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Announcing Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Book

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are honored to have Laura Arrillaga-Andreeseen, Author of Giving 2.0 , write the foreword and it articulates from the donor perspective why nonprofits need to embrace measurement and learning. The money went to support students like Maneth, an IT major who now teaches computer lessons in the orphanage where my children lived.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Make Mentoring A Priority

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Being able to talk, and get advice from Linda, Star, Wade, & Brian was an amazing experience. It’s so great to see all these kids focused on education and with well-articulated goals for where they want to be someday. Your advice can be very action-oriented. I can’t begin to explain how inspired I am!

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Social Media and Governance: Reflections from BoardSource

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

With almost 100 people in the room, I started the session asking folks to shout out the first two words that came to mind when they thought about social media. As expected, I heard two themes – words that describe the power and benefits of social media and those that articulate very real concerns.

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IT Budget Cuts: How to Do it Right

NTEN

Here are some of the highlights: If you aren't articulating how IT relates to your mission, expect leadership to cut deep. You need to articulate how IT relates to mission, over and over again. See Chapter One of our book. If IT is not making a noticeable difference in how your org works, then it's failing.

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ROI (Results on Insights) of Online Communities

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also contributed a chapter on the topic to NTEN's Managing Your Technology To Meet Your Mission due out by Wiley I covered the building blocks of a classic ROI process, but translated to a nonprofit context. He talks about the reporting requirements and where to start - that is focusing on value: Focus on Defining / and Reporting Value.

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How To Prove Your Competence And Win People Over

Eric Jacobsen Blog

With the advice in the book you will be able to exhibit your abilities in front of customers, colleagues, and superiors – whether in meetings, presentations, or crucial conversations. Chapter 1 shows you why competence is the most important single factor for your professional success, according to Nasher. Avoid redundancies.

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How To Prove Your Competence And Win People Over

Eric Jacobsen Blog

With the advice in the book you will be able to exhibit your abilities in front of customers, colleagues, and superiors – whether in meetings, presentations, or crucial conversations. Chapter 1 shows you why competence is the most important single factor for your professional success, according to Nasher. Avoid redundancies.

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