Care2

JULY 8, 2014

Michael Smith, the Director of the White House''s Social Innovation Fund , spoke to the Unconference after lunch. Nonprofits need to cultivate a culture of evaluation, to learn what is working and what is not. Nonprofit Nonprofit Events Online Organizing Trends nptech' Be Fearless. Be a fearless changemaker.

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Care2

JUNE 17, 2012

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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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

Julia began working with NTEN on the Communities of Impact (CoI) project earlier this year, and now we''re thrilled to have her on the NTEN staff! She loves facilitating unconferences and retreats, volunteering at Chicago farmers markets, and indulging both a longtime penchant for film photography and a newfound one for Instagram.

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Care2

JUNE 27, 2014

Unconference we explored how to disrupt social change in the nonprofit sector. The nonprofit sector has to work with the corporate sector. Everybody isn''t bad, nor is one organization all good. Have you noticed anything we highlighted from her talk in your own organization? Unconference Storify here.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2014

You may have also met her at the 14NTC, where she was working with the NTEN team behind the scenes. I remember going to an amazing unconference led by Ash Shepherd and Amy Sample Ward a number of years ago in Portland. In a nonprofit advocacy organization, priorities can pivot quickly in a political environment.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. WWT 2010: Apps and Tools to Energize Your Base.

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Care2

JULY 1, 2014

Unconference, and we promised to keep ''em coming. We put a lot of money into education, and that doesn''t seem to work so well. What''s powerful is when people in the trenches work together to get things done, and that''s what makes a difference.". And in the meantime, you can check out the Storify recap of the Unconference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Community Organizing. Open Space and Unconference Facilitation. The book is an extremely practical resource whether you are working on improving your skills or teaching others. A simple hmm… often works. People can work alone, with a partner or small groups of three or five or larger. Strategic Dialogue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

This effort was realized thanks to more than 10 months of work by a team of 43 volunteer translators based in Brazil, France, Mexico and the US. It is an innovative alternative to commercial social networking sites such as Facebook and Orkut, and contains over 2,000 member-created groups and 110,000 organizations in its directory.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I’m a writer – currently working on a novel that explores the dangers of too much science/technology, especially in the realm of extreme religious fundamentalism. I don’t work with nonprofits currently; however I do have a project that I’m working on that will eventually (ideally) turn into one.

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Care2

JANUARY 10, 2012

Advocacy Rising In 2012: What this Means for your Organization? From "Arab Spring" to rallies and movements bubbling up across the US, people around the world are organizing and demanding change. When: January 19 th from 4PM to 5:30PM. Click Here to Register. It’s free. Social Media Strategy Summit, Las Vegas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2010

Conference , especially the “ unconference sessions “ in Washington, DC on Friday. A big thank you conference organizers! Wendy has let me shadow her work for the past five years and share her wisdom in many blog posts. She shared some insights about the Red Cross’s social media work leading up to Haiti.

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Forum One

MAY 5, 2010

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. When the vote happens, the conversation isn't over. It's only the beginning. Public Library.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2018

MuseumCamp is a professional development experience that is part retreat, part unconference, part adult summer camp. You will learn the theory and practice of how to open your organization to robust community participation. Come to this two-day bootcamp to: Articulate your goals for community participation at your organization.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

On Thursday, I attended the unconference/open space portion of SOCAP09 (Social Capital Markets 2009). I found a few tech sessions that were relevant to the purposes of TechSoup, and as is always the case, I collected the business cards of some intelligent people doing good work.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2014

These same tools can support individuals' relations with schools, churches, government entities, and other kinds of organizations." " Of course, when I read "other kinds of organizations," I immediately think of nonprofits, public libraries, and foundations. These fall into the category of CRM. Challenges.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

That means Net2Local organizers are reaching as many people as NTEN’s NTC conference every quarter ! Quote from Naples, FL organizer Birgit Pauli-Haack. Net2Local has adopted the core strategies of theme months to increase network cohesion and regional hubs to scale our ability to support local organizers. Theme Months.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2010

