Infusing Social Into Social Justice Organizations - Guest Post by Daniel Jae-Won Lee, Executive Director of the Levi Strauss Foundation Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. As courageous citizens connected with each other to express dissent and organize public actions, social media tools spurred activism and social change in unprecedented ways. Chalk up my vote for 2011’s “Best … [Read more...]
Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World
Earlier this week, I wrote a guest post over at FrogLoop blog about Five Social Media Books, although not everyone liked the post. I admit that I mostly read non-fiction, but if I only read social media or geeky books that would be too narrow. It is less about the tools and more about the new mindsets you need to be successful. There are two excellent books that talk about this in the context of running an organization and addressing social issues - and I plan to review these in more … [Read more...]
E-Mediat: Social Media Capacity Building for NGOs in the Arab World
That's one of my favorite photos from Beirut, taken in March, 2011 during E-Mediat Train-the-Trainers intensive workshop that kicked off the 18-month capacity building project for NGOs in the Arab World about using social media to realize civil society goals. I'm sitting next to my colleague, Lena, a master trainer from Yemen - engaging in a some shoulder to shoulder learning. I started work on the E-Mediat project over a year ago. It is sponsored by MEPI, US Department of State’s Middle … [Read more...]
Power and Light: Transparency and Effectiveness in the Nonprofit and Philanthropy World
I’ve been heads down working on my next book about measurement and networked nonprofits with KD Paine and our editor, Bill Paarlberg. One of the chapters is about measuring transparency. So, when I heard that the Foundation Center and the Center for Effective Philanthropy were hosting an event "Transparency and Effectiveness," I was curious, especially given the speakers and the framing: Foundations are pressed to be more transparent about how they work andmore effective about achieving … [Read more...]
The Networked Nonprofit Response to the Concerted Attack on Voting Rights
Note from Beth: Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. As I'm sprinting to towards the deadline of my next book on Measurement and Networked Nonprofits, co-authoring with the goddess of measurement, KD Paine, I'm grateful to have some terrific guest posts like this one. The Networked Nonprofit Response to the Concerted Attack on Voting Rights, Guest Post by Vince Stehle The election of 2012 will prove to be a momentous event in our nation’s history. Among other things, next year marks the … [Read more...]
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