Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

What were successful techniques or elements of SXSWcares? Businesses gave away products for donations, attendees held competitive fundraisers, and hundreds of others used other creative means to make fundraising personal. A few hours later, we quickly found each other through Jessica Lin and unified our efforts as SXSWcares.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Yesterday, I was able to interview Greg to learn more about his massive social experiment called EssentialLive to get many people to try Essentialism for a year. It isn’t just about setting New Year’s resolutions or adding a new productivity technique to try. ” says Greg.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2022

From a refugee support jacket to recycled aluminum dresses, the designers created products that related to their experiences. Netnography, or contextual interviews, allow researchers to observe the user in their natural environment. Designers from around the world presented work inspired by issues in their community and the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

While some procrastination can be beneficial, it can reduce your productivity if it gets out of hand. That shift is easier when you have some good techniques for actually get those tasks done. Here’s five ways to avoid procrastination and be more productive: Flickr Photo by TBN97.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2013

Blencoe : I wrote the book because I felt there was a need for a book about management techniques that was short and interesting to read but also had depth. I think the management techniques that are discussed in the book are extremely important for several reasons. They affect employees, managers, business owners, and customers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

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. ” What is Human Centered Design?

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

We strongly recommend this technique because unconscious bias can frequently lead us to give preference to people who might not necessarily be the best match, such as: The person we really want to drink coffee with. Names would get added back in for the interview process. Interview questions. What was the outcome?”.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Thorough understanding leads to big ideas. Don’t rely too much on cleverness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2017

They also interviewed a former Google product manager turned interface design ethicist, Tristan Harris , about how tech companies are intentionally creating a large scale epidemic of people getting hooked to their smartphones. He provides techniques to help you answer a simple question, “Does this deserve my attention?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2007

I had asked him for some suggestions on improving upon my sloppy editing techniques. But who knows, we're working on a feature length version and I might put out some of the interviews in a video blog in support of the longer film. He shared this advice: In some ways the sloppiness and the intimacy is part of the charm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2016

Self-awareness is the first step – that is being aware of how our cues, routines and rewards have locked us in a jail of poor productivity or lack of focus or accomplishment. It is a simple technique: 1) notice the habit; 2) Ask yourself what you are getting out of it in the moment. Wendy Harman, Daily Questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2007

For this screencast, I conducted several interviews lasting approximately 50 minutes. about his editing process for a screencast that uses this interview technique. He also notes that he doesn't log with markers, but edits as he is listening to the interview. I recently read a blog entry by Jon Udell.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. Britt Bravo: You interviewed 30 women, and organized them by if they were farmers, activists, and different things. Overall, was there a theme among the stories of the women that you interviewed?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Do you ever go grocery shopping and see a product that feels like it was created for you ? By using storytelling techniques in your giving campaign like centering her as the hero, or providing clear and compelling information about how she can make a genuine change, your organization can truly make her feel seen and understood.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 11, 2023

No matter how much marketing techniques evolve, that equation doesn’t change. In an interview for our Book Association 4.0: The product provides immediate detailed critiques and rationales. When ABMS surveyed participants, the product satisfaction level was 90 percent. There is no neutral.

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Classy

APRIL 27, 2021

To prevent burnout from taking over your nonprofit’s culture, passion, and productivity, you have to understand it. 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?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2008

The call to action - asking a question at the end to generate discussion is a technique that is integrated into my writing process unless I am doing an interview - but that is a very good point to remember and a useful tip to share with new bloggers. I have way too many posts in draft.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

In that chapter, I discuss several tools to help you legitimately enhance the emotional content of your story, and several techniques to make sure that emotion doesn’t become unfairly manipulative. It provides a specific example of a problem they had and how your product or service solved that problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2011

What do time management techniques and good habits look like in an age of connectedness? I stumbled across the Pomodoro technique which is very similar to time boxing (assigning discrete blocks of time to a particular task and using a timer), but the method also gives you some ways to prioritize work. Photo by TBN98.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

