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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

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The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This conference was designed as an interactive, networking event. Design for Flexibility.

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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

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I incorporate energizers into webinars (see slide 22) and virtual meetings. It is a more structured body break and incorporates more in-depth debrief on content. Shorter Meetings: We schedule one-hour meetings and conference calls in our organizations by default. Here’s some ideas: 1.

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Tell the Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program How You Think They Should Do Their Work!

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But our reviews have also shown us that there may be other models that would allow more flexibility in what we fund, and how we support our programs and grantees, and make room for more partnering with others in the field. The Foundation also makes grants to help advance and support the field of private philanthropy.

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TechSoup Global: A Tale of Two Dramatically Different Networks and Their Development

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It required more structure, planning because of the risk associated with failure. As Marnie Webb put it, to participate in this network, you simply has to raise your hand and be willing to meet people in a bar to talk about social media and social change. They had vastly different ways in which they approached partnering.

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How, When, If To Weave and/or Strengthen Networks Using Social Media

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It covers different models for purpose, structure, style, value creation, design, leadership, and change management. As you can see from the above slide share deck summarizing some of the key network concepts in her book, the book is not about the technology of networks. . But the question of how, when, and if.

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Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World

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They shared a slide (see above) about new models we’ll see that combine both – especially the “not invented yet.” They want to combine both. That they have a “Do good where ever attitude.” ” There is a blurring between the for-profit and non-profit sectors.

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Are You A Listening Organization?

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of presenting at the annual Community Media Workshop: Making Media Conference where I gave a keynote last year. Secret Sauce: Chicago Workshop Final Slides View more OpenOffice presentations from kanter. The Nonprofit Communicator blog has a round up of local reaction. Is it centralized or decentralized?