Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? I feel it stifles learning.

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Facilitation Channel Social Media Global 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video. Last year I audio-skyped into a conference in the UK to present with Steve Bridger. I thought we could use the chat back channel but since there was only laptop in the room we needed another system for backchannel communication.

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Skype Tips Los Angeles Audio 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. That means everyone – the facilitator, note taker, and even the senior manager.

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Virtual Ukraine Exercise Poland 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

The audience had very good English skills so no translation was needed. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion. This method was used because the facilitator needed to speak into the mic so I could hear the questions.

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Thailand Laos Cambodia Burma 95

Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2009

Their sub-$400 prices don't hurt the nonprofit as much as a normal laptop. The built-in webcam for most models also facilitate conferencing via Skype, a component that often is a $50 add-on for full sized laptops.

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Wiki Laptop Skype Adopt 43

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. We did this on Day 1.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111