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Organizational Amnesia, Accountability Buddies, and Other Things I learned at the Grant Managers Network Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The term is a play on “ organizational memory ” which is defined as is the accumulated body of data, information, and informal learning created in the course of an organization’s existence or known as “Knowledge Management.” That is the much more challenging and important problem. How do we do that?

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Geographic Silo Busting: NGO Capacity Building in the South

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is described as "a web magazine-cum-portal intended for practitioners and policy makers who work in or on capacity development in international cooperation in the South." The summary: "This article considers the collective capabilities of networks in relation to their use of ICTs, information and knowledge management.

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Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. Why did you pick the childhood obesity issue for the challenge? They then came together and debated and picked the three finalists.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Mexico / SOLD OUT.

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Building The Nonprofit Board of Your Dreams: A Deep Dive Into Peter Drucker’s Insights

Bloomerang

Evolve beyond policy: Guardians of mission and vision Drucker said, “The board is not just about making policy; it is the guardian of the organization’s mission and vision. Beyond its traditional role in policy-making, Drucker saw the board as the steward of the organization’s mission and vision. Blog author Laurence A.

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