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Trainer's Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning
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. As part of the class, we look at different examples of networked strategies and digital platforms and tools and how they can be used to advance civil society goals. Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques … [Read more...]
Break Your Mobile Phone Addiction: There's An App for That and More
Having trouble getting that mobile phone out of your hands and checking it when you need to focus on work? There's an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun. The app is called Forest that turns putting down your phone into a game. Here's how it works. You open the app, you plant a digital tree and it will thrive for as long as you stay in the app. Once you start tapping other apps, the tree start to die. The longer you get the mobile phone out of your hands … [Read more...]
Breaking through the Noise on Social Media: How to run a Twitter Chat That Spotlights Your Nonprofit’s Impact
Breaking through the Noise on Social Media: How to run a Twitter Chat That Spotlights Your Nonprofit’s Impact - guest post by Neil Parekh Every second, on average, around 6,000 tweets are posted to Twitter. How do you break through the noise on Twitter to highlight your nonprofit’s impact and gain visibility for the good work your organization is doing? Throw a party – with a purpose. No, not a cocktail party…a Twitter party. More specifically, a “Twitter Chat.” In many ways, a Twitter Chat is … [Read more...]
Let's #ReclaimSocial Media for Social Good
Earlier this week, I had the honor of kicking off the first day of a week of workshops for 50 women's right leaders from the United States through a program called "Tech2EmpowerUSA." The goal of the program is to connect these leaders with technology experts to create a connected movement. All week, these women had the opportunity to visit a different technology company and get training on a variety of topics. On Wednesday, they were hosted at Twitter Headquarters for a training. My colleague, … [Read more...]
6 Tips for Nonprofits to Combat Digital Distraction and Improve Productivity
On Feb. 13th, I'll be doing a FREE Webinar for nonprofits hosted by Salesforce Foundation on "Combatting Digital Distraction and Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace." Come join me. Ever hear of something called "Nomophobia? The word itself is an abbreviation for 'no-mobile-phone-phobia' and refers to the anxiety you feel when you don't have your mobile phone handy or have a signal. It is one of a growing number of "digital diseases" that can cause painful physical symptoms as well as … [Read more...]
Your Nonprofit’s Culture: By Design or by Default?
Note from Beth: In my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout, we discuss how to create a culture of wellbeing to encourage self-care. Jay Wilkinson, CEO of Firespring, shares some thoughts on building the right culture of for your nonprofit. I'll be doing a free webinar hosted by Firespring on avoiding burnout on Feb. 14th. You can register here. Guest Post: Your Nonprofit’s Culture: By Design or by Default? by Jay Wilkinson, Firespring CEO When people hear … [Read more...]
The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation
The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation by Allison Fine and Beth Kanter What nonprofits need to do to make sure that they are in charge of the bots, not the other way around. Taking a virtual walk with Yeshi may not help you get your steps in for the day, but it will be fascinating and educational. Yeshi, is a Facebook Messenger bot created by charity:water to simulate the experience of many young girls in Ethiopia who walk six hours a day to get clean water. The … [Read more...]
Small, But Mighty: A Resource for Small Nonprofit Leaders
Note from Beth: I'm honored to be a member of the Leap Ambassadors Community, a group of people in the nonprofit sector who care deeply about high performance. A recent work product from this community includes "Small, But Mighty," created by a small group led by Debra Natenshon and Karen Walker, the guest post authors. Often, we think of "high performance" as something only for large organizations, but smaller nonprofits can apply the ideas too. As a member of the NTEN Board, I used this … [Read more...]
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