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Remembering Franklin Thomas

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Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. When Frank passed the presidential baton to Susan Berresford in 1996, he told her, “The nature of the job will reveal itself to you.”

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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

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He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in February 2010, he was invited to the White House to join First Lady Michelle Obama in launching, "Let's Move!" - her signature leadership program to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in America.

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Target Facebook Challenge: Ten Large Charities Compete for Votes To Divide the $3 Million Pot

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It's called Bullseye Gives, a special Facebook page inviting folks to decide how they should allocate $3 million among ten large institutional charities, including: Parent Teacher Association Feeding America The Salvation Army American Red Cross National Parks Foundation Breast Cancer Research Foundation St.

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The Knowledge is in the Room: How To Let It Out

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. How Feeding America Uses KPIs to Measure Social Media.

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08NTC Day of Service: Wireless Network Installation and Training at the Community Center of St. Bernard

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN sponsors the Day of Service , an opportunity for nonprofit techies to share their knowledge with the local community. Bernard , and video blogging workshop for local nonprofits led by Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson. Here in DC, we get caught up in many debates that really don???t

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Tools to End Poverty: An Interview with Martin Fisher of KickStart

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About three years ago, I watched a fabulous documentary series sponsored by the Skoll Foundation called The New Heroes. It took us about 15 years in America before cell phones actually took off, and people started buying a cell phone. That's true in America, but it's even more so where we're working. Nobody knows about it.

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Cause Marketing or Cause Me To Puke Marketing? Interview with Scott Henderson

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Scott Henderson I was supposed to be leading a workshop at the Cause Marketing Forum on Social Media and Cause Marketing at the end of the month. I was looking forward to it because Michael Hoffman at C3 was a sponsor and participating. I also participated in a campaign he organized for Share Our Strength. 1) Who are you?

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