Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. How can we integrate content sharing and audience interaction in the right balance to unleash pearls of wisdom from both audience and the experts on the stage? 2. How can we use graphic facilitation or graphic note taking in real time to deepen understanding of the topic being discussed? 3. How can nonprofits learn from … [Read more...]
SXSW Panel: Join A Global Discussion About Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World
I'll be at SXSWi Festival next week to moderate a panel and discussion on Free Agents and Nonprofits in a Networked World on Sunday, March 13 at 3:30 pm. Our panelists include Danielle Brigida, National Wildlife Federation, Mark Horvath , Invisible People, and Jessica Dheere, SMEX Beirut. The session title is based on a chapter in our book, The Networked Nonprofit. The audience will explore how nonprofits can unleash the power of social good by transitioning from stand-alone … [Read more...]
Free Agents in UK: Militant Optimists and Positive Disruptors
I arrived in London yesterday on my way back from Kenya to give a couple of talks about The Networked Nonprofit. Some of the first nonprofit and social media I connected with through blogs five years ago are in the UK - so it was nice to catch up with Steve Bridger begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Nick Booth, and David Wilcox. We took a photo walk at the Tate. I also met Mark Charmer and Anne McCrossan. I had a lovely dinner with Nick Booth and Steve … [Read more...]
Tech@State: Reflections on Networked Nonprofits and Free Agents
Last week, I was honored to facilitate a "networked discussion" about the Networked Nonprofit and working with free agents in Washington, DC at the State Department's "Tech@State Civil Society 2.0" Event. Joining me were two of my favorite free agents, Mark Horvath (next to me on stage) and Shawn Ahmed (virtually through Twitter #netnon hashtag and video). My goal was to have a conversation with the folks in the room - who represented both traditional nonprofit institutions, government … [Read more...]
A Free Agent and Nonprofits Working Together To End Homelessness
Christian Canter is the development director for Shelter Network, an agency that provides housing and services for homeless families and individuals. As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation, I've had an opportunity to work with him on social media strategy. So, when Mark Horvath, someone who fits the description of "free agent" in our book The Networked Nonprofit, let me know he was passing by San Francisco at the end of his road trip to promote WeAreVisible, I … [Read more...]
