I stopped in London on my way back to the US from Kenya for a couple of book events. This morning I did an interactive session at the Guardian hosted by its new voluntary sector network - a new online space where professionals working in and with the voluntary sector can discuss and debate the issues which affect their professional lives - and get advice and insight from peers and experts. The audience was a mix of CEOs from the UK's largest charities and a mix of longtime social … [Read more...]
Free Agents in UK: Militant Optimists and Positive Disruptors
I arrived in London yesterday on my way back from Kenya to give a couple of talks about The Networked Nonprofit. Some of the first nonprofit and social media I connected with through blogs five years ago are in the UK - so it was nice to catch up with Steve Bridger begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Nick Booth, and David Wilcox. We took a photo walk at the Tate. I also met Mark Charmer and Anne McCrossan. I had a lovely dinner with Nick Booth and Steve … [Read more...]
The Networked Nonprofit in Kenya
I've just spent the last couple of days in Nairobi, Kenya because I'm a board member of an NGO based here, Ushahidi, an organization that builds tools for democratizing information and increasing transparency. I decided to stay a few extra days and facilitate a workshop on the Networked Nonprofit for local NGOs. This blog post includes some reflections about my first visit to Africa, the importance of face-to-face meetings and building relationships, and some thoughts about how some of the … [Read more...]
Blogging to Support Policy Goals: MomsRising Shares Lessons Learned
Note from Beth: Last spring, I had the pleasure of meeting Ashley Boyd,Campaign Director, for MomsRising.org who told me about Joyful Funerals. Ashley and her colleague Anita - as well as the whole team at Momsrising does a fantastic job of reflecting after each campaign on how it could be improved. They recently held a blog carnival and are sharing some reflections. Guest Post: A Virtual Party with a Purpose by Anita Jackson & Ashley Boyd, MomsRising.org Regardless of the tool we’re … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes Experimentation with Social Gaming for Social Good from HandsOn Network
Note from Beth: As you read this post, I'll be at the Ushahidi Board Meeting in Kenya. I thought it would be a great opportunity to share a couple of guest posts this week. I'm very interested how nonprofits are approaching their social media strategies with a little bit of science to propel best practices. Jessica Kirkwood, VP for Social Media,HandsOn Network agreed to write this about their latest social media experiment and what they were learning. Behind the Scenes Experimentation … [Read more...]
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