The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

If we gave you a list of instructions with the following information—and only the following information—what would you do? The point is that providing information and instruction isn’t very helpful to learners if you don’t provide specific examples to back it up. Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer.

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Effective Learning Strategy Course 162

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Not to worry – follow these steps for success! Feature donor stories. How to plan for #GivingTuesday throughout the year: Solidify your brand (and not just your logo) – Make sure you are communicating your mission, values, vision and impact in an authentic way. Tailor suggested donation amounts to the ask itself.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat. So, I am very focused on discovering examples of Happy, Healthy Nonprofits and their secrets for success. You can find out more and register here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Lee Rainie, Director, Internet & American Life Project, Pew Research Center took us through the impact that the use of online digital tools is having on us personally, professionally, and society. His presentation was called “Personal, Portable, Participatory, and Pervasive.” Instructional Design Notes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” Section 3: Impact without Burnout: Self-Care in the Workplace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

One of the successes was how most participants are learning to balance the strategic with the spontaneous of social media as described in this blog post. Communications have more impact. Solicit and share stories. Training Design. Amplify peers’ efforts. Social media content mirrors other channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. This post shares the content and I’ll share a post about the instructional design in a second post. What metrics will you use to measure success?

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