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OCTOBER 4, 2006

The Alliance Library System and the Second Life Library/Info Island collaborative group of librarians are pleased to announce the grand opening and a host of activities planned for Second Life residents scheduled October 12-14, 2007. Info Island - Library Teleportation Station Originally uploaded by libraryman.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Bullet Journal (BuJo) started as “an analog system to track the past, organize the present and plan for the future.” What is the Bullet Journal System? Ryder’s has produced a video guide and the BuJo website guide , which are very clear and explain the system well. BuJo for nonprofit professionals.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

The busier you are during your workday, the more your nervous system needs quiet time. It helps center and refocus our brains which is important for learning.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

This team I worked with helped social entrepreneur Alejandra Arias Stella , the co-founder of the Llama Pack Project to build a reservation system for the Llama treks. In the photo, the team is walking her through some of the technical parts of the new system.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Already, we are seeing artists protest about stolen creative property and school systems ban tool s because of cheating concerns. As people begin to use these creator tools in different fields and jobs, including fundraising as the example in the Chronicle piece illustrates, there are some benefits.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Their AI system — dubbed Lymph Node Assistant, or LYNA — was able to detect cancer better than human pathologists. NPR interviewed ethics expert Mason Marks, a medical doctor and research fellow at Yale and NYU law schools, and recently wrote about Facebook’s system, to discuss the ethical and privacy concerns. Venture Beat.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The primary function of a Content Management System—making it easy for non-technical staff to update content—helps facilitate constituent interaction by helping your nonprofit better attract and engage visitors to its website. It will give what you need to be a smart consumer. Using a CMS to Make Your Website Social by Laura Quinn.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

The technology helps donors make investments that yield the highest impact or strategic system change. Davies predicts that once these systems are fully enabled, they will change the way people invest in social change. . We are seeing it to help donors make decision about COVID funding and other disaster related donation decisions.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2008

On another note, I got an email from Javier Solas (interviewed the Linux Chix on his staff last fall) from Open Institute who has been leading the Khmer OS project and building the educational technology plan for Cambodia letting me know of major project milestone: The Cambodian Education System Changes to Open Source Software and KhmerOS.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

There have been many news articles recently about social media for evil: How Facebook, Twitter, Google, and even Instagram have been abused for coordinated misinformation paid social media or advertising to influence our political system. Find out what funders are doing to fight it in this upcoming Media Impact Funders webinar series.

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MAY 22, 2018

They must invest in capacity at different levels of systems, and they must also build the resilience and capacity of their staff. Think systemically and act proximately. The “opportunity” is about addressing the inequities and dysfunctions in an outdated system and innovating to create a better model going forward.

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JULY 9, 2012

We can improve the nonprofit sector by innovating consumer feedback systems. With a good feedback system in place programs can be held accountable to those they serve. A first step for such a system wide change to occur is for nonprofits and funders to recognize the people who receive services as consumers. Asking the Customer.

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JULY 25, 2013

They felt like they worked for the system. There awer too many systems. They could not access the information when they needed it most. When they accessed the information, they could not understand it. When they understood the data they didn’t trust it. It doid not support their mission.

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APRIL 26, 2012

“Funding Mobile” demystifies the various mobile channels used for social impact – such as texting, mobile video, and location based services – and explains how nonprofits are using these channels to enhance health services, improve transportation systems, distribute emergency aid, and improve civic participation.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

They help leaders focus on three dimensions of development and skill areas: the individual leader (I) , the power of teams or networks (WE) , or the system that they are trying to change (IT). How to shift from ”ego” to “eco” or system-awareness. The difference between organizational and network leadership.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Kathy Brennan, Research and Evaluation Advisor, AARP gave primer about developmental evaluation – what it is, how it is applied, how it different from other methods, and why it is useful in evaluating complex systems projects. You can l isten to the video or view her slides here. Here are my notes and takeaways.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

Windows 8 Pro has been designed to simplify the way the system works with things like being built to deploy right alongside an existing Windows 7 system, meaning existing processes and tools for managing and updating systems will keep working the same way in Windows 8 Pro as they did in Windows 7. Introducing Windows 8.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Over the last five years, a series of funders, communities and cross-sector stakeholders have embarked on new ways of working characterized by thinking at a systems-level, and then mobilizing networks of actors to try and solve large problems at scale. Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0 Guest Post by Heather Grant-McLeod. Networks'