The final stages is the bonfire or what Parr calls long attention or your audience’s long-term interest in an idea, product, message, cause, or whatever. It is filled with the science and practical techniques to create a bonfire of attention — for anything – from a product to social change cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

In that chapter, I discuss several tools to help you legitimately enhance the emotional content of your story, and several techniques to make sure that emotion doesn’t become unfairly manipulative. It provides a specific example of a problem they had and how your product or service solved that problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Stress reduction techniques. Productive and effective meetings. We are on a mission to identify and interview people who work for nonprofits about their stories of scaling self-care in their organizations. The topics include: Understanding the pillars of self-care for individuals: sleep, nutrition, exercise. Mindful Leadership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

Today, we had an amazing conversation and interview with Cecile Richards and Tom Subak to learn more about Planned Parenthood 's Social Media Strategy and their movement building techniques. A couple of takeaways from the interview: Leaders Lead Culture Change.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2016

If your video has a lot of "talking heads" and interviews, you might consider using a lapel or lavalier microphone that discretely clips on to a person's shirt. The shaky camera technique might work for certain horror movies, but you probably don't want to use it for digital storytelling purposes. Keep It Light.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2017

My new audial obsession is the podcast How I Built This , in which Guy Raz interviews entrepreneurs who built notable companies. I can think of many extraordinary innovators in the nonprofit cultural sector--people and organizations creating brilliant programs, site-based experiences, and products. Too much emphasis on innovation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2007

from Matt Goddard If you are new to social media, in terms of the tools and technology or how to integrate them into your product release strategy, consider the following activities. As you release your product, find some interesting articles or blog posts on the Web and bookmark them. Here's a low risk approach to using del.icio.us

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2009

Technology and youth can go hand in hand… if you have the right tools, techniques, and training. Kami Griffiths from TechSoup will interview Erika Padilla-Morales from Streetside Stories and Will Hammond from BAYCAT on Thursday, May 28 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific to learn more about their programs and what makes them successful.

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BoardAssist

JULY 15, 2016

Getting your nonprofit’s message out in 2016 requires a completely different set of skills and communications techniques than it did in 2006 or 1996. In addition to being on top of the latest social media trends, basic document production needs to be different. Millennials are terrific at networking and team-building.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

In that chapter, I discuss several tools to help you legitimately enhance the emotional content of your story, and several techniques to make sure that emotion doesn’t become unfairly manipulative. It provides a specific example of a problem they had and how your product or service solved that problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2007

The father of screencasting, Jon Udell , who of course is a technical expert in everything, uses this technique -- the screencast interview or talk show. He invites an expert in a particular software or technique and they are on a conference call together to look at and discuss what is on the screen. Does he edit in Camtasia?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2011

I’ve been noticing that I tend to get more engagement on technology posts than social engagement posts, although when I worked hard at stirring the pot, there have been a few productive conversations. The problem with Google + as it stands right now (and it will be changing) is that lack of community features and mainstream adoption.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

In that chapter, I discuss several tools to help you legitimately enhance the emotional content of your story, and several techniques to make sure that emotion doesn’t become unfairly manipulative. It provides a specific example of a problem they had and how your product or service solved that problem.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

In that chapter, I discuss several tools to help you legitimately enhance the emotional content of your story, and several techniques to make sure that emotion doesn’t become unfairly manipulative. It provides a specific example of a problem they had and how your product or service solved that problem.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2007

You can hear the interview on the Big Vision Podcast , or read the transcript below. So it really helps connect you, as the person purchasing this product, to the sense of impact that you are making not only through your purchase but also on that community through its sustained work. retail market. Priya Haji: My name is Priya Haji.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Recently, we''ve been talking at our museum about techniques for capturing compelling audio/video content with visitors. It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. interview Museums Engaging in 2.0 Why would people look at that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Interview with Jonathon Colman. Donor Solicitation Techniques on Twitter. What's the sweet spot between personal productivity and social productivity? Effective ROI StoryTelling Techniques. Things You Can Do In Ten Minutes. The Cute Dog Theory. Pimp My Nonprofit Panel at SXSW. Harry: A Green Geek. Giving Good Poke.

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