Last month, I had the honor of keynoting the Social Good Brasil Conference and one of the other keynote speakers was Peter Sims, author of "Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries." I will have a full book review coming. One message in the book is not start with a big idea with it all planned out in advance, but to make a methodical series of little bets about what might be a good direction and learning from lots of little failures and from small wins to find … [Read more...]
Happy Giving Tuesday! Get Out The Give Today!
Happy Giving Tuesday, a national movement to add a day of charity and doing good founded by the 92nd Street Y, the United Nations Foundation and Mashable, and supported by many nonprofits and corporations as well as individuals to jumpstart the giving season in the US. I've set up a fundraiser for NTEN on Crowdrise and all donations are being matched to day by the Case Foundation and Six Degrees as part of a match day - in partnership with Networked for Good. I'm proud to be a community champion … [Read more...]
Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media
Note from Beth: As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I've had the honor of designing and facilitating a "networked capacity building project" for a cluster of grantees, state-based groups, to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. The project is in its second year and I've been working in collaboration with Spitfire Strategies. Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, building robust networks and using social … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving: What are you grateful for?
I'm at the New Jersey Shore for the Thanksgiving holiday. My hometown got hit pretty hard, but we're counting our blessings that my family's house is still standing and able to enjoy this Thanksgiving with family. If you haven't donated to Hurricane Sandy Relief, please consider making a contribution. Here's my crowdrise campaign. Be sure to check out "Giving Tuesday" a national day of giving the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Your organization participate or you can fundraise for a cause. … [Read more...]
‘Give 10′ Every Day: An Inspiring Story of Giving Back
Note from Beth: My colleague, John Weeks, is an expat nonprofit techie living and working in Cambodia. We first connected back in 2004 when I started my first blog on Cambodia and was covering the Cambodian Blogosphere for Global Voices. When I was in Cambodia last summer, John hosted a blogger's meet up. When learned about Giving Tuesday, he offered to share an inspiring story about giving back. Give 10 Every Day: An Inspiring Story of Giving Back - Guest Post by John Weeks So just … [Read more...]
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