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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofits whose organizational cultures encourage outreach and relationship building are already laying the foundational groundwork of high-performing collaboration. There are six strategic recommendations as noted in La Piana ’s consultation map to ensure your nonprofit’s cross-sector collaboration efforts get a strong start.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while I haven’t done an in-depth map of this space, I keep thinking that a network of intermediaries (people who teach skills, connect skilled volunteers, generate discussion — those data nerds ) is missing. Why this resource? To create change, data must lead to action.

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Keynote by George McCully at NTC Boston

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

(Note: My collection of vlog and blog posts on the NTC Boston 2005 can be found here ). m a trustee of a small family foundation, not by family, thank god.??? In the last five years, 1,000 private foundations have been created in MA. The new foundations are the ones to go after. For example, "I???m Most aren???t

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Which Social Networking Analysis Term Best Describes Virgin America?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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How Nonprofits Can Use Measurement To Adapt to the Facebook Algorithm Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In her recent book, Beth Kanter talks about a ladder of engagement, with smaller actions laying the foundation for larger ones. Once you have laid out your top posts and examined their tone, content and format, use any themes that emerged to map out your future posts. Tactic 2: Post at the optimal time to drive activity.

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NCVO and TAG Conference Presentations and Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The idea: The online social graph is the map being constructed by social networks of every person on the Internet and how they are connected. The week before I went from Boston to Miami to Romania and flew back to Boston via Miami to present at the TAG Conference. tags: nonprofits socialmedia ). and James L.

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New Year's Resolution: Do Something About That Pile of E-Waste

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Within a few minutes, Jessica Burko , offered two Boston area solutions: the world computer exchange and list of local options where I can donate equipment. You can find one using the Electronic Take Back Coalition's map. I put them in a corner. Ah, that felt great. But, now what? I tweeted about it! Use a responsible recycler.