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Build a Board for the Digital Future

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podcast interview, my colleague Al Dea, Founder Edge of Work , explained this more contemporary attitude and positioning. Garth Jordan, CEO of the American Animal Hospital Association , talked about how that attitude aligns with the Board’s relationship with the executive director and the staff. “We’re

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. Don’t tolerate hidden agendas, negative attitudes, or behavior that’s disruptive to the group. When you want to give validity and structure to ideas, put them in writing.

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Grow Or Stagnate?: Nurturing A Growth Mindset

The NonProfit Times

In the context of this column, growth is not about structured acquisition of new knowledge or skills but focused on learning to apply knowledge in unexpected ways and stretching boundaries of comfort. This way of thinking is reflected in your actions and demeanor, modeling behavior for those around you. What Is Growth?

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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To align your mission with your brand and reflect that symmetry through products and services, you need to bring membership and marketing to the Equator. Don’t tolerate hidden agendas, negative attitudes, or behavior that’s disruptive to the group. When you want to give validity and structure to ideas, put them in writing.

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How After Action Reviews Can Improve Your Social Media Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The After Action Review is a reflective practice that can be used for anything, but I find it especially valuable for social media pilots and experiments. The After Action Review (AAR) is a structured way to capture the lessons learned from any project, with the intent of improving future performance.

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My Three Words for 2011: Seek, Sense, and Share

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have been reflecting on my system for doing this – looking at the tension between curating one’s network and get things done, but leaving room for serendipity. For networked learning to be beneficial, it requires an open attitude toward learning and finding new things.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual). You also need to design good openers and closers !