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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. Weak Tie/Strong Tie Ice Breaker. Earlier this week, I flew across the country (thanks Virgin America !)

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Why Your Giving Day is Your Secret Weapon

M+R

Getting to the heart of a Giving Day: Museum of Science, Boston’s Pi Day The Museum of Science, Boston is a cultural icon in Boston with over 700 interactive exhibits, a planetarium, IMAX theater, live shows, and a little known fact: it’s also an accredited zoo! From there we hosted a cross-departmental brainstorm.

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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?” .” After lunch, conference participants got to to choose two presenters to spend an hour with in a small group to ask questions and deepened the learning.

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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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Workforce development for the nonprofit tech professionals of the future: It will be a consortium, not a building with a dome!

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Examples include Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) , Shriver Job Corps , International Institute of New England , JFYnet , Jobs For the Future , National Fund for Workforce Solutions, SkillWorks , Boston PIC , YearUp , and Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development. And that’s just UMass-Boston!

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Attend the Boston Email Fundraising Bootcamp (at a Discount!)

NTEN

To give a lift to nptechies in the Boston area, Idealware and Third Sector New England will. Boston Email Fundraising Bootcamp on October 7th. Where: 89 South Street, Boston. They also found that the. month of December accounted for 21% of the transaction volume in 2008 -- but. 48% of the dollars raised. Track your success.

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Learnings From The Artist’s Way + How They Can Apply to Your Creative Team

Media Cause

My partner and I would host couch-surfers from time to time in our small one-bedroom apartment in Boston, converting our living room into a second room to host artists from around the world. She called her time in Boston “an elongated artist date.” An artist date?

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