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A Reflection on Networked Professional Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There was a slowness to it that we don’t have with digital photography (perhaps because the slide film was expensive and we didn’t want to waste film). The product-driven learning is mindful, mostly linear, and focused. Key skills and tools may include search on Google, social media channels, and bookmarks.

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1 Million Trailhead Badges: Lessons from Salesforce.org’s Trailhead Journey

Saleforce Nonprofit

As we cross the milestone of having 1 million Trailhead badges earned, now is a great opportunity to reflect and share key takeaways on what our team learned through the process of designing and implementing a learning program on Trailhead. Map out your strategy: Literally, draw your map of content and audiences on paper or a slide.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This takes a bit more effort than putting together a slide deck. There are many ways to do this, but try to avoid the “Q/A of the Expert at the End,” and facilitate discussion that is more reflective. Reflection. So, you have to design for that.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

There are some basic technology skills that most staff likely need, such as the ability to operate productivity software (e.g., 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.

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The Nonprofit Cloud: The Right Choice For Total Cost Of Ownership

TechImpact

The total cost of ownership (TCO), is a financial estimate used in business to identify the direct and indirect costs of a product, system, or service. It’s a way for nonprofits to assess risk, understand the cost of something beyond the ‘sticker price’, and how it compares to an alternative solution or product.

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Reflections from #15ntc Session Walking As Work and 20/8/2 Rule

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year I designed and facilitated a highly interactive session called “ Walking is Work: Don’t Call It A Break ” with Ritu Sharma. I also lead a conference networking walk following the session. This post summarizes some thoughts and reflections. The slides and resources from the session can be found here.

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3 Key Takeaways from Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’

Cloud 4 Good

This reflects my own journey, and many also in attendance at the event, as my experience with DevOps has slowly matured alongside the emerging technology. Session topics ranged from high-level process breakdown and product features to hands-on pipeline setups and experiential community experiences.

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