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What’s Missing from Your Ecosystem?

NetWits

Wikipedia gives you a fairly verbose definition , the dictionary gives a similar, but less wordy definition that I think is simpler to grasp. “An Conservation ecosystem. Ecosystem thinking may change the way you approach your work. Conservation ecosystem. But for now we’ll focus on the non-profit world. Cancer ecosystem.

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What environmental issues are close to your heart?

Have Fun - Do Good

I've cut and pasted the list of environmental issues from Wikipedia below. What environmental issues are close to your heart? It's not meant to overwhelm you; just to provide fodder for your answers.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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Saving the California Condor: A Collective Impact Story

ASU Lodestar Center

The condor recovery effort is my favorite example of collective impact : organizations and individuals joining together, across sectors, to coordinate and direct their efforts toward large-scale change. 2006. ^ [2] "Obituary: Art Risser; zoo manager played key role in conservation programs." A puppet feeds a condor chick. It soars.”.

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Guest Post by Angus Parker: Review and Book Giveaway - The New Community Rules by Tamar Weinberg

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Second, she goes into a lot of details on what she calls 'Informational Social Networks' like Wikipedia , Mahalo Answers , and Yahoo Answers which get a lot of traffic and can generate significant ongoing referrals. WiserEarth, for example, would fit into that category.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. Nature Conservancy. Such a culture would be, by default, permissive of efforts to improve upon, change, integrate, or otherwise remix. Think of it as the track changes feature in word, but on the web so that anyone who has access can contribute.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For a great example of a nonprofit using Meetup, see the the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet. A good social media manager that is in touch with how Pinterest has changed content consumption on the Web will be all over this tool! MoFuse :: mofuse.com. Qwiki :: qwiki.com. Re.vu :: re.vu. Profile. .”

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