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Receiving the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Last October, I had the pleasure and honor to visit the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, to accept on behalf of Benetech the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI). We are grateful for CASE’s recognition of Benetech's work.

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Guest Post: Celebrating Beth’s Five Years As Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Five years ago, the Packard Foundation was trying to figure out this whole social media thing. The idea of using social media for social impact was still pretty new, though it was certainly playing a pretty big role in the Presidential election. The only problem was, we were just as lost as the nonprofits we wanted to help.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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As far as the partnership conversation referenced above, this is a terrific way to help your volunteers understand exactly what it means to be in the volunteer role they’ve agreed to fill. What matters is that you should be prepared to have difficult conversations when needed. GROW With Your Volunteers.

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Bridging the Opportunity Divide – Empowering Youth to Imagine and Realize their Futures

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: During the Mashable Social Good Summit earlier this week, I ran into Akhtar Badshah from Microsoft with colleagues who were on a panel to discuss the challenges facing youth today or the “opportunity divide.” Give for Youth micro-giving marketplace where you can support youth-focused nonprofits directly.

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Book Reviews

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Definitely an interesting conversation to have. A great many people in my Mentor Program consult with non-profits. I actually have a book around here somewhere that describes how to negotiate this kind of process. I’ll have to look for it. 2 Alan Weiss 10.23.07 at 7:15 am Thanks for mentioning my book.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.