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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Stephen Blyth, a nonprofit capacity builder who I met when I keynoted Connecting Up in 2008, hosted my trip to NZ and arranged for this workshop to take place on Makaurau Marae which is the land of Maori. New Zealand: Tables for Small Group Exercises. This is an exercise I used in Tunisia. Walking Debrief. v/bEZXiLl7HEU.

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My Theory of Practice

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy.

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I met Rufina in 2008 in Australia when I keynoted the Connecting Up Conference and taught social media workshops for NGOs. At the Sujaya School, I visited a second grade art class. They were busy drawing planets or rockets. The school has an emphasis on movement and learning.

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How Healthy Do You Want Your Nonprofit Board To Be?

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I’m diabetic and have to be very careful about my health — exercise, eat well, monitor my blood sugar, take insulin several times a day…the list goes on and on. I work long days and don’t always have time to exercise.” Thanks for your wisdom and advice Anne! How Healthy Do You Want Your Nonprofit Board To Be? governance'

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My wish for Web 2.5

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My wish for Web 2.5 BTW, I exercised great discipline and only have two social bookmarking accounts! November 28, 2006 Well, both in the process of learning about all of the very cool web 2.0

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What do web stats mean, anyway?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? They can be used for a nonprofit’s mission and that is why nonprofits should exercise transparency on web site analytics. 2 admin 09.18.07

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How Can You Make An Impact?

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." -- President-elect Obama's acceptance speech November 4, 2008 In her post today, Congratulations President-elect Obama: Now, BlogHers, what will YOU do to change America? To figure out how you can make an impact, try this exercise based on a similar one from Carol Lloyd's book Creating a Life Worth Living : 1.

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