Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2021

And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” – Peter Drucker. You may be thinking that it’s not the right time to consider additional employee training at your organization because everyone is stressed about the pandemic. However, that’s actually what makes it a perfect time to invest in new training programs!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

This post follows yesterday’s post about networked leadership skills. I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

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. Rachel Hassinger (@solidarity4just) March 15, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Like all good training sessions, this workshop started off with an opening conversation that allowed us to get to know others in the room and connect to what we already know. Heather facilitated this exercise as a series of share pairs where we discussed each question with a different partner for a few minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. (There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. A great deal of my training work is done face-to-face. Here they are: Rituals. This past year, I found myself writing less on this blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . Sometimes they won’t have the skills. Provide training and/or coaching.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

Paul’s post unpacks some of the findings from the evaluation, but also raises some important questions about doing transformational capacity building. How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish? As a technology trainer, capacity builder, and consultant working with nonprofits, I always ask the fishing question, [.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I’ve also facilitated many nonprofit staff retreats and convening and provided training for other facilitators. Here they are: Rituals.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Connecting the dots: What Corporate Training Can Learn from Formal Education. ” This core competency of organizing is vital to the success of individuals in the training field. As it is difficult to make the most of the training if the concern of the trainees lies elsewhere. Assigning Priority. Avoid Distractions.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Teach them about fundraising. The Governance Committee, responsible for ensuring the board can fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities, should work with the Finance and Fundraising Committees to create an Education and Training Plan with consistent opportunities for board members to learn about finances and fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I’ve also facilitated many nonprofit staff retreats and convening and provided training for other facilitators. Here they are: Rituals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Question: Why did you decide to write Sell Yourself ? And no other book on personal branding teaches readers the sales skills that will help them sell that brand—sell themselves—like a pro. Question: How is the book more useful today than, say, it would have been pre-pandemic? Do we need training or more education?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Paul's new book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. It didn’t take long). That wasn’t fair.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the time, the Salesforce Admin certification had only just been introduced and was beginning to gain momentum, there wasn’t a Trailblazer Community (we had a few “community boards” and Google groups), and it was nearly impossible to find training materials. Why aren’t we training new workers on it?” Salesforce is projecting $26.01

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2011

Idealware , a partner of TechSoup's recently posted an article addressing how to train staff in simpler, more cost-effective ways. All of the methods listed use the web or some form of computer technology in order to avoid the hassle of going to off-site training seminars or conferences. Tools for Training Staff Online.

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M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

Running large Zoom calls for all volunteers to help deepen their understanding about abortion stigma, get skills-based training to become better storytellers or host teach-ins on their own, learn how to lobby, and participate in phone banks that support states at the local level to stop anti-abortion legislation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

Last year, I added another tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. A great deal of my training work is done face-to-face. What gave me joy? What should I let go of? This year I was able to look at what I wrote last year.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. It can reach a larger number of people in a shorter amount of time than in-person training. Staff and volunteers can access the training anytime and anywhere. Examples, questions, and scenarios that reflect what the learner will encounter.

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fusionSpan

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Trailhead’s training is broken down into 4 different main options: . This offers you the ability to learn a new skill and gives you the experience of completing this skill in an actual demo environment. To keep track of your progress and show how your skills have grown, Trailhead utilizes Trailblazer Ranks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. Today, Tracy shared his answers to the following questions: Question: What inspired you to write this new book for students? million copies around the world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. Recently, Tracy shared his answers to the following questions: Question: What inspired you to write this new book for students? million copies around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

And that’s why I love teaching and training because it is all about the learning for both you and the participants. No matter what flavor of facilitation you put into your toolkit, there are some facilitator fundamentals and skills that facilitators need. Part 2 offers checklists and reminders for these basic skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. Today, Tracy shared his answers to the following questions: Question: What inspired you to write this new book for students? million copies around the world.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. If you have not read it, please do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

This year I used a new tool recommended by colleague Alexandra Samuel, the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions. My colleague, Wendy Harman , was also inspired by Chris Brogan’s technique, but she takes it deeper and includes daily reflection questions.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Feeling like an island, burned by management, with no growth opportunities to lean into any of my previous passions or skills (did I mention work-life balance is nonexistent when working two jobs to get by?) That is a loaded question so I’ll opt out for something with a little more structure—what did the RiseUP Fellowship teach me?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. At Common Sense, we believe these skills are as essential to thriving in the 21st century as reading and writing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. If you have not read it, please do.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A little more than a year later, I am six months into my dream role as an Associate Account Strategist, here at Media Cause, and I’d love to share some of the questions I asked myself during my journey along with some tips to help those who are interested in a career in digital marketing. Do you believe in their mission? Mentor someone.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Your Program Volunteers Your Fundraising Volunteers Get Them Trained Provide Them with Useful Tools. Train Them On the Job. Next, you’ll want to train them on the specifics of the task you expect them to do. Teach Them About the Program, Too. Get Them Trained. Your Program Volunteers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Bo Eason Today, Eason shares the following great advice: Question: How can a person stay focused and not let distractions take her/him off course? Question: How can a person get and stay motivated every day? Question: What’s the difference between a “goal” and a “declaration”? Learn to dance with those distractions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Yet, we know that learning continuously in a complex world is critical because otherwise our skills are quickly outdated. As Josh Bersin points out in this article on “ The Disruption of Digital Learning: Ten Things We Have Learned ,” traditional coaching, training, and culture of learning is also still needed.

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Global Giving

APRIL 10, 2020

As a program officer at GlobalGiving, I use it for our one-on-one catch ups, our staff meetings, crowdfunding training, and our worldwide Peer Learning Networks. Consider addressing how to interact with others during the virtual session, how to ask questions, the goal of the session, etc. Best of luck! Want more tips like this?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 20, 2019

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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