[slideshare id=18216702&doc=knight-chicago-april4-130405000428-phpapp01] Last week I was in Chicago to facilitate a session as part of Knight Digital Media Center's Digital Strategy for Community Foundations and Nonprofits workshop. The workshop topics included trends in digital media consumption, social media, engagement on mobile devices and a variety of community foundation projects funded by the Knight Community Information Challenge. I was part of the first-day that featured mobile … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
How Nonprofit CEOs Use Social Media (Enthusiastically) for Personal and Organizational Leadership
As the leader and voice for your nonprofit organization, should you as the CEO or executive director use social media as part of your organizational or personal leadership tool set? Certainly, your marketing communications staff has talked about the benefits of effective social media integration that personalizes your organization's brand with the voice of its leader - you. But getting into the habit of regular tweeting, Facebooking, or experimenting with new tools like Instagram is another … [Read more...]
Top 10 Spreadsheet Secrets From A Nonprofit Data Nerd
Note from Beth: I made a personal goal for myself to get past my dislike of spreadsheets and become more fluent. First I had to "Stop Fearing the Spreadsheet" and then started to interview nonprofit data nerds about their Excel secrets. Why get good at Excel? Even if you are using a paid tool measure your results, knowing how to use a spreadsheet well will be invaluable to your measurement program. While writing the "Measuring the Networked Nonprofit," and now teaching workshops on … [Read more...]
#13ntc Nonprofit Technology Conference: Plenary Session on Failing Informatively
The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference takes place in Minneapolis next week. It is the largest gathering of people who work in the nonprofit sector and technology. This conference will be my 13th one - and every year it is a like a family reunion. Registration is still available, but you can't make it register for the online NTC and catch a few sessions. I have the honor of designing and facilitating three sessions, including a plenary on my favorite topic - learning from failure. April … [Read more...]