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How can you create a safe place for hands-on learning from social media pilots?

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Touching A Starfish at Monterey Bay Aquarium : Source Flickr Photo by Beth. Tags: change management. A few weeks ago, we drove down to Monterey for a visit to the Aquarium. The kids loved, especially the hands-on exhibits. What better way to learn about a starfish than to pick up and hold it in your hands.

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New Research: 10 Case Studies on Nonprofit Transition to the Cloud

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Flickr photo credit: Podrunzy. We welcome your feedback and stories on this topic -- do these case studies reflect your experiences? Are there other challenges with this topic that you'd like NTEN to address in future studies? Let us know in the comments below!

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Social Media Behind the Firewall: The Tire, Tower, or Hub and Spoke?

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Photo by Stitch. As Charlene Li pointed out, " Change management processes take years - you don't change over night. Photo by SamDiablo The Tire: Social media forms at the edges of the company. Flickr Photo by MR+G. Flickr Photo by Colmmacc. Tags: change management.

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What do Innovative Organizations Have in Common?

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Flickr Photo: Vermin Inc On Wednesday, the kind folks at Russ Reid allowed me to invade a little think thank they held with some clients about social media and its applications in the nonprofit organization. Tags: beth kanter change change management Leadership roxy allen seth godin Social Media.

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Rebooting Your Digital Community Building

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Jacobwith Flickr: jenny8lee When it comes to building community and increasing brand awareness, some organizations hire communications, marketing, and engagement staff to handle these activities. If the program staff posted Facebook photos of the successful food drive? By Jamie Millard and Lori L.

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How Big Is Your Moat?

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Flickr Photo: Lawrence OP A couple of years ago, I talked to Ed Granger-Happ about his philosophy for running the IT shop at Save the Children. Tags: Change Management do something george weiner NPTech NTEN IT Staff. It's a topic we took up awhile back in a webinar, "T he Artichoke vs. the Egg."

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The Overhead Question: What's Our Role?

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Flickr Photo: tylerdurden1 Ask any nonprofit to describe how they feel about their overhead percentage, and you're most likely to be met with groans, sighs and rolls of eyes. Tags: Budget Change Management charity navigator Data guidestar Infrastructure Integration/APIs Leadership Planning Policy.

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