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Do Capacity Building Programs Help Nonprofits Achieve Better Results?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Forgotten Roots of Capacity Development in the Movement for Ownership and Empowerment. Few were accompanied by a strong statement about commitment to process that prioritizes ownership and empowerment. Who is defining results anyway? Most had weak measures of accountability especially towards clients, beneficiaries and community.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I may be wrong, let me know in the comments). If you know of or have examples of data literacy curriculum for nonprofits or data empowerment for community organization, let me know in the comments.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 1200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. Panelists will include app developers of mobile web solutions for health, environment, economic empowerment, and social justice. Please try to vote for as many nonprofit panels.

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Great reads from around the web on September 13th

Amy Sample Ward

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of September 13th).

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New on SSIR: Give Permission to Peer Influence

Amy Sample Ward

When I say “give permission,&# in this post, I’m really saying that you should balance the herding and collecting of the community with the encouragement and empowerment for the community to go wherever it wants with your message or information. Join the conversation on the SSIR blog or share your ideas in the comments below.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

James Young, on the Connection Cafe, suggests that we think about constituent empowerment when we think about organizational websites. at 11:56 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michael 07.31.08 at 11:56 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michael 07.31.08 Check This List 07.28.08

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NPTECH Punk

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

But in the nonprofit realm, my perspective on helping nonprofit organizations with technology issues has a lot to do with client empowerment, learning based on what’s needed at the moment, and active collaboration. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 06.20.08 Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it?

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