Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

The experience people have on your non-profit website will influence what they think about you and if they think they can trust you. Start With the Basics: Platform, Domain Name, and Site Map The first thing you need to do in building your non-profit website is choose a platform. Next, you need a site map.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

It is a great opportunity to ponder the question: How to design and deliver learning experiences for nonprofits that connect, inspire, and engage? What are the best practices? In a peer learning situation, people may make stronger connections with others and develop working relationships that may go beyond the learning experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

As one of my great teachers said, ”You are not good at what you do unless you are always learning and reflecting on your practice.” Creating Learning Experiences That Inspire and Engage. Ecosystem map of capacity builders space at #penguinday pic.twitter.com/1fGVlLkH3K — Beth Kanter (@kanter) March 12, 2014.

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Bloomerang

JULY 22, 2021

A majority of all adults experience imposter syndrome at some point in their careers; 70% by the latest figures. . Firstly forgive yourself for feeling this way and recognize it’s a way of thinking, not a reflection of reality. With years of experience working within the industry on the ground in the UK and further afield.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Layer one, internal assessment, is an exercise in rigorous self-reflection. The Intersector Toolkit provides frameworks that reflect phases of the relationship and support conceptual design, monitoring program elements, and ongoing measurement of milestones or goals. Layer two begins with the implementation process. Recommendations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I always like to start with an icebreaker that allows participants to reflect and identify burning questions. They also created network maps for each country as well sharing examples using online networks using technology tools. All in all, based on the feedback , a successful capacity building experience for all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Some Reflections. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience. I started experimenting with these concepts back in 2008 at SXSW session on Nonprofit ROI and SXSW Session on Nonprofit Crowdsourcin g as well as at the NTC in 2009 on a session mapping metrics to strategy. Hashtag Stats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

It was a great learning experience from both a process and content perspective. Once we mapped the network on the wall before our eyes, we reflected on the following questions: * What are the points of connection? There are two different lens to think about network mapping. What are the opportunities for reciprocity?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This is why it is important for leaders to encourage staff to reflect on their workflow processes and to encourage experimentation as described below. When staff are able to map out what the AI can do and what they can do, they get a view of their job role that they have never had before.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2009

I learned a lot about the network approaches and was particularly interested learning a bit more about social network analysis and mapping processes. The small groups should a mix of people and include someone with experience actually using the tools and one person who is a good facilitator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Being able to make decisions and evaluate are more appropriate for a learning experience delivered over time such as a semester long course or at least having some time and space in between sessions. evaluate the results of your social media experiment and use the information to improve your next social media strategy experiment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

I’m finding that my learning and online work is a fast forward, swimming in the stream experience. I liked this map so much that I printed it out and keep at my desk. 4.) Reflection: Reflection doesn’t have to be a huge amount of time to be effective. Even if it is just to get up and walk around my desk.

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Content Tips Help Exercise 139

AccelEvents

MARCH 16, 2021

The planning stage is the perfect time to map out how your hybrid event will be used as part of your marketing strategy. Sit down with the hybrid event stakeholders and map out why you want to have this hybrid event. In what ways can the brand imagery interact with augmented reality for an improved event experience?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. Qualitative Staff Characteristics (project-related experience, shared backgrounds, executive biographies, etc.). consider mapping the common fields identified here to any data fields available via Application Programming Interface (API) in your public database. We adapted. Applicant Contact Information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Lately, I've had the experience of running the game as a 3-hour workshop as part of a second day of peer learning workshops on Network Effectiveness. Being comfortable or having experience using social media tools and communications expertise are two different mindsets. Otherwise, attitudes don't change.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

We covered how to do Community Mapping (identifying the segments and goals of the community), Content Mapping (creating a plan for which content goes where, and why), and Data Tracking (pulling all the numbers together). Community Mapping. >> Content Mapping. >> Presentation. YOU can do it!

