Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years. And, NTEN is the first stop for nonprofits to go for this type of field level of research and coverage. For those of us who also focused on training, instruction, … [Read more...]
Can Memes for Good Work for your Nonprofit's Content Strategy? Not on Facebook!
This "Keep Calm and Shine On" t-shirt is a riff on the popular "Keep Calm and Carry On" meme used by Autism Speaks to help promote the annual World Autism Awareness Day. The California Coverage and Health Initiative used this variation to promote enrolling in health care coverage as of October 1st. And the American Society of Civil Engineers used it to promote the profession. Many charities are often stretch to find the time and resources to feed the content beast and riffing on popular memes … [Read more...]
Selfies for Good? Or just tapping into a narcissistic trend?
No doubt you've taken a "selfie," a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Although selfies have been around for years, they have gained popularity recently. In December 2012, Time magazine noted that selfie was among its the "top 10 buzzwords" of 2012 and in August 2013, the term selfie also made its debut in Oxford Dictionaries Online's quarterly update where it is defined as "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, … [Read more...]
How to make convenings count: a new hands-on guidebook
Note from Beth: This resource has lots of useful framework and design tips for designing and implementing convenings which can also be applied to designing workshops, meetings, and other gatherings. How to make convenings count: a new hands-on guidebook By Noah Rimland Flower The Networked Nonprofit wasn’t only about making smart use of social media and metrics. It talks about how to use today’s tools to build a collaborative culture and using them to find ways for individuals and … [Read more...]
Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0
Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. This convening of ”network practitioners” (consultants and others who are working with or networks of people and organizations on social change goals) took place at the Packard Foundation and designed and facilitated by consultants Gigi Barsoum and Heather Grant-McLeod. … [Read more...]
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