there are some approaches that lend themselves to having people think about their practice in an area as an individual or within their organization, while techniques encourage collaboration, cross-pollination, or more networked ways of being with each other. Reflective Practice.

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Forj

APRIL 12, 2017

Only after we really think about the “Data” and what it means does it turn into “Information” We’ve now made connections between the data points and know which ones are important. “Knowledge” is very instructive, and can be a good baseline for learning. Are you simply providing data?

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Cloud 4 Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Awareness: How does someone find out about your organization? Advocacy: How do you encourage your constituents to spread the word about your mission? During the awareness phase, it’s all about putting your mission out there for your constituents and supporters to find. How do you encourage them to provide this information?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2017

My instructional needs were simple: Question/Answer back channel where participants in the room or faraway could post questions. For the question about challenges, I had them use Slido’s open-ended question feature and asked them to share just three words about their challenges. Flash polls. Stay tuned.

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

Because of the many benefits of accessibility, it’s worthwhile to evaluate your nonprofit’s website against the official standards for nonprofit website accessibility. When it comes to accessibility for interactive forms, all instructions to fill out the form should be clearly communicated. Streamline the visual design of your website.

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