Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. If you are trying to do an interactive lecture, it stops group interaction. So far, two of my students have had their questions answered. Nothing like first-person accounts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

There are number of reasons we feel exhausted from zoom meetings as Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab points out. This can be accomplished with creative use of the Zoom Breakout Rooms for activities to support the meeting objectives. . Here’s some ideas for different questions for virtual icebreakers for nonprofits ).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Your team may be grappling with questions like, “How do we transform words on the page into reality?” To quote Mahatma Gandhi, “The path is the journey,” and what we learn along the way as we encounter resistance, as we motivate ourselves, and as we engage others, offers great learning that supports personal and professional growth.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

We make information into data when we explicitly attach it to a question and explicitly or implicitly connect it to an approach for making sense of it. It can contribute to exchanges and interactions that are at the heart of nonprofit network building. Information is everything that is coming at us.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2018

We designed a highly interactive workshop based on Jo Wolfe’s “ NGO Digital Maturity Matrix ,” an assessment tool that enables nonprofits to codify mindsets and skill sets required for moving along the path of digital transformation. Others have also documented and used the technique or taught others how to do it.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Your charitable organization has probably fielded questions from curious supporters and internal audiences on the ways it might be leveraged. A few key things to keep in mind: AI measures probabilistic outcomes in response to a question to determine what data it should show. Is it just a fad? Yes, it’s a silly example.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The process can highlight inequities and barriers previously unrecognized and pose so many questions. Setting out a roadmap requires key stakeholders to help reveal the questions that need to be asked. teaching artists who directly interacted with students. teaching artists who directly interacted with students.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2013

The purpose was share insights and learn more about creating, supporting, and managing networks. I enjoy meetings when there has been a lot given to the design and you have expert facilitators in the room because I not only learn about the content, but also learn some new facilitation techniques. Networks Training Design'

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Train callers on matching gifts. Prepare for donor questions. Creating a detailed and interactive script can help ease the nerves of new callers and standardize your donor’s experience. Here are the key components to any phonathon script: Introduction: Answer the most basic questions: Who are you?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development. We created The Emerging Leaders Playbook which served as the “text book” or content for the training. The specific practice skills include these three: Ask empowering questions. Ask Good Questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

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

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2015

Leveraging the networks and personal brands of your staff as champions can help your organization’s communications strategy have more impact. With a few guidelines and a little training, employees can use social channels effectively in service of your organization’s mission AND their own learning. Lotte Leicht , EU Director.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

Both conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society goals. See the above video, created by team in Tunisia, which summarizes the program.) Design for Flexibility. ” 4.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

Read the full interview with our experts to get answers to questions nonprofit leaders may ask about employee burnout, such as: How has COVID-19 impacted employee burnout and individual stress management? Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2019

Respond to questions quickly and fully 28. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Ask questions to clarify 64. Have face-to-face interaction as often as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

One goal that I had was to a peer support community through the twitter hashtag # npsmpeer – where nonprofit social media managers could share advice and support one another. Danielle Brigida, NWF – Training Staff. How can you train and coordinate all staff on social to scale your strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Program outcomes: Guidance on developing an effective integrated social media strategy to support your mission. The workshop was hosted by Compasspoint and its partner Thrive, The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County and with the support of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Morning Session.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 24, 2018

And, if you are still seeking resolutions for this year, perhaps write down (and start working on) five to ten from the following list of ideal resolutions for leaders: Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

Respond to questions quickly and fully 28. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Ask questions to clarify 64. Have face-to-face interaction as often as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

You can expect to continue to see more blog posts from me on the topic of peer learning design and training techniques as I continue to do this work. To complement the Playbook, we organized a Peer Learning Exchange where participants could gather, share ideas and ask questions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

Respond to questions quickly and fully 28. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Ask questions to clarify 64. Have face-to-face interaction as often as possible'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2013

At the end of the month, I’ll be facilitating a workshop at the 92nd Street Y in NYC call “ Social Media Mindsets and Toolsets for Nonprofit ,” an interactive workshop is for executive directors and organizational leaders that work for nonprofits and want to learn tips and techniques for scaling social in their organizations.

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