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An organizer's unconference

Care2

While many of these conversations are already heard from political pundits and campaign strategists, where it really counts is when the organizers themselves gather together and hash out ideas, give feedback, share best practices, and renew their plans for victory. I met some great people who are doing great things in the world.

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2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference – Unconference

Amy Sample Ward

Topic : Unconference. Description : The NTC Unconference is a place to continue conversations from, ask questions about, or further explore the various tracks and sessions of the conference. The physical space will include sections for all 5 tracks, and a main organizing board where you can post a question or topic to discuss.

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Disrupting Social Change at Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference

Care2

Unconference on June 26 th at SEIU headquarters in Washington, DC. This is an important discussion to be having right now as nonprofits struggle to raise money and find alternative revenue streams in our recovering economy. Unconference is aimed at nonprofit practitioners and consultants who work in: Online Advocacy and Outreach.

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Embracing Your Fearlessness at Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference

Care2

But in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, and where our activists and donors expect us to be transparent, responsive, and tech savvy, nonprofit leaders must work through their fears and change the way they do business inside the organization and externally, if they are going to exist in the next 10 years. The Nonprofit 2.0

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Community Organizing. Open Space and Unconference Facilitation. It is used in brainstorming because it speeds up the discussion. The facilitator indicates that they will summarize the discussion and names the themes in play and then invites moving the conversation onward with “any more comments? Strategic Dialogue.

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Tips to Humanize Your Social Media

Care2

There has been a lot of great discussion over the past year about organizations striving to be more human. Unconference this really resonated with me when Paul Young of charity: water said in his keynote, what if your online communications (website, social media, fundraising appeals) looked like how you talked. Is it positive?

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Letter from Participation Camp: The Digital Divide

Forum One

As a relative newbie here at Forum One, I wasn't sure what to expect when as I headed to my very first "unconference." " The event, Participation Camp , was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One. But our discussion quickly turned to local solutions. It's only the beginning.