Beth Kanter's Blog - Part 18

Feb

2018

08

Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Training Design

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.… Read More

Feb

2018

06

Break Your Mobile Phone Addiction: There’s An App for That and More

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Break Your Mobile Phone Addiction: There’s An App for That and More

Happy Healthy Nonprofit, Mindfulness, Mobile

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.… Read More

Feb

2018

05

Breaking through the Noise on Social Media: How to run a Twitter Chat That Spotlights Your Nonprofit’s Impact

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Breaking through the Noise on Social Media: How to run a Twitter Chat That Spotlights Your Nonprofit’s Impact

Guest Post, Tools and Tactics

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?… Read More

Feb

2018

02

Let’s #ReclaimSocial Media for Social Good

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Let’s #ReclaimSocial Media for Social Good

Digital Strategy

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.… Read More

Jan

2018

31

6 Tips for Nonprofits to Combat Digital Distraction and Improve Productivity

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6 Tips for Nonprofits to Combat Digital Distraction and Improve Productivity

Mindfulness, Mobile, Resilience

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.… Read More