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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 195: Fundraising vs. Raising Money

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Listen in to today’s episode to hear Melissa Rancour, principal instructional designer for Blackbaud University, talk about what social good organizations can do to get others invested and talking about their cause, the effect this has on donor retention, and how it can reduce donor remorse. How to think about retention.

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8 Reasons Why Bad Trainings Happen to Good Nonprofits

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You can find the presentation here and accompanying blog post, How To Think Like A Nonprofit Instructional Designer. Over on the SalsaLabs blog, they are doing a series on designing nonprofit tech training and I discovered this excellent rewrite of my post. Share the spotlight. Let people in on the action.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But learning from adjacent practices can also be quite rich. Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge. This helps with increasing attention spans and retention as well as make the session more fun. One might think, oh no, this is impossible.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level. His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application. Three Ways to Think About Content.

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Webinars: Designing Effective Learning Experiences

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The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention. If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn.

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail? What: The art of social instructional design.

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How To Incorporate More Movement Into Your Nonprofit Training

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I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. Movement is better than sitting.