For the past five years, I have been lucky enough to attend the Social Innovation Summit in Silicon Valley, an interdisciplinary conference that brings together leaders at the intersection of technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business to share innovative ideas about social change. It is always an inspiring learning experience. This year, one of my favorite authors, Greg McKeown, who wrote Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, gave a talk about … [Read more...]
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#IFC2015: Viral Fundraising Campaigns One Year Later: What Can We Learn?
After keynoting during a plenary session 2014, I was thrilled to be invited back to the IFC (International Fundraising Congress), a conference for fundraisers from around the world to facilitate a Master Class on leadership on social media, Workshops on using design thinking for crowd funded campaigns, and moderate a Big Room session on viral fundraisers. Before I share some the big takeaways from the Big Room session, let me tell you about the IFC. It is one of the best nonprofit … [Read more...]
What Improvisation Can Teach Social Change Leaders
This post follows yesterday's post about networked leadership skills. I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens - I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. The retreat curriculum is built around the a framework called “I-WE-IT” that covers mindsets and practical skills that today’s social change leaders of all generations need as we move … [Read more...]
Reflections from #15ntc Session Walking As Work and 20/8/2 Rule
I just returned from my 15 consecutive Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN! This year I designed and facilitated a highly interactive session called "Walking is Work: Don't Call It A Break" with Ritu Sharma. I also lead a conference networking walk following the session. This post summarizes some thoughts and reflections. The slides and resources from the session can be found here. This highly interactive session covered the research on why sitting is bad and why … [Read more...]
Between the Dashboard and the Chair: The Human Side of Data for Good
[slideshare id=35401197&doc=bethkanterlighteningtalk-gatesfoundation-final-140602151326-phpapp01] Yesterday and today, I am attending the Markets For Good workshop at the Gates Foundation. Markets for Good is an initiative with a purpose to support the further development of the information infrastructure that enables sharing and use of information for the social sector. You can about the vision here. I was invited to do a "lightening talk" covering the "human side" of data for good. I will … [Read more...]
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