This is from a blog post by Luis Chabolla at the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz. I had the change to work with his organizations and many other Packard grantees during my four years as Visiting Scholar. I was only supposed to be there for nine months, but the interest from grantees and other capacity builders was strong. During my four years as Visiting Scholar with the Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness program I ended up writing two books with fabulous co-authors, Alison … [Read more...]
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You Are Invited: Packard Foundation Hosting Google Hangout on Oct 29th at 3 PM PST to Celebrate My 4 Years As Visiting Scholar
This tweet was sent a Packard Foundation board meeting four years ago. By today's standards, it isn't earth shattering. But, this was back in 2009 in the days when you mentioned Twitter and people would look at you with a puzzling expression or say sarcastically, "Isn't that where people share what their cat ate for breakfast?" It was part of a presentation I gave to the board about how networks were changing the way nonprofits were doing their social change and an advanced preview of book, … [Read more...]
Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Wins Terry McAdam Nonprofit Book Award
I'm thrilled to announce that "Measuring the Networked Nonprofit" won the Terry McAdam Nonprofit Book Award for 2013. The Terry McAdam Book Award was established in 1989 to commemorate the life and work of New York Community Trust Vice President, Terry McAdam, who devoted his life to improving the nonprofit management field and urged the field to write about the sector to share knowledge and build the social change movement. Our book was one of four finalists, including colleague Allyson … [Read more...]
7 Things I learned About Social Media Powered Online Fundraising and A Big Heartfelt Thank You for #OceanLoveEarl
If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. I decided to metabolize my grief by doing an online fundraiser in his memory to raise money for Surf Rider Foundation for ocean conservation as well as do a virtual online memorial event where I asked people to tweet with the hashtag #OceanLoveEarl on July 3rd and share their favorite ocean stories. The outpouring of support from friends, … [Read more...]
Giving 2.0 ProjectU
Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. The author of the book, Giving 2.0, has just released all her teaching notes and syllabi, along with philanthropy library. The idea is simple - by open sourcing her materials, she hopes to inspire more colleges to incorporate courses on philanthropy in their curriculum. I first heard Laura speak when she launched her book, Giving 2.0, at Stanford two years ago. Her ideas … [Read more...]
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