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APRIL 22, 2013

Place a little bet & or share your #failure story… you could win a Surface! ” Two weeks ago, during the Nonprofit Technology Conference plenary session on placing little bets and learning from failure , the four panelists issued a challenge. 13ntcbets ow.ly/k24ok. Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013.

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APRIL 1, 2020

” Greetings from shelter in place California! The blessing of shelter in place is that you can still exercise by walking, jogging, or running as long as keep your distance from other people. Our family with adopted senior rescue dog, “Tigger.”

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MARCH 1, 2018

Is Facebook the BEST place for video? Is it the BEST place for photos? Is it the BEST place for messaging? After all, one of Facebook’s most attractive elements is that you can do a LOT of different things on the platform. But that’s also one of its great weaknesses. Probably not. Probably not.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

“ Celebrating Each Other To Create An Enjoyable Place to Work ,” suggests that activities that recognize people in the workplace are part of a good workplace culture. These are the conversations I’ve been facilitating at nonprofit staff retreats or training others to facilitate.

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JUNE 17, 2019

And we believe that everyone deserves to live, learn, work, and play in places that support their overall well-being. The WEB Network are a group of people who recognize that we must work together to dismantle inequity in order to ensure we all experience full and healthy lives.

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APRIL 16, 2013

The plenary session was called “ Placing Little Bets: Failing Informatively for the Nonprofit Technology Sector,” and I was joined by smart folks – Brian Reich, Erin Shy, Megan Kashner, and Allie Burns who represent different points of view in our community – from funders, disrupters, software platform, and nonprofits.

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JUNE 4, 2018

BoxWorks 2018 is just over three months away on Aug 29-30 in San Francisco and the nonprofit sessions are a great place for learning about digital transformation (and networking too.). Is your nonprofit grappling with digital transformation of its programs and operations? The good news is that your nonprofit can request a full scholarship.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Pinterest is great place to showcase your quotes collections, take for example Edutopia’s “ Pinspiration ,” a pinboard of inspiring quotes. Pinterest is a great place to find and share quotes on other social channels. Facebook Post from Edutopia. Just be sure to credit the original source.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

From November 6-8 – 2012 I will be in Florianopolis, Brazil to keynote the Social Good Brazil – The Seminar , which brings together influential minds, social entrepreneurs and innovators, and connecting people from all walks of life to share ideas and actions to make the world a better place using technology, social media and innovative thinking.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Do you believe data can help make the world a better place? It is a great place to connect with nearly 1,000 of your peers and learn from them. And, the schedule is also designed for networking and making connections. Register now for the best place to learn about how to use data better and connect with nonprofit data experts.

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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. Which ‘models’ work under which conditions, in which industries or places? How do networks learn?

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APRIL 21, 2020

GivingTuesdayNow is taking place on May 5th. GivingTuesdayNow is taking place on May 5th. You probably have a lot of questions. That’s why I’m delighted to be participating in a Q/A along with Caryn Stein, GivingTuesdayNow to answer your questions on LinkedIn. You probably have a lot of questions.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Look Within Your Walls: The first place to look is down the hall or ask at your next board meeting. I was surprised that many of the participants hadn’t heard of or taken advantage of the many useful and free resources out there for getting a pro bono volunteer to do some of the technical skills.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

Stay tuned for details about virtual events taking place and events taking place in November and December. Washington DC (Oct. Foundation Center Grantspace Workshop. Book Discussion and Evening Networking Event.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

You would need to create a table with two columns, one for the ideas and column for people to place their virtual dots or votes. Zoom would be used to conduct your online meeting. For the voting part, you would use a google document. To make fun, you can use emojis.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

GivingCompass , a web site that delivers content and tools to help all of us become “impact givers” and improve the quality of our philanthropy, recently added a tool called the “ Giving Planner, ” that allows you to build a personal impact giving plan in one place.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

I am in Brasil to keynote the Social Good Brasil Conference (had to vote early), but I can still watch democracy unfold in real-time through my friends updates on Twitter, Facebook, and other social channels. I love seeing these photos of polling places where my friends are voting. Faster, more accurate response.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

A strolling meeting is a meeting where everyone is moving – either rolling or walking – and does not have to take place inside a conference room. It is best to test the concept with smaller meetings and one-on-one check-ins are a great place to start. One way to shake things is up to host a “Strolling” Meeting.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

Here’s few recent guest posts on other places, including a co-authored work with Allison Fine, my co-author of Networked Nonprofit. I feel that nonprofits need not only a robust digital transformation strategy, but also need to leave room to experiment and innovate with newer technologies like bots, blockchain , and AI.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

TechNow is a one-day regional conference that connects nonprofits with the technology resources, information and people it needs to succeed taking place on October 19, 2017.