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

In a recent webinar for interested presenters, we talked about elements of a great proposal, an overview of the Conference, the CFP timeline and how to navigate the online CFP system. Complete every step in the online system and meet the submission deadline of November 8. View the recording of the webinar here.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

.&# I’ve been giving some mindful attention to my system for professional learning online, using social media – and blog reading habits are definitely a part of that system. What is your system for professional learning? What role does social media play in it?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The word “Presencing” blends the words “presence” and “sensing” and works through “seeing from our deepest source.” It’s a systems leadership framework. The gist of this framework is simple: the quality of results produced by any system depends on the quality of awareness from which people in the system operate.

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JUNE 8, 2012

Their vision is to ensure that health care systems meet the needs of the medically underserved and the needs of those providers and systems of care dedicated to caring for the underserved. As part of their integrated communications strategy for social media, they tweet through CCMUTweets – taking a networked approach.

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APRIL 6, 2017

Research shows that “quiet time” during the work day restores your nervous system, helps you sustain energy, and conditions your mind to be more adaptive and creative — all necessary for staff to be effective in their work.

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MAY 8, 2019

Adam said that nonprofits are in the early stage of using these types systems such as IBM Watson, Salesforce Einstein, and Adobe Sensei. . Adam suggested that nonprofits can start to use AI-driven tools to improve specific areas of their fundraising campaigns.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Other recent studies suggest that taking time for silence restores the nervous system, helps sustain energy, and helps be more adaptive in the workplace.

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MARCH 15, 2012

That was the question in the “The Intertwining Services Funding with Policy Initiatives to Achieve Systems Change” session at GEO. Can you have your cake and eat it too? – Guest post by David C. Funders develop service delivery projects, in this case around behavioral health, and used the efforts to facilitate policy change.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Found when researching systems thinking. Rebecca Arno was doing some research on systems thinking, found this excellent, very friendly visual that defines systems thinking as: Looks at the big picture. Find the keys to a system. Looks for ways to help system work better, doesn’t blame.

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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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OCTOBER 18, 2011

This assumes, of course, that you had control of the system in the first place.). A systemic view of different challenges. The insidious version is: Do I (the funder) still have power in a network-centric world? When we express anxiety about giving up control, it’s really anxiety about losing power. Access to data.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

Here are two more tips for productivity routines: Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Looking Ahead Rituals. I use the technique of Bullet Journals , a hand-written system to manage your to-do lists. Yesterday, I shared one big tip for not getting stressed out: Schedule Power Hours.

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APRIL 1, 2015

Data collection may occur from time to time, but there is no formal reporting.There are no data systems in place, such as dashboards or simple collection methods. Staff are often overwhelmed by the thought of measurement and itfalls to the bottom of the to-do list.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

We were part of an email thread with a small group of individuals offered input on community management systems and facilitator recruiting resources. We were part of an email thread with a small group of individuals offered input on community management systems and facilitator recruiting resources. … Read More Online Community'

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JANUARY 5, 2021

These rituals also help me set-up systems for consistent reflection and positive habit change throughout the new year. I have discovered first-hand the benefits of incorporating rituals into the way I work. My New Year’s rituals help me let go of things in my professional work that can open the door to positive change and growth.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

As my nonprofit technology colleagues Peter Campbell , Steve MacLaughlin , and Michelle Murrain point out it isn’t all about iPhone apps, it is about strategic mobile strategy as well as not shutting nonprofits out of a closed system. Earlier this month, I wrote a post explaining why I was going to ditch my iPhone.

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APRIL 1, 2020

Focus on these three activities: sleep, nutrition and exercise to help strengthen your immune system and feel better. Here’s a roundup of tips for building your personal resilience as you begin to accept how COVID-19 has changed our daily lives. #1: 1: Get Enough Sleep, Nutrition, and Exercise.

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MAY 31, 2016

Whether you are a nonprofit beginning to collect feedback or already have a system in place you wish to improve; a foundation interested in supporting nonprofits to collect feedback; or someone who is simply interested in learning more about feedback and philanthropy, we hope you find these stories and tips useful. Interpreting Feedback Data.

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MAY 3, 2017

L4G is focused on applying a semi-standard survey instrument, which includes the Net Promoter System SM (NPS®) question used widely in customer feedback circles, to the nonprofit beneficiary context.

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