Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

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 – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. Taking his workshop is the best way to learn these skills.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Host a Zoom call for supporters to write letters, send emails, make scripted calls to elected officials like Swing Left is doing. Facilitate virtual meetups, book clubs, and happy hours with special guests, like No Vet Alone is doing. Virtual solutions. In-person volunteers are disappearing for key activities (e.g., Urgent issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Both organizations had to embrace improvised leadership versus scripted leadership. It requires being comfortable with faster feedback loops and reporting to public or “agile transparency.” ” Both focused on trust versus control, especially by letting supporters or donors take the lead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Game social media workshops for nonprofits. Last year, I facilitated a version of the Social Media Game for Packard Grantees as part of a convening on Network Effectiveness in Washington, DC. In fact, just last month, I took it to India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

It's a live chat during a workshop or presentation and these days, it mostly taking place on Twitter. I think I made up the term " social instructional design " which is how you integrate social media tools into your workshop AND how you plan for engagement during delivery. When I design a workshop, I start with a simple framework.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

We don't have traditional designer/developers on staff; instead, we have a team facilitating this process and liaising between project participants and fabrication staff to develop these virtual ideas into physical reality. For The Tech, this is a new way to conceptualize exhibits. A contractor, Involve Inc., My name in SL is Avi Marquez.

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