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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. How the sector understands and engages in knowledge work is crucial to the success of philanthropic efforts.

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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

Tech Soup

Participants were required to fill out an online form articulating a clear problem statement and obvious tech interaction to address it. With these open models, one of the challenges was getting participants to clearly define problems that could be solved with technology. Image 1 : Things Istanbul / CC BY-NC-SA. Video : TechSoup Romania.

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Workshop at BAVC

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did a version of the social media game that focuses on strategy, adoption, and selection of tools. Since this group of participants were more or less at the same level - had some knowledge and experience using social media both personally and on behalf of their organizations. The wiki for the workshop is here.

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The Knitting Factor: Making Skills-Based Volunteering Work for Your Organization

Connection Cafe

Nonprofits can come to the table as authorities on their organization but with an openness to learn from their volunteer subject matter experts, while corporate partners benefit from the depth of the nonprofit’s community experience and issue knowledge.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues. Her knowledge of the country and the culture made it easier to localize the curriculum. Peer Learning Exchange: Theory of Change. The latter includes a lack of a formal communication strategy or staffing limitations.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

100% of participants implement a process and write a social media policy that addresses organizational adoption issues. After we create a shared network based on individual’s knowledge and skills, we move to the organizational network maps.

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NpTechTag Summary: Connected Conversations, Live Blogging, and Other Great Finds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Specifically she speaks to why she isn't a stronger advocate and some of the issues related to " Second Wave Adoption." Last week I summarized Allison Fine's articulate rant about the Gates Foundation. socially and technically accessible in emerging knowledge societies? " Web 2.0, Live Blogging Conferences.

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