NTEN

JUNE 5, 2014

That''s why we''re doing our best to recruit a remarkable group of facilitators to help shape your experience. Each track will have two Lead Facilitators and several additional Facilitators who will design spaces and lead small group conversations to make sure that every participant has the chance to both learn and share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In my work as a trainer and facilitator, I make workshops and master classes as interactive as possible, incorporating peer discussion, movement, and creativity. But it isn’t impossible, if you follow best practices for virtual facilitation for meetings. The next step is to facilitate a discussion. And it was fun!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Next week, I headed to Seattle for a couple of days of events around my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. Movement can also incorporate what you’re training on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer, I’ve been designing workshops based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Emerging Leaders Playbook. A great training always start with a great opening or icebreaker. Nonprofit blogger Vu Lee has some tips on what types of openers to avoid. Also be aware of the group dynamics.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Many nonprofits (most?) nonprofits raised $2.47 So often, nonprofit fundraising efforts are facilitated and driven by staff members. Make it easy and fun for them, touch their hearts, and give them some love. Grab your pumpkin spice latte! Fall is in the air. In 2020, U.S. billion dollars. Let’s talk 2021!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned. The first post was an overview of 9 virtual facilitation tips.

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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. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. The nonprofit organizations I’m working with are are seeking out ways to create collective resilience in their workplaces. And, of course, there is a pizza ordering slack bot.).

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

As with face-to-face training, how many participants per breakout room depends on the task they will do together, how much time is needed to complete the task, and time for a full group report out. A more fun way to do a meeting icebreaker or check-in, is to use breakout rooms. For fun, here’s a pandemic bingo card.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Without leadership, a small nonprofit may never reach its full potential. Facilitator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. Here’s some examples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I used my holiday break as an opportunity for a brief digital detox and time for family, travel and fun. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I also facilitated a number of nonprofit staff workshops building on the curriculum. I wish you a very happy and healthy 2018!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

This year my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation includes training, coaching, and facilitating peer learning sessions for grantees on using social media effectively, becoming a Networked Nonprofit. It has been incredible laboratory to put the big ideas in the book in practice.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes No Tricks, Just Treats: Cybersecurity Tips for a Safe and Secure Giving Tuesday Halloween is upon us, and while the world gears up for a night of fun, spooks, and candy, another significant day looms on the horizon for the nonprofit world: Giving Tuesday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Note from Beth: Blocking out time for your nonprofit’s staff to do planning and work on areas like organizational culture is essential for success. And of course, we’d have fun while we did all of these things. Developed by ETR in 2014, this is a research-based approach for designing and delivering skill-building trainings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. Sometimes I give participants red dots to use for voting, other times I might use fun stickers like those above. To make fun, you can use emojis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference takes place in Minneapolis next week. It is the largest gathering of people who work in the nonprofit sector and technology. I have the honor of designing and facilitating three sessions, including a plenary on my favorite topic – learning from failure. Gaping Void Cartoons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. As someone who has been in the nonprofit field 35 years, I can sum up my experience as: ”Remember, it’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I just returned from doing two days of facilitating a Networked Nonprofit training in Mexico City with Oxfam Mexico and participants from offices throughout Latin America, South America, and Caribbean. Together, we co-facilitated this exercise in two languages and Maria did a great job at bi-lingual capture of the notes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Before I get to the topic of using posters to make your workshops or meeting more interactive (and fun), I want to wish you a Happy International Women’s Day! This was much more fun than writing it down on a worksheet! This helps with increasing attention spans and retention as well as make the session more fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

of Greater Indianapolis is a nonprofit whose mission is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Through carefully curated programs hosted by trained volunteer facilitators at various schools and community centers, they’re able to create a curriculum that features courses on common issues many girls face.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Has your nonprofit identified an unaddressed need within your community? Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Train volunteers.

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Built entirely with you and your participants in mind, Qgiv’s comprehensive peer-to-peer platform empowers nonprofit, faith-based, and political organizations to raise more with custom donation pages. . Peer-to-peer pages can be customized to your nonprofit, as well as to each of your volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

In light of the Coronavirus, many nonprofits are engaging in scenario planning. It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. Time Keeper: Keeps time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

I was invited to present a key note at the Mekong ICT Camp in Thailand about nonprofits, social media, and measurement. The theme for the training was “ Data, Data.” This method was used because the facilitator needed to speak into the mic so I could hear the questions. Training Design' Photo by Be Chandra.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

Yesterday, I spent a day facilitating leadership workshops for arts leaders attending the Art House Convergence Conference near Park City, Utah. on personal and organizational resilience based on the ideas in my new book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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Achieve

MARCH 24, 2022

Community nonprofits, PTA fundraising groups, and thousands of other small fundraising teams struggle with the same issue: finding easy yet effective fundraisers to power their mission without breaking the bank. . is that there’s already a pipeline in place to facilitate donations. simplified multichannel fundraising campaigns.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Those who find it fun are called nerds. It can contribute to exchanges and interactions that are at the heart of nonprofit network building. In working with a nonprofit intermediary, we brought together a knowledge team that met monthly over the course of nine months.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat. This year I facilitated several labs, including one for the Brainerd Foundation to rethink 21 st Century Advocacy. How about you?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2012

Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders! Juicy Blogging Circle: Grow Your Blogging Habit May 16-June 6, 2012 Virtual A fun group blog coaching experience! Receive ideas, tips, resources, and cheerleading from the Juicy Blogging Circle’s facilitator (me!). Share your blogging goals for the week. Shoot me an email.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

There are many nonprofit, social media, and technology conferences all year long. NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Conference: March 12-15th. This will be my 14th Nonprofit Technology Conference. I’ll also be attending Penguin Day. There are also lots of fun social events, like NTCBeer. Photo by George Galanais.

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Qgiv

MARCH 21, 2022

The “why” behind a hospital’s fundraising efforts may vary slightly depending on the hospital’s focus—fundraising for their own foundation or other nonprofits. They’re excellent engagement tools with a fun event component, such as a 5k or fun run. Scrub in and Suit Up for a Black Tie Event.

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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? The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.

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