Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 19, 2007
I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. Being an independent consultant was, for me, a way to feel like I was using my skills for the greater good. I’ve been doing this work for more than 10 years now, full time for about seven of those years. And, I think I did that.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 3, 2008
"Organizations that make decisions based solely on things that are sufficiently tangible to be counted might as well consult a Ouija board to set their goals." I caught up with Jen Lemen's post " To Cambodia With Love " I met Jen at Blogher last summer in a session about Global Women Bloghers.
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Have Fun - Do Good
MARCH 6, 2009
This article seeks to test the non-economic hypothesis, using data from the 2000 Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey. Cross-posted from BlogHer. Britt Bravo is a Big Vision Consultant. In contrast, many philosophical and religious teachings have asserted that it is giving that leads to prosperity. Photo of Sunflower by me.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 8, 2008
Last week, I did at workshop for the Kellogg Action Lab College of Consultants. The participants were consultants who worked with nonprofits on organizational strategic planning, financial planning, evaluation, and other organizational capacity areas. No real hard data in them though, more trend/zeitgeist-type analysis.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 12, 2006
Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." Look at your data for answers. I interviewed Tuesday Gutierrez from SaveGuimaras over at blogher. What should you bring forward? Should you trash this tool and go onto a different one?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 27, 2007
Michelle most recently published a white paper in collaboration with NTEN called " Let's Talk: How Open APIs Can Change How Nonprofits Manage Data " It is a topic of critical importance in the nonprofit tech space. Like many of us out there, you work as an independent consultant - so you are paid for your expertise and knowledge.
Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 22, 2008
I'm a marketing consultant, so a lot of times what I've done is give away small amounts of free consulting time to people who couldn't afford to pay me what I charge. Cross-posted from BlogHer giving Cami Walker 29 Day Giving Challenge So really, it's any kind of gift to anyone. The gift can go to someone that you know.
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