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Nonprofit Technology Conference: NTC 2012 – Day 1
I'm here at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco this week and hope to share some brief nuggets. The conference got off to an exciting start this morning in a very unique way. Oakland's Extra Action Marching Band lead the way into the ballroom with clinging, clanging, trumpets, drums, flag waving, and dancers who danced their hair off. It was a high energy, off beat and unique way to open a conference. Holly Ross welcomed everyone and thanked the event … [Read more...]
Innogive Conference Panel Resources: Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread
Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread: How Information Today is Woven Into Our Lives View more presentations from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project "Mobile is the Needle, Social the Thread" is the name of a presentation from Pew Internet data that illustrates the rapid growth of mobile connectivity and social networking in the U.S., focusing on how information consumption patterns are changing in light of these two technological developments. But it is also … [Read more...]
Unlocking the Potential of Peer Learning
Note from Beth: Much of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation this year falls into areas: networked nonprofit practice and training design. As such, I'm facilitating many peer groups and always looking at how leverage peer learning. My colleagues at Monitor have taken a deep dive into the question of designing peer learning with impact. They want to hear about your experiences. Unlocking the Potential of Peer Learning - Guest Post by Noah Flower Many funders are … [Read more...]
E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco
After facilitating the two-day E-mediat Networking Conference, "New Media for the Networked NGO" in Jordan at the Dead Sea last week, I flew 2,000 miles west to Fez, Morocco to facilitate and keynote a second two-day conference for NGOs from Tunisia and Morocco that had successfully completed the e-mediat program in their countries, Morocco and Tunsia. The conference in Morocco was a "tri-lingual event" and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and … [Read more...]
Using Twitter to Build Support Among Latinos for the Affordable Care Act
Guest post by Elisa Batista, MomsRising.org As a social media specialist at MomsRising.org and a Latina who has published a blog for seven years, has two Facebook pages, a Twitter account, a LinkedIn page and now a newly opened Pinterest account, easily the biggest misconception I have encountered is that Latinos are not online. We, too, are online, but the fiesta is at Twitter. As of August 2011, an astounding 8.1 million Latinos, or 21% of the U.S. Latino population, were on Twitter. This is … [Read more...]
E-Mediat Networking Conference at the Dead Sea, Jordan
I'm here at the Dead Sea in Jordan where I delivered the key note for the E-mediat Networking Conference, "New Media for the Networked NGO." The conference marked the end of an 18-month capacity building program that trained more than 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia on how to use social media effectively to advance civil society. The New Media for the Networked NGO Networking Conference provided NGOs who participated in the E-Mediat program the opportunity to come together … [Read more...]
Meeting the Geeks of Arabia at N2Vlabs Talks in Amman, Jordan
Note from Beth: I'm in Jordan and Morocco this week for the culmination of the E-Mediat program, a dynamic technology training and capacity building program developed to help grassroots organizations around the world use digital technology to tell their stories, build membership and support, and connect to their community of peers around the world. I'll be sharing blog posts about my experience here. E-Mediat is funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the United States … [Read more...]
To What End?
Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. GEO’s 2012 National Conference shares a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and presents opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers. If … [Read more...]
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