Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Note from Beth: Last January, I put together a train the trainers session for nonprofit trainers. You can find the presentation here and accompanying blog post, How To Think Like A Nonprofit Instructional Designer. 8 Reasons Why Bad Trainings Happen to Good Nonprofits by Salsa Labs. Ask questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

By applying this approach to program development or strategy, your nonprofit can get more impactful results. I immediately came up with twenty ways to adapt this simulation and method for a nonprofit context! The next question asked us to find flaws with the solution and pass the paper to someone else.

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Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 132

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

There are also nonprofit specific facilitation tool kits like this one for international development projects. I like to avoid being stuck in the same techniques and am always interested in expanding my toolkit. Here’s just a few: Instructional. That’s why I love looking and testing different methods.

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Facilitation Technique Chart Method 121

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. How To Think Like An Instructional Designer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

While I did a pretty thorough participant assessment survey before finalizing the content, the instructional design and creating materials, I always like to get a group understanding of the learning goals and get people ready to learn. paper into quarters, number the spaces, and answer the questions or draw pictures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I tested out the five phases of falling in love with measurement. Given the topic was measurement, I couldn’t help but go a little meta and play with incorporating learning analytics into the instruction. This blog post shares some insights about those two somewhat disconnected ideas. Bonus: Spreadsheet Appreciation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Many of us do this and take content notes, but it is also great to take notes about instructional design and facilitation techniques. Participants volunteer their question for the Spectragram.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer ! Expert: This is content and information that is delivered by listening and questioning a subject matter expert. This can be as simple as a poll or having participants type a reflective question in the chat at the beginning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I'm preparing for a Social Media workshop next month called " Making Sense of and Success with Social Media " where the audience will be consultants who work with nonprofits in other areas (not technology). I have a chance to reflect now on the data I've collected and think about the instructional design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The Leading Change Summit was drastically different from the Nonprofit Technology Conference, NTEN’s flagship event that has over 2,000 attendees, dozens of tracks and hundreds of panels, big parties, a trade show, and all the things you would expect from a traditional conference. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams.

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When it comes to training, your staff has new questions. Nonprofit staff training has evolved to meet the new challenges your team is facing. While some aspects of operating a nonprofit are universal across the board— every nonprofit needs to file a Form 990, for example— there are many aspects that are unique to your team alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Next week, I headed to Seattle for a couple of days of events around my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. Last month, I participated in the day-long convening of funders at the Media Impact Forum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. This post summarizes some learning research and offers some tips for delivering effective webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. And then immediately create instructional materials and trainings for the community. How to think like a social instructional designer.

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Social Media Share Media Instruction 93

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I recently submitted a proposal for NTEN’s 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference with colleagues Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon and Jeanne Allen called “ Supercharge Your Technology Training ,” so please take a minute to vote for it. . I often incorporate sticky notes and often have to rearrange the furniture.

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Training Train Brain Exercise 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

I’m preparing for a webinar and with any training I begin the instructional design with surveying participants to understand their level, learning goals, and attitudes about the subject matter. Even asking direct questions doesn’t result in replies. How can we get people to talk to us? verena_fidelia) April 4, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. The specific practice skills include these three: Ask empowering questions. Emerging nonprofit leaders who engage in reflective listening are more likely to succeed. Ask Good Questions.

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Skills Build Technique Language 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

” I was lucky enough to collaborate with Janet McIntyre , a nonprofit leadership coach and Jeffrey Golde , Adjunct Professor of Management: Columbia Business School, along with Abe Flores from AFTA. Analytical Style people control their emotions but tend to ask questions rather than give orders. You can find the resources here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I feel that my technology training for nonprofits work is more like a calling for me than simply a job or career. For the past 15 years, I have been excited about nonprofit technology training design and delivery and it is what I will continue to focus on as part of my role at Zoetica over the coming years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

Over the years, I have developed and refined one-day or half-day workshops on social media strategy and tactics for nonprofits. 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. Stay tuned for that!

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Social Media Reflection Media Social 91

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

But none of this would not have been possible if not for the dedication, vision, and leadership from Andrew Means, who has passionately been working on creating a learning community of nonprofit professionals interested in data for social change called Data Analysts for Social Good.

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Conference Data Exercise Reflection 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. Program Design. This is something that nonprofit professionals are just beginning to explore.

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India NGO Network Exercise 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy.

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Training Train Reflection Design 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. I ask certain questions to help identify these individuals. . These leaders are then given the meeting agenda (game instructions), keep the group on track, and volunteer to report out. I select what I questions I do based on answers in an online pre-survey.

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Social Media Reflection Learning Social 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center’s Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. Instructional Design Notes. I facilitated a session in the afternoon which was designed for peer interaction given the topic. An effective digital team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

For the leadership development, there were four guiding questions that we explored throughout our journey – and now as I’m back I will continue to reflect and take action based on these: What does it mean to be a leader in the face of complex challenges. Clarifying Questions: 4 minutes for others to ask clarifying questions.

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Leadership Develop Exercise 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week, I was honored to deliver the lunch keynote at the 2014 TechNow Conference in Pittsburgh, PA organized by The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. (My This post shares the content and I’ll share a post about the instructional design in a second post. 28% of donors are repeat donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

One thing I haven't been doing over the years is documenting the instructional design or lesson plan. By the end, they are asking questions that really have nothing to do with the tools, but rather surface some of the other key barriers to greater social media implementation. (Reflections coming soon!) His reflections below.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Because course authoring software solutions tend to be robust in functionality, they’re most often used to create content for associations, corporations, and even nonprofit organizations. 10+ ready-to-use content modules and question types. Online course hosting with the ability to generate private links for sharing.

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eLearning Authoring Course Platform 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “ Meet the Modern Learner ” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research.

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