Note from Beth: I'm thrilled to participate in the LinkedIn Influencer Program where I get to write regular posts about leadership, failure, analytics, big data, presenting, and training from a nonprofit perspective. But even better, I've had a chance to connect with some of the other amazing folks who write regularly as part of this program. You see, I really enjoy cross-disciplinary learning from other fields and other perspectives. One of the participants is Jonah Berger, Best Selling … [Read more...]
Giving 2.0 ProjectU
Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. The author of the book, Giving 2.0, has just released all her teaching notes and syllabi, along with philanthropy library. The idea is simple - by open sourcing her materials, she hopes to inspire more colleges to incorporate courses on philanthropy in their curriculum. I first heard Laura speak when she launched her book, Giving 2.0, at Stanford two years ago. Her ideas … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why You Should Make Mentoring A Priority
Note from Beth: My friend Porter Gale has just launched a new book called "Your Network is Net Worth." Porter's definition about networking is about charting your own course, following your passions, and making meaningful connections, which in turn increase your happiness and productivity. Her book shares the secrets of how to do this. Porter has been a guest poster to this blog in the past and she offered to write up this guest post about mentoring. As one who has always considered their … [Read more...]
Into Focus: Benchmarks and Best Practices for Nonprofits and Video
See3, YouTube and Edelman have released a new report and guide for nonprofits about using video. The report, "Into Focus: Benchmarks for Video and A Guide for Creators," is based on a survey of 500 nonprofits and interviews with experts (including me). The report describes current nonprofit use, adoption challenges, and best practices. Free webinars are being offered to share the report. You can download the report here (with email registration) or sign up for one of the free webinars … [Read more...]
How To Make Sense of Your Social Media Metrics
I've been facilitating a peer learning group with Packard Foundation grantees during the past year with a goal of improving measurement practice for social media and based on my book, "Measuring the Networked Nonprofit." Each organization is working on an action learning project that is a small, doable measurement project that applies the frameworks and steps in the book. Each month, we go deep into a practice step - both on the individual practitioner level as well as the organizational … [Read more...]
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