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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ). .” Which profiles are you most active on?

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Guest Post by Geoff Livingston: Creating Movements

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

See, a movement compels someone to make your cause a part of their life, not just their Facebook profile. I cannot help but think of the green movement, and its failure to transcend the environmentalist and conservation movements to the point that American households are doing everything they can to become green.

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After studying irrigation and soil and water conservation, which pays attention to the interface between social systems and irrigation technology in developing countries, she worked for ten years in Africa. " Later, her work brought her to Mali, where she advised on participatory methods. Depends how you define my field!

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