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What can nonprofit technology trainers learn from the social work field to improve their training techniques?

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Here’s a few frameworks and techniques I learned first hand from Nancy as she accompanied me to the sessions I was leading. It is about simply learning how to use a new tool or technique. I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty.

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Get More Out of AI, Start Chatting

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Compared to today’s models, Eliza was tongue-tied. A machine-learning bot will require more technical expertise including utilizing algorithms and natural language processing techniques. Consider appointing a team of volunteers to interview your new employee and ensure that the responses are appropriate.

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Tips To Make Online Meetings Less Exhausting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We’ve modeled them as part of the session and it allowed us to brainstorm in smaller teams on how to be more engaging in our meetings from now on. Interactive Meeting Techniques. Effective Brainstorming Techniques by Beth Kanter. Creating Connection in a Time of Covid-19 – interview with Nancy White. List of Energizers.

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Content Curation for Nonprofits – Notes from #13ntccur8

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I’ve been a content curator for many years , using the techniques to help me develop curriculum materials for workshops and blog posts – as a form of professional development. Will is also does a lot of work with video – so when he proposed that we incorporate video interviews as part of the session, I was thrilled.

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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

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Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master. Round Robin.

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My Notes from Next Generation Evaluation Meeting

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” I was lucky enough to meet and interview Patton in 2009. Systems are non-linear, complex, and dynamic. But on the other hand, traditional evaluation models are: Focused on model testing. Based on a logic model. Refine a model or make definitive judgment. Have a clear, linear chain of cause effect.

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Virtual Meeting Check-Ins & Icebreakers During A Pandemic

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As the facilitator you can model it with brevity – it should be no more than 30 seconds. In light of the pandemic, I’ve been using different questions that allow people to reflect how things have changed and focus on coping techniques. Then you interview people on different sides of the scale.

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