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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

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Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Kudos to NTEN for breaking the template on the typical type of events it has hosted. Peer Self-Assessment and Peer Coaching Exercises. Photo by Trav Williams.

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Case study update: NTEN's site re-launch

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Progress made over the past six weeks: Card sorting exercise at staff retreat. It was good for everyone to do this exercise in order to see and analyze the results, but also to refine the list of cards and approach when opening the exercise to the general community. Community card sorting exercise. Happy August!

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Virtual Meeting Check-Ins & Icebreakers During A Pandemic

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Meico Whitlock (Mindful Techie) leads the NTEN Board in a meditation meeting opener. CCC: This stands for the “Covid-Chat-Check-In” and is based on an exercise from Liberating Structures Playbook. I’ve been working in my pajamas since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web. Or the last photo in their phone.

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How to Decide Which Fundraising Software Your Nonprofit Should Use

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Independent nonprofit organizations NTEN and Idealware partnered to conduct A Consumers Guide to Low-Cost Fundraising Systems , a comprehensive study of 32 fundraising solutions designed for small to medium-sized nonprofits that ranged in price from just a few hundred dollars to nearly $6,000 per year. Make sure everyone is in the know.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

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Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. 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. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Webinars: Designing Effective Learning Experiences

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Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. Present a concept for 15 minutes, break people into small groups with a particular exercise to apply the material, and then come back as a full group for a report out. It was delivered in two sessions.

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How to Be a Wizard at Tech Training Design and Delivery

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The 2016 session took all of the trainers’ lessons learned from the previous session and improved upon the presentation and exercises. Using a content interaction exercise grid to prepare varied interactive exercises (a blank grid is included with the session handouts).