Note from Beth: I'm working on the sequel to the Networked Nonprofit - it is a book about using measurement to prove and improve results with the Measurement Goddess KD Paine. (Her recent book, Measuring What Matters, is a must read.) So, lately, I've been on the hunt for good nonprofit measurement stories. Last week, I read Jocelyn Harmon's post about Nonprofit Facebook Fail and in the comments, Petri Darby refers to the dramatic increase of visits to his nonprofit's Make-A-Wish … [Read more...]
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Is Quora Yet Another Social Network (YASN) or Something Different?
(Note from Beth: Geoff Livingston contributed to this post. Thanks Geoff! ) Over the holidays, I finally visited Quora, a social learning site focused around asking and answering questions founded by an ex-Facebook employee. Quora has been around for a year and provides an independent question platform from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that is similar to Yahoo! Answers. It does heavily rely on Twitter and Facebook for promotion, adding it to the increasing amount of social middleware … [Read more...]
My New Year's Resolution: Balancing Solitude and Connectedness
One of my New Year's resolutions is to reduce distractions. It's about curating your network but allowing time for strategic serendipity. I'll be writing about that topic in the weeks and months to come. I've discovered some wonderful discussion threads about one of my favorite topics: Information Overload and Strategies for Coping. As George Siemens points out the issue of information overload is not new. His definition of the problem is that it gets in the way of sustained mindfulness … [Read more...]
A Reflection on Networked Professional Learning
Many years ago before digital cameras and children, my husband and I used to spend many hours combining two past times: birding and photography. Over the holidays, we picked out some of the best to scan. Looking at these photos reminds me of how much focused attention we gave to setting up the shot, shooting during the best time for light, debating the rule of thirds, taking photos at different angles, f-stops, and timings, etc. There was a slowness to it that we don't have with … [Read more...]
Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing
Crowdsourcing 101 View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Over the past two years, as part of my work as Visiting Scholar for nonprofits and social media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I have had the opportunity to participate in The Network of Network Funders (NNF) , a community of practice for funders who are intentionally investing in and working through networks. The focus has been to develop practice and share insights on networked effectiveness. I've had the … [Read more...]