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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I learned so much about the digital challenges facing Asian NGOs, how these are similar or different from NGOs in other regions, met and connect with amazing people, and was inspired by the speakers I heard and the workshops I took for my own learning. The IFCAsia delivered on all the reasons why someone should attend.

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Wrapping Up the 2007 Skoll World Forum

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The researchers got two days of focused seminars and content, while the practitioners and non-academic attendees were happily engaged in workshops and what I dubbed "master classes:" where Skoll Award winners would sit down and talk about their challenges. So, we had a ton of people. The second was all about story-telling.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Did you read books, take classes, or have a coach? Be a participant in other people’s training sessions. Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Have them self-organized into small groups of three or four people and use sticky notes to come up with some statements.

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Courage, Leadership, Grandmothers, Half The Sky and The Mission List

Have Fun - Do Good

My in-box was so full of have fun, do good books, films, events and classes to share with you I decided to gather them all into one post. Grandmother Power Photo journalist Paola Gianturco (who I interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast in 2007 ) has a new book out, Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon. I'm completely biased!

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

ASU Lodestar Center

A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1] About the ASU Nonprofit Management Institute Founded in 1993, the ASU Nonprofit Management Institute offers 17 two-day, workshop-oriented courses for nonprofit professionals. We welcome your comments and feedback. Pollak, T.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

In defining your target audience, too, keep the intended outcome in mind: Which people are actually in a position to act on your information? an open class discussion, or a traditional front-of-room lecture from your teacher? delivering a workshop), compared to evaluating a larger-scale outcome (e.g. December 2007 (11).

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Riffing on David Armano's Listen, Learn, and Adapt: Need Your Organization's Adaption Stories!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm also using this for the upcoming WeAreMedia Workshop in San Francisco which has a section on experiments and measurement. But now, the process of listening has changed concerns into strong interest about what people have to say." The first project was to listen to what was being said on blogs about the Red Cross.

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