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Becoming a Data-Driven Association

Nucleus

Here are Harvard Business Review’s key findings from the study, along with (in blue text) association-specific perspectives: Cultural Challenges For the fifth consecutive year, executives report that cultural challenges — not technological ones — represent the biggest impediment around data initiatives. in 2012 to 65.0%

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Can “Viral” Videos Really Create Social Change?

Care2

The 30-minute “Kony 2012” video produced by the nonprofit Invisible Children , which generated over 70M views on YouTube over the past week, has caused a firestorm in the nonprofit community. This video is what we believe to be the first part of a multi-pronged approach for their 2012 campaign to lobby the U.S.

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Bridging Social Technologies and Sustainable Development: Social Squared

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What does it mean to live in a “social” world in 2012? C is for collaboration because this revolution enables people to organize themselves within companies and societies into loosely coupled teams to take on any kind of challenges — from designing a new product to taking down a government. L is for the leadership that does that.”.

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Trends in the Nonprofit Sector

Connection Cafe

As a change agent, I also like to articulate my perspectives on changes that I consider important to embrace. Below are the top five predictions for the nonprofit sector in 2012. In 2012, nonprofits will be challenged to think differently about the way they engage with their supporters.

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President’s Update - Spring 2012

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In 2012, we’ll be rolling out new branding, new media, and new stories all with the goal of getting better at what we do and raising our impact. Our team articulately expressed direct, succinct truths that required no editing. We regularly update our team with our current financial situation and our challenges. They just worked!

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Take Command -- How To Be A First Responder In Business (Interview With Author Jake Wood)

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Physical preparation in the business world is less about becoming a Navy SEAL and more about learning how to set goals, overcome challenges, and get in the habit of incremental improvement. He has been profiled by Forbes , People , and on CNN and has been named a 2012 CNN Hero and awarded the 2011 GQ Better Men Better World Award.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

Qgiv

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. Giving Tuesday has come a long way since its inception in 2012. In fact, despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Giving Tuesday reported that participants gave $2.47