Council on Foundations View more presentations from Beth Kanter Yesterday, I had the honor of facilitating a workshop on culture change and social media at the Council on Foundations Conference for Community Foundations in San Francisco. John Kobara, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, California Community Foundation, was the session designer and introduced the session with a famous quote from Peter Drucker, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." Instituting a new … [Read more...]
Data-Informed, Not Data-Driven
I saw an interesting post from Eric Petersen called "The Myth of Data-Driven Business" by way of KD Paine's blog. It caught my eye because we've working on a chapter about how nonprofits can make the shift to a "data-driven culture." Holly Ross at NTEN and I chatted about the myth of data-driven nonprofits and how this is slightly different with mission-driven organizations. Some nonprofits consider themselves "data-driven" simply because they collect data (often at the request of … [Read more...]
Orchestras, Musicians, The Concert Experience, and Social Media
I've been at the League of American Orchestras Conference. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of co-facilitating a half-day "Digital Strategies" seminar with Vince Ford, Director of Digital Media from the New York Philharmonic and leading a peer session for major orchestra marketing staff and youth orchestra executive directors with Makala Johnson who does Social Media for the Mayo Clinic. This posts shares a few insights. I always use sticky notes or index cards to get people to ask questions … [Read more...]
Nonprofit Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support
DISRUPTION: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support View more documents from Working Wikily My colleagues at The Monitor Institute just published a study called "Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support," a national study of member-based advocacy organizations. The study was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As they mention on the Working Wikily Blog, they are releasing … [Read more...]
Facebook, Nonprofits, and Youth Programs: Safety and Privacy Issues
Yesterday, Holly Ross at NTEN, mentioned that a common question she gets after talking about Social Media with nonprofits is from organizations that work with students or young people and are concerned about liability issues surrounding what students who "like" their page may post on their page, or on their own walls. I've also gotten similar questions, particularly about whether or not it is "safe" for the organization (and the young people) to post photos on Facebook. Earlier this week, I … [Read more...]
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