Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources. Networking can be second nature to those raised in that environment, but completely alien to others. Unfortunately, it’s the same in the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

Guest blogger, Patti Anklam , author of Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World , explores the role of organizational leadership in a network world. This post is part of a series of articles exploring topics related to network leadership hosted by Leadership for a New Era (LNE).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 10, 2016

Proposition 22: The normal expectation ought to be that success will be very difficult to achieve in cross-sector collaborations.” - John Bryson, et al., "The The Design and Implementation of Cross-Sector Collaborations". Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face.

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Collaboration Training Train Impact 40

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Collaborative Partnerships and Community Support (5 percent). Intern Roles (if any). Willingness to collaborate with other funders, infomediaries, and product providers in finding shared technology solutions that ease nonprofits’ burden.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Mission overlap isn’t always a bad thing, as nonprofits can collaborate well, but you’re starting an uphill battle if another local organization already does the job you hope to do. They will have good advice about ways to structure your nonprofit finances responsibly. Use your organic networks. Listen to your staff.

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Nonprofit Advice Skills Studies 89

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Collaborator : Embraces teamwork, synchronizes efforts, shares tasks and goals. Jonathan’s network was more about innovation. The Accidental : Hobbyist mentality, obsessive tinkerer, passionate beyond practicality.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

In a recent webinar, Blackbaud’s VP of Global Social Responsibility Rachel Hutchisson talked with Chantal Forster, the executive director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), about how the role of technology in today’s charitable organizations no longer hides behind a door marked “IT.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Patient advocates play a critical role in setting research priorities, designing clinical trials and structuring appropriate clinical engagement with industry. This post summarizes some of the insights related to the effective use of networks and data in healthcare information and patient advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change. Generative Social-Impact Network.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Collaborator : Embraces teamwork, synchronizes efforts, shares tasks and goals. Jonathan’s network was more about innovation. The Accidental : Hobbyist mentality, obsessive tinkerer, passionate beyond practicality.

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Lesson Chapter San Francisco Test 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

We know that technology can play an essential role in reimagining a new system that benefits families and communities alike. A comprehensive solution will require a collective effort, and creative collaboration across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Feeding America’s Vast Network of Partners.

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Hunger Podcast Community America 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Note From Beth: A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to participate in a meeting with other capacity builders who work with networks. I wrote a quick reflection on some of the techniques used to facilitate the meeting. Two oft-cited examples are the Strive network in Cincinnati, and the ReAmp network in the Midwest.

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Build Change Social Facilitation 112

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Collaborator : Embraces teamwork, synchronizes efforts, shares tasks and goals. Jonathan’s network was more about innovation. The Accidental : Hobbyist mentality, obsessive tinkerer, passionate beyond practicality.

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Chapter San Francisco Test Synchronous 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Ivan Boothe pointed me over to a blog post by Lina with an intriguing tweet " Transmedia activism with a co-creation network." Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. She also points to some funding sources.

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Storytelling Network Collaboration Classroom 63

sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Examine your operations, structure, and team. True collaboration: The best consultants will take a collaborative approach to working with your organization, understanding that your internal team and board have an important role to play in planning. Use your network to get consultant recommendations.

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Tips Consultant Nonprofit Goal 62

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. She is one of the leading voices of ”social learning practice” which is about self-directed and informal learning from your online networks.

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Learning Work Knowledge Management Knowledge 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2009

I've been re-reading Patti Anklam's book, Net Work: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Networks at Work and in the World which covers the many different forms of networks and how they work. It covers different models for purpose, structure, style, value creation, design, leadership, and change management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

It’s a form of network building. What role(s) might a funder play in initiating and implementing a peer learning group? It should be clear to all involved that the learning process will be exploratory and emergent rather than tightly structured and directive. If you are a funder, when would you invest in peer learning?

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Learning San Francisco Structure Knowledge Management 97

CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

Every detail, from selecting the perfect venue and crafting engaging activities to coordinating volunteers and securing sponsors plays a crucial role in creating a seamless and unforgettable experience. Reach out to your network of supporters to share this exciting, tangible way to get involved in your organization.

