Note From Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of co-presenting at the GEO Conference (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) with Kathy Reich, Director, Organizational Effectiveness Program at the Packard Foundation and Jared Raynor, Director of Evaluation at TCC Group, that helped OE analyze its "goldmine" of grantee data. The learning in public (slides and resources here). During the conference, "a small army of guest bloggers [and] grantmakers, who [attended GEO] posted their reflections … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2012
Nonprofit Technology Conference Withdrawal
The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was the 12th conference that I have attended (it had earlier reiterations). Every year it is like attending a family reunion. I have some many friends and colleagues that I only get to see once a year at the NTC. For example, my colleague Shai Coggins from Connecting Up (the Australian version of NTEN), who always brings me Tim-Tams. The annual awards luncheon is always one of my favorites and this year was a little bittersweet. The Life … [Read more...]
NTC: Data Visualization Panel
NTC 2012: Data Visualizaiton Panel View more presentations from Beth Kanter I’m here at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco this week. I am on a panel about measurement: Picturing Your Data is Better Than 1,000 Numbers:Data Visualization Techniques for Social Change Are you intrigued by infographics and how they could improve your communication strategy? Are you interested in what it takes for an organization to systematically use data? Or are you maybe even … [Read more...]
Nonprofit Technology Conference: NTC 2012 – Day 1
I'm here at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco this week and hope to share some brief nuggets. The conference got off to an exciting start this morning in a very unique way. Oakland's Extra Action Marching Band lead the way into the ballroom with clinging, clanging, trumpets, drums, flag waving, and dancers who danced their hair off. It was a high energy, off beat and unique way to open a conference. Holly Ross welcomed everyone and thanked the event … [Read more...]
Innogive Conference Panel Resources: Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread
Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread: How Information Today is Woven Into Our Lives View more presentations from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project "Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread" is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., focusing on how information consumption patterns are changing in light of these two technological developments. But it is also … [Read more...]
