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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator’s toolbox? The most critical thing that distinguishes brainstorming from other types of facilitated group activity is the absence negative feedback. Basic Approaches.

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The NpTech Mashup Meme

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've had this post about a mashup between Idealware , TechSoup , and Social Source Commons in draft and was going over to Deborah Finn's Blog to grab the URL for her excellent post last week about Social Source Commons. I also stumbled across her more recent post about NpTech Mashups. So, let's unleash the NpTech Mashup Meme.

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Noodling Around Change Management and Social Media Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did a mashup with social media framing. Think about some of the changes reflected by this typewriter, manufactured by E. I was struck by his reflections of the Web2.0 being a tool for change facilitation - which it is. I asked for some recommendations on Twitter for the best practical sources for change management.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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GuideStar DonorEdge Learning Conference: Reflections from the Innovation Lab

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I gave a keynote about the Human Side of Data for Good and facilitated a mini-innovation lab to brainstorm creative ideas around the challenge of communicating about the value of shared data and becoming the community knowledge center for shared data for donors, nonprofits, and other stakeholders. Data Facilitation'

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Where are the twenty-something or GEN-Y Bloggers Who Are Writing About Social Change and Nonprofits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Zandria did a fabulous job of facilitating the session. Her writing is reflective and brilliant. EngageJoe.com blogs about his experiences spearheading and contributing to social change mashups and working with nonprofits on online strategy. So, having this opportunity listen was very valuable. Philanthropy.

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Self-Identification and Status Updates: Personal Entrypoints to Museum Experiences

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While this can be facilitated digitally, it doesn't take complicated tools to create an environment in which guests are treated personally based on their preferences and interests. When you make an audio mashup, your voice is part of the mix. Each of these questions reflects the unique structure, usage, and content of each service.

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