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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I started experimenting with these concepts back in 2008 at SXSW session on Nonprofit ROI and SXSW Session on Nonprofit Crowdsourcin g as well as at the NTC in 2009 on a session mapping metrics to strategy. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences. (The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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Encouraging Generosity On Social Networks: Assessing America's Giving Challenge and Reflections from Craigslist Nonprofit Bootcamp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The experiment called the Giving Challenge was: A 50 day event from December 2007 through January 2008. Here's some of what we learned which I'm quoting from the report via Allison's blog: The structure of the Challenge lent itself to leveling the playing field and enabling smaller groups to be successful. The Challenge raised $1.8

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Museum 2.0

In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. Yes and no. I frankly think this is ridiculous.

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Answers to the Ten Questions I am Most Often Asked

Museum 2.0

In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what." In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. Yes and no. I frankly think this is ridiculous.

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Frameworks and Lessons from the Public Participation in Science Research Report

Museum 2.0

They provide detailed case studies of projects in each area, including project descriptions, informal science education goals, participant training techniques, and evaluation outcomes. In this report, the authors describe three specific models for public participation: contribution, collaboration, and co-creation.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Learn best practices and the latest techniques and technologies to meet your greatest challenges. Each fall since 2008 MNN has hosted an annual conference and expo. Discover strategies and techniques that can help increase the effectiveness of your international development program. Structuring Major Gifts Conference.

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NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Being mediators between vendors and nonprofits – to look at issues that are technological, and issues that are about personality, behavior and organizational structure and dynamics (on both sides) Looking at the bigger picture – how does what an organization does with technology affect the larger community, and the planet?

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