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Noodling Around Change Management and Social Media Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From the English book review : " In the third chapter, "Thinking about change in five different colors", Caluwé and Vermaak introduce their color model. The five ways of thinking addressed by the model include different views on what the authors say, "why and how people or things change" (p. I was struck by his reflections of the Web2.0

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How KaBOOM! Is Using a Networked Approach To Scale Social Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I invited Heather McLeod Grant to write a reflection base the case study of KaBOOM! has used the Internet to disseminate its model, empowering local communities to self-organize and build their own playgrounds using free resources on its website. While the idea of giving away a non-profit model itself isn’t new, KaBOOM!

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Integrating A Network Mindset Into Your Daily Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Adopting a networked mindset is believing in abundance rather than scarcity. You need to let them know why you are making the introduction and these can be done both online and offline. These can be done offline and online. Share Learning: To share learning, you have to intentionally hit the pause button and reflect.

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Networked Capacity Building: Finish Line Grantees Social Media Training

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This blog post is a roundup of the face-to-face we had last week in Houston to share some of the amazing lessons learned and some reflections. We started with key results and worked backwards to technical assistance goals: Kids get health care coverage Policies are adopted More attention from policymakers. and storify.

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9 Ways Nonprofits Can Excel Using Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. 6: Use social media to close the loop between online and offline action. I start with a crawl-walk-run-walk framework for staffing models for nonprofits. Connecting With Colleagues.

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Social Learning Isn't Just for Kids: Learning in Public at Conferences and Workshops

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My reflections are here. My reflections have mostly that has been around the subject matter of how nonprofits and foundations are thinking about and using social media. The answer comes from Eugene Eric Kim in a recent presentation he did about networks, "Be the Change You Want To See" - it's about modeling.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

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I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline. Designate a cheer leader.