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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Governance / @usdsoles. Governance. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference.

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Jon Husband, Guest Post: The New Realities of Engagement – Stories That Drive Action Planning and Implementation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

IISD is an internationally recognized not-for-profit policy research institute dedicated to implementation of effective policies by governments and business that are simultaneously beneficial to the human and social well-being and to the global economy and environment. . International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). .

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Need a New Year Recharge? Attend These Nonprofit Conferences in 2024

Allegiance Group

These tracks are based on Leadership, Relationship, and Stewardship, and topics include Board Governance, Resource Development, and Legal & Risk Management. There’s also plenty of networking, including the conference’s popular Tick, Tock, Talk — a structured opportunity to meet and share with your peers.

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The One-Look Virus and Immersive Environments for Teaching and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

danah boyd has a post called " On Being Virtual " (be sure to read the comments) As Kevin Gamble on the SLED list notes, what she seems to be saying is that if you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it's not about divorcing the physical social structures to live virtually. avies' to stand around and chat.

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Becoming Generous Thieves: Notes from the Museums in Conversation Keynote

Museum 2.0

I learned to cultivate creative greed while working on Operation Spy at the International Spy Museum, where I was lucky to be working on a project that was so new to us that we didn't have any pre-established models or structures for doing it. I live a life governed by these two questions. Make a list. Become a generous, greedy thief.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Along with earning her PhD (she is credited as the first woman in East and Central Africa to do so), Maathai taught at the university level, worked in the Kenya government, and founded the Greenbelt Movement. Rosalind Franklin. Wangari Maathai was a renowned environmental political activist in Kenya. Shero Explorers. Mae Jemison.

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[VIDEO] Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities

Bloomerang

So there’s another feature of WhatsApp that’s broadcast so you have a list of all the people that you want to share your message with and every time something important happens you can just broadcast to your entire list. And every time you want to send a message to that same broadcast list, you can do it.