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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

You cannot have empowerment without participation: empowerment is not something we ‘do’ to other people, but is itself a participatory process that engages people in reflection and inquiry to understand the power they have, and to take action for change as they define it.”

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Do Capacity Building Programs Help Nonprofits Achieve Better Results?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Forgotten Roots of Capacity Development in the Movement for Ownership and Empowerment. Much of the current language and practice around capacity development seems to have forgotten the roots of the capacity development movement of the 1980s. Our role was to coach, support, mentor where necessary – but never to lead.

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7 Things That Social Media Will Enhance

NCE Social Media

Empowerment of niches communities and small businesses – It used to be that only in a city someone could find others with a shared interest in an area outside of popular culture. Not in the language of multiple choice surveys but in the a real spoken language.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. That is not a particularly radical belief among librarians, but I hope to make you believe even more in the power of books. We can do better!

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Nonprofit Organizational Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I was thrilled to be interviewed by Steve along with many other nonprofit data nerds, for his new book, Data Driven Nonprofits. He was kind enough to send me an advanced copy and it is definitely a must read. Natural Language Processing. So, check out this post and be sure to order a copy today! . Algorithms.

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Future of Volunteering from the Volunteer Canada Perspective

Connection Cafe

But the current supply of volunteers is definitely higher than the demand by the large majority of non-profits. At Volunteer Canada we love to see companies expanding their employee community engagement programs (note our use of language…) to supporting the many ways employees can contribute to a better world. If so, why?

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

A: Definitely. Employees now have more access to stress management resources and empowerment to seek the support they need on an individual level. Ask for help when it’s appropriate with clear language. How do you build a culture of resilience with mental health resources for nonprofits?

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