Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Since those days, I have continued to hone my virtual facilitation skills to design and deliver effective virtual meetings and trainings. This post is #2 in a series I’ll be publishing on virtual meeting facilitation. The first post was an overview of 9 virtual facilitation tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

WEF encouraged people to create a selfie video for 20 seconds asking a question that a world leader would answer. As part of our class, students composed a question and recorded a video related to their area of study and sent it off to Davos. Here’s how they combined the videos. Nothing like first-person accounts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2011

Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? The Back Channel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

The hybrid workplace will have a huge impact on the way we design and facilitate meetings, the primary method of how many organizations get stuff done. Our new normal will most likely be more complex to design and facilitate. Here are some considerations for designing and facilitating pandemic-era hybrid meetings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

She is also the Founder and CEO of Liz Ngonzi Transforms , a boutique international consulting firm that provides consulting, executive coaching, and training services that enable social sector leaders and entrepreneurs to increase their impact and reach their potential. 2) Information Hub.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Kate Elliott, Training Administrator, Planned Parenthood Arizona. Providing formal training to staff and volunteers has obvious benefits for an organization, individual staff members and volunteers. For staff members and volunteers, training is a means of professional development many are eager to receive.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

So often, nonprofit fundraising efforts are facilitated and driven by staff members. Is your staff prepared to make the asks, attend the events, mail the collateral and try some Facebook fundraising ads? What about your board members… are they fired up for fundraising season? What’s wrong with that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

As with face-to-face training, how many participants per breakout room depends on the task they will do together, how much time is needed to complete the task, and time for a full group report out. This video will walk you through the steps of putting people in and out of breakout rooms. The maximum number of breakout rooms is 50.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Philanthropy is an effort an individual or organization undertakes based on an altruistic desire to improve human welfare, and wealthy individuals sometimes establish private foundations to facilitate their philanthropic efforts. In the U.S., Questions about the day can be sent to AFP here. Bloomerang has celebrated fundraisers on our blog.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Use these tips to create a fulfilling volunteer experience and retain your remote volunteers’ support year-round: Provide thorough training Use the right tools Show volunteer appreciation By keeping your remote volunteers motivated, you can leverage their unique skills and interests to fuel change in your community. Let’s begin.

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

As SA’s Volunteer Coordinator, I was fortunate to keep working full-time from home, where I ramped up a new way of volunteering remotely, finding additional volunteers, and training a mixed group of new and longtime volunteers to help host these programs on Zoom. The video calls have a consistent structure to them.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 14, 2020

This program was put together by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) and trains facilities in biorisk reduction, proper cleaning and sanitization techniques, and ensures access and use of PPE. . Offers live streaming video. Has chat features (video and text). Look for an event platform that: Offers 24/7 live support.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

Here are some of the most popular questions posed during the webinar, accompanied by short video clips. Also check out Candid’s upcoming webinars and video library for more educational videos (both webinar recordings and quick tips). If you have a 2022 or 2023 Seal of Transparency, getting a 2024 Seal is simple.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Leadership training on communications styles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

The theme for the training was “ Data, Data.” 1. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion. This method was used because the facilitator needed to speak into the mic so I could hear the questions. Training Design'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2013

I’m headed to New Zealand and Australia to facilitate workshops in both countries and to keynote the ConnectingUp Conference (Australia’s version of the Nonprofit Technology Conference). Stephen is an expert in many training methods so this will be an excellent co-learning experience. Training Design' whiri, whaik?rero,

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Train volunteers. Depending on the size of your program, your team may consist of the following roles: Volunteer manager/coordinator Volunteer onboarding/training specialist Volunteer program marketing coordinator Community outreach coordinator If you have a small team, one person may take on many (or all) of these responsibilities.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

Let’s dive into the difference between these two roles: BA: This role is responsible for identifying functional requirements, maintaining technical documentation, building reports, and training and supporting end-users of multiple systems, including Salesforce. . Certifications are not typically required for these support agents. .

