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Plenary Session: A Grantmakers’ Gathering on Networks

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She immediately had us moving around and introducing ourselves to new people, reflecting on our experience in both personal and professional networks. Each table was called the “Home Team” and after the various exercises we came back to home team to process and reflect. ” Video streaming by Ustream.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

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The trend of more small and mid-sized companies developing CSR strategies reflects the growing recognition of the importance of responsible business practices across industries. The donation was distributed to disaster relief organizations like American Red Cross, Hawaii Community Foundation and local food banks.

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Foundations That Tweet: Profile Patterns

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Important program deadlines ( Hawaii Community Foundation ). Yesterday, I was reading Jeremiah Owyang's Corporate Twitter Profile Analysis and thought it could be easily adapted to nonprofits and foundations. These decisions have to reflect the organization's Internet communications objectives and social media strategy.

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Can you use social media to spread thought leadership? Yes you can!

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It's about field scanning, pattern analysis, and trends. Important program deadlines ( Hawaii Community Foundation ). Learning: A fast and flexible learning strategy that encourages listening for learning - both at the organizational level and professional/individual level. Recruit job candidates ( MacArthur Foundation ) .

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What color is the social web?

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In reflection, I've been thinking about how much richer it is being social - how you don't have to know all the answers when you have a good network (and a decent Internet connection.) No real hard data in them though, more trend/zeitgeist-type analysis. Unfortunately, I did not have my laptop accessible in that moment.

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Amanda Rose, Twestival Leader, Reflects on Twestival

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Based on the an analysis of previous fundraising campaigns (see " Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Brief History and Meta Analysis of Fundraising With Twitter "), the first time I heard about Twestival I knew it signaled something different. She agreed to do a reflection interview with me, sharing what worked and what didn't.