Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2012

Video: Our session was lived streamed and we have a video. This post summarizes how you can use session documentation and reflective practice to improve the content and delivery of your session. Here’s a couple of techniques that I try to use every time I do a workshop, presentation, keynote, or other instruction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Tobais Eigen captured it on video. Autumn Patterson ( @nerddotorg ) took excellent notes of the key points during the session. As one of my great teachers said, ”You are not good at what you do unless you are always learning and reflecting on your practice.” ” In that spirit, a few thoughts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. This can be as simple as a poll or having participants type a reflective question in the chat at the beginning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating a Networked Nonprofit and Social Media workshop at the Independent Sector Annual Conference “ Forging A Stronger Future Together &# in Atlanta. Silo Busting: Ironically, I had two people in the workshop who worked for the same organization, but had not met each other!

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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. While the workshop wasn't a handson video workshop, I did something along those lines in Cambodia - the curriculum is here.).

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size. " The Web Is Dead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

This past week was a busy one for leading workshops. I also lead a workshop on social media strategy for communications professionals who work with networks, nonprofits, and foundations. My reflections are here. This environment can be a training workshop or it can be in an organization. Photo by Justin Benttinen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

These philanthroteens lead workshops on advocacy, communications and learned about their peers in developing countries. You can see it in the video above, well worth watching. Together they discussed their personal challenges and accomplishments as leaders in their fields. The Power of Networks and Flip Flops.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Additionally, they may have reached a point in their lives where they are reflecting on their legacy and the impact they want to leave behind. Providing educational materials, workshops, or seminars on estate planning and the benefits of making a planned gift, in person and via online video, is crucial.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Lacking space to set up the remove video conferencing station, they took over a supply closet. The agenda includes discussion and presentation of the innovative projects and approaches and the challenges of scaling social change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The NTEN Book Club, organized by Lauren McKown and Kai Williams, hosted a video chat this week.This month they have been reading The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout and discussing it in the NTEN online community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2007

from my flickr photo stream Susan Tenby from TechSoup gave a presentation for a workshop called Virtual Games/Virtual Worlds during the Northern California Grantmakers Briefing called From YouTube to Podcast: Digital Media, Philthanthropy, and Social Justice. Anil Dash , of Sixapart , was one of the speakers.

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JULY 21, 2021

Pre-recorded videos. Integrated live-streamed videos. With its Virtual Venue product, it can be designed to reflect the event type. Private 1-to-1 video conferencing in breakout rooms. Pre-recorded video. Like Zoom, businesses use Microsoft Teams for remote meetings, smaller remote summits, and video conferencing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

My role over the past year been in the areas of: program design, design and delivery of a train the trainers intensive workshop in-country last March (see posts #1 , #2 , #3 ; #4 ); and develop and support the target NGO curriculum (intensive strategic and skills based curriculum). Flickr Photo by SMEX Beirut.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Micro-learning online courses consist of a video, an info-graphic or list of tips, and a set of instructional or assessment questions that help us think differently about the topic and find something bite size to apply immediately. Enter micro-learning, resources that can be quickly read, viewed, or consumed and take only ten minutes or less.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Think of all of the great webinars, conferences, workshops, and social media forums around these topics. And while there are some webinars and workshops that cover these topics, you’re more likely to master these skills by making a long-term investment and working with peers that you know and trust.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

Shawn Ahmed showed a powerful video of people in his network who donated to the organizations he was working with because he was brokering the relationship. So, when it comes to panels, workshops, or other educational settings – design really matters. Click to see full size image. You need to engage the whole brain in learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Each year they bring together diverse, passionate people for a sleep-away camp for adults where they learn together through active, creative workshops and activities. Here’s a quick video. The Happy Healthy Social Change Activist: Passion for a Cause without Burnout Workshop. I like this alternative to sticky dot voting!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2013

