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MAY 22, 2012

The government blocks certain sites, including access to any group organizing features on social sites (shared photo pools for example), skype out, and tools like VPNs that can help you get around government censors. Eventually, I was able to install a VPN and get to the sites I wanted to use.

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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. But getting to networked governance governance is a big step.

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MAY 27, 2015

Digital technologies are connecting residents in neighborhoods, catalyzing community discussions, changing the way governments and citizens interact, and making government more transparent. This growing field of “civic tech” is aiming to harness technology to spur citizen engagement, improve cities and make government more effective.

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AUGUST 6, 2014

Planning to Win is an online guide for nonprofits that are looking to win support for an issue, impact policy, or get a corporation or government body to change its policies. Spitfire developed this upgraded version of its first campaign planning tool because of the many new factors affecting what it takes to design and run winning campaigns in (..)

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

| View | Upload your own. Really enjoyed this slideshow from Tara Hunt. Superheros seems to be a nonprofit fundraising meme these days.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

And let's take that a step further, why not use social media as part of the governing process. . Networked governance or peer-to-peer governance has worked well in the development of open source software projects. (You How can boards effectively incorporate the use of the social networks and social media to govern?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The quote that stood out for me that sums it all best and it is from the founder of Code for America’s founder, Jennifer Pahlka , “What if we felt about government the way we feel about our iphones?” O’Reilly took us through some examples of designing with citizens in mind can radically change the trust equation.

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MAY 4, 2017

According to the survey of funders about capacity building completed by GrantCraft , the top five areas of capacity building that funders most likely support include: leadership, strategic planning, financial management, governance, and fundraising.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

In a recent interview with with Alnoor Ebrahim , associate professor and faculty chair of the “Governing for Nonprofit Excellence” executive program at Harvard Business School, on Forbes online blog , he suggests that nonprofits should be looking for tough love from its board members. You can sign up here. Here’s some steps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

So said Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis over a hundred years ago, making the point that public disclosure is the best way to prevent corruption in business and government affairs. It’s never been more true than it is today. Unfortunately, the current Supreme Court does not seem to have the wisdom of Justice Brandeis.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Launched in August by a local government social service agency in Canada, the AI system analyzes the personal data of participants to calculate who is likely to have nowhere to sleep for an extended period. Here’s just one example of the ethical issues we need to anticipate as we embrace AI.

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JANUARY 29, 2011

The New York Times reported on the use of social media and protests suggesting that Egypt’s government was afraid of the power of social networking tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

You could feel the energy in the room - a convergence of IT leadership from business, government, social innovation, and nonprofit sectors. There are six different categories covering nonprofits, business, corporate social responsibility, e-governance, multi-stakeholder partnerships, and environmental project.

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JUNE 28, 2018

We focused on digital transformation because incorporating digital has become essential for delivering on all aspects of a nonprofit’s mission, not just fundraising and communications but program delivery and governance. Culture and mindset (governance): We have digital expertise within the senior leadership team and board of trustees.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The purpose of the tool was to empower Kenyans to document and report on incidents in real-time, giving the media, governments, and relief organizations a true picture of what was happening on the ground. The tool was Ushahidi. Usahidi means “bearing witness” in Swahili.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

AI is developing faster than our regulatory system is prepared to handle and threatens to consolidate power in the tech companies and oppressive governments that deploy AI while making society vulnerable to AI biases, surveillance, and other dysfunctions.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

All this information goes into a government information system to generate regular reports. Government officials meet every two months to go over the reports to see where things are working and to take action in places where they aren’t. The government is now working to develop better plans for the poorer performing regions.

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MAY 19, 2010

But pinch me, I’m attending this year – in New York on June 3rd and 4th to take part in the conversations that are driving real changes in technology, governance, and the non-profit world. For six years, I’ve wanted to attend the highly regarded Personal Democracy Forum , but had scheduling conflicts.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

Transparency Camp is an unconference designed to convene a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks — government representatives, technologists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent and meaningfully accessible to the public.

