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Arts Organizations Digital Strategies Master Class and Train the Trainers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m teaching a master class today in San Francisco for arts organizations for Theatre Bay Area. The second year in 2011, we did two sets of peer groups using workshops, action learning projects, and micro grants to encourage experimentation. The first phase was an intensive “ Digi-Strat ” boot camp last month.

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New Benetech board member, Robert Wexler

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He’s a principal at Adler & Colvin, San Francisco's top law firm specializing in nonprofit law. Proceeds from the sale of the Arkenstone reading machine for the blind provided the capital to fund Benetech and launch many new technology projects that serve humanity. Rob is committed to the success of social enterprises.

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Research Friday: Human Capital Performance Bonds. What are they? How do they work?

ASU Lodestar Center

HF 681, March 23, 2011). State deposits investors’ funds in a ‘Performance Pool’ where they are held until payout terms are met by the nonprofit. If performance targets are met, government receives high ROI and cash flow to fund principal repayment and interest. Nonprofit annually validates performance value (ROI) vi to state.

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E-Mediat: Social Media Capacity Building for NGOs in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The project is training 300 NGOs in Jordan , Lebanon , Tunisia , Morocco , and other Arab countries to become networked ngos and use social media for civil society goals. A true public/private partnership, the funding partners include Microsoft and craiglist Charitable Fund. I’ll be Jordan and Morocco in March, 2011).

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Hosting Harkin at the Hub

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In his April 2011 keynote address at the U.S. We hosted Harkin and ten fellow social entrepreneurs at the cool space of the Hub SoMa, in the heart of San Francisco. The ADA prohibits discrimination and mandates that Americans be accorded equality in access to employment, goods, services, and other opportunities.

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Social Media for Nonprofits SF Conference Recap

Tech Soup

On Friday November 4 , 300 nonprofit and social good professionals gathered at the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and Club in San Francisco for Social Media for Nonprofits – a national conference series on the use of social media for social good. Learn more about Greg on LinkedIn. every year. Which tools are you using and why?

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What is working wikily? How can funders catalyze and support networks? Join the conversation #netfunders on April 5-6th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In late 2011, Funder’s Guide to Networks will synthesize the knowledge and publish a print publication for the broader field of philanthropy. I’m looking forward to spending some face-to-face time with the group when we meet on April 5th and 6th in San Francisco.

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