Note from Beth: This week I'm live blogging the GEO conference, but since I can’t cover it all, I’ve enlisted an awesome live blogging team of grantmakers and others attending the conference who will share what they are learning in guest posts on this blog! You’ll be able to learn in real time with grantmakers and engage in a conversation in the comments. So, in the next few days expect a series of thought-provoking guest posts about networks, organizational effectiveness, evaluation, … [Read more...]
RIP: Rob Stuart, Godfather of the NpTech Movement
Rob Stuart shared my birthday, Jan. 11th. We were both part of the 1-11-11 club. But we also shared more than that - the nonprofit technology field. Rob was the godfather. The last time I saw him was in 2009 in San Francisco at the NTC - he attended almost of them from the time they were called the roundup. I just learned that Rob passed away, leaving behind a wife and two daughters. I'm shocked and saddened. Back in the mid-1990's - after 15 years of working the nonprofit sector, I got … [Read more...]
Idealware’s Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide, Updated for 2011
Guest post by Laura Quinn Idealware created the Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide to help organizations like yours determine what results and benefits you can reasonably expect from social media, and to guide you through the process of identifying the right channels for different goals. To help you turn the theoretical into the practical, we included a workbook that applies what you’re learning to your own real-world needs. This year, we updated the entire guide with new research, additional … [Read more...]
Using Social Media Effectively and Powerful Tactics Workshop
Social Media Master Class View more presentations from Beth Kanter As part ongoing work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I am designing, facilitating, and delivering workshops with Compasspoint. Last week, I had the great pleasure of presenting a one-day workshop with colleagues Holly Minch, JD Lasica, Janet Fouts, and Susan Tenby. The session was designed a mix of strategy with a deep dive into content, measurement, Facebook, and Twitter. The overall … [Read more...]
Close the Triangle
Guest post by Scott Bechtler-Levin After spending a couple days with nearly 150 smart, network weavers at the GEO/ Monitor Institute “Growing Social Impact in a Networked World” conference (http://www.geofunders.org/networksconference.aspx), I am reminded of one of my favorite quotations: “The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know…” (Socrates, according to Plato) One of many ‘ah-has’ came early during the well facilitated conference. It was just an off-hand comment from June … [Read more...]
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