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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

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It also helps participants take risks in trying new techniques because they have the support of their peers. I wrote many posts on instructional design for nonprofit training , including this wrap up post from our NTEN NTC session on teaching and learning for nonprofits. Learning has kept me inspired and improving what I do.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

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When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. Instructional Design and Facilitation: I love teaching and exploring different ways help nonprofit professionals learn.

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Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

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It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. Mindful Listening: Master the Basics of Focused Conversation. 2: Be present, practice mindful listening to the other person. Flickr Photo by qwrrty. 3: Don’t judge the other person.

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Expert Tips for #GivingTuesday Success

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Engage your supporters – tell them you have something special coming for #GivingTuesday. Poll your supporters so you can identify and segment personas, allowing you to better target your messaging on #GivingTuesday and all year long. Download Blackbaud’s free comprehensive #GivingTuesday toolkit.

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Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

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Published the Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we wrote and published the Emerging Leaders Playbook. I also designed and facilitated a six month peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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5 Essential CME LMS Features for Your Healthcare Association

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This task is made even harder if your CME learning management system ( CME LMS ), the platform that delivers eLearning to your association’s members, fails to support you in the effort. The goal of this piece is to ensure that the next CME LMS you invest in supports your organization effectively. Complicated Accreditation Reporting.

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Reflections on the Social Media Lab Workshop

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The curriculum and instructional design included " Principles of Effective Social Media for Nonprofits " and a version of the social media game created with David Wilcox. We can put shoulder-to-shoulder learning on steriods by integrating the use of social media to support learning. Growing My Instructional Chops.