Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2017

2017 is the final year of webinars, so in 2018 I’ll have more time to blog and maybe even accept guest bloggers for the first time. Stay tuned – back to blogging on August 14!

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Online training software is the need of every professional space. It drives employee productivity in the most proactive way and makes the work of the companies a lot easier. Read the blog to know more.

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Whole Whale

MAY 16, 2022

Prediction: in 5 years using an AI writing tool that will be trained on your style and tone will become the standard. Train like a champion, diet, exercise, or take performance-enhancing supplements? More sophisticated tools can actually write larger sections of text based on prompts in a way that mimics the style they are trained on.

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Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

Unless you work for an animal shelter with cute puppies or a museum with extensive collections you can photograph as needed, it can be a challenge. At Candid, we don’t have cute animals, we don’t have historical collections, and we can’t even capture the work that we do because it’s primarily digital.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

This blog post provides additional recommendations for creating key metrics that align with your strategic objectives. You can learn more about taxonomy in this blog post or watch this on-demand webinar that discusses the topic as part of an overall content strategy. Focus on what matters to operational outcomes (ex. credits offered).

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Gyrus

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Blended learning platforms are a must in corporate training. Employees need to manage their learning and development with work pressures. Read this blog! Apart from it, there are other reasons as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

Photo from Librarianismchronicles Blog. At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I’m thrilled to be doing a panel on nonprofit technology training and it has a bit of a star wars theme, “ Learn You Will.” When I’m training other trainers, I often get asked “What books should I read?”

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Who enables you to get your work done each day? Perhaps it’s a team of dedicated employees who you’ve hand selected, and meticulously trained. The post How To Celebrate Volunteers Who Make Your Work Possible appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. However, the better question […].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Note from Beth: Last January, I put together a train the trainers session for nonprofit trainers. You can find the presentation here and accompanying blog post, How To Think Like A Nonprofit Instructional Designer. 8 Reasons Why Bad Trainings Happen to Good Nonprofits by Salsa Labs.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

If you want to read about the first 10 years at Matrix Group, here’s a blog post I wrote back in 2009 ! The WHAT of our work has changed, is changing, will always change. The WHAT of our work has changed, is changing, will always change. For the past few years, we’ve had an ongoing conversation at Matrix Group about what Work 4.0

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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. I also learned a lot working along side Nancy Smyth , Dean of the School of Social Work. Training Design' How are you incorporating learning from adjacent practices or fields into your professional learning?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

Read our blog for seven tips to use your online member community to enhance your volunteer program! Host volunteer training Ensure your member volunteers are prepared for their roles by providing adequate training. Do you find your volunteer work impactful? Do we offer enough training opportunities?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2023

With the right training and practice, middle managers are in the best position to evaluate employee performance and provide feedback that’s continuous rather than just a pro forma yearly review meant to create a paper trail,” share the authors. They can inform all three in return. How can companies achieve this?

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

Popular AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard are continuously learning how to work faster and more efficiently, which can stir up a lot of feelings in us humans. The most popular model today is called a Large Language Model (LLM) , which is trained on massive text datasets. LLMs are meant to produce conversational human language responses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2017

During the summer, I’ve been designing workshops based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Emerging Leaders Playbook. A great training always start with a great opening or icebreaker. An icebreaker for a staff training might be different from one that you use at a conference session where people don’t already know each other.

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2014

When you work for an active and dynamic nonprofit or charity, it might feel like you're constantly learning new skills or building knowledge in different areas. Thankfully, there are many free or inexpensive training programs that can help you polish your technology skills. TechSoup Training Products. Advanced/IT Training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! There are two different methods to evaluate your training. to define the four levels of training evaluation.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 24, 2016

How to Train and Develop Millennials. It is important that we try to understand exactly the training and development challenges that they may represent. As a millennial myself with a fair amount of work experience, I offer a unique perspective on how learning works differently for myself than people that have filled my roles before me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 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. The physical space where you deliver your training is just one piece of the instructional design puzzle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

The team at Giveffect , comprised of former nonprofit professionals and technologists with experience working closely with nonprofits to build the best all-in-one nonprofit software solution, compiled the top three tips to increase volunteer engagement. Onboard and Train Volunteers. Create and Implement a Volunteer Management Plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2018

Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? This is the focus of a session called “ The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques, ” that I’m co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. What techniques worked?

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 11, 2016

What Business Application Training Accomplishes. In corporate training programs, often the focus is strictly on compliance. One of the most annoying things about communication in this digital age is that people ramble out their work numbers so rapidly, often you have to listen to the message five to ten times just to decipher the call.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2018

Maia Duerr recently published a book called “ Work that Matters: Create a Livelihood that Reflects Your Core Intention.” It is the idea that work is not just about earning money, but it is about finding meaning. Is your work also your calling or just a job?

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Gyrus

AUGUST 9, 2016

The Importance of Training and Development for Start-ups and Small Businesses. With the hectic nature of start-up organizations today, one can easily make a claim that it is never too early to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured Learning, Training, and Development program. Engaging Users.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 14, 2016

How to Gamify Compliance Training. In September we explored ways in which to make compliance training more fun, with our article entitled “ Fun Compliance Training – A Real Phrase ” However, we did not fully dive into the depths of manners in which such fun could be accomplished.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This month, we're thinking about the way we do work in museums. Also, being flexible about work times, as both Jennifer Foley and Emily Lytle-Painter amongst others mentioned. Work isn't prison; don't make them feel like they're doing time. A few suggestions were about outside training to improve your skills.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Working from home, whether full-time or on a hybrid schedule, may have increased in popularity due to the pandemic, but this trend is expected to stick around. If you’re an intern, like me, the percentage only increases, with nearly all of Candid’s fall 2023 interns working from their homes and schools across the country.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 14, 2014

But engaged with their work on a higher level. Whether that’s web design, graphic design, translation services, cooking, animal training, plumbing, knitting and so other skills that are necessary (or a luxury) for a nonprofit to be successful. No, not engaged to be married. Their third party point of view might just surprise you.

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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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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. Avoid Distractions.

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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. You can find all resources materials here. Does #14ntc give an award for best slides?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 20, 2019

Whether you are in a new customer service role or simply need some customer service refresher tips, Customer Service Training 101 , is the book for you. Letting them know you are still there and working on the issue at hand builds trust. What are you doing? They are giving you the opportunity to make the situation right.

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Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

Our journey and work toward becoming B Corp Certified solidified Classy’s accountability to put our people first. Here is a glimpse into how Classy has been working to ensure our individual wellbeing so that we can bring our full selves to work while finding balance in our daily lives. Wellness Apps.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

Taylor, the CEO and President of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), shares his personal experiences and candid, compassionate and practical thoughts on how to transform the way to select, retain and train employees in today’s, post-COVID and radically changed business environment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

I was hoping to blog at least once or twice while I am away, but it’s turning out not to be possible. Microsoft works with nonprofits all over the world and offers technical training and software grants through their partnership with TechSoup. Citizenship Microsoft Asia Pacific is keeping me pretty busy.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 21, 2023

Read our blog to discover how to advance your advocacy program’s efforts and better engage your member advocates online. As you train your advocates, consider including a section on social media and how you expect your members to use it to advance advocacy efforts. Highlight any upcoming policies your advocates are working on.

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