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Trainer’s Notebook: The Digital Nonprofit: A Participatory Workshop

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Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators. We opted for the latter.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Dot Voting Online

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When I facilitate meetings or workshops for nonprofits, not matter the topic, I incorporate many participatory approaches and design thinking methods. In summary, the purpose of the dot voting is to: Identify the strongest ideas and patterns of interest. This process isn’t a popularity contest or a way to force a decision.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

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Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams. Often, facilitation teams are brought together by an event host. Photo by Trav Williams. Do you have a preferred method?

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

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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. I facilitated a session in the afternoon which was designed for peer interaction given the topic. Digital Trends. Instructional Design Notes.

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Henry Jenkins discusses participatory media in Second Life

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Hat tip to Alan Levine/CogdogBlog for the transcription and facilitating the audio. Summary and related links from the visit Henry Jenkins made to SL, along. re asking people to bring what they learn here back to their own communities, and make a difference. with audio archive of session can be found here. Technorati Tags: VECoP

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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

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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? Why Use One? New Technology for New Power Movements.

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What are the most effective ways Nonprofits/Foundations can use Twitter #hashtags?

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blogchat which is facilitated by @mackcollier and uses wthashtag to aggregate the conversation. Also, having weekly summaries that can be shared in other mediums can make the information accessible to others who don't want to participate on Twitter. This takes some facilitation. What are your best resources about hashtags?

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