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January 2022 equity update to the community

NTEN

2021 was an eventful year at NTEN as we continued to promote, work towards, and model equitable practices internally and externally. We reviewed the sliding scale for membership. 2022 focus. Strengthening continuity plans; updating and expanding hiring and onboarding documentation. 2021 review highlights. 2022 focus.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. I was able to rearrange an area for viewing presentations slides and have enough space for participants to move around for full group exercises.

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How to Be a Wizard at Tech Training Design and Delivery

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The session not only included training tips, but modeled them during the session so that the audience interacted and practiced skills directly. The basic premise remained the same: to give training tips, model them, and to provide “meta” data that gave a glimpse into the minds of the session designers.

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Learn You Will: #14ntc Nonprofit Tech Training Session Reflection and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Does #14ntc give an award for best slides? I nominate #14ntctrain.

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09NTC: Let’s Connect in San Fran!

Amy Sample Ward

Togetherness: The dream of the Web is a model maps our influence and values to appropriate collective action that has reached its tipping point. If you’re not, Ignite is a style of presentation: Participants have five minutes to speak on a subject, accompanied by 20 slides. Each slide is displayed for 15 seconds.

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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They help “air out the brain” and can help a tired group regain focus. I incorporate energizers into webinars (see slide 22) and virtual meetings. I’m doing a panel at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference in March called “ Learn You Will ” with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Try to avoid the content-driven model of an expert presenting for 50 minutes with a rushed Q/Q at the end. Depending on the learning objectives, you could even skip the slides altogether, or adapt them for a pre-work activity. Peer: Shared knowledge and experiential learning that benefits from interaction between participants.