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Embrace the Data, Change the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m in Boston with Katie Paine as part of our book tour for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” where we jointly delivered a keynote at the e-metrics conference yesterday. Following the e-metrics, Joselin Mane hosted a Boston TweetUp and it was great to reconnect with old friends!

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The Story of the Boston Youth Sports Initiative Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was attracted to this discussion about the Boston Youth Sports Initiative hosted by Roberto Cremonini and Chris Lunch because we explored the “So, What?” Getting to behavior change takes time.” Leadership changes in staff and key volunteers changes the network and has ripple effects. Roberto Cremonini.

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Networked Nonprofit in Boston: A Story of Contrasts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. Organizational leaders are changing questions from “why bother with this?&# Weak Tie/Strong Tie Ice Breaker. Yet, there is still some resistance.

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Social Media in the time of Crisis

NCE Social Media

As you all know by now, the bombs set off during the Boston Marathon yesterday were a horrible thing. Our world has changed again. For instance, during the Boston crisis, Virgin Airlines was sending promtional tweets about the London Marathon this weekend. Marketing and Awareness Boston communications crisis social'

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How Cross-Sector Collaboration is Helping Fight Youth Unemployment in Boston

Connection Cafe

John Hancock was approached by the mayor of Boston in 2008 with a collaborative opportunity that falls in the latter category. Over the last ten years, the MLK Scholars Program has brought together partners from across the social, public and private sectors to enact positive change in the Boston community.

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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

Typically, it takes someone seeing a situation that needs to change and doing the work to change it. As part of their introspection, the Boston Women’s Fund also found that they weren’t hearing as much from younger women, and those who did participate felt that they were drowned out by the experiences of the older women. “If

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How To Survive And Then Reset To Ultimately Thrive

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Yet, resetting and leaning into change is essential. “If If you are ready to embrace change as a central element of your growth strategy, this book is for you.” Reset : Resetting your strategy when the situation changes. Reset, or how to change, is the heart of SRT. Taking proactive measures. What is success?

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