Back in November, 2014, Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans published an article about “New Power” in the Harvard Business Review that caught my eye. The concepts around connectivity and leadership were synergistic with the concept of networked leadership that Allison Fine and I wrote about in the Networked Nonprofit, published in several years before. The article caught fire - not only in nonprofit and philanthropy circles - but also business, government, and beyond. Today, after several years of … [Read more...]
Are you going to #deletefacebook?
In the aftermath of the reports that Cambridge Analytica, a firm that worked on President Trump’s 2016 campaign, used private data on 50 million Facebook users has erupted into a strong backlash against Facebook. The hashtag #deletefacebook has been circulating on the Internet. I have seen many posts of outrage from friends and colleagues, all angry at Facebook and threatening to delete their accounts. There was radio silence from Facebook until 24 hours ago when Mark Zuckerberg released an … [Read more...]
Will Robots (and bots) Replace Nonprofit Staff and Interns in the Workplace?
Allison Fine and I have been collaborating on research and writing about the next wave of disruptive technologies (AI, Bots, and Robots) and what it means for the nonprofit sector. We have a couple of opportunities coming up for you to join the discussion. On March 29th, we'll be doing a FREE webinar hosted by Cloud4Good called "The 4th Industrial Revolution: Artificial Intelligence, Bots, and Your Nonprofit." If you are attending NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference in New Orleans, we'll … [Read more...]
Trainer's Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work
Does your work at a nonprofit include facilitating meetings or trainings? Looking for new techniques to add to your facilitator's toolbox? This is the focus of a session called "The Big Bang Theory: Creative Facilitation and Training Techniques," that I'm co-facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. I'll be sharing tips and techniques on how to generate ideas or "brainstorming" techniques. What is Brainstorming? Brainstorming can be done as a … [Read more...]
Book Review: Work That Matters
Last month I was lucky enough to run into Maia Duerr who participated in Wake's Tech2EmpowerUSA at a workshop I was facilitating on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit. Maia Duerr recently published a book called "Work that Matters: Create a Livelihood that Reflects Your Core Intention." Given our mutual interests, we had a lot to share about mindfulness and well being. A writer, consultant, and coach, Maia Duerr draws on her decades of Zen practice and training in anthropology to create powerful … [Read more...]
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