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Do Capacity Building Programs Help Nonprofits Achieve Better Results?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I dug into the link between the wider theories of capacity development and building strong, resilient nonprofit organizations capable of achieving impact in their communities and on the issues they tackle every day. The Forgotten Roots of Capacity Development in the Movement for Ownership and Empowerment. Tools, Tools, and more Tools.

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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 I learned a lot.

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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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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. We need to hack the model for accessibility tools! Panelists will include app developers of mobile web solutions for health, environment, economic empowerment, and social justice.

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Award Winning Combinations for Social Change

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Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute – Global Press Institute (GPI) advances both responsible global journalism and community empowerment by offering journalism training to women around the world. Leave a comment telling us about a multi-disciplinary leader who inspires you. Celebrating Silo-Breakers and Fortress-Razers.

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The Move On Model: Inciting Visitor Social Action

Museum 2.0

The museum display included information about the issue, a countdown clock to the government's decision, and a running tally of postcards submitted to date. Because museums are often afraid, unwilling, or unable to take clear positions on issues, they settle for empowering visitors to "get involved."

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Our Museum: Extraordinary Resources on How Museums and Galleries Become Participatory Places

Museum 2.0

And in several cases, the projects constituted "empowerment lite" for participants rather than true collaboration, co-creation, or transformation. And consider sharing a comment here with a takeaway that is meaningful for you. Most participatory projects were short-term, siloed innovations, not institutional transformations.

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