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The Digital Immigrant
Guest post by Mary Manuel “Social networks are not about technology, they are enabled by technology”. I’m sitting with this thought as I write and publish my first ever blog. As a digital immigrant, my goal for this conference is to practice learning the language of my new country at the GEO Networks conference over the next two days. As I become absorbed in frenetic tweeting of my “aha” moments and pay half attention to the speakers, I become afraid that I will lose the culture and … [Read more...]
Plenary Session: A Grantmakers' Gathering on Networks
The morning plenary for A Grantmakers' Gathering on Networks was designed to deliver robust, thought-provoking content for grantmakers who want to use a networked approach for the strategy as well as time for people to make connections with others and process and apply these new ideas. After a welcome by Kathleen Enright, President and CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Diana Scearce, Monitor Institute was our facilitator. She immediately had us moving around and introducing … [Read more...]
Blogging Team: Growing Social Impact in a Networked World
Over the next couple of days you will be reading more frequent but shorter posts from these guest bloggers from the Growing Social Impact in a Networked World: A Grantmakers' Gathering of Networks meeting in San Francisco on October 17-18th. Guest bloggers were tasked with writing a brief post about one idea about networks that sparked their imagination during the gathering. Scott Bechtler-Levin, President, IdeaEncore Network Paul Connolly, Chief Client Services Officer, TCC Group Stephen … [Read more...]
This Week On Beth's Blog: Growing Social Impact in A Networked World – A Grantmaker's Gathering on Networks
On October 17 and 18th, I will have the honor of participating in an interactive convening, hosted by GEO and the Monitor Institute focused on how funders can increase their impact by supporting networks and embracing more open and collaborative approaches to grantmaking. Attendees will explore concrete examples and tools that grantmakers can use to tap the power of networks and increase peer-to-peer learning among grantmakers who are experimenting with networks. The conference program and … [Read more...]
Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event
I'm in Washington, DC today to kick off a training event for Give to the Max Day, a one-day fundraising event on November 9, 2011 that will unite local Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC communities to support nonprofits serving the area. The fundraising goal for Give to the Max Day is to get 35,000 people to support their favorite regional charity, raising more than $3 million in donations and grants in just 24 hours! The training event, which will be live streamed starting at 9:00 am, … [Read more...]
Can Social Media Save Lives? Guest Post by Porter Gale
Note from Beth: I'm publishing this post from 30,000 feet in the air flying my favorite airline, Virgin America, enroute to Washington, DC for Give the Max Day. (If you've been reading this blog for a long time, you'll know that this isn't my first inflight blog post). As I was boarding my the plane, my colleague Jennifer Aaker, co-author of the book, The Dragon Fly Effect reached out to me about the plight of Amit Gupta who needs a bone marrow match. When Jennifer's book … [Read more...]
A Free Agent for Hunger: Pittsburgh Tote Bag Project
Many nonprofits, particularly smaller organizations, say their biggest challenge to using social media effectively is that they don't have the time or staff. Those that have opened themselves up to using these tools and connecting with passionate people in their networks find abundance. Here's one story about how one free agent, a social media savvy volunteer for a local food bank, saw a problem, reached out to her network, and helped solved in collaboration with the local nonprofit. Sue … [Read more...]
Applying Avinash Kaushik's Best Social Metrics Framework for the New Facebook Insights Data
A few days ago, I moderated two panels at Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on arts and technology. The panel featured some previews from a recent research study "How Strong Is Your Social Net?" given by Rory MacPherson, principal, Trudel | MacPherson and Jai Sen,digital media strategist, Sen Associates. The panel also featured, Mary Beth Smith, from the SF Ballet, who share her organization's experience integrating social media into marketing strategies since 2007. The panel was … [Read more...]
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