.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

The categories that are represented should reflect qualities that directors bring to the board as well as characteristics that will enhance the organization’s growth and development. Preparing a board matrix is a learning experience. Preparing this document is a learning experience. Tell a Compelling Story. Use the Buddy System.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, “I don’t have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do.” Yet, we know that learning continuously in a complex world is critical because otherwise our skills are quickly outdated. That’s the future.

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Professional Learning Develop Course 77

Wild Apricot

APRIL 26, 2021

This month, we’ve finished redesigning our online learning videos to reflect the many changes we have seen in Wild Apricot in recent years, and now we're happy to announce that Boot Camp 2.0 is now live! We've also added several new resources.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Actually learn to play that harmonica!) Learn more and get in touch at bewhatsgood.com !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2010

Allison Fine and I have completed the assessment and reflection paper for 2009 America’s Giving Challenge for the Case Foundation. Allison and I wrote the reflection paper for the first challenge. This year we took a more intercative approach to sharing the findings and learnings.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Learn more at MESG.marketing ! Learn more at WeRaiseTheRoots.com !

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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. What have I learned over my time, but especially over the last year of doing this podcast?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

But I have learned a few things about each of those topics. Design a program that reflects the customized service you want to deliver and the quality of outreach you want to produce. Even if you think you know your constituents, don’t dictate or guess about what they want to learn. For one compelling reason.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

In this video, Dosunmu shares how funding data reveals whether or not climate philanthropy lives up to these values. However, collecting and sharing demographic data poses a learning curve for many organizations. Listen to Dosunmu reflect on what they are up against when appealing to new funders entering the field.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 20, 2022

Read on to learn why association leadership should take the extra step of investing in volunteers and for a “how-to” on improving volunteer engagement in your program. . When non-members learn their industry colleagues are routinely acknowledged by your association, their interest in your organization will grow. Learn more.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Many in the philanthropic community desire that nonprofits reflect the communities they serve—including everyone from volunteers and donors to staff, executives, and the board. You want to ensure all voices from the communities you serve are reflected throughout your organization, especially on your board.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

This, in turn, helps them learn “how to navigate pathways” through complicated systems, explained Dugan. Service provides pathways to social connection [and] purpose and reflects their vision of the world as it could be, not as they are experiencing it today,” said Cilente Skendall.

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Gyrus

MAY 12, 2016

Rapid advances in technology and modern workforce needs are transforming the way, workforce learning & training is delivered and training courses are created. Mobile learning. Mobile Learning enables you to present smaller sized, interactive online learning to your employees without restricting them to a particular time or a place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

As many trainers and teachers already know, people have different learning styles. Howard Gardner has dedicated his life work to this Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Yet, many conference panels are designed to accommodate only one or two styles of learning and go shallow instead of going deep. How much do you retain?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I’ve had the honor of facilitating an online peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees that are hosting Giving Days, applying and iterating on the Giving Day Playbook since 2013. His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

The last time I was in Baltimore was in 2007, with Amnesty International at their regional conference, attending as a bright-eyed student organizer trying to learn how to more effectively spread the good word of social justice and human rights (the story of how I got involved in nonprofit marketing!). Here''s what they said.

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Communication email Marketing Reflection 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Video: Our session was lived streamed and we have a video. This post summarizes how you can use session documentation and reflective practice to improve the content and delivery of your session. Here’s what I learned: The online experience was good, but could use a little polish. Our session is here.

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Reflection Data Slides Exercise 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

This video will walk you through the steps of putting people in and out of breakout rooms. Show & Tell: I learn this one from Andy Robinson, Train Your Board. You can encourage the consultants to turn off or hide their video screens. The reflection questions might include: What resonated? What is a challenge?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

From a very young age, it is through stories that we learn about ourselves, those around us, and the world in which we live. Among the noteworthy features included the ideal ecosystem are (i) the virtual events channel (reflecting the constraints newly imposed by COVID-19) and (ii) the increasingly feature-rich WhatsApp channel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

See the above video, created by team in Tunisia, which summarizes the program.) It was also an opportunity for me to co-facilitate with in-country team, meet the NGOs and hear their stories first-hand, and learn a lot about modeling and adapting interactive training techniques for different cultures. Design for Flexibility.

