Content curation - the process of finding, organizing, and sharing topical, relevant content for your audience that supports your nonprofit's engagement or campaign goals (or your professional learning) begins with "Spotting the Awesome." I love that phrase coined by my friends at Upwell. Do you or your organization have formal guidelines for "spotting the awesome" like Upwell (see below) or is it more of "we know it when we see it?" Effective content curation can help your … [Read more...]
Charity Miles App Nominated for Webby: Walking for A Good Cause
Over the past year, I have been using a fitbit to help me incorporate more activity in my life. I've committed to walking 10-20,000 steps per day and even earned my 1,000 miles badge. But what if you could raise money for a charity just by walking, running, or riding your bike? That's exactly what the app "Charity Miles" makes happen. You download the app, select a charity, and start moving and earn money from sponsors for that charity. Walkers and runners earn 25¢ per mile; bikers earn … [Read more...]
Learning is the Work
Last month, I had the pleasure of participating in National eXtension Conference which was amazing for many reasons. I first did several professional sessions with this network back in 2007 and an online class on knowledge sharing and online collaboration - so it was great to long-time colleagues. The highlight was a master panel with Dave Gray, Harold Jarche, and Jane Hart on connected learning and culture change needed to embrace this type of learning. We used Dave Gray's "Board … [Read more...]
How Do I Get My Nonprofit's CEO To Use Twitter or other Social Media?
"You have to show not just tell your CEO about social media"- @carolynsave "Create a tweetorial" - @kanter #afpshift pic.twitter.com/zKggoMllYB — Ettore Rossetti (@EttoreRossetti) March 25, 2014 Last month, I participated in a keynote panel at the AFP Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX on the theme, "Social Media for Social Change" with Carolyn Miles, CEO of Save the Children, Ben Rattray, Founder of Change.Org, and Ritu Sharma and Darian Rodriguez Heyman, co-founders of Social Media for … [Read more...]
The Mobilisation Journal: A Way To Spread Learning About Social Change Movements Innovative Use of Technology
The Greenpeace Mobilization Lab has a project proposal idea for a "Mobilization Journal" as part of the Knight News Challenge. It's open for comments and feedback right now - or "applause." This blog shares some thoughts about this project and I have to give it a big round of applause. To understand the project, you have to get familiar with work of Greenpeace Mobilisation Lab. I've been following it for a while now and it is very inspiring on many different levels. The laboratory gives … [Read more...]
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