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Metrics Community Map Template 219

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This article will introduce a few ways to think differently about your existing museum shop or mind-map for the future if you intend to open one. Enlist an impartial third party to visit your shop and feedback on their experience. Ask them to share details about how they navigated the space and what caught their eye.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

These experiences are all too common. A recent analysis of Candid’s Foundation Maps data by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy ( AAPIP ) found that between 2014 and 2018, approximately 0.2 My take reflects my thoughts about the moment more broadly. percent of annual funding explicitly focused on AAPI populations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2009

Mapping Metrics to Strategy View more presentations from kanter. Yesterday, I facilitated a session called Mapping Social Media to Strategy. An introduction to analytic tools and individual/team reflection processes The panelists included Sarah Granger, Danielle Brigida, Wendy Harman, and Qui Diaz.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

I designed and facilitated “ A Global Conversation: Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World ” at the SXSWi Interactive over the weekend as an opportunity to experiment with some of these ideas. As many of you know, I’m comfortable with public learning, so using this post to share what I learned.

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AccelEvents

MARCH 16, 2021

The planning stage is the perfect time to map out how your hybrid event will be used as part of your marketing strategy. Sit down with the hybrid event stakeholders and map out why you want to have this hybrid event. In what ways can the brand imagery interact with augmented reality for an improved event experience?

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Goal Marketing Virtual Synchronous 59

Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land-use and commodity production. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Post-It Note Facilitation of A Network Map - 2012 Pakistan NGOs. More recent books on these methods include Gamestorming by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, and James Macanufo and Visual Meetings by David Sibbet (I took David Sibbet’s workshop on visual meeting facilitation and wrote up some reflections here.). But wait, paper???

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Before launching your website, conduct user experience and accessibility tests. For some nonprofits, this may involve updating their brand elements to reflect changes to their mission, focus, and values, while others reinvent their brand as part of their digital marketing strategy. Test your website. Refreshing your brand.

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Digital Strategy Websites Test 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? What's your strategy map? What worked?

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

"Adin Miller, a friend and all-around smart guy, wrote a blog post reflecting on James Surowiecki’s talk about the“ Wisdom of Crowds ” at the Communications Network and CommA Fall 2010 Conference. Please take a look, and share your own thoughts about crowdsourcing within the comments section below!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

The NTEN project is an excellent learning laboratory for reflection and learning about this topic. wondering if i might poke my nose into this knowledge building experiment. He brings the lens of experience of a community building process for a new media curriculum. " Dave has posted his first observation here.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Do you interrogate the map? So when the folks at the think tank asked us to make a media piece to address one problem we saw with the current setup, I decided to do a little experiment in visitor-driven navigation. So what would I do with this little experiment? How do you find your way around a multi-faceted museum?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Some tip include mapping out a good process for work flow and using collaborative technology effectively. Amy Su Jen offers up a great framework for individuals. Team members reflect on their own remote working experiences and use that insight to create a shared charter for your nonprofit. PRIORITIES.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Although they were hung with good intentions, in my experience, most became the inspiration for snarky office jokes. A vision statement is your destination, a mission statement is your map, and your values are your guideposts. Most importantly, your leadership should reflect the ideal you’re asking your organization to achieve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

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. Having this network map on the wall during the whole training, let us as the trainers acknowledge the expertise and knowledge in the room.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. Photo by Beth Kanter. Call this “social change 2.0”. How do we assign causality (or should we?) How do networks learn?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Consider incorporating interactive content into your blog, such as: Quizzes Polls Image galleries or slideshows Interactive maps Interactive videos Your nonprofit’s content management system (CMS) may offer built-in tools or add-ons that make it easier to create interactive content. Simple language free of jargon.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2021

Although they were hung with good intentions, in my experience, most became the inspiration for snarky office jokes. A vision statement is your destination, a mission statement is your map, and your values are your guideposts. Most importantly, your leadership should reflect the ideal you’re asking your organization to achieve.

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Nonprofit Culture Test Pledge 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. What would it look like if we mapped this web? Safe travels, everyone!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

As the instructor, it felt a lot less like training people – and more like a peer learning, professional development experience. I ended the day inspired and optimistic (although pretty jet lagged) about the potential impact of a networked capacity building project in this part of the world. Network Mapping Exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My role was to deliver components of the Networked NGO curriculum – sessions on network mapping, challenges assumptions about networked ways of working, as well as training on how to use the online collaboration platform for their together moving forward. Field Trips and Real World Experience. Needless to say, I learned a lot!

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