Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Design and implement data visualizations, including everything from simple static charts and maps to custom interactive visualizations on the web. Familiarity with python, R, and JavaScript libraries for charting, mapping, and vis is helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Source: Nonprofit Next Report form David LaPiana Last week we invited people to help us crowd source a Hollywood Ending for the WeAreMedia Wiki. What I found most thought provoking were the questions we should ask about technology in charting the future. Add them to the WeAreMedia wiki here. Have some thoughts?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. I used the wiki to take notes and add resources on the fly that come up during Q/A. The wiki becomes an electronic flip chart and resource collector. Compasspoint Workshop Slides - Beta.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2009

I've been in Washington, DC for the Network Effectiveness and Social Media Strategy Map working session for Packard Foundation Grantees convened by Monitor Institute. This is a post to help me identify what I don't know about social network analysis and mapping tools with the hope that you'll fill in the gaps in the comments.

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Analysis Social Network America Network 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2008

We used a map metaphor , inspired by and adapted a post by Chris Brogan. We created a worksheet with more detailed questions adapted and remixed from CCTV's wiki. The original worksheet was developed from recommendations from the Spin Project and the " Smart Chart " developed by Spitfire Strategies.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

This was workshop was based on the knowledge shared on the WeAreMedia wiki over the past year using Dave Cormier's Community as the Curriculum approach. The content on the wiki has now organized into an instructional format as a two-day face-to-face workshop. Use the smart chart to get communications strategy in place first.

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Reflection Wiki Instruction Instructional 56

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Along with Ed Walz, myself, and Liane, we spent a lot of time at the beginning mapping out program level outs and used a modified theory of change process. This prevents getting to tactical too quickly and places results in a larger context. It also connects the social media technical assistance to results.

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