I first met Mark Horvath on Twitter and later face-to-face last December during a trip down the California coast during the holidays. Mark is a free agent championing the cause of homelessness. A free agent is a person (many times a GenY, but not always) who is a passionate about a social cause, but is working outside of a nonprofit organization to organize, mobilize, raise money, and engage with others. Free agents are also fluent in social media and take advantage of the social media … [Read more...]
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Finding Balance: Our Relationship with Technology and Social Networks
I'm just back from a few days mostly offline in the Point Reyes National Seashore area to walk along the beach and appreciate the beautiful views and nature. Taking an Internet or technology break is important, especially if you live a constantly connected lifestyle. (It isn't easy at first) Above all it helps you examine your relationship with technology and find balance. We're all struggling with balance of technology and a purposeful life. We need to reflect inward and examine our … [Read more...]
Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People
Colorado Project View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Chip Conley was the keynote speaker at last week's Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp and one thing that he said that has been stuck in my head is: "You can have a job, a career, or calling" The latter, a calling, is when you can tap into an internal motivation that fuels and inspires you. It resonated. I feel that my technology training for nonprofits work is more like a calling for me than simply a job or career. For the past … [Read more...]
Facebook Place: Time To Check Into Your Facebook Privacy Settings
Earlier this week, Facebook added "where" to the list of personal information members share with the world. There was much speculation what this feature might mean for FourSquare and the subsequent riddles, "What happens when you add Foursquare to Facebook? (Answer: Facebook). I've learned now that when Facebook announces a new feature, it is a signal for me to check into my settings and make sure that I'm happy with the way the default works. Do I want the world to know my location (if I … [Read more...]
A Twitter follower is worth $0.24
Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree, an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit, he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book. This was also about the same time as the flood in Nashville. This terrible flood didn’t spare the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO), an event that he first learned about through his social … [Read more...]