Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

With constantly updating operating systems, new versions of software, and more devices being used, it can sometimes be overwhelming to stay caught up — even for the most ambitious trainers! Tech Training for Nonprofits and Libraries will help you: Understand ways to manage technology change in your organization through tech training.

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Gyrus

JUNE 28, 2016

Before I start, it is best to issue a few disclaimers: I am not a neuroscientist; this blog post is not written with appropriate scientific method. Whereas other ideas were best suited for the minds of my friends. People learn at different paces and best with very different methodologies.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 24, 2016

As a millennial myself with a fair amount of work experience, I offer a unique perspective on how learning works differently for myself than people that have filled my roles before me. In order to develop an effective learning plan to account for this particular generation, it is best to play to their strengths. Technology.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 6, 2016

To demonstrate, take the process of time management, if you are taking five classes and you have three exams on Friday, two pop quizzes on Wednesday, and a total of four written assignments to complete. Most of us are guilty of the time management taboo of not formalizing a schedule. This may seem entirely second nature.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Did you know that 47% of HR professionals have said that retention is the top talent management challenge they face, closely followed by recruitment at 36%? However, with the use of digital tools, like a performance management system and an online learning platform, training and onboarding became much easier.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

I’ve been helping a client hire a temporary project manager, and so in the interview process one of the questions I ask is how people keep up with change in the field. I’m a fantastic book learner, which means I’m a great blog/twitter learner, too. How do you keep up?

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Neon CRM

JULY 12, 2023

How can you even tell if a new system is going to be right for your organization? We sat down with Neon One’s Product Marketing Manager, Samantha Nyland, for an in-depth conversation about the ins and out of switching to a new nonprofit CRM. I often talk to nonprofits who are using a free CRM or an extremely basic, low-cost system.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2015

Better system understanding: Generally, people are nervous the first time they use a new system and if they’ve not been trained properly on how to use it, they’re always wondering whether they’re doing things correctly. Recruiting: People are not just looking at what compensation will be for a new job.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 5, 2023

It was so exciting to be back in-person, surrounded by the best in the industry, and to give away $10,000! Hiring Great People. To be one of the best places to work in the association industry, we offer tons of amazing benefits to our employees including adding unlimited PTO to the list this year!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

This takes a lot of time because I'm not just browsing, but I'm doing a pattern analysis for best practices that I can incorporate into a presentation about social media principles and nonprofits. I think people are more likely to pay attention if they know that they might in the presentation. Photo by Nelson Layag.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 27, 2021

This methodology is built on the idea that institutions should have a complete view of every learner and alum nus with digital-first engagements across each lifecycle. Simply put, the learner , instructor , or alumn us is put at the center of all Salesforce technology implementations across several clouds. .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Jude’s and Ali McKee suggest an ‘agile’ approach to starting today, where you are at, and getting to work updating old systems, implementing scrum , getting out of the office to talk to supporters to better understand their needs. People Are The Focus. And Women in Particular. Of different traditions. Learn Labs.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

CRM stands for “Customer Relationship Management.” A CRM is a system that helps someone manage their interactions with customers, clients, and other stakeholders. The core of a CRM system is a database that holds individuals’ records, with information like their name, phone number, address, etc.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

However, they’re not the only (or, we’d argue, the best) way to bring your team members up to speed. If you have a training system that is serving your nonprofit well-meaning volunteers and staff members understand their roles, there have been few catastrophes due to insufficient training, etc., These strategies aren’t uncommon.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

“What brought UMBC to Salesforce and Cloud for Good was a vision that the university should try and centralize on one CRM product that could provide a 360-degree-view of students and people in general,” said Arnold Foelster, Senior Director of Enterprise Applications within UMBC’s Division of Information Technology.

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Gyrus

APRIL 12, 2018

The dictionary accepted definition of what we are talking about: “a person who was born in the 1980s or 1990s” (Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary) is relatively broad. In order to develop an effective learning plan to account for this particular generation, it is best to play to their strengths.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

Most of my teaching and training has been for people who work in nonprofits who want to find and work with an intern to assist with their integrated social media plans or measurement. For the class, we spent time on ways these students can become the world’s best intern instead of the intern from hell. Observe the dress code.

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Gyrus

JULY 26, 2016

The future is bright and full of potential technical advancement, included somewhere within that progression is a small segment for Learning Management Systems and how they are already trending towards something completely different. Making the Learner feel like they are completely immersed in the learning environment.

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Gyrus

APRIL 3, 2018

Whether it be addressing the blended learning mix we provide, the content we promote directly, or the style in which our learners process information; there are countless decisions that we can make, and the answer that we provide today, may not be what is most effective weeks from now. How to safeguard your users’ learning experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “Meet the Modern Learner”. Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “ Meet the Modern Learner ” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Another common mistake is letting other people fill in your calendar.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

As an energetic trainer with SeniorNet Welllington and life-long learner, he says that if you get one useful thing out of a workshop then you can be contented. For instance, despite asking around I didn’t manage to meet the Australians attending from Perth and Sydney (though I would still like to say hi). Everywhere.

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