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1. Designing and Delivering Nonprofit Trainings:
Tips That Work
Beth Kanter, Master Trainer
www.bethkanter.org

2. Designing and Delivering
Nonprofit Trainings:
Tips That Work
Beth Kanter
Master Trainer, Blogger, Speaker
Author: Measuring the Networked Nonprofit
January 29, 2014
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3. Beth Kanter

4. What is your burning question
about designing training?
<Type in the Chat>

5. What I’m Going To Cover
Topics
• Why Training
Fails
• Design for
Interaction
• Webinars
Tips
OUTCOME
Take 1 small step
to improve the
design of your
nonprofit training
FRAME
Interactive
Reflective
#4Glearn
http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/nptrain

6. What’s your experience with training?
(for humans, not dogs)
Audience Poll

7. What happens when nonprofit
training fails?
<Type Into Chat>

8. Photo by peterjlambert

9. Maybe I can
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minutes to go

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boring ….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aschuhmannphotos
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11. ZZZZZZ

12. ZZZZZZ
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kromanfromcrs

13. Don’t Apply What They Learned
http://www.dogshaming.com

14. Why Does This Happen?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrussell/1477899923
• Too much information
• Content did not resonate
with the audience needs
• Not enough interaction
• Death by PowerPoint
• Instructor did a
monologue
• No time to apply or
practice during
workshop with feedback
• No breaks
• Facility or technical
problems

15. The Secret to Successful Nonprofit Training
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dog_training_daniel/

16. Think Like An Instructional Designer
BEFORE
Analysis – Design - Development
DURING
Implementation
AFTER
Evaluation

17. Tip: Use Bloom To Brainstorm Objectives

18. Tip: Target Right Level of Authority

19. Know Your Audience: Participant Analysis

21. Design for Interaction: Write A Plan
Time
Content
9-9:30
Opening
•
•
•
•
Interaction
Welcome
Icebreaker
Burning Questions
Logistics
Agenda
Audience Poll
9:30-10:30
• Networked
Learning Goal #1
Nonprofit
Overview
• Case Studies
• CWRF
Share Pair
Four Corners of
the Room (small
group discussion
and full group
debrief)
Logistics
Documentation
Room set up in a Photograph
circle or semiroom set up on
circle
arrival, set up
empty, and just
before
Semi-circle
around projector
signs on wall,
tape, and paper
Photograph set
up, share pair,
small group
discussion, and
full group
debrief
Wiki Page
w/links
10:30-10:45
………………..…BREAK ………………………

22. Quick Stretch at Your Computer

23. Use Brain Science to Make Learning Stick
S
A
Visual
Intellect
omatic
uditory

24. Active Listening Exercise
As I describe these
different interactive
ctivities, type into the
chat if it uses:
S
omatic
V
isual
A
I
uditory
ntellect

25. Share Pairs

26. Interactive Lecture

27. Small Group Exercises

28. Small Group Exercises

29. Small Group: Card Games

30. Poster Sessions

31. Gallery Walks

32. Rapid Report Outs

33. Bookends: Great Openers & Closers

34. Openers: Unleash Existing Knowledge

35. Icebreakers: Getting To Know Others

36. Real Time Assessment As Icebreaker

37. Mini-Energizers – Stretch Breaks

38. Good Closers: Walking Debrief

39. Good Closers: Closing Circle

40. Good Closers: One Small Step

41. Quick Stretch at Your Computer

42. Remember: Room Set Up Impacts Interaction
Set Up A
Set Up B
Type into Chat: which set up encourages more interaction?

43. Don’t Be Afraid To Rearrange Furniture

44. Making Webinars Interactive
Type into the chat:
What did I do
during this webinar
to make it
interactive and
hopefully keep you
from falling asleep?
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thadeusmaximus/11542694/

45. Webinar Tips
• Get participants to tap into their
existing knowledge right away
• Body breaks
• Use of humor, visuals, and pacing
• Content delivery in 10 minute chunks
• Interactive exercises: type into the
chat, active listening, and polls
• And just one more ……

46. Commit to Action
What is one idea or
tip that you can
implement for the
next training you
design and deliver?
Write it down on an
index card or share in
the chat
Resources: http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/nptrain

47. Thank you!
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@kanter on Twitter
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