Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2007

That's a video blog post I did to demonstrate how a simple technique for creating effective videos using your cell phone or digital camera and placing it one the web, in this example, on YouTube. Many folks at the workshop wanted access to copies of the slides. They are here and you can download the pdf.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2014

What I have always appreciated about GivingTuesday since the beginning is how they innovate and anticipate new trends in giving and incorporate into the campaign – either as toolkits or techniques for nonprofits to test and adopt. A good checklist and some recommendations can be found on slides 50-53.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

” As you can tell from the slide, we have a Harry Potter theme for the session. This is a session where you’ll be an active participant in your learning and will leave ready to apply lots of practical tips and techniques that will give your trainings more impact. Group Polling Techniques and Tools. Learning Styles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Kathy Brennan, Research and Evaluation Advisor, AARP gave primer about developmental evaluation – what it is, how it is applied, how it different from other methods, and why it is useful in evaluating complex systems projects. You can l isten to the video or view her slides here. Here are my notes and takeaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2009

EPIP Slides View more presentations from kanter. I had a chance to listen in on other trainings, which included some techniques for creating a recruitment culture - where chapters can reach out to new members and draw them in - face-to-face networking. EPIP Slides View more presentations from kanter. I feel really inspired!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. They shared a slide (see above) about new models we’ll see that combine both – especially the “not invented yet.” The New Social Economy. That’s changed. They want to combine both.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2013

For those who want to make the connection between Google Reader work flow and Feedly, there’s some good tips on the Feedly blog. Geoff Livingston had a great suggestion of using the Google Reader closing for a moment of self-reflection and to pivot and purge what you’re reading. I tend to do this one or two times a year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

Would participants learn more and have greater impact if panel designers incorporated different techniques such as visual learning and if they designed for more audience engagement? Laura Lee Dooley captured this blog post about the session , plus you can find my slides all the links and other resources here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2015

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. 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. Here’s some examples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. I have been using human spectra gram , a technique I learned from colleague Allen Gunn from Aspiration. Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media. Put Your Learners on the Stage and Hand Them the Mic!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This gave me an excuse to look at different types of peer learning exercises and facilitation techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? What worked? What didn't?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Compasspoint Workshop Slides - Beta. And they worked! I wanted to capture a couple of reflections on the process as well as content learnings by way of this post. . It makes me wonder about the various techniques for getting people to shift attention from small group to large group. View more presentations from kanter.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community. Well, let me take down my slides because they want to hear from you, not me. Now, onto the next slide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

Someone on the call had moderator access and was able to flip the slides (I had them memorized) and they also read any of the questions in the chat line to me. Someone said, "Extension work is research based, how do you incorporate this technique?" Make a slide at the end with contact information, wiki address, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Here are some techniques you can incorporate into your training and staff meetings that will help with learning and retention. I’ve done walking reflections at the end of session as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Chris Brogan and David Eckoff gave a killer session about setting priorities and time management techniques. I got some good feedback and will post some reflections in a bit. I bumped into Millie Garfield who shared some reflections about her "virtual" blogging friends. Here's the slides.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

David Armano's " The Collective Focus Group:Listen, Learn, and Adapt " was written for the business audience in mind, but the concept and techniques can be used by nonprofits and more importantly lead to success. Pause for reflection time before next reiteration: How to improve results? Return on Insight: Listen, Learn, Adapt.

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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. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

To reflect on how these modules might be used in their own trainings. It was particularly rewarding to see instructional techniques (the social media game ) that I had developed and been using since 2007 used by someone else. She used the white board to draw the concepts in the slides. The Jordan Team won! Framing of session.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

This post recaps these sessions, provides my slides, and shares what I learned at the conference. Designing Questions Kathy Gustafon-Hilton coordinated a massive Pecha Kucha session, featuring 19 design professionals sharing 20 slides, 20 seconds apiece. Download my slides here. Download our slides here. Leary (NRG!

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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. Six Ways To Make Listening A Practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. So making the audience part of the slide deck and inviting commentary surfaces the wisdom and knowledge in the room. These ideas are illustrated in the slides below. Connecting With Colleagues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

Pathfinder gave a presentation to a small group in Cambridge , while his audio (some of the time) was streamed into Second Life along with his Powerpoint Slides. Here's a few reflections from people in the room. Both events had their share of clunkiness. that didn't last long or ruin the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2009

I think this was the point that Peter Deitz was making in his slide show " I am not an ATM Machine: Your Charity from the Donor Perspective." We've placed relationships as an outcome or result using the techniques of listening, learning, reflection, micro-planning, and adapting. It's all about the relationships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

and use the same slides?" " If you look at my slideshare collection, I have like 50 different slide shows. The real reason is that I keep implementing new campaigns, trying new techniques and tools, and new projects. I'm trying to make a title slide and you can't poke yourself. Any advice to calm my nerves?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2009

Source: Social Visualization, Lecture Slides, Martin Wattenberg, IBM I've been reflecting on the Nancy White's SpiderGram activity that helps you visualize the orientation of your community as a prelude to selecting the right online collaboration tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

I’ve been reflecting on why some nonprofits do a better job of measurement and learning, while others do not. There not is a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Example of A/B Testing Results. What is the difference? It comes down to organizational culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

That's why I incorporated a number of reflection techniques throughout the day - to help with the digestion and application. I also tested out a couple of instructional techniques for the first time and learned something myself. Next, I added screen captures of their social media presence or tactic in the slide show.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2005

In reading Marshall's excellent reflection about teaching RSS techniques , I came across a comment from Nick pointing to some curriculum he is developing and teaching to faculty on using RSS for their research work. " Here's the PDF of the slides. " He talks about the difficulty in removing the "geekiness."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

The video incorporates some slides from Angela Byron's excellent presentation, " Women in Floss " which also speaks to the dark side of gender issues in FOSS communities. What are the techniques for conversational weaving? The presentation offers some good pointers to women in how to get involved in FOSS communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

When Maddie Grant at Social Fish invited me to do a FREE webinar over at the 365 Engage Community, I was thrilled to have an opportunity to reflect the practice of incorporating social media into instruction. Introduction to six different social media tools and techniques for a planning, delivering, and evaluating a training session.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Keep in mind that your card labels don’t necessarily need to reflect your website’s navigation labels. An initial deliverable for a Card Sort test would be a series of slides that summarize the findings; however, analyzing the results of a card sort can get a bit complicated. Deliverables. What’s Next.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2012

In my reflection post about the panel, I was musing about one of the points raised: ”How Can We Visualize Data If We Can’t Draw?” ” This is a common theme for those interested in incorporating visualization techniques. Are you using visualization techniques in your nonprofit?

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AUGUST 17, 2009

After a very successful three days I had some time to reflect about what made this technology initiative such a success. Plan ahead and try out new techniques for online engagement, but don't be afraid to switch direction mid-stream. Use media to your advantage. You'll end up with more solid engagement and higher quality content.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

And make sure you include a donation landing page that reflects the same theme and reinforces the basic message. Just think of the positive and additional benefits that come from adding video, conference calls, photo albums, slide shows and a host of other techniques easily and inexpensively available.

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