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With the popularity of online experiences and the abundance of software to help facilitate them, this article can even help you recruit volunteers in a post-COVID-19 world. Consider interviewing volunteers with a video chat or conferencing tool, like Zoom or Skype. Take your training online. Take your onboarding online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. This word cloud is from a virtual workshop I facilitated asking participants what the barriers to effective virtual meetings are: technology, engagement, connectivity, and participation. Turn on your video whenever possible and be camera ready.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

we are looking at the current field of social video - what is working. now for nonprofits creating videos with impact? Video production is a. In the meantime, here are answers to a few of the frequently asked questions we receive about social video: What Is Social Video? Is It Different from Digital Storytelling?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2012

” The conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society. 12 training centers have been established. I’ve been working on this project for more than year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Colleague Michael Hoffman will also be doing a workshop on video and will be hanging out at the Beaconfire Lounge. I’ll be doing a session designing and delivering effective training with John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard on March 14th at 10:30 am. NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Conference: March 12-15th. Conferences'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Micro-learning online courses consist of a video, an info-graphic or list of tips, and a set of instructional or assessment questions that help us think differently about the topic and find something bite size to apply immediately. Enter micro-learning, resources that can be quickly read, viewed, or consumed and take only ten minutes or less.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Through carefully curated programs hosted by trained volunteer facilitators at various schools and community centers, they’re able to create a curriculum that features courses on common issues many girls face. Their site also features an embedded video to highlight their mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The project is training 300 NGOs in Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia , Morocco , and other Arab countries to become networked ngos and use social media for civil society goals. A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2011

I’m the lead for Zoetica where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as meta network weaver. I have the honor of co-training with some of the best folks doing work in this part of the world. (Here’s the posts from Day 1 and Day 2 ). explains the how and why.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

The lab was facilitated by Heather Mcleod-Grant and Justin Ferrell , Director of Fellowships at the Stanford d-School. It would be a video, instructional role play, or case study, where a network leader would share their story of events leading up to the groan zone and getting past it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

See the above video, created by team in Tunisia, which summarizes the program.) It was also an opportunity for me to co-facilitate with in-country team, meet the NGOs and hear their stories first-hand, and learn a lot about modeling and adapting interactive training techniques for different cultures.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Providing them with the right tools and training will make them feel motivated and ready to start! You want your advocates to feel confident and encouraged, so be sure to answer any questions they have throughout the training process. Remember to provide the proper training and take the time and effort to make them feel ready.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. This can happen even if your organization is using video conferencing. The exercise teaches empathy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Establishing work flow norms is very different from training people about how to use the tools. The process is simple – any nonprofit team, staff, or even board could facilitate this process in less than hour in three steps. It is about how we do the work together effectively and efficiently. Step 1: Brainstorm. An intranet?

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Twenty Hats

AUGUST 18, 2020

Of all of the trainings that I have offered since starting Twenty Hats, I am proudest of the two Volunteer Manager Leadership Circles that I initiated. My Circles required a financial investment to reflect my time as planner and facilitator. Why I love this practice and know it’s worth the commitment.

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Your AMS is the lifeblood of your operations, streamlining processes, managing member data, and facilitating communication. Start Them Off with a Good Introduction Schedule time to have a training session that includes real examples of tasks they will be performing in the system.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Click any link above to see the video from the initial pitch and final report from each group. Facilitator bits. I gave an hour-long talk about participatory design practices ( video here ), and Jim gave a small tour of an exhibition he had organized nearby. You did great.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

You can expect to continue to see more blog posts from me on the topic of peer learning design and training techniques as I continue to do this work. You can expect to continue to see more blog posts from me on the topic of peer learning design and training techniques as I continue to do this work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

I have the honor of designing and facilitating three sessions, including a plenary on my favorite topic – learning from failure. Beth Kanter will facilitate this session with a panel of nonprofit tech leaders and the community – and special surprise guests who will join us via video. Will I see you at the 13NTC?

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