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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. It is really important to pay attention to body language (discomfort, confusion, boredom, etc.)

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3 Strategies for Effective Nonprofit E-Learning

The Nerdy NonProfit

Valerie isn’t going to appreciate interactive games if they don’t give her actionable, valuable tips. Your nonprofit’s staff and volunteers need to relate to any courses you design. Language and conversations that reflect the learner’s experience. Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer.

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To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting

Candid

Very general and vague words can generate very vague responses and language. Perhaps the question we should be asking instead is: How can we use these tools to create efficiencies and enhance our work? What you get out: Always validate content generated by AI at every level. Is it grammatically correct? Is it accurate? Is it up to date?

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How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training: NTC 2016 Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is a session where you’ll be an active participant in your learning and will leave ready to apply lots of practical tips and techniques that will give your trainings more impact. Instructional Design. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Flexible Space: Designing for Interaction.

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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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Webinars: Designing Effective Learning Experiences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. This post summarizes some learning research and offers some tips for delivering effective webinars. A bonus delivery tip. What are your tips and tricks for designing and delivering effective webinars?

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Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Be aware of what they say, how they say it and body language. Observe and Understand Body Language. According to research, 55% of the message you convey comes from your body language. Here’s a terrific cheat sheet for common body language signals and what they mean. Identify other people’s emotional states.

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