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The Art of Relevance is Now Available For Free on the Web (and Here's Why)

Museum 2.0

You can now read all the chapters in The Art of Relevance for free online. I hope you'll enjoy this resource and share it widely (with attribution). You can still buy The Art of Relevance as a paperback, ebook, or audiobook--but you can also read any chapter, any time, online. It's finally here! Or how Food What?!

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Book Review: Connecting to Change the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They have joined forces and along with John Cleveland, have written “ Connecting to Change the World.” Resources: What is the network’s funding model? Whether it is a network of organizations or individuals, the handbook provides a wealth of theory and practice on build, manage, and fine tune a network.

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What is the Funder’s Role in Supporting Good Measurement?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Most nonprofits do not have the resources to hire one of these in-demand professionals nor do you see many funding opportunities to build this type of commitment to measurement and learning from data into a nonprofit’s DNA. Probably a lot more than you wanted, but you’re hitting on one of the Achilles heels of the sector.

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Can you use social media to spread thought leadership? Yes you can!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week I facilitated a workshop in Michigan for the chapter leaders of EPIP which stands for Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy and again this week for the Bay Area Chapter. Ask questions about the future ( Cleveland Foundation ). Why not have those items shared more broadly? Be responsive ( Skoll Foundation ).

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A Mobile and Social Fundraising Success Checklist for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For those that have not purchased Mobile for Good , the list below is also useful though a $23 investment is a wise use of your resources at this critical juncture in online fundraising and communications. Follow and study Oxfam International , Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) , Idealist , Gates Foundation , and the Acumen Fund.

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A Fundraising Success Checklist for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Follow and study Oxfam International , Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) , Idealist , Gates Foundation , and the Acumen Fund. Follow and study the Wilderness Society , Plan International , National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) , EarthShare , and the Cleveland Clinic. Experiment with Google+ Events.