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Announcing Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Book

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The frameworks and tips we outlined were field tested in real-time as part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation with 60 of their grantees who participated in a peer learning/focuss group and contributed many of the case studies.

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A Twitter follower is worth $0.24

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book. He wanted to raise some money to help the local orchestra and test some ideas. This was also about the same time as the flood in Nashville. Here is what he learned. Guest Post by Marc van Bree.

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3 Topics for Medical Society Execs to Watch

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Lambert , CAE, Executive Director, New York Chapter, American College of Physicians , Lynda Layer , CAE, Massachusetts Medical Society and Donna Seawards , CAE CNAP, Executive Director, Arizona Geriatrics Society, American College of Physicians IL & IN Chapters. Leadership Strategies to Enhance Your Performance.

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Reflections from the Communications Network Conference: Wisdom of Crowds – Succeeding in Practice?

Forum One

Surowiecki’s talk, drawing on his 2005 book , was about the surprising value of crowd-based judgments, from guessing the numbers of jelly beans in a jar, to mapping Martian craters , to open contests like the DARPA Grand Challenge for driverless vehicles. Use competitions and contests to generate new ideas from new audiences.

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Spring Is Here! Get Outside and Meet Your NPTech Community

Tech Soup

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. New York City, New York: Don't Stop A/Believing: Using Testing to Improve Your Newsletter and Website. Wednesday, June 8. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

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Your Cause Camp 2018 Lineup is Here

NonProfit Hub

Vu’s passion to make the world better, combined with a low score on the Law School Admission Test, drove him into the field of nonprofit work, where he learned that we should take the work seriously, but not ourselves. He is a TEDx speaker and has previously won the Toastmasters UK & Ireland International Speech Contest.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The last few donations that put this campaign over the top came from Justin Kownack who paid it forward from his own group donation experiment using Twitter as a test of good deeds. The experiment was to test Twitter's speed. I'm sure there will be a lively chapter about nonprofits and twitter.