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Trainer’s Notebook: The Art of Good Openings and Closings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” I started with a full-day workshop outside of Auckland called “The Networked NGO in New Zealand,” this workshop was for activist organizations and focused on strategy, measurement, and best practices for managing and implementing social media as a network. New Zealand Workshop: Burning Questions.

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Celebrate Today: One Web. For All.

Amy Sample Ward

Share your story (about how you got online, what your first online engagement or activity was, etc.) In 2008, OneWebDay organizers documented volunteer-driven events in 34 different cities across the world. with local networks working to create online spaces to bring more people online. OneWebDay is more than September 22nd.

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A Revolution in Documentary Film

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year’s Academy Award winning film – Inside Job – is one of the most powerful descriptions of what went wrong leading up to the financial collapse of 2008. Good Pitch is an effort that brings documentary filmmakers together with a wide range of partners in distribution, financing and outreach for activism.

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SXSW 2013 – Social by Global: Failure Is Not An F-Word!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” An AAR is an assessment conducted after a project or activity that allows everyone the team to discover and learn what happened and why. How can we improve the activity the next time we do it? The team looks at some questions: What was the goal of our project? What actually happened during implementation?

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Off the Mat, Into the World's Seva Challenge

Have Fun - Do Good

Off the Mat, Into the World is a 501(c)(3) project of The Engage Network that, "aims to inspire and guide you to find and define your purpose and become active in your local or global community in an effective, sustainable and joyful way." You can read more about the Network and both programs in the Spring 2008 issue of Organic Style.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

s needs, knowledge, and the sorts of practices they face on a daily basis is critical in an effective knowledge transfer and exchange activity.". delivering a workshop), compared to evaluating a larger-scale outcome (e.g. Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM.

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Have Online Social Networks Become Boring?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” I often used the video at social media workshops back then to generate discussion about how our world is changing. But the approaches for building network effectiveness that this experiment supported were typically combined with more traditional organizational development activities.