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Organizational Amnesia, Accountability Buddies, and Other Things I learned at the Grant Managers Network Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In mid-March, I had a whirl wind day at the Grant Managers Network Annual Conference where I did the following: Panel Session : Outcomes, Impact, and Communication with Roberto Cremonini and Danette Peters. March was the “Iron Woman Multi-Conferencethon” for me and I’m just catching up.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences, both large and small, broad and specialized, here in the U.S. WHAT IF Conference. Name (a-z).

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Geographic Silo Busting: NGO Capacity Building in the South

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is described as "a web magazine-cum-portal intended for practitioners and policy makers who work in or on capacity development in international cooperation in the South." Conference. The summary: "This article considers the collective capabilities of networks in relation to their use of ICTs, information and knowledge management.

NGO 50
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NpTech Tag Roundup: Election Day, NPTech Blog Chatter, and Tool Talk

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

executive summary here ) ContinuousProgress: Better Advocacy Through Evaluation is an online guide to more effective foreign policy advocacy and evaluation. tools to capture and share knowledge from nonprofit gatherings. This one is from the UK and from a conference called " Take Back the Web. Full report here )

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Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. The whole process was managed by the Citizens League, which is a local organization that does citizen-driven policy development work.

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Building The Nonprofit Board of Your Dreams: A Deep Dive Into Peter Drucker’s Insights

Bloomerang

Evolve beyond policy: Guardians of mission and vision Drucker said, “The board is not just about making policy; it is the guardian of the organization’s mission and vision. Beyond its traditional role in policy-making, Drucker saw the board as the steward of the organization’s mission and vision.

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