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The Art of Facilitating Virtual Meetings with Sticky Notes

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I also wanted to experiment with translating some facilitation techniques I use for face-to-face meetings (like sticky note facilitation ) to virtual meetings. Flickr Image by Derek Gavey. Depending on the number of people in your group, there are different ways to facilitate the report out.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Resilience

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Flickr photo by Geoff Livingston. 1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I’ve used Chris Brogan’s technique for over a decade and found it very helpful in keeping me focused. Here they are: My Three Rituals.

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How Nonprofit Professionals Can Manage Workplace Stress Triggers

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Flickr Photo by Brittney Bush. The above is an example of how to do this with pen and paper, another way is to use apps called Mood Trackers , journals that let you chart your emotions and thoughts and test different self-management techniques. What is your favorite journaling technique? Do you keep a journal?

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Flickr As Mechanism To Reconnect With Professional Colleagues

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I remember her community of clocks project -- she facilitated content creation from schools around the world on the theme of clocks. I wonder what lessons or techniques can be learned from her practice that can be applied with the next generation of tools? How much has our environment, culture, or information overload changed?

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Nonprofit and Flickr Resource List: Not listed, Add in the Comments

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The Flickr for Nonprofits Affinity group will meet in Washington, DC on April 4 at 1:00 PM ( check agenda ) to share experiences, tips, and ideas about how Flickr can be used to support nonprofits and their programs. Given my interest in flickr that's why I set one up last fall. Voter's s (flickr and other social media sites).

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Markets for Good Post: Design A Better Dashboard

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Flickr Photo by PetitPlat - Stephanie Kilgast. Here are two stories about two very different nonprofits and how they approached designing their dashboards with human-centered design techniques. Staff were asked to use a technique called “ Rose, Bud, Thorn ” to identify strengths, challenges, and opportunities for change.

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E-Mediat Day 4: What does it mean to be a social media trainer?

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Day 4 of the Train the Trainers E-Mediat was designed and facilitated by the capable SMEXbeirut Team – including Jessica Dheere , Mohamad Najem , and Naeema Zarif. The morning used the World Cafe technique. The world cafe technique is where participants learn through conversation in small groups.