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December 2010 Community Builder’s Chat Wrap-up #CommBuild

Amy Sample Ward

In this month’s chat,we had some good discussion around social media guildines and online community moderation. Laura Norvig shared the guidelines used for their email listserv: E-mail discussion lists hosted by the Resource Center are not moderated. What are your best practices or great examples? Join the January Chat!

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Use Case: The Community-Driven Social Impact game for Community Media Centers

Amy Sample Ward

I am part of the Digital Arts Service Corps, which is an initiative of the Transmission Project that pairs tech-savvy AmeriCorps Vistas with organizations dedicated to supporting community media and technology. I really appreciated the structured and in depth discussion this activity created.

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Volunteers received stipend support from several sources, including federal AmeriCorps programs, private foundations and school districts. As part of a. Sources: 1. McBride, A., Gonzales, E.,

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Class 12 Allies Begin Journey With CORE Retreat

ASU Lodestar Center

At CORE, topics such as capacity building, oppression, inclusive spaces and vocabulary, leadership, and professionalism were all discussed. Practicing our +1 of self-care along with self-awareness will ensure I spend every day learning and growing. I'm already loving my new family so much.”. Stage 5: Critical Thinking and Strategy.

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Nonprofit Management 101 Giveaway: One More Week to Enter!

Tech Soup

We'll randomly choose five people to win a copy of Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals. Ryan Bancroft , AmeriCorps volunteer at the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology discusses the importance of incorporating social media into a broader, scalable communications strategy.

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Unlease Your Organizations Knowledge Sharing Processes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Like many nonprofits, the rapidly evolving environment around and within us was littered by a practice of ad hoc documentation and person to person knowledge sharing. Be aware that “knowledge hoarding” is often a common practice. To alleviate any concerns or tension, explicitly articulate to your team that their jobs are not at stake.

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Research Friday: Corporate Volunteer Programs: Synergy in Business and Nonprofit Actions

ASU Lodestar Center

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit professional to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. She previously served a term for AmeriCorps with an adult literacy program in Flagstaff. Welcome to Research Friday ! and Meijs, L.