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MAY 21, 2013

Last month, during the Nonprofit Technology Conference plenary session on placing little bets and learning from failure , we issued a challenge to 1,000 nonprofits in the audience. Let’s do more than just give failure lip service, let’s put it into practice and share learning from a failure or placing a “Little Bet.”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Look Within Your Walls: The first place to look is down the hall or ask at your next board meeting. Read Sector Blogs That Cover Data: If you want to stay current on data in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, the best place to go is Lucy Bernholz’s Philanthropy 2173 Blog.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

There are many experiments taking place within the nonprofit to integrate AI for programs, fundraising, and internal operations, many in partnership with the big tech companies. Does your nonprofit have experiments taking place right now? It is the next phase of digital transformation – from networks to artificial intelligence.

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APRIL 2, 2013

The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference takes place in Minneapolis next week. Plenary: Placing Little Bets: Failing Informatively for NPTECH Innovation: Beth Kanter, Erin Shy, Megan Kashner, Brian Reich, Allison Burns. Gaping Void Cartoons. It is the largest gathering of people who work in the nonprofit sector and technology.

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JUNE 12, 2013

New York City is a tough place to open a bar. But a few years ago Brian Shebairo launched a place that’s been packed since the day it opened. There is no sign on the street and no mention of it in the hot dog place. Competition is fierce and it’s hard to cut through the clutter. There are dozens of options around every corner.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

However, these days so many of my meetings take place online, typically on Zoom, and interactivity can be a challenge. In my work as a trainer and facilitator, I make workshops and master classes as interactive as possible, incorporating peer discussion, movement, and creativity. I feel this makes a better learning experience.

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

I’m in Sao Paulo, Brasil to speak at Telefonica’s Conference on virtual volunteering that takes place on December 2nd (GivingTuesday). On the overall rating Brazil is actually the 90th most generous country of the world.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

, there are already some changes in place with personal profiles – and the ability to subscribe, changes in the way the newsfeed works, and the news ticker that streams your friends updates. This will place a bigger importance on engagement techniques and content on Facebook in the future.

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JULY 18, 2017

As I do this in different places around the world with different types of nonprofits, different themes bubble up. How did this fire start in the first place? They capture their discussion by taking notes on the “tablecloths,” (in this case, it is flip chart paper). Do really needs to attend to this?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

This course has everything – it’s the most Lean Startup educational content you can get in one place. The Best Place to Hear from Tons of Social Good Organizations Using Lean, All In One Place: The Lean for Social Good Summits in New York (Dec 5) and San Francisco (Jan 23).

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

A great place to start is with our free educational resources on the AI Impact Challenge website. Google has supported ZSL’s work to use technology to improve their monitoring through remote cameras placed in wildlife areas to capture activity. Another example is ZSL ’s application of AI to monitor biodiversity.

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MARCH 1, 2011

The 1st place winner will receive $10,000 and will have their submission turned into a song to be used in public education or awareness. To win, you have to channel your creativity to write an original four- to eight-line poem or stanza that reflects the work or mission of your nonprofit. No poets on staff?

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MAY 3, 2012

LinkedIn isn’t some stodgy place where people post their resumes. LinkedIn is a great place to find people you want to know. Nonprofits Miss Out on the Power of LinkedIn: Learn How to Tap It – Guest Post by Geri Stengel. Whether connected or cold calling, you can build long-term, valuable relationships using LinkedIn.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Take for example, #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back that will take place on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, a day for charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

One session used the “Fishbowl” technique. It can be done in different ways, but in the lab they placed four chairs in the center of the room. The rest of the chairs were placed in a circle around them or the “bowl.”

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We’d been considering what place Pinterest could have in our digital engagement for a little while. Is your nonprofit placing a little bet on pinterest? I caught up with Laila TakehHead of Digital Engagement at Unicef to learn more about their “little bet” on pinboard. What does it look like?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Says Erika, “My executive director already felt the need for us to have a written policy in place, so she was excited when I told her I got a bunch of ideas from the workshop. After going through this process, Erika had the following advice: Give your team permission to be open and honest about what they need to be happy in the work place!

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