Note from Beth: A few weeks ago, the Leadership Learning Community invited me into their board meeting. Not just to quietly listen, but participate in the discussion about applying a networked lens to nonprofit governance. (If you want to better understand what the term network mindset and what it has to do with nonprofit leadership, check out their recent paper on the topic.) Guest Post: Bringing a Network Mindset to Our Nonprofit Board by Deborah Meehan Over the last month as we prepared … [Read more...]
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Reflections from Independent Sector and Blackbaud Conferences
Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating a Networked Nonprofit and Social Media workshop at the Independent Sector Annual Conference "Forging A Stronger Future Together" in Atlanta. As part of my role as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation, I had an opportunity to coach Independent Sector on their conference social media integration. Most participants included CEOs of nonprofit institutions and foundations and have been working in the sector for decades. The group also … [Read more...]
In Search of Bachelors and Philanthropy in Rural Alaska and Video Story Capture Tips
The Story Last week, my adventure in Alaska started with a meeting with representatives from community foundations around the state of Alaska hosted by the Alaska Community Foundation. That's where I met Joe Page from the Jessica Stevens Foundation who told me the amazing story about the Talkeetna Bachelor Society. The Talkeetna Bachelor Society is a program of the Denali Arts Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. The Society's fundraising activities benefit the Talkeetna Bachelor … [Read more...]