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APRIL 1, 2013

As a trainer, I was most interested in Chapter 7 about equipping your organization to do multi-channel campaigns. The chapter goes on to outline different the optimum staffing for multichannel campaigns. So, I’ve been practicing by creating visual notes.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

” There is an entire chapter devoted to the limits on nonprofit organizations’ political activities as we know that 501c3 organizations are strictly prohibited from intervening or participating in political campaigns. Each chapter of the book ends with some focus questions and checklist for a work plan.

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JUNE 14, 2017

I was immediately drawn to the chapter that describes common storytelling challenges and solutions. While there are many challenges, many times nonprofits are dealing with clients who can’t really share their story because of confidentiality restrictions.

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JULY 6, 2012

We began the Book Club by carefully crafting a couple questions per chapter, and focusing on about one chapter per week. We quoted the book, took inspiration from the questions listed at the end of each chapter, and attempted to lead a traditional book club on Facebook. It was working pretty well as planned.

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APRIL 13, 2015

In mid-May 2015, the book “ Volunteer Engagement 2.0 ” will launch and I’m proud to be among 35 chapter contributors! Can you guess the topic of my chapter? The book is about: Striking a balance between actionable strategy and broad discussion of the issues surrounding volunteerism, Volunteer Engagement 2.0

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human , has been serializing chapters from his book on Medium. Read more about the methodology and findings here and download the full paper here. The Key to Successful A.I.? Continual Human Intervention. Good quote: “To a hammer, everything is a nail.

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MAY 6, 2010

What I appreciate are the info graphics that accompany most of the chapters. My favorite part of the book is Chapter 21: The Social Media Marketing Compass: Creating A Social Plan. The Social Media Compass is a concept, the chapter also presents a framework for creating a social media plan. . Source: Brian Solis.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

They also sent out information to and got feedback from chapters, board, and relevant stakeholders. ”We were deluged with media interviews. ” They set up daily messages on their web site and social media channels to let everyone what was going on. There was one day in August where I did 30 interviews.”

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MARCH 16, 2015

What I absolutely love, is that the book has a companion web site with worksheets and checklists from every chapter. As someone who designs and facilitates professional development projects for nonprofits, this is a trainer’s dream! There are also some great practical tips , sample mentor/mentee agreement , and plan. Is it worth it?

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MAY 22, 2013

It takes us through why it is important for nonprofits to connect with Millennials based on a good synthesis of recent research and follows through with informative chapters that will help your nonprofit build a solid strategy for connecting with the connected generation in your organization’s communication’s strategy.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Paarlberg, who guided us in the polishing and revising stage and who made go through a 10-draft revision process for each chapter. We had an all-star team of nonprofit, philanthropy, and measurement experts as peer reviewers who helped make the book more useful.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Kathy Reich, Director of Organizational Effectiveness Grantmaking at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, write up this summary of the session. I am looking forward to the next chapter of work which will continue to focus on networks, but how they can be used by nonprofit for learning that leads to greater impact. Stay tuned.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

I'm honored to have a chapter in the book about ROI and you can hear geek out about it here. I did a panel presentation at the NTC conference in April on the chapter as well. Bad Hires Are Expensive: How To Do It Right (Chapter on IT Staffing with James and Cassie at CommonGood Careers ). Keynotes from Ami Dar.

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JULY 5, 2009

It is intended for staff and chapters and is encouraging them to participate in social media and craft a strategy for their chapter. Wendy Harman at the Red Cross has been hard at work creating this draft version of the organization's Social Media Strategy Handbook.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

I love the chapter on “The Symptoms of Information Obesity” where he shares a persona based on his wife, Rosalyn Lemieux , that illustrates how too much information can warp our sense of time and other ways it can be toxic to our lives. His methods make use of some of the online software that helps you keep track of time.

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MAY 16, 2011

I went straight to the strategy and measurement chapters. Geoff frames his strategy advice in the context of the current media landscape and how it has changed and evolved since his first book, Now is Gone, as he discusses in this interview from Networked for Good. These include: Conversation Starters. Relationship Approaches.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In my forthcoming book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine, my favorite chapter was about the sense-making process of measurement – called “Measurement and the Aha! Source: Hot Button Studio. Moment—Using your data to tell stories, make decisions, and change the world.”

