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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. OE grants help nonprofits strengthen their leadership, organizations, and networks.

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Book Reviews

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

They do a good job of using examples for each of these things (like why Southwest Airlines is so successful, and why the Kidney Heist urban legend sticks so well, among other stories. It uses examples and such, but it is not anywhere near as engaging and readable as “Made to Stick.&# I’ll have to look for it.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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Most of the hypothetical situations or examples we’ll explore will be focused around event committee recruitment and those more complex volunteer roles. In addition to your committee meeting cadence, think about hosting some fun social events every now and then that will help everyone get to know each other. GROW With Your Volunteers.

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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.

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Nurturing Inner City Entrepreneurs: Jose Corona of Inner City Advisors

Have Fun - Do Good

He was recently named 2009 Young Professional of the Year by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. What we do here in Oakland, and throughout the Bay Area, is we work with inner city companies that not only have a scalable model, but also have a social responsibility aspect built into their business model.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A few examples - TwestivalDC , BostonTwestival , SFTwestival , and so many more. Charlene Li's latest slide deck about engagement, relationships, and social media. Are social networks and social networking impairing our ability to learn? Global Voices Bloggers Mentor Others. Good Reads: Online. blog here and here.

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