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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Alliance Magazine, September 2012. Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Argues for engaging in adaptive strategy given the data rich and rapidly changing environment for solving complex social problems.

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Take Command -- How To Be A First Responder In Business (Interview With Author Jake Wood)

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Jake Wood , author of, Take Command , weaves together hard-learned lessons in leadership and teamwork from his experiences in college football , as a former Marine sniper and as cofounder and CEO of Team Rubicon -- a disaster relief organization that unites military veterans with first responders deployed to areas hit by natural disasters.

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Measuring Social Media Outcomes Is Easier than Measuring Hurricane Strength

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We have to respect Mother Nature – and whether we live by the Ocean where Hurricanes can hit or along a fault line where earthquakes can shake down our homes. Do we take natural disaster seriously ? Are we prepared? This insight helped us develop a ladder of engagement hypothesis for our community engagement.

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Radical Collaboration is Our Best Chance to Fight Climate Change

Saleforce Nonprofit

It’s no longer a question of whether the impacts on the environment of our collective human actions over decades will continue to result in more extreme weather, natural disasters, and economic instability. So the task given to me in 2012 by our founder, Yvon Chouinard, was: ‘What would a food company look like for Patagonia?’

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10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2012, location-based apps and technologies will play a central role in how campaigns are organized, managed, and ultimately won. The Green Map app is another that facilitates discovery and connects us to local green environments. We saw the power of social media in Obama’s 2008 landslide victory.

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