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

The book includes short chapters and highly practical information on the execution of a flawless social strategy. What I love most about this book is the “mindful moment” at the end of each chapter that offers up a zen-like statement about how to approach this particular aspect of social marketing.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

I’ve been heads down working on my next book about measurement and networked nonprofit s with KD Paine and our editor, Bill Paarlberg. One of the chapters is about measuring transparency. Substantial – the organization provides information that is truthful, complete, easy to understand, and reliable.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

At the staff retreat, they used assessments from Chapter 3 of The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and had everyone self-assess their symptoms. They also used the self-care checklist in Chapter 3 to help staff members determine what types of self-care activities should be in their plan. Then we had the whole staff brain storm together.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

My presentation is based on Chapter 3 of NTEN's book. The chapter includes detailed checklists, case studies, and how-to steps for analyzing ROI for nonprofit technology projects. My presentation is based on Chapter. I presented on ROI and Nonprofit Technology. I presented on ROI and Nonprofit Technology.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

I’m thrilled to have contributed a chapter. The Skills Platform and Zoe Amar have created the Social Media Toolkit to aid professionals within the charity and third sectors. There are many guides to digital and social media. From Dummies guides to video tutorials, it’s all out there.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

The last chapter of the Networked Nonprofit is on networked governance. There were no examples – so the last chapter of the book is speculative, based on the best thinking of the people who have looked at networked governance.

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MAY 23, 2012

The attention chapter is about why and how to control your attention when you’re online. The networks chapter includes some important points about the value networks and a networked mindset. They include: attention, crap detection, collaboration, networks, and participation.

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MAY 3, 2011

I contributed a chapter to this book and what I really loved was my editor, Darian Heyman’s formula. Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals features practical, easy to implement tips and takeaways from 50 leading experts – Ami Dar, Paul Hawken, and Holly Ross, among them.

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APRIL 6, 2009

Learning across the network, particularly across chapters is important. Their chapters grow faster than internal staff can support them. I asked how they work effectively with chapters when they can't "control" the message or groups necessarily. The above map that Chad explains gets at it.

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JUNE 20, 2011

A book party for book editor and former Craigslist Foundation executive director Darian Rodriguez Heyman, “ Nonprofit Management 101 ,” will follow the conference at 5:30-8:30 pm. (I was lucky enough to one of 50 chapter contributors.).

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AUGUST 9, 2013

KD Paine was my co-author on the second book and we worked with a developmental editor, Bill Paarlberg, who made us write 10 drafts per chapter – and while that was painful, it made the book much better (and my own writing skills improved).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

My presentation is based on Chapter 3 of NTEN's book. The chapter includes detailed checklists, case studies, and how-to steps for analyzing ROI for nonprofit technology projects. You can register here. I'm presenting on ROI and Nonprofit Technology on September 17th at 11:30 am.

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APRIL 21, 2015

The chapter includes some tips on how to set up personal dashboards using various tools. The chapter includes some great reflection questions: What stories can you share to advance your top goals? .” Leaders don’t need to read everything, but they should follow and listen to other people read everything and curate.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

I had the pleasure having lunch with Avinash over at the Googleplex. The chapter that caught my curiosity was Chapter 7: Failing Faster - Unleashing the Power of Testing and Experimentation and we discussed it in the video above. (Don't forget to fill out the comment form completely, so I can track you down if you win.) .

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

The offers chapters on how to design and build a network, including a special chapter for funders as well as a rich selection of resources. Assessment: How will the network monitor its condition and performance? Operating Principles: What rules will guide the network’s culture?

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

For example, how to deal with different physical environments in a chapter called "How to Work a Tough Room.". There is a chapter called "The Little Things That Pros Do" which is about the gadgets. It's also very funny. It covers topics that you don't usually come across in presentation books.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

We devoted a whole chapter to the topic in the Networked Nonprofit. We devoted a whole chapter to the topic in the Networked Nonprofit. Note from Beth: One of the themes I’ve been exploring over the last few years related to networks is transparency.

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JULY 24, 2009

I just finished up the Social Media Strategy Game workshop with EPIP Chapter leaders. I had a chance to listen in on other trainings, which included some techniques for creating a recruitment culture - where chapters can reach out to new members and draw them in - face-to-face networking. I feel really inspired!

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APRIL 6, 2010

There will also be six book signings at NTC and I've contributed a chapter or been an author of four of them!

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Bella and Carie are featured in Chapter 1 of the book. .” The lovely pup above is Truman, the dog that Marnie Webb and family rescued from Rocket Dog. These photos are definitely keepers for the Cute Dog Theory Wiki ! The lovely dog you see above is Bella whose owner is Carie Lewis.

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