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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

.orgSource

Encouraging a colleague to shoot for that sought-after certification, offering advice on an important project, or simply inspiring the confidence to see future potential, are the less visible activities that make leadership meaningful. That’s one of the perks of leadership. Helping others to rise can be even more rewarding.

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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The possibilities are wide open. Mastercard is investing in startups that will further digitalize money, Visa now offers a card that earns Bitcoin Rewards , and Walmart is opening Bitcoin kiosks. In the metaverse today, AR and VR are blending to become one simultaneous user experience. The Metaverse for Nonprofits.

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Open Source for Nonprofits: Programs to Try (Part 2)

Tech Soup

One of the best ways to gauge whether open source would work for your organization is to look at some actual examples. To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. Project Management. Making the Right Decision About Open-Source Software.

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The Value of a Forum One Summer Internship

Forum One

This year, we were happy to continue our partnership with the Posse Foundation to recruit from a diverse group of talented students.Over the past two months, they seamlessly blended into the Forum One team and gained valuable hands-on experience along the way. Building a Network. Peter is a Posse Foundation Leadership Scholarship recipient.

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I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. Many of our projects turn on legal questions, and our attorneys are a core part of figuring out solutions that will have real positive impact on society.

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Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder

Blue Avocado

Ensuring that you are being clear in your communication, as well as open to others’ views, is essential to avoiding widespread burnout. This blend of expertise and generative conflict will make the organization stronger in the long run.

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The Nonprofit Book We’ve Been Waiting Four Years To Read Is Finally Here: New Power

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. Connectivity helps facilitate highly distributed groups of people to work on a campaign, project, or share ideas that spread with unprecedented velocity and reach. How do you blend? It is closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven. It downloads and it captures.