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...]
The Capacity-Building Frontier(s)
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. … [Read more...]
E-Mediat: Networked Capacity Building in the Middle East
Last week, I participated in three very intense days of project, curriculum, and online community planning for a new project, E-Mediat, a multi-stakeholder capacity building project for NGOS and Social Media in the Middle East. This is the first of a three-part post about the planning meetings. I'll be sharing insights about the project as it unfolds -- it is going to be a rich opportunity for learning because it is a capacity building project that leverages a networked approach. I'm the … [Read more...]
A Peer Learning Community for Nonprofits and Social Media
Freely sharing and facilitating community knowledge is part of my DNA as it for many colleagues in the nonprofit technology field. Over the years, I've participated in and started many nptech online sandboxes, small online learning cohorts and wiki projects to explore best practices in nonprofit technology hosted on many different platforms and in collaboration with many different organizations. I'm passionate about the power of peer learning communities - and how we can all lift up each … [Read more...]
