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My Three Words for 2011: Seek, Sense, and Share

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. In 2009, my three words were: Streamline, Weave, and Einstein. Is learning part of your New Year’s resolutions for 2011? Then, try to think in even broader terms. Extrapolate on the broader terms, and find one word to hang the idea on.

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Great reads from around the web on May 16th

Amy Sample Ward

"As of May 13, 2011, we are releasing the code for our community software platform, the Zanby Enterprise Group Family System, under a GPLv3 license. We are also launching a community to encourage software developers to collaborate with us to evolve and improve the Zanby codebase. We hope you will join us."

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Research Friday: Corporate Volunteer Programs: Synergy in Business and Nonprofit Actions

ASU Lodestar Center

Many volunteer managers cite recruitment as their greatest challenge; however, Brudney and Meijs (2009) contend that “the preoccupation with recruitment distracts attention and resources from the management and retention of volunteers” (p. Retrieved on 25 October 2011 from: [link]. We welcome your comments and feedback. and Meijs, L.

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A New Year: A New Learning Journey Begins

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last Sunset of 2011. In 2009, I moved with my my family across country to California to become Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and wrote my first book, The Networked Project with Alison Fine. This year, 2012, will have a focus on designing and delivering capacity building projects with NGOs outside the US.

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Meet with your finance committee now: Lessons from the Great Recession’s impact on charitable giving amidst current market shocks

ASU Lodestar Center

percent in 2009. And, despite slight upticks in 2010 and 2011 in giving, they were still well below pre-GFC levels. percent from 2007 to 2008, and by nearly 32 percent from 2008 to 2009. This is a time to make informed and collaborative decisions. For example, donations to food banks in 40 cities increased by 2.2

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Research Friday: So. What About These Numbers?

ASU Lodestar Center

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s report follows on the heels of Giving USA’s 2012 report for 2011 giving, where the total current individual giving was reported to be $217.79 It was organized by our Center in collaboration with the ASU Morrison Institute and Knowledge Networks, a firm that specializes in web-based surveys. over 2009.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, June 10, 2011 Research Friday: Really, Your Tax Exemption has been Revoked? Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. June 10, 2011 10:10 AM xicoarteycultura said. Refreshing!