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Noodling Around Change Management and Social Media Adoption

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I asked for some recommendations on Twitter for the best practical sources for change management. Joitske recommend Learning To Change. She also pointed me to an older post on her blog about one of theories of change in the book based on thinking styles. People change if things are appealing and inspiring to them.

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice? We have a mix of staff who dived into social media long ago (see our business innovation blog and green business twitter feed ), and others who have maybe sort of heard of Twitter.

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Guest Post by Michael Sola: A Day of the Life of NWF's Social Media Outreach Coordinator Danielle Brigida

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As Valera Maltoni wrote in her post about ten tips for building movements, “ make advocates feel like rock stars - give people your attention. Ordinary people can and do have extraordinary stories and ideas to share.” He is a member of the national CIO 4 Good and Green IT Consortium Groups in DC. But who is she really?

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How To Be A Green Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Demographics Are Destiny: How and Why to Diversify Your Staff Now!

NTEN

Specifically, while people of color comprise 49% of the population in the region, they make up only 22% of nonprofit leaders. Last year, I moderated a panel at Women in Green in Pasadena, CA. This may sound obvious, but you should spend time learning about the people you want to meet. Get educated. What blogs do they read?

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Build, Buy, or Customize?

Connection Cafe

Customization (like “strategy” or “template”) means different things to different people, and its meaning can vary widely depending on whether you’re talking to an executive, end-user, or technologist. Think Green. Development approach. How will the team approach development?

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How to Make Your Big Vision Real: Jennifer Lee of Artizen Coaching

Have Fun - Do Good

"The people I see who are successful in bringing their vision to fruition are people who have a clear vision. Once people figure out how they want to make a difference, how do you help them figure out the steps to make it real? People might get stuck in the "how," and the entire plan. Pick a place to start from.

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