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Go Around the Globe with #Storymakers2014

Tech Soup

Are you ready to join a global, Storytelling conversation on Twitter at #Storymakers2014 spanning the globe from India, Libya, Kenya across Europe, Canada and the United States. Then join us September 4, 2014 for an amazing, global conversation. Topic: How do you make storytelling a part of your organization’s culture?

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Power and Control

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chris van Bergeijk, Hawaii Community Foundation. Put an idea out and engage people in the conversation. In a philanthropic culture where grantmakers are held accountable to measurable results and careful stewardship of the resources entrusted to us, sharing power and control can feel irresponsible. The control thing is huge.

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Leadership Development in Nonprofits: Identifying Toxic Signs of Ego in Your Development Space

ASU Lodestar Center

Here are a few toxic signs of ego to watch out for that will invade your sacred meeting space and derail leadership development: Steamroller: To steamroll a conversation is to take the focus off a subject and turn it into being all about one person. Passive-Aggressive Behavior Will Destroy a Company's Culture. References. Anderson, A.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

Nonprofits Source

Businesses set up volunteer opportunities as a meaningful way to give back to society and strengthen workplace culture. At the very least, they can introduce your nonprofit’s fundraising team to their company’s leadership to start the conversation. Corporate Volunteerism Is Making Waves. There’s a good reason for this.

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Can you use social media to spread thought leadership? Yes you can!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conversations about what constitutes an effective nonprofit social media strategy have been thought provoking. In the last few weeks, I've an opportunity to present and participate in conversations about social media, nonprofits, and foundations with those who work in philanthropy. Recruit job candidates ( MacArthur Foundation ) .

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Meditations on Relevance Part 5: Relevance is a Bridge

Museum 2.0

This summer, we opened two exhibitions at my museum that are highly relevant to local culture. Both of these exhibitions are relevant to the cultural identity of Santa Cruz. These boards connect modern-day surfers to something greater than themselves: across oceans, across cultures, across time. The rechewed meat of culture.

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Rock and Roll Family Edition

Museum 2.0

but I wished it could have included more of the conversation reporter Wallace Baine and I had about my father Screamin Scott Simon's experience as a rock musician in the band ShaNaNa. Before the MAH exhibition, those historic surfboards rested deep in the collection storage of the Bishop Museum in Hawaii. I loved the piece.

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