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Network + Self-Organizing + Location + Data Visualization = 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The big ah ha for me during our reflection that was that effective online collaboration tools for working in a networked way can't have top-down control interaction design. I've come across three different tools that embed these principles. This gets in the way of everyone being able to do a little bit of work.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

When I think back on my time with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program, many different memories and candid moments pop into my mind. That sweatshirt is a reflection of my experiences in a lot of ways, and I think it's a symbol that unites a lot of us in the nonprofit sector, beyond Public Allies. Great and hard.

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5 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Personal Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also use it as a reflection as the year progresses. What about you?

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: July 2 2010

NTEN

For some Zen time, read Michelle Murrain 's reflections on coding -- why coding today is so different. Heads up: The 2010 Nonprofit Tagline Awards is on! than when she started. . I liked this little tidbit on Twitter : Shana Masterson , at the National Brain Tumor Society , is looking at. American Cancer Society.

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Funneling Frustration: Building the future for technology and social change

Amy Sample Ward

At the end of 2010, I started having a weekly, 30-minute skype call with my friend Vanessa Rhinesmith. Last month, Joe Solomon shared on the NetSquared Blog what he hopes is our reflection on 2011 a year from now, focused on a year full of empowering and harnessing organizers. There is no agenda. We do not work together.

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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

While being similar at first glance, these two types create very different results for both the donor and the nonprofit. We’ll cover their main differences below. This can be reflected in your campaign’s progress in real-time. For the sake of this article, we’ll call them bill-to-carrier and mobile checkout.

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Text-to-Give Explained

The Modern Nonprofit

While being similar at first glance, these two types create very different results for both the donor and the nonprofit. We’ll cover their main differences below. This can be reflected in your campaign’s progress in real-time. For the sake of this article, we’ll call them bill-to-carrier and mobile checkout.

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