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JANUARY 15, 2014

I listened in to a Twitter chat with Helen Clark, head of UNDP , answer questions about the Millennium Development Goals , including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP’s network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals.

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MARCH 16, 2015

Terry and Rusty Stahl have just published a new book, “ The Talent Development Platform ,” that provides strategic and practical information to help nonprofits guide, nurture, and strengthen the next generation of nonprofit leaders. It also includes an individual professional development assessment. Source: Talent Development Platform.

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APRIL 11, 2008

I have a project coming up where I'm thinking through a collaborative design for say - curriculum development, a repository for existing instructional materials,and to leverage knowledge from a group of practitioners online (aka SME) to add to the curriculum/knowledge sharing. Been pausing over the purist definition slide from his slide deck.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Last week, I got to BoardSource at 8 am just so I could hear Marnie Webb and Rebecca Masisak, CO-CEOs of TechSoup Global share their lessons learned in developing, weaving, and stewarding two very different types of networks. Photo by Idea Constructor. The presentation is here. The presentation is here.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2008

The third stage is relationship development. The fastest way to get to the recognition stage is to have an interaction that is highly relevant and has something to offer - an idea, a perspective, an experience. Once two parties recognize each other they can move into building a relationship.

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JANUARY 25, 2007

Teresa Crawford (a Dirk Award Winner in 2002) is working with Humaninet to develop the vertical track on Disaster Management/Humanitarian Assistance at the Nonprofit Software Development Summit. Eastern) to discuss needs and ideas with a panel of developers and field users. You can find out more about Humaninet here.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Guest post by Adene Sacks. As the GEO gathering comes to a close, funders are spending their morning on the practical consideration of how adopting a network mindset will change our day to day work.

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OCTOBER 3, 2007

I'm headed out to Palm Springs for PBS Development 2007. Another attempt at the Meet Jane style. Also, the first time I've done a story created out of Twitter Tweets. You can't really see it unless you hear the narrative and animation. I'll try to do a voice over at some point.

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JULY 14, 2008

I found Mashable's How To Develop a Social Media Plan in Five Easy Steps Via Britt Bravo who forwarded me this link. The original worksheet was developed from recommendations from the Spin Project and the " Smart Chart " developed by Spitfire Strategies.) Flickr photo by Terry Bain.

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MARCH 8, 2006

I've been preparing a story about nonprofit blogging and professional development based on a colleague's experience in Cambodia for an upcoming NTC panel -- so I was stroke by his words: "I feel as if half the learning I???ve So, I popped over to land on a post about burn out. and the lack of time. ve done while in my phd program has.

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JULY 3, 2009

This is the golden rule of developing questions for visitor dialogue: you must be truly interested in their answers. Part 2: How do you develop the right questions? But I've been experimenting with visitor dialogue over several recent projects and have developed a few simple design strategies to hone in on good questions.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

Steve Rubel has an article called " As Technology Develops, So Does Role of Geek Marketers " His thesis: It's very difficult for anyone in marketing to keep up with all the twists the digital space because technology changes so darn fast. It's like chasing a cheetah. Therefore, companies are creating a new role.

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MAY 14, 2009

It strikes me that this a fantastic model for professional development 2.0 The Twitter accounts from a small group of gurus/practitioners in online community management. Exportable OPML feeds for all blogs and hot posts.

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OCTOBER 12, 2006

Joitske Hulsebosch, who lives and works in Netherlands, writes a blog called " Communities of practice for development " where she writes about topics related to her work of facilitating processes at different levels; teams, groups, organizations, networks, and communities of practice. PersonallyI see a huge potential for web2.0

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JULY 31, 2007

The KM4D Journal is produced by the KM4Dev-community and I was honored to participate on the editorial team for the the recently published issued on " Stewarding technologies for collaboration, community building and knowledge sharing in development. The issues contains articles, case studies, interviews, and community notes.

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JANUARY 31, 2007

Stewarding Technologies for Collaboration, Community Building & Knowledge Sharing in Development??? Knowledge Management for Development Journal??? KM4D Journal) is an open access, peer-reviewed, community-based journal on knowledge management in development ??? for and by development practitioners and researchers.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

” Practicing Empathetic Leadership in the Nonprofit Workplace Empathy isn’t always a hardwired skill, but the good news is that with practice we can develop itHere are a few examples of what this looks like in practice in the nonprofit workplace.: You want to inspire curiosity beyond formal professional development activities.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2007

We talked about Cambodia and one of the questions was (an excellent one), what do teachers need to think about if they are doing an over the web collaborative project with a classroom in the developing world. It made me curious about the art of mircoblogging - and how you develop the technique of saying it in 140 characters.

