Facilitation, Impact, Instructional Design and Support

Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master. Anyone can be a designer!

Facilitation

Facilitation Method Technique Exercise

Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. The course is about how to leverage networks and social media for learning and impact. You have to design a variety of activities and you need to think about how the space can accommodate them.

Training

Training Train Design Classroom

3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. Stay tuned for more information in 2017, but I will be very busy writing facilitator process guides based on my decades of experience as a trainer and sharing that on this blog.

Professional

Professional Facilitation Journal San Jose

Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

Learning

Learning Classroom Classes Student

Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. It also helps participants take risks in trying new techniques because they have the support of their peers. Year in Review.

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Facilitation San Antonio North Carolina

Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat. Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. Facilitation, Curriculum Development and Train the Trainers.

Iowa

Iowa Facilitation Teach San Antonio

Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge. There are many ways to do it.

Learning

Learning Exercise San Francisco Instruction

Nonprofit Focused Workshops at SXSW Interactive Festival: Join Us!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I’m honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. Best of all, there’s nothing like peer to peer support in this effort to keep inspired. The workshops are included in the price of an Interactive, Gold, or Platinum Badge.

Interaction

Interaction Instructional Design Measure Badge

Notes About Mobile, Digital Trends, and Social Media Leadership from Knight Digital Media Center Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Instructional Design Notes. I facilitated a session in the afternoon which was designed for peer interaction given the topic. Digital Trends.

Social Media

Social Media Digital Mobile Trend

Using Peer Learning Strategies To Build A Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

As with all the capacity building projects that I’ve designed, it is based on a framework and theory of change. Support national partner Facebook chats, blog carnivals, and other networked advocacy activities. Communications have more impact. Increase reach on social media channels. Cultivate “super fans”.

Network

Network Build Learning Strategy

Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. Flickr Photo by qwrrty. It is basically a pause.

Skills

Skills Build Technique Language

5 Essential CME LMS Features for Your Healthcare Association

Forj

MAY 25, 2021

This task is made even harder if your CME learning management system ( CME LMS ), the platform that delivers eLearning to your association’s members, fails to support you in the effort. The goal of this piece is to ensure that the next CME LMS you invest in supports your organization effectively. Accessible Content Delivery.

Associations

Associations eLearning Module Course

The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 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. We are working very closely with V.S. Anupam Shukla and Ms.

India

India NGO Network Exercise

10 Types of eLearning Assessments for Your Courses

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

However, the ability to provide these assessments is largely dependent on the association LMS you choose — so, you’ll want to choose carefully to ensure your solution can support proctored exams. With proctoring capabilities, your association won’t be limited from facilitating assessments related to accreditation and licensing.

eLearning

eLearning Course Test Knowledge

Peer Learning As A Prelude to Collective Action for Social Change: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2013

This peer learning exchange is designed to help state-based groups to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies. This week was the third face-to-face meeting I’ve helped design and facilitate. Training Design'

Reflection

Reflection Action Learning Change

Experiential Leadership Development

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

More recently, with support from the Packard Foundation, I’ve been working on an Emerging Leadership Development project with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies. We co-authored the “ Emerging Leaders Playbook ,” and I designed and facilitated a peer learning project.

Leadership

Leadership Develop Exercise

10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. This post shares the content and I’ll share a post about the instructional design in a second post. Ask your network to make a donation. Make a donation.

Fund

Fund Campaign Practice Giving

Nonprofit Technology

Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Trending Sources

3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

Nonprofit Focused Workshops at SXSW Interactive Festival: Join Us!

Notes About Mobile, Digital Trends, and Social Media Leadership from Knight Digital Media Center Workshop

Using Peer Learning Strategies To Build A Network

Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

5 Essential CME LMS Features for Your Healthcare Association

The Networked NGO in India

10 Types of eLearning Assessments for Your Courses

Peer Learning As A Prelude to Collective Action for Social Change: Reflection

Experiential Leadership Development

10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

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