Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. Here’s a few frameworks and techniques I learned first hand from Nancy as she accompanied me to the sessions I was leading. It is about simply learning how to use a new tool or technique.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity. Many successful nonprofit professionals use rituals, either for personal productivity or team productivity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2022

The # PACE Process for Early Career Success book is designed to help readers unlock the mindset, traits, and techniques needed to P lan, A pply for, C ommit to, and E xplore an ideal career path.” His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

The # PACE Process for Early Career Success book is designed to help readers unlock the mindset, traits, and techniques needed to P lan, A pply for, C ommit to, and E xplore an ideal career path.” His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Technique Interview Skills Generation 85

Nimble AMS

JULY 11, 2022

Surprisingly, association professionals continue to undervalue offering career resources, even though it proves to be a huge benefit with the power to drive a superior member experience. Dedicate specific feeds for members looking for mentors, individuals searching for new jobs, and a safe space to ask questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2014

” I first used this exercise in 2011 in Lebanon to kick off E-Mediat project that brought trainers and capacity builders from 5 countries in the Middle East to be trained on curriculum based on my book, the Networked Nonprofit , and interactive training techniques. .” What are the opportunities for reciprocity?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

The # PACE Process for Early Career Success book is designed to help readers unlock the mindset, traits, and techniques needed to P lan, A pply for, C ommit to, and E xplore an ideal career path.” His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Interview Technique Skills Generation 52

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

You’ll want to stay professional as you interact with your donors, of course. Ask donors questions about themselves, their passions, and their preferences, and savor the opportunity to get to know them better. You can use similar questions to start conversations with donors over the phone or during face-to-face meetings, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. So far, two of my students have had their questions answered.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. Here’s an example from a recent webinar on training. by Eric Jensen.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Suppressing your uncertainties, impressions, or questions to try to appear like you always know what you’re doing. Leaders inspire their staff to ask questions, share creative ideas that may seem unconventional, and discover different ways of seeing the world—and they lead the way. Are you stuck in chronic performance?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

This is the type of news sound byte you will typically see in Alumni magazines or that alums (or their parents) might share with your organizations. You want to celebrate their personal , social, or professional accomplishments. Engage Alumni in Professional Conversations Related To Their Careers. How about Flash Back Friday ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

About a year ago, Mario Marino reached out to me and several colleagues with some provocative questions about e-learning in the nonprofit sector. The point is that we learn best by teaching what we have learned and interacting with others to share ideas and work through problems. Put e-learning on the agenda.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2014

In The Way of the SEAL : Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed , ex-Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations, and focusing techniques to train your mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience, and uncanny intuition. Question : Yoga might not be something typically associated with thoughts about a Navy SEAL.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2012

” Although “paragogy” is a more rationally derived word that extends “pedagogy” (teaching children) and “androgogy” (teaching adults), I’ve started calling it peeragogy because many people get the point as soon as I use the word. This should be a fascinating learning journey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

João is also the executive director of ABCR , the professional association for fundraisers in Brasil and the host of the annual ABCR Festival. The moderator, Marcelo Jamberio, organized a set of questions that other Marcelo and I responded to with slides and audience interaction. The audience laughed. Content is king.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2006

I've been preparing a story about nonprofit blogging and professional development based on a colleague's experience in Cambodia for an upcoming NTC panel -- so I was stroke by his words: "I feel as if half the learning I???ve I used this technique called the "Wall of Reflection" and put up butcher block paper with the topics.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 9, 2014

In The Way of the SEAL : Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed , ex-Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations, and focusing techniques to train your mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience, and uncanny intuition. Question : Yoga might not be something typically associated with thoughts about a Navy SEAL.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

The presentations ended with a reflective practice question that participants could discuss with someone in the room, think about quietly, or tweet using the hashtag #npsmpeer. Teach for both the color-in-the-lines people (ie: guidelines, next steps) and the runs-with-scissors people. Read Danielle’s blog post ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

1. Deep Analysis of Your Audience: I always (try) to do a thorough participant assessment before I teach any workshop or do a presentation. 2. Living Case Study Technique: Assessment also helps find examples from the participants themselves. Some reflections: Health Organizations: Social Media. Ellie taught a great trick.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application. Expert: This is content and information that is delivered by listening and questioning a subject matter expert. You should have a mix of approaches in your webinar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. I was immediately thrown into a situation of dynamic teaching and learning. Social Media Trainer's Bag of Tricks View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2014

This list was published last December in my blog, about the time many leaders were identifying their professional and personal goals for 2014. Teach something new to your team 24. Respond to questions quickly and fully 28. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Ask questions to clarify 64. Allow prudent autonomy 27.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. There was a lot of synergy and points of reciprocity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 27, 2015

I always like to start with an icebreaker that allows participants to reflect and identify burning questions. Both ideas were new, so it took a little bit of adaption of the templates and techniques, but we managed to come up with something useful for all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

For the past five years, I’ve been teaching social media workshops for nonprofits and lately doing deeper dives on the techniques of listening both for nonprofits and in my role as Visiting Scholar in Residence at the Packard Foundation. A Living Case Study of Red Cross Listening Techniques. Got to share my Radian 6 dashboard.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 6, 2015

This list was published last December in my blog, about the time many leaders were identifying their professional and personal goals for 2015. Teach something new to your team 24. Respond to questions quickly and fully 28. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Ask questions to clarify 64. Allow prudent autonomy 27.

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Mentoring Policy Technique News 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2016

Drawing on extensive research, including a comprehensive, original workplace survey and in-depth interviews with Millennial managers, Millennials Who Manage , offers teaches Millennial readers how to overcome workplace perceptions and become great leaders. Question : Millennials have been labeled as “the entitled” generation.

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Management Classes Advice Survey 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 3, 2013

This list was published last December in my blog, about the time many leaders were identifying their professional and personal goals for 2013. Teach something new to your team 24. Respond to questions quickly and fully 28. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Ask questions to clarify 64. Allow prudent autonomy 27.

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Mentoring Policy Technique News 54

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 27, 2013

This list was published last December in my blog, about the time many leaders were identifying their professional and personal goals for 2013. Teach something new to your team 24. Respond to questions quickly and fully 28. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Ask questions to clarify 64. Allow prudent autonomy 27.

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Mentoring Leadership Policy Technique 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. The process for the one and half day lab used techniques that fall into these categories: Looking and Observing: Unpacking the Context for 21 st Century Advocacy.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 14, 2016

So, we as professionals need to begin to truly embrace the concept as an evolving practice. In fact, quite the contrary it is meant to be informative, taken at face value, and tested so that there is no question about its intent, or encroaching gray area surrounding what elements can be governed within an organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

As a trainer or doing shoulder-to-shoulder coaching, I'd hear people complain about information overload, anxiety, etc and started to incorporate techniques for reducing it. . The question was really how do you say yes to a connected yes and an inner life as well? He did this by teaching himself to be selfish and not respond.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. Whatever the structure for your learning activities, they should use four different kinds of activities that help the brain learn rapidly and identify your discussion questions. Talking and hearing (Auditory).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Forj

APRIL 24, 2018

As consultants and providers of learning technology to organizations that do CME (continuing medical education) and GME (graduate medical education), we’re often faced with this question: why is it so hard to get physicians to pay attention to (a given client’s) learning? Physicians are, of course, graduates of medical school.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. They provide free web analytics consulting to non-profits and NGOs around the world by matching analytics professionals, students, and charities.

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