The Case Foundation has generously supported our work on research to support social media capacity building of the nonprofit sector. There is a nice synergy as ALL the proceeds from my share of the sales of the book will be going to the Sharing Foundation , the organization I championed for the first America’s Giving Challenge.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2011

You can watch the video and hear how the American Red Cross is putting the social web to work! unconference. Speaking of Facebook , NTEN member and partner when it comes to all things analytical Idealware has put the focus on how organizations measure success (and failure) on Facebook. Registration is now open. Will you comment?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference. The culmination of these two and half very intense days was an Idea Accelerator Lab. Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2007

It's unconference style, and very supportive atmosphere for women who work in technology and also want to encourage more women to get involved. Much praise goes to the organizing committee and particularly Kaliya. Two of my favorite bloghers who have worked in the nonprofit sector were also in the room, Liz Henry and her sister.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

She's Geeky - Kaliya Hamlin, the expert of unconfernces, is putting together this unconference for women who work in technology, both nonprofit and for-profit. From accounting to programs to fundraising, we use technology to organize and analyze data, to communicate, and to deliver services. I'm going to try to make it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

Environmental Defense Fund tackles the most serious environmental problems with four pronged approach: sound science , economic incentives , corporate partnerships , and getting the law right. (If you want to learn more about the organization, their CEO, Fred Krupp , is on Twitter and does his own tweets!)

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 17, 2017

Each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History hosts MuseumCamp , a professional development experience that is part retreat, part unconference, part adult summer camp. You can--and will--learn things about yourself and your work that surprise and enrich you. You do NOT need to work in a museum to attend. Dear Museum 2.0

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Forum One

MARCH 1, 2009

There really are a lot of amazing people working on web technology, strategy and policy in the DC area. And the " bar camp " format, or unconference or "open space" approach, really leads to meaningful topics and peer to peer discussions. We had about 28 people from a range of organizations - really good discussion ( see notes ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

It was organized by Ed Schipul. In order to do this, they need to work with free agents, hyper-connected individuals who are passionate about social change, but don’t work within institutional walls. What are the lessons learned from Free Agents about working with nonprofits? What works? They are in control.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History hosts MuseumCamp , a professional development experience that is part retreat, part unconference, part adult summer camp. Yes you can--and will--learn things about yourself and your work that surprise and enrich you. You do NOT need to work in a museum to attend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

When I look over someone's shoulder, I organize my learning. Her dream: unconference. What we had unconference with over your shoulder and worked in pairs. Not one person has to do it. Looking over their shoulder around a certain topic. It is hard to do it by yourself. There's so much out there.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

Saturday, June 1 is the National Day of Civic Hacking and Net2 organizers in Honolulu, Boston and New Haven are jumping into the fray! Many of us worked closely with Amy as she helped build the NetSquared program and I’m not the only one who has been inspired by her infectious energy and strategic insight.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

While I was in Chicago, Ryanne Hodson , who I met at last year's BlogHer, is in Cambodia and Southeast Asia with Jay Dedman to document the work of Project Hope International. My first exposure to "unconferences" or Open Space Technology was during a week-long arts and education professional development seminar in 1997.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Share the gift of TechSoup by telling your favorite organization about our free membership. IT staff and consultants will have the opportunity to learn tips and tricks about implementing Office 365 at nonprofit organizations. Our staff would love to meet you and hear about the great work you are doing. – 12:00 p.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2006

Chris Heur of BrainJams , along with Shannon Clark from MeshForum, organized something called MeshWalk for the day after Gnomedex. However, once you get back and face a suitcase of dirty laundry, a backlog of work, and settle back into your day-to-day routines - you loose that freshness. The idea is brilliant.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. Well, the average NetSquared organizer spends 8.2 And while you're there, be sure to give your event organizer a hug for me! You like numbers? Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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Forum One

APRIL 17, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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