I don’t have to tell anyone who reads Beth’s blog about the value of storytelling. Few would deny that storytelling is a powerful tool for inspiring action and influencing thought leaders, donors, and decision makers. However, few of us working in the social impact space could admit to utilizing storytelling to its fullest potential. Meanwhile, digital technology has changed the game. We’re far more connected to stories and information than we have ever been, yet the noise and … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Nonprofits To Host Effective Walking Meetings
@kanter A walking meeting in progress. Gotta take advantage of these #nyc streets + great weather! cc @ynpnnyc pic.twitter.com/RkZDLoG77T — Christopher Chavez (@mr_tumnus) May 2, 2014 Last week, I wrote a blog post called "Walking for Work" about the benefits of incorporating walking into your work day, not as a break, but to help you do your work. I ended the post with a question, "Does your nonprofit do walking meetings?" The conversation that ensued was great, so I thought I'd share a … [Read more...]
Give Local America: Getting People Excited About Giving Days
Note from Beth: Over the last year, I've been facilitating a peer learning network of community foundations, grantees of the Knight Foundation, that are hosting Giving Days throughout the year. Participants are learning and sharing best practices. Several community foundations will be part of Give Local America, a campaign that encourages and supports local philanthropy and the 100th anniversary of community foundations in the US and the vital role they play. The campaign is organized … [Read more...]
Walking While Working
Last year, when I got may annual physical, my cholesterol numbers were not good. My doctor's advice was to start eating a heart healthy diet and get more exercise. A lot of my work consists of sitting -- working on a computer, talking on the phone, or attending meetings or conferences. As Nilofer Merchant points out in this Ted.com talk, people are sitting 9.3 hours a day, which is more than we're sleeping, at 7.7 hours. And, all that sitting is not good for your health. I made a … [Read more...]
Techniques and Tools: How To Visualize Your Network
Earlier this month I was lucky enough to attend the CATechFest in LA designed and expertly facilitated by Aspiration. What I really enjoy about events that Aspiration convenes is that they allow the time and depth for practitioners to share knowledge and strengthen connections. The participants are the content - and the design of getting participants into small group discussions where we can discuss topics related to our work that we are passionate about and want to explore and … [Read more...]
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