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Gyrus

JUNE 28, 2016

How We Learn – Capitalize On Knowing. This post is written based on my personal understanding and could reflect deficiencies experienced in my own personal learning process. To begin we should evaluate what a younger version of myself experienced in the learning process. Do the one-size fits all approach not work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2013

The above video from author Peter Sims explaining what a little bet is – failed to launch. We had the 1500 people in the room do the failure bow – captured by here on video. As Brian Reich said, we have to get rid of our fear. It’s okay as long as we learn something from to improve.

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NTC Action Reflection Contest 113

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Self-reflection / Gift of significance Before describing three suggested actions, allow us to share something important that we’ve learned. Flash engagement video recording. We intend to feature snippets of this video recording in our last days of the year emails going out on Dec. We’d schedule one 60-minute prep call.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 4, 2022

Start by reflecting on how your association defines an ideal member. Do your members value professional development and learning opportunities? If your ideal member prioritizes learning opportunities, be sure to invest in various training options. Learn more. What qualities make for the best member?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

Some Reflections. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience. What I’m most excited about is “networked learning&# – it is part peer learning, part content-delivery, and another part engaging people in the room and not in the room in conversation through the use of social media.

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Reflection People Network Colorado 103

Candid

MAY 18, 2022

We loved seeing this unique piece of our past and wanted to learn more about the object and exhibition. . We had to update the object label for the exhibit at the last moment to reflect the new name of the organization. . If people want to learn more, online or in-person, where can they go? . the David M.

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History America Giving Museum 98

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

It’s that time when we reflect on our work over the past year and set goals for the new one. I’ll share what I’ve learned from the big-picture analytics, insights from my deep dive into content, and how they inform my approach to our social media plan (which you’re welcome to borrow for your nonprofit).

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Learn more and get in touch at CornershopCreative.com ! Check out our last installment here !

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Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

Your social channels should reflect your mission and values. As you continue to learn about the benefits of social media for nonprofits , you will want to ensure you have a consistent plan in place. You can thank your supporters weekly with images and videos. Through social media, you can bring your brand persona to life.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

While we were busy catching up on sleep, we also spent a lot of time reflecting on the experience. Thanks for providing this fantastic hub for learning and sharing NTC! Learning that other non-profits were working through the same issues my organization is going through, whether it be applying technology, buy-in from stakeholders, etc.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Articles, reports, podcasts, and videos: The Problems With Philanthropy, and What We Can Do to Fix Them. Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. Lessons Learned from Two Decades in Philanthropy. Justice over greatness: A new year’s reflection. Equity in the Center: Video Case Studies.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

Here are some of the most popular questions posed during the webinar, accompanied by short video clips. Learn more about how to add and remove profile managers to your nonprofit’s profile. Does having only a Bronze Seal reflect poorly on an organization? Not at all. You can access all of these resources for free.

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Story Profile Metrics Accessibility 52

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

Outlook) and video conferencing platforms, use a spreadsheet, create slides, and use tools that are specific to your organization, such as a timekeeping system or an expense reporting system. Provide training in small doses, maybe five or ten minutes during a staff meeting or via a video people can watch during a coffee break.

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Skills Technology Develop Training 88

The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Importance of Testimonials Testimonials are personal endorsements, typically in the form of a statement or story, that reflect a person’s experience with your nonprofit. Regularly update your collection of testimonials to reflect current experiences and ensure ongoing relevance. These can be more personal and engaging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. In fact, Harrison has said that if he talks for an hour, he uses over 200 photos and videos in his presentation. Image from Flickr by Xurble.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

These philanthroteens lead workshops on advocacy, communications and learned about their peers in developing countries. You can see it in the video above, well worth watching. Together they discussed their personal challenges and accomplishments as leaders in their fields. The Power of Networks and Flip Flops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2011

I usually try to set up a small learning project. Here’s a few: #1 Listen: Who are your sources that consistently provide valuable information for learning without a lot of noise? 2 Learn: The learning happens through interacting and commenting. Imagine impromptu small group discussions. #5

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