In light of the Coronavirus, many nonprofits are engaging in scenario planning. Organizations have also been encouraging their employees to work from home or enlisted travel bans. The list of conferences cancelled is growing, with some now being delivered a virtual gatherings. It's time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. I've been working remotely since the early 1990s, during the early years of the Web. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an … [Read more...]
Five Tips For Dealing with Online Harassment
Click for Full-Size Version of Infographic Note from Beth: Online harassment is a problem especially for nonprofits that are doing advocacy for controversial issues. My colleague Hannah Brennan, Senior Manager at Social Misfits Media, has written this post to share with a useful infographic on how to deal with trolls online. A Guide to Dealing with Online Harassment for Non-Profits One in eight Britons have been harassed online, according to a recent YouGov report. … [Read more...]
Human-Centered Design & AI: Google AI Impact Summit
Last week I was lucky enough to attend the Google Impact AI Summit that shared the learning and case studies from Google AI Challenge winners. The Summit included presentations, panel discussions, and a "science fair" where we could see demos from and talk with the winners. The Summit kicked off with an overview from a report on what they learned about the evolving field of AI4Social Good. The message was clear: Dig into the potential of AI to solve some of the world's pressing … [Read more...]
RIP John Haydon
The nonprofit tech & marketing world has lost one of its legends, John Haydon, from cancer. If you do any work on digital strategy for nonprofits, you most likely knew John's work and influenced by it. I had the honor of knowing John for more than 12 years and working with him - he also did the graphics design for my first Facebook Page. He was loved by so many of us in the field. When he was diagnosed with a very rare and deadly form of cancer in 2017, he created a private Facebook Group … [Read more...]
5 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Personal Resilience
Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning. Our family has several New Year's rituals, including a nature hike. This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean near Moss Bay. (Pictured above) Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. For over twenty years, I … [Read more...]
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