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A Free Agent for Hunger: Pittsburgh Tote Bag Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s one story about how one free agent, a social media savvy volunteer for a local food bank, saw a problem, reached out to her network, and helped solved in collaboration with the local nonprofit. Sue Kerr has put her social media savvy to work to fight hunger in the Greater Pittsburgh area and save the environment.

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Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Comes to London!

Amy Sample Ward

It is barcamp style, so come with your questions and topics you want to talk about; come meet lots of others interested in leveraging mobile technology for change and collaborate! Mobile Tech 4 Social Change Barcamps are local events for people passionate about using mobile technology for social impact and to make the world a better place.

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To Scale or Not to Scale: What Should Nonprofits Consider Before Deciding to Expand a Program for Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

For nonprofits seeking to expand their programs, careful analysis of self and environment are crucial. Keep in mind that many of the most complex and intractable social issues that nonprofits face can only be effectively addressed by collective impact, via collaboration among organizations or even across sectors. Who is involved?

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Guest Post: Celebrating Beth’s Five Years As Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The job of figuring it out within the Packard Foundation fell to the Organizational Effectiveness (OE) program , which works closely with our grantees to strengthen their ability to adapt and thrive in complex environments. OE grants help nonprofits strengthen their leadership, organizations, and networks.

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Developing a Panoramic Perspective through Cross-Sector Communities of Practice

Connection Cafe

We also participate in communities of practice ourselves and have observed some particularly successful collaborations over the years. A relatively recent collaboration model that Common Impact is pioneering in partnership with Impact 2030 and SVP Boston is Skills for Cities. Skills for Cities. NationSwell Council.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009, there were more nonprofit focused panels and happily the trend continued at SXSW 2010. In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

What that translates to is that a movement is built on collaboration, incorporates co-design between individuals and organizations, and remains focused, even during an event or campaign, on lasting, real impact. We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level.

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