M+R and NTEN have just released the annual 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study that analyzes data and messaging from nonprofits. So, if you want to compare your nonprofit's performance with other, this report is a useful tool. What I liked most was the infographic they shared as a companion to the study. I had to screen capture my favorite factoids and share those below. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
NTC Reflection: How To Make Your Conference Panel A Magical Learning Experience
As many trainers and teachers already know, people have different learning styles. Howard Gardner has dedicated his life work to this Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Yet, many conference panels are designed to accommodate only one or two styles of learning and go shallow instead of going deep. Would participants learn more and have greater impact if panel designers incorporated different techniques such as visual learning and if they designed for more audience engagement? After all, how … [Read more...]
Brainstorming with OpenIDEO to Save Lives
Note from Beth: I written a lot about crowdsourcing and measuring the impact of the crowd, so I'm really intrigued by this project because they are using crowdsourcing from creative people to get ideas about how to solve an on the ground project. What I like most about this platform, although at times a little difficult to navigate, is the collaboration map. The design encourages people to connect and create. Guest Post by Jennifer Aaker, Katie Clark, and Katie Pfeiffer If you were given … [Read more...]
NTC Plenary: Dan Heath, Flip the Switch
The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change. Holly warmed up the crowd with a humorous slide show about the Internet connectivy. This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever. Also new this year is the online NTC. She gave a quick update on NTC and thanked everyone including, staff, the community, and sponsors. How great it is to be in a room with everyone. Want to do more. Help support … [Read more...]
NTC Day of Service 2011: The Art of Story Capture
This year's Day of Service featured three different projects - a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC's largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Approximately 100 volunteers participated in service activities. Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service. My role was to document the event and collect stories. I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed, both experts at capturing stories on … [Read more...]
