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.” Co-Designing and Working with Other Facilitators and Trainers. Group Polling Techniques and Tools. Creating a Network Map. Instructional Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2013

To assess and reflect on how we use information effectively to make decisions or own patterns of distraction online. To practice techniques like mind-mapping, use of visualization, attention-training, technology tools, and more to stay focused and productive in our work. Visualization Techniques. Takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

As one of my great teachers said, ”You are not good at what you do unless you are always learning and reflecting on your practice.” ” That is you step aside from the content delivery and shine a light into the process, including what the trainer is thinking as they are facilitating. The Feng Shui of Good Teaching.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. They have to do a network map and analysis as well as strategy for a development organization in their area of student. Then students complete exercises, either in small groups or solo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

So, it is important for us to incorporate techniques in daily work life that reduce the chances of this happening. I liked this map so much that I printed it out and keep at my desk. 4.) Reflection: Reflection doesn’t have to be a huge amount of time to be effective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Some Reflections. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences. That is one reason why I always incorporate a reflection at the end that helps participates identify one small action step. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

I couldn’t have asked for a more authentic, culturally appropriate start to a workshop. The spiritual nature of the welcoming ceremony set the tone for a day of reflective practice for participants. One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board. Connecting Up Master Class. Circle and Workspace in New Zealand.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

In addition to the technical skills and tools described [ in the extended version of this article ], it is also important for staff to incorporate techniques into their daily work life that reduce distraction and stress. I use this as a pre-writing exercise as well as a reflection exercise. Have any techniques to add to this list?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My role was to deliver components of the Networked NGO curriculum – sessions on network mapping, challenges assumptions about networked ways of working, as well as training on how to use the online collaboration platform for their together moving forward. The photo above shows the “Fish Bowl” technique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Identify Specific Network Weaving Techniques To Integrate. June Holley, an expert in networks and facilitating a community of practice of network weavers , defines some of these techniques below. Share Learning: To share learning, you have to intentionally hit the pause button and reflect. Mapping Your LinkedIn Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. just strategy, or just process facilitation, or just fundraising). Call this “social change 2.0”.

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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

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Here are six fantastic books that I read this year that help you gain 21st century skills like learning from failure, reflection, visualization, and more. I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it Brilliant Mistakes by Paul H.J. Schoemaker. This book will help.

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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

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

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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ).

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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

JANUARY 2, 2006

" She recaps what tools and techniques she has explored in order to discover how best to integrate all this activity into one's online publishing and online presence. It's inspired me to go back and reflect on how I'm (not too successfully at times) integrating all these techniques into my online publishing.

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MARCH 3, 2011

This post shares my reflections on the projects and five things I learned from their work. Stringing Connections , in which visitors could describe relationships between works in the exhibition and make them visible by tying pieces of yarn between them on a large map of the gallery. These two projects were always facilitated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

This blog post is a roundup of the face-to-face we had last week in Houston to share some of the amazing lessons learned and some reflections. We got started with a welcome from Liane Wong who gave an overview of the program and how it fits into the grantmaking strategy that uses a networked approach. and storify.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2009

The session provided an overview of networks, introduction to different network types and typologies, an overview on network mapping techniques, and a diagnostic that helps those leading networks identify areas of strength and improvement. I did a presentation on social media and nonprofits in the afternoon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Last week I was lucky enough to facilitate a mini-innovation lab for 60 community foundation program officers at the first meeting of ProNet during the Council on Foundations conference in Cleveland, Ohio that celebrated 100 years of community philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

I was honored to design and facilitate a panel at SXSW on Sunday called " Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change." The second topic started percolating at last year's SXSW Social Media for Social Good BBQ and a question - so where are the good examples and techniques? The maps are made by community members.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

I also facilitated several workshops for London-based nonprofit CEOs and communications directors on developing a strategy for their leadership profiles on social and internal champions (board, staff, and volunteers). This post is a roundup of what I learned from the speakers at the conference and some reflections on the workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Personal learning and reflection on and about your instructional topic. The best approach is to learn blogging is to create a personal professional development blog - a blog you use to write reflections and learnings about your subject area or personal learning goals. Professional development - reflect and learn about your work.

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JULY 17, 2021

maybe not training, comradery time, you know, some facilitated group time together where y’all get back your rhythm. So I like to employ a lazy Susan management technique. And so their job is a reflection of that. How do your individual goals map to those organizational goals? You are so welcome, Lindley.

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JUNE 12, 2012

The exhibition is far from perfect, but it's a big step towards reflecting the "thriving, central gathering place" of our strategic vision. We used this technique to develop the prompt. Elsewhere on the second floor, there are two small activities that explicitly tie the love show to our history collection: Love Map.

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