Note from Beth: This resource has lots of useful framework and design tips for designing and implementing convenings which can also be applied to designing workshops, meetings, and other gatherings. How to make convenings count: a new hands-on guidebook. By Noah Rimland Flower.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

The last couple of months have been busy with conferences, workshops, and travel. Right before Thanksgiving I ended up getting sick and have been behind in posting my conference slides and reflections. As a geekily recursive replay of our " who is video blogging whom ?", NCVO View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Last week, Jim Richardson and I hosted MuseumNext , a 24-hour workshop for museum professionals focused on bringing new, wild museum projects into the world. Click any link above to see the video from the initial pitch and final report from each group. I like to incorporate talking, writing, and doing/making into workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

When I design and facilitate meeting for clients, board meetings, or as part of a workshop, webinar or other training, I’m always looking for new ideas for facilitation and interactive processes. Check out their online platform, Luma Workplace , where you can read articles, download templates, and watch instructional videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. I’ve been a content curator for many years , using the techniques to help me develop curriculum materials for workshops and blog posts – as a form of professional development. The session was designed to balance content delivery with peer interaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2013

This post summarizes the sessions I facilitated or participated in related to “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” which included a book signing, panel discussion in the Beacon Lounge , and a workshop with co-author KD Paine. They shared the story of one of their YouTube videos getting 1.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Video Blogging Learning Journal. At blogher, I attended a workshop on video blogging lead by Ryanne Hodson and Zadi Diaz. I asked a few questions: -Many video bloggers do vlog posts where they aim the camera at themselves, talk, and let the video roll. Practice and Reflection is really useful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The theme for the training was “ Data, Data.”

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MARCH 28, 2011

If you did not attend the conference, visit the SlideShare event to review presentations. Check out notes taken by session attendees throughout the conference using Google Docs , too!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Compasspoint Workshop Slides - Beta. Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. The workshop was hosted by Compasspoint , with support from the Lucile and David Packard Foundation. For example, note their call to action right on the YouTube video.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

And now that the dust has settled and the turkey has had time to digest, I've had time to sit down and reflect on some of my top favorite highlights from this year's event. This year, the conference featured videos live from the floor of the event highlighting the experts and thought leaders in attendance. Nonprofit Live TV.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

Later, as I developed workshops and content for strategic technology planning , I became obsessed with learning about technology professional development for nonprofits and designing effective trainings. Here's the description: Join Beth Kanter who has been teaching nonprofit technology workshops for over 15 years, both offline and online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

I spoke about social media and future leadership in the arts - and also did a workshop. The plenary and workshop took place in the black box theatre with a huge projection screen. He used to watch the Mark Morris and Yo Yo Ma Failing Down Stairs dance video. It's gathering of arts leader from throughout New York State.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. We are working very closely with V.S. Chandrashekar, India Country Advisor and his talented team members, Ms. Anupam Shukla and Ms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

I met Boston area documentary filmmakers including Marie Agui Carter , Rhonda Moskowitz and Cheryl from Women in Film and Video New England. I was little nervous because I haven't presented on that topic and hope to develop it into a workshop session geared for nonprofits. David Eckoff and Chris Brogan Photos by Steve Garfield.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

The workshop was based on the concepts in The Networked Nonprofit , including listening, transparency, simplicity, social culture, and working with free agents. Lina Aleryani , Team Leader from Yemen, offered this reflection on her workshop blog during “laptop time.&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. Does not have a reflection process for analyzing success or failure to take into next use or campaign. Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. Does data collection from time-to-time, but not formal reporting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2012

I love this new video from the Case Foundation about the power of social media for social change. The numbers illustrate how far the field has come in adopting social media, although not 100% adoption. The video reminded me of the classic video, “ The Machine is US/ing Us.” ” I often used [.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Today, I had the pleasure of doing a mini-workshop at the Director's Institute for the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network in Sacramento. There could potentially be a bad reflection back to the institution. ". As part of his job, he's done staff training on video editing software for those that wanted it.

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