Last week, I got to BoardSource at 8 am just so I could hear Marnie Webb and Rebecca Masisak, CO-CEOs of TechSoup Global share their lessons learned in developing, weaving, and stewarding two very different types of networks. The presentation is here. The first network is TechSoup Global that was launched over 5 years ago, initially to distribute Microsoft products to nonprofits at reduced cost around the world. (You can review the slide deck to get the details of its growth in terms of … [Read more...]
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Does Your Organization Already Have a Policy for Professional Conduct?
As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I've had the honor to facilitate training workshops at grantee's conference. I just returned from doing Networked Nonprofit and Social Media workshops at the National Summer Learning Association's Conference in Indianapolis. As I discovered when I did an online chat with this community, this field includes a mix of educators, nonprofits, government agencies, and universities - and I learned so much from the … [Read more...]
Tech@State: Reflections on Networked Nonprofits and Free Agents
Last week, I was honored to facilitate a "networked discussion" about the Networked Nonprofit and working with free agents in Washington, DC at the State Department's "Tech@State Civil Society 2.0" Event. Joining me were two of my favorite free agents, Mark Horvath (next to me on stage) and Shawn Ahmed (virtually through Twitter #netnon hashtag and video). My goal was to have a conversation with the folks in the room - who represented both traditional nonprofit institutions, government … [Read more...]
The Strategy Landscape Tool Helps Solve Wicked Problems
Monitor Institute and the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) have launched a joint venture to bring a new data visualization tool, "The Strategy Landscape Tool" to the field of philanthropy. Created with support from the Rockfeller Foundation, the tool allows users to easily see and understand grantmaking strategies and patterns within and across institutions so they can make better decisions in pursuit of their goals. This tool is important because it facilitates funders working in a … [Read more...]
Corporate Altruism: The Blurring of the Lines Between CSR and Cause Marketing
Corporate Altruism: The Blurring of the Lines Between CSR and Cause Marketing by Kami Watson Huyse and Beth Kanter Aligning with a cause is a great way for a for-profit company to both raise its profile while doing something good for society at large. For nonprofits and causes, having the right corporate partner can leverage the impact of the social change work. Associating a product with a social or environmental cause people care about is a popular marketing tactic with consumers. More than … [Read more...]
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