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JANUARY 28, 2006

I received an email from Tomas Krag telling me about his new book on wireless networking for the developing world : Together with a group of my friends and colleagues, I have been. working on a book specifically about wireless networking for the developing world. networks in the developing world.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

In 2015, a group of nonprofit leaders, funders, consultants, and researchers passionate about the need to foster high performance in nonprofit organizations collaboratively developed The Performance Imperative: A Framework for Social-Sector Excellence (PI). The result, Small, But Mighty: The PI for Small Nonprofits , is now available.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

There is a lot of experiments and research in different areas, including the international development sector to address the 2030 development goals, emergency and humanitarian aid, medical fields and many others. Develop a risk-mitigation plan for potential areas of harmful use or unintentional misuse. .

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AUGUST 24, 2007

I wanted to make sure to I blogged this before I take off for Cambodia. Two upcoming workshops/conferences to put on your fall schedule. Expect a few more posts over the weekend pending Internet access while I'm waiting for my connection to Singapore from LA.

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JUNE 28, 2005

I was particularly eager to hear the afternoon lecture , Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation , by Charles Nesson at iLaw. In 1998, during the embryonic stages of the project, this focus turned to a concept called "Reverence for Life," a non-demonational philsophy of self-development which had taken root in Jamaica's prisons.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

I’ll also share strategies to help you develop your own self-care plan and connect with other leaders in the nonprofit sector. Learn more tips and how to apply them to your team at my upcoming virtual workshop, Self-Care for Nonprofit Leaders During a Pandemic , on Friday, November 6 and hosted by Candid.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Demystifying Machine Learning for Global Development, an article published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, suggests that when it comes to global development, the key is to ask the right questions, and then see if and how it can help. What is under development and where it is heading? Is it worth it?

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

I dug into the link between the wider theories of capacity development and building strong, resilient nonprofit organizations capable of achieving impact in their communities and on the issues they tackle every day. The Forgotten Roots of Capacity Development in the Movement for Ownership and Empowerment.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2008

He is also interested in approaches network learning and highlights knowledge management for development. (He Development Conference in Rome last September). tools in different cultures around the world. He did some terrific reporting from the Web2.0

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JULY 17, 2019

Alison founded a nonprofit doing development work in Africa. Each of the six instant messaging fundraisers on the team has four to five interactions on the go at any one time, and are trained and developed to respond quickly. We reconnected, of course, through a recent blog comment.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

My early career was in international development, working for the U.S. Agency for International Development and for an international NGO. Google has given a lot of thought to the responsible development and use of AI. We have published a set of AI principles , which outline our commitment to develop technology responsibly.

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APRIL 24, 2014

My colleagues at the Mobilisation Lab recently shared a link to an excellent tool kit called DYI which stands for “Development, Innovation, and You.” ” It is a social innovation toolkit for those who work in the development sector. Develop a clear plan. Clarify priorities. Collect input from others.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

This is a question being asked in many nonprofits as they look at how to prepare younger leaders in their organizations to lead and develop their talent. Raise their visibility internally with specific communication and development initiatives. Is your nonprofit offer professional development for emerging leaderships?

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

Last week, I was lucky enough to participate in a brainstorming meeting at a foundation that was developing a strategy for its digital platforms (web, social, mobile, etc). The process was facilitated byPeter Maher, founder and CEO, of Luma Institute. What was your experience? Books Strategy'

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JANUARY 3, 2019

I also did a far amount of virtual training, including developing a workshop on virtual facilitation and I also continued to create and share micro-learning courses with Nonprofit Ready on personal productivity and organizational culture topics. This past year was my 5th year (and last) as an adjunct professor at Middlebury College.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. So far, two of my students have had their questions answered.

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JUNE 25, 2019

This ritual was developed by the Stanford Ritual Design Lab . Next, offer a one-minute coffee break telling participants that anyone who realizes that they don’t need to be in this meeting can leave and there will be no judgment. You can read more about the Ritual Design lab here.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

But mentoring is also great for mentors: networking opportunities, leadership development, and a stronger sense of community. A newly-hired Development Director is struggling to meet their capital campaign goals. She exceeds that goal with tips from a veteran fundraiser. Find your nonprofit ally.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

First, the AI assistant develops and applies algorithms to ingest, clean, enrich and then searches through large amounts of data in order to recognize patterns and make recommendations. Hoang suggests that this Human-AI team is the future of nonprofit development shops. In an article by Boodle.AI

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