Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments. The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance. The process is simple.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Note from Beth: Last week I was in New Orleans for the National Assembly of State Arts Councils meeting. I facilitated a peer session with Public Information Officers and a Mini-Workshop on managing and measuring a social media presence. We covered strategy, especially identifying audiences through personas and key objectives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Over the years, I have developed and refined one-day or half-day workshops on social media strategy and tactics for nonprofits. The curriculum and instructional design included " Principles of Effective Social Media for Nonprofits " and a version of the social media game created with David Wilcox. What are your thoughts?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

This includes leadership, social innovation, communications, branding, graphic facilitation, financial and funding models. I taught a very brief workshop in strategic social media using the social media strategy game. The game has a strong communications lens. Graphic Facilitation Rocks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. Every time I present or facilitate a workshop, I review the web sites and social media ant trails (social media properties) of participants. . Robot Voice Disguiser for Large Group Facilitation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

This week I lead a full-day workshop for 300 nonprofits and foundations on social media strategy and tactics. Some Reflections. Social Media Game: Scaling Small Group Learning Exercises. The interaction component was a new version of the Social Media Game that I first used in 2007 with David Wilcox.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

The curriculum is based on the workshops I've been leading for the past five years and includes the Social Media Game , Strategy Principles , Experimentation , and the practical and tactical. . Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. Most importantly, I need a good facilitator for each table.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2009

The workshop, facilitated by the Monitor Institute, was focused on Network Effectiveness. Facilitating peer-learning and exchange. Social Media Game: Washington DC View more OpenOffice presentations from kanter. On the second day, we did a half day session using the Social Media Strategy Simulation Game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2008

Hawaii Social Media Game View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. I wanted to write some reflections about what worked and what could have been improved with the Social Media Game.  To achieve some marketing strategy goals, a business might have to change how it markets itself, but also how it does business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

I'm facilitating a couple of workshops as part of the Social Media track for annual conference for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville, KY. The first is 90 minutes that is an introduction to strategic social media for nonprofits. The second session is the Kentucky Derby version of the Social Media Game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

” I attended a fantastic workshop facilitated by Michelle Gislason , Senior Project Director, CompassPoint, called “ How to Fail Spectacularly (and What You Can Learn from It) ” Here’s a few key takeaways and resources. Blame game or learning? On Monday, I attended Compasspoint’s Nonprofit Day 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Today I facilitated a couple of workshops as part of the Social Media track for annual conference for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville, KY. Sometimes that first group isn't quite ready to play the game yes they could, but they need to see the tools in action to better understand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them. 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. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

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. 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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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

With the right strategy, you can engage with your supporters, raise brand awareness, and make a lasting impact. Operating without a clear marketing strategy. Operating without a clear marketing strategy. A marketing strategy is essentially your game plan for reaching prospective donors and turning them into lifelong supporters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

Day 3 of the Train the Trainers session was devoted to Digital Activism and facilitated by Mary Joyce. The learning objectives: To provide participants with a formula for training digital campaign strategy. To reflect on how these modules might be used in their own trainings. Nada, In-Country Team Leader for Lebanon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

There would be plenty of activities that asked me to think hard, interact with colleagues, move around the room, and spend some time in personal reflection. It reflects best practices in adult learning and provides a framework that results in positive change. Pre-work would prime me for the learning objectives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. The term “continuous” that the organization has create a virtuous cycle of feedback that repeatedly inspires staff to reflect on what is working and what can be done differently to get better results. The term means learning culture.

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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? What didn't?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

I was in Washington, DC where I did a session on social media strategy for a convening of Packard Grantees. Half-Day Session : Social Media Strategy Game which included small group work for participants to come up with a strategy for both external communications and an internal learning network to share best practices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

On Friday, I facilitated the final face-to-face workshop for the Social Media Lab for 25 arts organizations inspired by Thomas Edison’s approach. From skepticism and feeling overwhelmed, to deeper learning about what works with their social media strategies. Posters: Wall of Reflection and Gratitude.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

Gaming scenarios: This scenario involves testing a learner’s skills using a gamified, perhaps less realistic application of the knowledge. Gamification or learning games is an engaging way to test your learners’ understanding without them actually feeling like they’re being tested. Gamification.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2012

James Nickerson, who has worked with the SFGMC and was a participant in a peer group learning exchange that I designed and facilitated for two years had the opportunity to share some lessons learned about social media with peer chorus organizations. Here’s his reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Amy Sample Ward shares her first reflections and critique of the platform and wonders what’s the point? “We saw on the Obama campaign you’ve got to combine content and technology to facilitate action. and “On Sunday, are you most likely to be: at brunch, at church, at a museum, or watching the big game?&#

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2020

Facilitating online donations, sign-ups, pledges, and more. At DNL OmniMedia, we help nonprofits refine and then implement new technology plans and strategies. Effective web design and customization can be game-changers for nonprofits that put in strategic thought with an eye on the long term.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2011

In contrast, organizations that feature staff or member walls celebrating people's diverse talents and interests reflect the idea that this is a community of people who care about each other. This creates a dependency where visitors only experience the communal relationship if it is facilitated by staff.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes END-OF-YEAR EVENT FUNDRAISING The final quarter of the year unfolds with a blend of reflection and anticipation. Traditional Events Traditional year-end fundraising events, such as galas, are meant to celebrate your hard work, reflect on your impact, and thank your donors and sponsors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2006

Hey, at least I can say to my son that it is a professional development activity, not a game that I am playing. I am also behind in my reflections about my first virtual meeting at the TechSoup office last week. I've facilitated and participated in many online meetings - using various tools (phone, chat, whiteboards, etc.)

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Traditional year-end fundraising events, such as galas, are meant to celebrate your hard work, reflect on your impact, and thank your donors and sponsors. GAME NIGHTS & CRAFTING. Virtual Game and Craft Night Tips: You can charge a ticket price to participate, have a donation drive during the event itself, or both!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2015

I was thrilled to attend the Peer to Peer Professional Forum to swap stories and strategies with some of the finest minds in fundraising and P2P. The conference organizers stepped up their social media game in a big way this year, allowing attendees to virtually attend multiple breakouts at once.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

ErikaBJune shines a spotlight on virtual world and digital games for change projects. " Rolf Kleef has looked over the list to identify " facilitator projects " that give people the tools to improve their own situation in their own way. Serious reflections from Phil Klein and some fun.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 28, 2023

As you reflect on these questions, keep in mind that this is a problem many organizations face. Fundraising can feel like a full-time job, and balancing it with your team’s practices, games, and tournaments presents an added challenge. Did you find it easy to juggle your team’s schedule along with fundraising activities?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This type of tool has a more narrow feature set—it focuses almost exclusively on facilitating bidding without including any other event planning tools. If you’ve already worked with corporate sponsors before, you’re ahead of the game! it’s important to incorporate additional fundraising strategies into your auction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I also had the opportunity to facilitate a large group session about whether CEOs should use social media or not and attended a tweet up with David Meerman Scott. Finally, I taught two social media strategy workshops for NGO and CSR practitioners before having two days to get a taste of India and then a 24 hour journey home. .

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2021

Put simply, it’s a strategy that lets people raise money on your behalf using personalized fundraising pages. It works because: Your supporters can customize their donation pages to reflect their own relationship with your mission. Step 2: Facilitate donation pages. What is peer-to-peer fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2011

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m facilitating several peer exchanges on the topics of measurement, social media, and networked nonprofits. They also analyze game changing successes to make sure it can be replicated or wasn’t an accident.

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