[slideshare id=35197926&doc=slides-casestudyslam-combined5-20-14-140527224031-phpapp02] Last week, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating the ultimate social media practitioner panel at the Social Media on Purpose Conference hosted by Stanford Social Innovation Review. The panelists included: Cindy Johanson , Executive Director, Edutopia Matt Fitzgerald , Attention Lab Director, Upwell Humberto Kam , Director, Online Engagement & Marketing, Monterey Bay Aquarium Abdi … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Balancing Personal and Organizational Brand: Networked Leadership
[slideshare id=35006384&doc=knight-new-jersey-final-140522105151-phpapp01] Earlier this month, I facilitated a workshop for leaders of community foundations in New Jersey for the Knight Digital Media Center on the topic of practical network leadership skills. The workshop covers several topics including: Understanding the networked mindset Visualizing professional and organizational networks and understanding how to leverage for organizational goals Applying these techniques to … [Read more...]
Will the Sharing Economy Catalyze New Forms of Philanthropy?
After I attended Catalyzing the Sharing Economy conference (the sharing economy is defined as the use of networked, mobile, information technology to share goods and services), I shared a post with some notes and ideas about why I think it is the next generation of networked social change. Lucy Bernholz, who has been thinking about the sharing economy and social change for longer than anyone, share her conference notes, asking "Where is the Public Good?" TechSoup's Lewis Haidt shared a post … [Read more...]
The Next Generation of Networked Social Change: Embracing the Sharing Economy
One of the key priorities of the #sharingeconomy #2014SHARE @peers @SOCAPmarkets pic.twitter.com/yzOYcIclm8 — Meal Sharing (@MealSharing) May 13, 2014 Earlier this week, a mixed crowd of entrepreneurs, investors, start ups, nonprofits, social activists, and others came together for the inaugural conference on Catalyzing the Sharing Economy defined as the use of networked, mobile, information technology to share goods and services. Think AirBNB and Uber, but it is much more than that. It is … [Read more...]
Report: Digital Storytelling for Social Impact
I don’t have to tell anyone who reads Beth’s blog about the value of storytelling. Few would deny that storytelling is a powerful tool for inspiring action and influencing thought leaders, donors, and decision makers. However, few of us working in the social impact space could admit to utilizing storytelling to its fullest potential. Meanwhile, digital technology has changed the game. We’re far more connected to stories and information than we have ever been, yet the noise and … [Read more...]
