Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Harold led an exercise that challenged us to find ways to be more intentional with our storytelling. Harold’s presentation and exercise set the tone (if you’ll forgive the pun) for a vibrant and insightful discussion among participants. Leaders must demonstrate leadership in the area of mental health.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. This can be as simple as a poll or having participants type a reflective question in the chat at the beginning. Medium: Up to 50 people. The connection between participants is less intimate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I’ve just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the “Silicon Valley” of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement. Teens As Free Agents. Teens As Free Agents.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

By investing in automation and organizational tools that let technology take over on the day-to-day tasks, your team can devote more of themselves to your organization’s big-picture initiatives. These types of partnerships are reflections of the trust the organization has in the software company. Are they financially secure?

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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! But disciplining yourself to reflect afterwards always gives the reward of improvement. Use Learning Theory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I feel that my technology training for nonprofits work is more like a calling for me than simply a job or career. For the past 15 years, I have been excited about nonprofit technology training design and delivery and it is what I will continue to focus on as part of my role at Zoetica over the coming years. Some Reflections.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Taking time to reflect on what makes you successful as a leader can be an important exercise in helping you grow. Many believe self-reflection and constructive criticism is the best way for us to grow as individuals. The post How Nonprofit Leaders Lead appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. Incorporating Movement Into Exercises. Interactive Exercises.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

budget, team members, skillsets, technology, time, emotional support). Reflect on the demands your job places on you—can any be removed? Essentially, burnout occurs when the demands of your job (e.g., deadlines, fundraising goals, meetings, customer complaints, toxic coworkers) outweigh the resources you have to meet the demands (e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Here's some reflections: Thoughtful, Intentional Experiments Thoughtful experimentation is setting up a low-risk experiment with metrics to figure out what is and isn't working is a social media best practice. She calls it "joyful funeral" -- that you quickly say this didn't work, reflect on why, and move on. Stay tuned for that!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Brainstorming Warm Up Exercise. Do a warm up exercise to get people in a positive mindset (see above).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2015

I just returned from my 15 consecutive Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN! ” In addition to thinking about how much exercise can I get this week, also think about how little sitting you can do. The slides and resources from the session can be found here. Photo by Jim Nickerson.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Note from Beth: At last year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky enough to join a “birds of a feather” lunch table. Migration: a way to reschedule tasks following reflection and a reassessment of them. Among them: Have a place to plan, reflect and think offline. Reduce over-planning.

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Journal Professional Nonprofit Reflection 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

David Lavenda wrote this excellent article in Fast Company about the history of the Post-It notes and their potential for becoming a killer innovation technology. Take for example my colleague Eugene Eric Kim who shares his facilitation toolkit which includes links to his favorite Post It notes and markers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

The assessment helps nonprofits look at eight different areas: Technology, Content, Channels/Devices, Audiences, Analytics, User Experience, and Governance. Opening Exercise. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies the Spectragram technique in his technology/activist trainings. Reflection and Takeaways.

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Participatory Digital Facilitation Exercise 76

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This is a widespread practice now, of course, as studies show that gratitude can help us sleep better, get more exercise, experience less pain, and benefit from improved overall wellbeing. But being grateful means more than reflecting on the good parts of our lives. So it begins with gratitude. About the Author. CEO at Salesforce.org.

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Student Celebrate California Exercise 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). Help participants digest and reflect on some content shared during the session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. If time is available, also do a plus/delta exercise with participants as a close out to the session. Measure, evaluate, reflect, and improve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

organizational change, and technology. This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. There is also an self-assessment exercise. We did this on Day 1.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. I also used composite scenarios based on real-life nonprofits needing to apply ROI techniques to technology purchase decisions. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

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. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

What surprised me though, was the share pair report out exercise, “What are the conversation starters about concerns that your organization needs to have to build a social media policy?&# I was surprised that most of the topics were tactical and how to questions. Are phone volunteers trained and certified?

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Social Media Government Reflection Media 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

That’s when you can add a brief stretch break, energizer , or incorporate an exercise that requires getting up and moving around. I’ve done this as a reflection exercise towards the end of a multiple day training or full day training. Here’s some examples.

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Learning Theory Learning Brain Exercise 138

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Mazur uses technology,a web-based monitoring system where students submit answers to questions about the reading prior to coming to class. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques. She recently took a deep dive into reflective practice and techniques.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Then students complete exercises, either in small groups or solo. I use this design checklist to identify interactive exercises. In addition, I write a reflection on my lesson on what I felt worked best or how to modify for the next time. They also have to present their ideas to the whole class and do a brief write up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. In some instances, you might need a longer amount of time to do this exercise, but the way this was facilitated with 50 people was highly productive and efficient. There are usually two aspects of this.

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Facilitation Technique Ideas Exercise 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My experience so far has been to develop curriculum – mostly focused on technology that is adapted in different countries by local organizations. This design was a participatory process and was intended to provide an opportunity for deep reflective process.

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Rwanda Social Media Training Train 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2014

So far, what I like a lot of about the first week is reflective exercises that help you apply the content to your own situation – in this case – how to decide what you want to give to – and reflecting on effective giving and not so effective from your own personal experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

David comes to this work from a background in the education and educational technology field and he’s on fire! He lead us on a series of improvisation exercises designed to teach important skills for networked leaders: empathy, awareness, celebrating failure, being open to change and more. Not great as many of reflected.

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Teach Change Exercise Social 50

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Sport, play, and physical exercise help these children overcome some of the stresses they carry with them. When I reflect on the work Laureus is doing around the world — I’m reminded that the positive impact sport can have on society is the greatest thing. For its own part, Salesforce is leading from the front.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2010

It made me think of the metaphor of the Dance Floor and the Balcony a phrase and exercise that I learned from a session that Eric Eugene Kim facilitated. . Strategy is analytical, reflective, and thinking - not much action. David Sasaki has a terrific reflection on that here. Tactics is doing, moving, and acting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2013

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement.

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Teach Instructional Design Learning Instruction 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

The project is being managed by IIE and builds on a highly successful program launched in the Middle East five years ago, Women in Technology that trained over 10,000 women from 9 countries in the Middle East and in collaboration with over 60 training partners. To reflect on how these modules might be used in their own trainings.

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Activities Active Activism Digital 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Richard Sved, a fundraising consultant from the UK, participated and wrote a reflection on the UK Fundraising Blog. Note from Beth: Last week, I had the honor of teaching a master class at the International Fundraising Congress (IFC) on avoiding burnout for fundraisers with Corinne Aartman in Amsterdam. Fundraiser, Health Thyself!

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Fundraising Charity Exercise Consultant 73

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

There is one thing it seems like all ages can agree on, though, and that’s the continuously increasing role that technology plays in our daily lives. The experience your members have is likely a reflection of the experience your staff members have with your association technology every day. Get personal. Do a tech check.

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