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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

Kathy Reich, Director of Organizational Effectiveness Grantmaking at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, write up this summary of the session. I am looking forward to the next chapter of work which will continue to focus on networks, but how they can be used by nonprofit for learning that leads to greater impact. Stay tuned.

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Research Friday: The Importance of Strong and Weak Ties In Leadership Development

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These days,"social network" is a term that often refers to a social media community, such as Facebook, and thus is not a term that many managers would take seriously unless they were discussing a social media campaign. The connection between two people within a social network is referred to as a tie.

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QuickBooks Helps BITS Serve Struggling Youth

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Through this experience, young people are better able to build their confidence, develop professional networks, and become connected to their community with a deeper understanding of regional social issues. " From Peer Mentor to Program Manager. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013.

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QuickBooks Helps BITS Serve At-Risk Youth

Tech Soup

Through this experience, young people are better able to build their confidence, develop professional networks, and become connected to their community with a deeper understanding of regional social issues. " From Peer Mentor to Program Manager. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013.

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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

I was joined by over 70 participants who came to hear from two youth representatives and a youth-focused organization on a panel called, “Bridging the Opportunity Divide – Empowering Youth to Imagine and Realize their Futures.” Peter Shiras joined us from another great youth organization, the International Youth Foundation (IYF).

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Zerodivide seeks new board members

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

ZeroDivideâ„¢ Board of Directors Position Description ZeroDivide is seeking candidates for its Board of Directors to serve for a three-year term commencing on February 1, 2009. Through mentors, professional networks and investor forums, ZeroDivide brings a deep knowledge of what makes a venture successful.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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Engaging volunteers helps get the word out about your mission, since most volunteers share their passion with their personal and professional networks. Volunteer tasks can range from simple to complex depending on how you wish to engage volunteers and how your organization is structured. Don’t Force It.