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Human-Centered Design & AI: Google AI Impact Summit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Google’s challenge was not about cold hard cash, although they did award sizable grants and funding. The panel was facilitated by Di Dang, Google Developer Design Advocate. We deserve the best people and tech. Our work is about saving lives, not for getting Chinese food delivered at 2 am.” ” .

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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There was also awards ceremony co-sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation. The Resource Alliance has been presenting the NGO Awards in Thailand, India and Vietnam for 10 years, but 2017 marked a substantial change in the award program’s focus and delivery. As a trainer, one way to learn is to observe and take process notes.

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Can Stories Be Data?

NTEN

Last week at the Packard Foundation, I participated in a conversation with Peter Laugharn, the Executive Director of Firelight Foundation , about participatory learning agendas. This leads to another question: How can you transform anecdotes into useful data? She's currently working on a book on measurement with KD Paine.

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Guest Post by Geoff Livingston: Creating Movements

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Our job as organizational communicators lies in trying to facilitate a larger conversation by providing the means for people to share, perhaps initiate conversations, and highlight the great work and thoughts of others. Movements involve people, not Marketing, PR, Comms, Public Affairs, etc.,

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Community Exhibit Development: Lessons Learned from The Tech Virtual

Museum 2.0

People who work with non-professionals on participatory projects often talk about finding "neutral" sites for meetings or meeting on their (the non-professionals') territory. We awarded $5000 to each exhibit design that was translated to real life. Level the playing field or tip it in their favor. We'd talk about the work itself.

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Artprize: An Extraordinary Social Experience around Art

Museum 2.0

Artprize , now in its second year, is a city-wide art festival with a $250,000 top prize to be awarded to the work that receives the most public votes. Want to be surrounded by thousands of people who are doing the same? Then get yourself to Grand Rapids for Artprize. Was it the gritty urban setting? The prizes? This bore out at Artprize.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Less a conference than a facilitated retreat, the 2016 gathering will encourage the active and full engagement of all participants. The event will feature keynotes by top thought leaders in games and social impact, the G4C Awards ceremony, breakout sessions and workshops, game arcades, and more. Entrepreneurship. Apr 19 - 21.

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