Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

For example, I incorporate tactical and visual techniques for participants to use to do the exercises. If you doing training, you have to be a little fearless piloting new techniques or you will just do the same old stuff – you’ll get bored and your participants will also be bored.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

For many nonprofit professionals, interactions with colleagues in meetings or informally can be very productive, but various interruptions by colleagues can not only be an obstacle to productivity, but also cause stress.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Photo by Monster Today is Information Overload Awareness Day. The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Take my information overload quiz. Make Time for Reflection. Are you impulse adopting tools?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Some Reflections. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences. I’m not sure if this was just the way it is, stage fright to report out to a large group that included funders, or perhaps it needed another method than mic runners (fixed mics stationed around the room?).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

The session kicked off with a Spectragram exercise involving the full group. I learned this technique from Allen Gunn from Aspiration over ten years ago at 2007 Penguin Day. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies the Spectragram technique in his technology/activist trainings. Opening Exercise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

” Content curation is sifting through information on the web and organizing, filtering and making sense of it and sharing the very best content with your network. We can no longer afford to get distracted by the volume of information flying past us. Instead, content curation helps us keep focused.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2021

For example, many organizations have had to shift their resources and budgets to create engaging virtual events and online resources for their constituents, audience research is adapting its modes and methods to better understand the behaviors and needs of new and changing audiences. Ongoing challenges remain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

For example, they immediately start updating their Facebook page letting people know what information is available and they are there. Forensic Listening: Chris Abraham shared this method and is primarily for those who haven’t yet started. When not in a disaster, you might see LOLcats doing CPR.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

” But what if there was a way to use online tools, mobile apps, and software that helped lengthen our attention spans and replace information overload with a sense of mindfulness? The Pomodoro method and app is one way to avoid the productivity loss of procrastination. Here’s a guide to this useful productivity habit.

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MAY 31, 2023

So, how can you ensure your donor data is kept safe but keep your marketing plans well-informed? It involves careful consideration during the planning process to ensure that you are only collecting the information you absolutely need to report on the results of your efforts and nothing more. What is Privacy-First Marketing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2017

And that causes stress unless we reflect and analyze how we are actually using our time. This tool, which works with Google Calendar, let’s you export your calendar information to a spreadsheet. The Pomodoro method and app is one way to avoid the productivity loss of procrastination.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2016

As we wrote chapters on the book, we examined our own unhealthy habits and experimented applying some of the methods. It is a simple technique: 1) notice the habit; 2) Ask yourself what you are getting out of it in the moment. Wendy Harman shared her method based on Marshall Goldsmith’s Daily Questions process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice.

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JUNE 23, 2021

They’ll also help you build profiles on your donors that include their contact information and communicatino preferences. This way, you can note which engagement methods were most successful and focus your energies accordingly in the future! Make sure you provide an easy way to access the information they’re looking for.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. I have been using human spectra gram , a technique I learned from colleague Allen Gunn from Aspiration. Because of limited time, I did not cover these ideas as a full group, although the basic information was on the printed materials and the cards.

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MAY 12, 2016

Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. Analytics tools help an organization to know about their learners and how they are digesting the information. Mobile learning.

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MAY 19, 2023

Stay up-to-date with AI advancements : AI technology is constantly evolving, and new techniques and tools are being developed. Stay informed about the latest advancements in AI image generation to ensure you’re using the most effective methods for your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Here’s a small list of articles and blog posts that help frame this topic, including how the term “Data-Informed” was using in my recent book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.” Beth Kanter, “ Data Informed. ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” Alliance Magazine, September 2012.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In June 2007, Apple launched the iPhone, and in subsequent years we saw the rise of apps as a competing method to websites for how people interact with organizations. This kind of information can help organizations develop meaningful content. Google changed it to Universal Analytics after they acquired it in 2005.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2015

It speaks to establishing culture norms among staff of curiosity, reflection, and trust. The term “continuous” that the organization has create a virtuous cycle of feedback that repeatedly inspires staff to reflect on what is working and what can be done differently to get better results. The term means learning culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2008

are banding together to fight information email overload - by doing research on information coping skills - one of my favorite topics for the past ten years. The article describes a new nonprofit organization called " Information Overload Research Group." The Times articles covers one technique - e-mail bankruptcy ,???

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Here are some reflections about how we used crowdsourcing techniques for a very fast-moving campaign and lessons learned that may apply to your work. To recap: we took advantage of popular techniques for sharing and networking conversations including URL shorteners and hashtags. Lesson #5: Say thanks!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

I didn’t do a complete unplug, as we’re so dependent on the Internet for information in navigate our daily lives, which is a huge change since I first got online in 1993. And, now with those beautiful sunsets behind me, I look ahead to 2015. But, it isn’t just about learning new techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Make Time for Reflection. Build in daily or at least weekly time for reflection on your social media strategy and use to make improvements. Starting a personal blog which is an excellent way to build reflection time into your day. Understand how information overload might be effecting you and take a break to assess and rethink.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual).

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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. Happy New Year ! How about you? I write down stuff I won’t do, a “no thanks” list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Purposeful Measurement to Inform Replication. Monica Wahengbam.

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JUNE 12, 2017

The nature of today’s nonprofit workplace——face-paced and heavy workloads—makes it difficult to find the reflective time to put together a learning plan and implement it consistently. The morning ritual is a chance for all to reflect on the organization’s results and be inspired.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 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. Lina Aleryani , Team Leader from Yemen, offered this reflection on her workshop blog during “laptop time.&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2009

Source: Social Visualization, Lecture Slides, Martin Wattenberg, IBM I've been reflecting on the Nancy White's SpiderGram activity that helps you visualize the orientation of your community as a prelude to selecting the right online collaboration tool. But, it's also valuable to do as a group exercise to spark discussion and reflection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

First, my preferred method of instruction is to be more interactive and facilitate discussion. Someone said, "Extension work is research based, how do you incorporate this technique?" Make a slide at the end with contact information, wiki address, etc. I am teaching two more sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2010

In all fairness, in the contest guidelines , it doesn't say that this technique is a violation of the contest rules. So, is proxy voting an allowable off-site voting method or not? Each Application Period is followed by a Voting Period. Empowering Stakeholders – Ensuring Change. Use Social Tools to Immerse Stakeholders.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Consistency is key in fostering user adoption, as well as choosing elements that are not too far displaced from methods your workforce is already familiar with. Migrate legacy information over to new platform. This, in itself, is a great habit forming technique. Then, encourage visitation of past posts and inspire discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2015

People who offer them new information or expertise, who share best practices; and contacts in other industries. There are many techniques to analyze or visualize our professional networks and I’ve identified a methods in this post that include analyzing your contacts via social media. Organization. Hierarchical Position.

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