Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2018

Last month I was lucky enough to run into Maia Duerr who participated in Wake’s Tech2EmpowerUSA at a workshop I was facilitating on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit. Maia Duerr recently published a book called “ Work that Matters: Create a Livelihood that Reflects Your Core Intention.” Value your gifts and time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2015

Yesterday, I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens. We started with mindfulness from Chris Block, improvisation from David Havens , and Heather and I co-facilitated a session on networks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Keep in mind that learning organizations are those that prioritize the development of – people – everyone comes to work every day in part to grow, and to support one another in doing so. Each of us can regularly reflect on how well the habits we’re engaged in are working and what adjustments we want to try.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals. Rituals are also used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

International Training Work: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world. This past year I had the honor of facilitating an intense training in Tunisia in January for Women Entrepreneurs that included leadership, entrepreneurship, business planning, and communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This morning I learned a new word for information overload – “content fried” from a colleague at the Packard Foundation. It resonated. We have so much content in our professional lives. 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

MARCH 6, 2015

This year I designed and facilitated a highly interactive session called “ Walking is Work: Don’t Call It A Break ” with Ritu Sharma. I also lead a conference networking walk following the session. This post summarizes some thoughts and reflections. Finally, the IT is the system and design thinking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The Playbook offers practical tools grounded in research, and accompanied by systems of support to guide reflection, growth, and organizational best practices. I am using the Playbook to design and facilitate the peer learning sessions. The Benefits of Using Data to Bring Mindfulness to Your Work. Healthy Nonprofit Meetings

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be in New Zealand, leading a workshop on social media and I facilitated a module on mindful social media. It is a simple, elegant way to train your attention while working online to keep mindful how you are spending your time. Mindfulness' ” (Note: I created a list.ly

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Through in-person events, you can build a tighter-knit community by allowing like-minded individuals to gather together to learn more about your nonprofit and give you their support. Keep in mind that some of the complexities that come with in-person event planning can be alleviated with technology. Community building.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2013

We were part of an email thread with a small group of individuals offered input on community management systems and facilitator recruiting resources. In her spare time, Nancy also moderates online facilitation , another long running Internet discussion list and maintains an excellent wiki , chock full of invaluable resources.

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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. Reflection questions : “Why did this work?”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

Last year, I used Chris Brogan’s “ Three Words &# to set some professional/personal goals for the year. The process is simple: Think of how you want to be successful in the coming year. Over the past decade, the Internet and social media have been one of my primary sources for professional learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

I also was honored to facilitate a reflection exercise as part of the closing plenary session with data for good rock stars Bob Filbin, Jeffrey Blandt, and Jake Porway. Here’s a round up closing plenary and a brief reflection about the plenary session and some great learning moments below.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Current budget numbers reflect your existing program commitments, not your aspirational ones. Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? Do you have a fundraising plan?

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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 is about making it possible for participants to capture, share, and reflect on what they have learned. Year in Review.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Last week I was honored to be a counselor at Museum Camp , an annual professional development event hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. This is more a mind shift than anything else.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This year at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a session on “Content Curation for Nonprofits” with Will Coley. This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. So, varying speakers, interaction, and mediums – helps make the content stick.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

There are more and more resources and opportunities for nonprofit professionals seeking to learn about how to use measurement and data. Facilitation skills: Someone who can work with others to define needs and questions, collect data, translate the results and then work with different individuals or teams to use it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2012

This book has been my companion lately – not only because it is so rich (check out the table of contents ) but it has given me a lot to think about and reflect on in terms of my own social media use – and how to be a lot of smarter about it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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DipJar

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

But keep in mind that there is a right and wrong way to do marketing. . That’s because your site is a direct reflection of your brand. An organized, visually pleasing site proves your professionalism and credibility, while a cluttered site design can make your organization seem outdated and irrelevant. Payment facilitators.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

With this in mind, let’s dive in! You can facilitate connections using your volunteer Facebook group, mentoring program, or post-fundraiser volunteer recognition event. As a nonprofit professional, you want to support and encourage your volunteers from start to finish. Reach out to long-time, engaged volunteers.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This means that volunteers can help you find new donors (and other volunteers) as they spread the word about your work to their family, friends, and professional connections. You could even ask volunteers to facilitate a warm introduction for you instead of just giving you a list of names. Recruit through professional organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. Soren is the author of the book, " Wisdom 2.0 " and writes about mindfulness and technology use for Huffington Post and on Mashable. Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0 I'm inspired to start doing this.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating the webinar, A Cooperative Approach to Web Design. Are You Designing Your Website with Everyone in Mind? Very rarely are you designing a website for everybody in mind, and if that was your answer, you may need to clarify the purpose of your website (or even your organization).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 28, 2012

Why has this notion demanded so much attention and effort and become a “must have” skill for our professional wheelhouses? Networking helps build a professional reputation backed by a cadre of supporters and believers. People like to be connectors, they like to be of importance and they love to see their facilitation yield fruition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? Team members reflect on their own remote working experiences and use that insight to create a shared charter for your nonprofit. Reflect on the past six months or the past year as a team. PRIORITIES.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. 2018 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2016

I make a conscious effort not to get overly pessimistic or have an irritable attitude towards my coworkers because I want to be mindful of the type of work environment I’m creating. I bring that same mindfulness to my client engagements, because I know that my nonprofit clients are usually under a ton of stress. Self-Care is Real!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? We finished with a group photo and fun co-creation reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

Shabakat Al Ordon trains young people in technical, professional and facilitation skills who then go out and create programs to train people in their communities. Lina Aleryani , Team Leader from Yemen, offered this reflection on her workshop blog during “laptop time.&#. Transparency and “ Arab NGOs” can they go together?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

Milk the Cow is one example and while it might have been fun to do different handshakes when you were summer camp in Junior High, it is awkward and a little creepy to do this type of opener with professionals. As the facilitator, I capture the burning questions (I don’t answer them). 5) Meet and Greet: Fun Introductions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2011

The TCC Group is facilitating a “learn in public&# process by sharing early research findings related to 1300 capacity building grants. There has been an interesting discussion on the wiki and blogs about strategy for public learning.

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Media Cause

MARCH 4, 2022

These are the professional equivalents of making resolutions to exercise more, follow our career maps, and plan more spa days for our NPOs. . Much of what we focus on in Retrospectives tends to be about outcomes or processes, which are completely valid things to reflect on. And sure, all of these things are important on some level.

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