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MAY 1, 2012

Many government leaders in Rwanda have embraced Twitter, both in the “official’ capacity, tweeting from their Ministry’s profile for formal communication or often from a personally branded profile. There are many women in leadership government positions in Rwanda, and many are on Twitter.

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MAY 21, 2013

K02 Adventures Community Interest Company : Patience is needed when you partner with an organization or government entity that has a different way of working than your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Several of the heavy-hitters from corporations, government agencies, and nonprofits were there: Capital One, HP, The Case Foundation, The Corporation for National and Community Service, and Points of Light Institute, to name a few.

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Photo by Rennet Stowe That's the question that Stephen Downes raises after reading " Get Ready To Participate: Crowds and Governance" published on Henry Jenkins blog and written by Daren C. Brabham is focusing on how it can be used to supplement public participation to help government make better decisions. Brabham , a Ph.D.

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MAY 17, 2012

The site was established in 2004 on the 10th Anniversary of the genocide in partnership with the Rwanda Government, Kigali City Council, and Aegis Trust, a charity in the UK dedicated to the prediction, prevention, and ultimately elimination of genocide.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

They are accustomed to thinking that a government controls its citizens — that a film or documentary cannot be produced without government approval. ” It also brings up issues about the r ole of social media and a connected society for delicate diplomacy.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

The audience includes top corporate CSR executives, venture capital investors, government leaders, foundations, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs. The audience includes top corporate CSR executives, venture capital investors, government leaders, foundations, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs. … Read More

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Identify owned datasets that can be safely open-sourced or shared through data governance structures such as whitelists and data trusts. . If technical expertise is needed to scope an AI project, reach out to organizations or individuals with that expertise to pressure test whether there is a faster, simpler, cheaper alternative. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2014

Two recent research studies take a pass at answering that questions and the findings should be useful to those mentoring emerging leaders in their organizations and looking for professional development opportunities for them. “

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

I have served on two boards, including Governance Matters , which strengthens boards in NYC through advocacy, education and resources. If the candidate seemed interested, I arranged a breakfast or lunch with Svein Jorgensen, CEO of Praxis, and other members of the governance committee. Now I serve on the board of Praxis Housing.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The fuel for take off includes funding, talent, organization, and governance. Impact evaluation is the thrust indicators, providing measurement and evaluation of the performance. The turbines, which generate power for the engine, are insight and courage. When the engine works well, it creates thrust or impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

These new collaborative initiatives pull together various players (often government, private sector and nonprofits) within an ecosystem, defined by issue and/or place, to coordinate and align their action to drive greater impact. Two oft-cited examples are the Strive network in Cincinnati, and the ReAmp network in the Midwest.

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MAY 20, 2014

.” She points out Sharing companies with robust digital platforms have potentially valuable digital data that could be of use to those interested in social change including researchers, policy makers and government officials. Want information on tourism patterns (Airbnb, Homeaway)?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

with government agencies, emergency management professionals, disaster response organizations, tech companies and concerned citizens. . This ranges from online discussion of the issue to hosting an Emergency Social Data Summit – or #crisisdata on Twitter on Thursday August 12, 2010, in Washington, D.C.,

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MAY 9, 2014

from entertainment media and news, brand strategy, technology, government, nonprofits, and business. We knew we needed a cross-sector perspective on the problem , so we awarded a grant to Hattaway Communications to convene stakeholders (including Beth!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2013

The discussion is just part of a larger conversation about innovation and uniting communities woven throughout this year’s Conference, the largest gathering of its kind, assembling roughly 5,000 nonprofit, corporate and government leaders. It will feature such big names as Grammy award-winning singer John Legend, and New Jersey Gov.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

This is the type of change that is happening and nonprofits need to invest in the transitions as well as businesses and even government. She gave an example from Government, the Dept of State called “ Express Your Opinion &#. These companies have more iPhone apps than the iStore.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Instagram, the popular Millennial photo sharing site, is gaining traction with world leaders, government leaders and nonprofit executive directors.

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