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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: The Generational Divide (Panel Discussion)

Amy Sample Ward

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential. And it creates informal and formal opportunities for mentorship. Moderated by Kari Dunn, Case Foundation.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

President’s Update Fall 2011 Don’t be surprised, but we’re picking up the pace of change at Benetech! We also want to enable effective information sharing among agencies about what does and doesn’t work. Route 66 Route 66, our online platform for teaching reading, has officially launched thanks to support from the Peery Foundation.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. It’s made me a much more hopeful, optimistic, happy, and ironically better-informed individual which ultimately results in more patience and kindness in my social media work. Diversify your news sources.

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Things We Like (February 2011)

NTEN

A positive feedback loop means little hope of homeostasis -- that's a little shout-out to the bio majors in the crowd -- but at least we have data visualization: The 2010 US Census has published a lot of detailed information. Ah, the timeless wisdom of robot Whitney Houston: " Teach them with technology and let them lead the way."

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Learning is the Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. Jane Hart: Jane has been blogging for many years and writes about informal and workplace learning. Teaching the new is not structured because it is social learning.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, May 6, 2011 Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona nonprofit sector! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Nice quiz!

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: The Generational Divide (Panel Discussion)

NTEN

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Millennials come to the work place more prepared to teach than previous generations. The ability to teach, with patience, is essential. And it creates informal and formal opportunities for mentorship. I think mentorship can happen both ways.