The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. It can reach a larger number of people in a shorter amount of time than in-person training. Staff and volunteers can access the training anytime and anywhere. So, how can you create effective content for nonprofit e-learning?

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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. Right audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

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. Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space.

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Classy

JUNE 15, 2021

We are excited to announce Classy’s latest advancement in shaping a stronger social sector, Classy Academy —our new learning platform of on-demand courses covering nonprofit best practices for all, as well as how you can optimize Classy to advance your nonprofit’s mission. . Nonprofit Best Practices . Account Tour and Setup.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

So, it’s no surprise that your nonprofit’s staff and the training they receive is also evolving because of the pandemic. When it comes to training, your staff has new questions. They also have new barriers to completing the training. How do we complete work, training, and more on one strained WiFi connection?

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 5, 2023

To improve the experience for volunteers, nonprofits should focus on providing a supportive environment, clear communication, flexible opportunities for involvement, and a chance for personal growth. Volunteering is an essential component of many nonprofit organizations, and it plays a crucial role in achieving their missions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Plain Language Resources: Big Duck’s Plain Language for Nonprofits. They focus your nonprofit on tracking and reporting impact which is essential for fundraising success. Resource: How to Write a Nonprofit Impact Report. For every 1,000 fundraising messages sent, nonprofits raised $78. The Center for Plain Language.

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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. Even harder to incorporate “going meta.”

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Volunteers are the backbone of every nonprofit’s workforce, and having a good volunteer staff helps your organization accomplish more for your cause. To keep your volunteers as effective as possible, develop a volunteer management process that helps you recruit, train, and steward volunteers for your organization.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

Whether we’ve convened in-person or virtually during a global pandemic, our Salesforce.org nonprofit community never misses an opportunity to celebrate, learn, and imagine a better, more equal world — together. Here are five reasons to register today for the Nonprofit Summit this May. and Cure Cancer. You spoke and we listened.

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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. Movement can also incorporate what you’re training on.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The notion of “leaving well” is subjective and, of course, there are an unfathomable number of unique elements in every nonprofit leadership transition. Could your organization hire and train your replacement within two weeks? Onboarding and Training | 4-6 Weeks. If You Can’t Train In-Person, Document! Probably not.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As technology evolves, there are new ways nonprofits like yours can take advantage of advancements to save time and raise more money. AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. These systems follow predefined instructions without the ability to learn from new data. Other chatbot AI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. Instructional Design. Feng Shui of Good Training.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

essential skill to include in basic digital literacy instruction, but. Internet safety instruction doesn’t have to be difficult, though! Internet safety instruction doesn’t have to be difficult, though! This session, Public Tech Instruction: Internet Safety , this Wednesday, March 26 at 11 a.m. organizations.

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John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. The Bias Issue AI systems like LLMs are trained on vast datasets of text, primarily from the internet. However, they also offer intriguing potential benefits.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2014

Do you help job seekers at your library or nonprofit? Eastern), Public Tech Instruction: Online Job Search Assistance will offer helpful information about providing job seeker assistance using innovative services and tech savvy tools. This free webinar on Wednesday, April 30 at 11 a.m. Pacific time (2 p.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

Designing and facilitating training (not matter the topic) is one of my passions and why I blog about it on a regular basis. I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Of course the training room has to accommodate this.)

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

When most of us think of arts and culture nonprofits, the biggest names come easily to mind. Beneath the spotlight, mid-size nonprofits like Ballet Lubbock offer valuable lessons in resilience and overcoming adversity. A rts and culture nonprofits face distinctive challenges in the nonprofit sector. The Smithsonian.

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Candid

MAY 18, 2023

With billions of Google searches happening every day, nonprofits around the world use the Google Ad Grant program to connect with people looking to learn more about their cause. Through the Google Ad Grant program, qualifying nonprofits can receive up to $10,000 per month in free advertising spend on the Google Search Network.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years. If you design and deliver training for professional development, what technologies are impacting your practice?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar for Social Media and Nonprofits, I’ve been working with grantees on a variety of capacity building projects – from coaching to workshops to peer trainings. Tags: Training Design chat summer learning twitterchat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

When I design and facilitate meeting for clients, board meetings, or as part of a workshop, webinar or other training, I’m always looking for new ideas for design and processes. Each method provides step-by-ste instructions, examples, templates, and additional reading links. Here’s my curated list. .

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The notion of “leaving well” is subjective and, of course, there are an unfathomable number of unique elements in every nonprofit leadership transition. Could your organization hire and train your replacement within two weeks? Onboarding and Training | 4-6 Weeks. If You Can’t Train In-Person, Document! Probably not.

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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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TechImpact

JULY 8, 2014

In part 1 , we explored 4 ways your nonprofit could better utilize its CRM, or constituent relationship management system. The trick to getting the most out of them is ensuring the individuals who will be using the software are properly trained , and have had their expectations clearly defined. How does your nonprofit use its CRM?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

When I design and facilitate meeting for clients, board meetings, or as part of a workshop, webinar or other training, I’m always looking for new ideas for facilitation and interactive processes. Each method provides step-by-ste instructions, examples, templates, and additional reading links.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

For most nonprofit professionals, AI seems like a far-off fictional concept, bound to sci-fi adventures that we watch or read. The text AI is quickly growing, and nonprofits can benefit from ChatGPT’s features. Branding is vital to nonprofits, and ChatGPT can’t replace that. So what’s all the hype about?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 8, 2012

Training interns. The success of an internship program has a lot to do with how effectively the intern is trained. Many experts suggest that you have a live telephone training "kick start" session. Audio, video, written instructions and checklists. Internweb.com. Idealist.org. Internshipprograms.com. InternZoo.com.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

One design important instructional principle for trainings and meetings, whether online or face-to-face, is to start off with a fun way to ease into the work. You have a couple of provocative questions related to the topic you will be discussing or training on and have people line up as to whether they agree or disagree.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2023

Using ChatGPT prompts for nonprofits can help your organization create fundraising letters and other resources quickly and can be used to help you raise more money throughout the fundraising cycle. How can nonprofits use ChatGPT ChatGPT Benefits Prompts for ChatGPT Privacy note How can nonprofits use ChatGPT? What is ChatGPT?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Teaching, leaning, and training has been my passion for 20 years. Our interactive session at the Fall 2013 Communications Network Conference in New Orleans was a blend of content delivery and peer learning – a conversation about the value, different approaches and models, and best practices. Training Design'

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2024

Create a Security-First Mindset Low-coders are typically business users who may not have formal training in cybersecurity, This makes it imperative for them to receive instruction before creating applications that touch sensitive information. Even fully trained professional developers can make mistakes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I also use them a lot when I doing full-day trainings. Here are the techniques: Meeting Ritual: A Moment of Quiet: Many people who work at nonprofits are often in many meetings, often scheduled back-to-back, everyday. Here’s some step-by-step or eye-by-eye instructions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Last week I facilitated a workshop in Detroit hosed by Co-Act , a nonprofit collaboration space in Detroit. The workshop was focused on personal resilience and self-care based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and was part of series of workshops on resilience. I made this part of the instructions.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 29, 2023

This is a collection of step-by-step instructions and videos on specific tasks you may need to complete in your Neon One account. The Support Center is full of how-to articles and step-by-step instructions Neon One Email Support Every Neon One user can ask for help by submitting an email ticket to our support team. What Is It?

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