Almost four years ago, I wrote my experience as a participant n a design-thinking lab to give input on a digital strategy for a philanthropy. The design lab was facilitated by Pete Maher, founder of Luma Institute. I learned so much about the taxonomy of innovation and really practical techniques, that I took the facilitation training. I started incorporating facilitating design labs as well as the techniques into my training practice ever since. I even facilitated design labs to help with … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
New E-Book: Creating a Culture of Philanthropy for Nonprofits
It's not secret to nonprofits that fundraising is critical to the success of your mission. But, does your entire organization treat it this way? Is culture of philanthropy embedded in the way that everyone does their work? I'm thrilled to contribute a chapter in Blackbaud's newest npEXPERTS eBook, that includes 10 chapters of ideas on how create a culture of philanthropy—one in which executives, board members, accountants, marketers, and everyone in between understand the importance of your … [Read more...]
Nonprofits in the Autonomous World: Will the Bots Take Over?
What is the “autonomous world?” As Jeremiah Owyang, founder of Crowd Companies, describes it as drones, robots, chat bots, and AI. He should know, having tracked and observed the disruption caused by online technology over the past decade. We are in the middle of global disruption due to widespread mobile Internet and cloud technology, Big Data, the rise of the collaborative economy and crowdsourcing/funding. As Jeremiah points out, we are entering the next phase where robots, drones, bots, … [Read more...]
