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OCTOBER 1, 2010

My grandfather will still be calling me in the middle of the day at home, expecting to find me there because running a not-for-profit isn't a "real job" in his mind. Lawyers have managed to provide pro bono services without sacrificing quality or conflict. (It is currently 37 pages of fun, so why not double the fun?).

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APRIL 5, 2013

Building community takes many forms and is done for many different reasons: to raise money, pass legislation, connect with like-minded people, have fun, learn new things. 13ntc Change Management community building digital team strategies Leadership nptech Organizational Culture Social Media Staffing Strategy Communications'

Community 78

Community Digital Build Social Media 78

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AUGUST 13, 2012

Leading - we’re innovators; we recognize that technology is an investment in our mission, and leadership integrates technology decisions with organizational strategy. They keep up-to-date and continually inform us of new technology developments and opportunities for us to integrate these into our programs and outreach initiatives.

Adopt 81

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

My supervisor, the Director of Operations, had some ideas on what technology changes/improvements he wanted to see in the future. Remember, this was in 2006 and cloud computing was not on everyone's mind as it is today.) He wanted us to find a single sign on system that could tie all our systems together.

Case Study 84

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MAY 4, 2011

The human mind, it turns out, is an extremely efficient manager of the chaos of life. While it may be obvious that programmatic strategy – decisions that affect your coworkers, your volunteers, or your organization's mission – shouldn't be based on "snap judgments", it's incredibly hard to make the human mind work any other way.

Data 63

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JUNE 27, 2012

Mindful consumption of information is at the heart of content curation practice. Your content strategy is essential to the success of an integrated social media strategy. We can’t blame it all on the amount of information. The problem is our information consumption —we’re indulging too much at the buffet called the web. And guess what?

Content 62

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Too many systems have been delivered over the years, to the underwhelming response, "Well, it's good, but that's not what I had in mind." Proper use of open source software can make systems easier to expand and integrate with others. Never mind the more esoteric issues like how you'll handle tagging, and having good search support.)

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