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Ideas Fundraising Contest Fun 62

Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. The Corps Network National Conference. The Corps Network National Conference. The Corps Network / Washington, DC / $875. PEAK Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Nonprofit Management.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas DC 85

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. The Corps Network National Conference. The Corps Network National Conference. The Corps Network / Washington, DC / TBA. PEAK Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Nonprofit Management.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

It is a truly collaborative effort, and rather than us being design or marketing experts coming to “help” everyone, we become co-collaborators of developing solutions together. . Because many nonprofits rely on galas for the bulk of their annual fundraising (networking! What would the structure be like? fancy food!

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Design Experiment Nonprofit Collaboration 52

Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

What were structures in places at the time? . To look at design’s diversity problem without discussing current and former power structures is to ignore the root causes and only treat the symptoms. That’s what I used to think along with many of my design role models. Who had the power to write these rules?

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Design System Structure Ratio 52

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If a staff member looks at an organizational goal and doesn’t see how their role plays a part – or how working on it will make their job easier or better – they’re less likely to engage or support leadership in moving it forward. Tap into the expertise and capacity of your network through pro bono service.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Also, Doucet Campbell said that, depending on the structure of the organization, there’s sometimes a misguided belief that a built-in pipeline of giving is automatic. . This included “creating a donor portfolio for them, and asking them to also reach out to their personal networks.”. Chmiola, M.S., Chmiola, M.S.,

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Share your organization’s mission, who you serve, the influence your organization has on its audience(s), and the role it plays in the larger conversation around your issue area. Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2011

My Three Words for 2011 inspired by Harold Jarche's Networked Learning Model. In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. networks, training and capacity building approaches, and culture change. That means I’ll continue to build my personal networks and content sources in these areas.

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Share Reflection Social Media Model 102

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Networks and Hierarchies: A Typology of Digital Activism Today | techPresident – "A few weeks ago, powerful corporations like Mastercard, Visa, and PayPal weren't very concerned with the hacktivists and pranksters on 4chan. government also has its own problems with networked activists.

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Web Iraq Case Study Bookmarking 108

NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The article is black and white: Gladwell is clearly oversimplifying the situation, creating a false dichotomy between (social) network based movements and the hierarchical system that helped propel the Civil Rights movement forward, specifically the Greensboro sit-ins of 1960 , which he references throughout the article. Yes, I'm doing it to.

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Social Media Structure NTEN New York 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2010

In The Networked Nonprofit we talk about how organizations are working differently. We really appreciated the concepts in The Networked Nonprofit and the storytelling to support the concepts. We talk about the concept of a social organization in Open Community, and it’s very similar to that of a networked nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 19, 2012

What I love about these (youth driven, hackathon) events is the optimism, hope, raw ability and potential for a home-run in a networked tech-environment that can accelerate to tangible and scalable change in a relatively short period of time. … Also, how we facilitate our networks and sharing control to solve complex problems. “

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2016

Consider the relatively recent emergence of social networks, mobile computing and Business Intelligence platforms. This is a prudent collaboration since a viable deal structure requires all three to remain ‘whole’ for the lifetime of a purchasing arrangement. Roles of parties. Hardware and Network.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2011

I also do large scale collaborative events like Nonprofit Bar Camp and VideoCamp Texas. I would say that I am an author, teacher, speaker, blogger, network weaver, and social media scientist." Stop having all your employees focusing on working and start thinking outside of their explicit job role. Set Your Structure!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2009

There is a tension with using social media to support your network. On the one hand, you need to have a clear purpose of what you want to achieve and an understanding of your network members. Photo by Thiago. But, how can you choose the right tools and design your onspace if you haven't experienced those tools.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. Melinda Kramer: Women's Global Green Action Network is an international organization that is linking and empowering women working in environmental sustainability around the world. We do it in a number of ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2009

The discussions on issue fatigue at both on my site and ArtTribes Network, and later at SocialEdge , prompted me to start looking at the flip side of fatigue, which in the case of social issues is engagement, participation and commitment. Media and narrative play significant roles in creating and building these platforms.

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Culture Build Change Media 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

It is evolving from individuals leveraging their personal networks to groundswells. Last week, I wrote about Twestival , the most recent example of fundraising on Twitter and a networked fundraiser of a scale we haven't seen before. What was the role of the nonprofit, charity:water, in working with Twestival?

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Organization Synchronous Fundraising Social Media 70