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Guest Post by Amy Sample Ward -- The Power of Vision: Review of “The Pollyanna Principles”

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Amy Sample Ward, publisher of Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech Hildy Gottlieb’s new book The Pollyanna Principles is a handbook for starting a revolution in social benefit organization design and practice, but it isn’t the revolution. But, that isn’t to say it’s the complete conversation. What’s the catch?

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Great reads from around the web on July 10th

Amy Sample Ward

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. In Silicon Valley, they say they celebrate failures and their lessons as key to a culture of innovation and success.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

First, CDSI requires the right culture; unless your organization, board and staff are going to honor and support an idea that emerges from the community, there isn’t any point in trying to use CDSI strategies. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Instead, the community will feel cheated or lied to. Case Studies.

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Next #4Change Twitter Chat: Social Media & the Climate Change Movement

Amy Sample Ward

Every month, a group called #4Change organizes open & lively conversations about how web-connected communities and our use of social media tools are helping to create change in the world. 4Change Chats are hosted on Twitter – Read “ Join the Conversation ” below for ways to jump into the discussion. Join the Conversation!

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Let’s start at the most fundamental place for this conversation. For this conversation, and those to have over the course of the next two days together at least, let’s work from the place that a movement is larger than coalitions. You can read her poem, Untitled, here.

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Global Scale: Launching the discussion list & much more!

Amy Sample Ward

Global Scale Purpose: Bonnie and I were inspired by conversations with each other on and offline but knew there were many more people who should be involved in discussing, sharing and learning. This email group is intended as a conversation space to supplement and support the Global Scale Wiki. How to Contribute.

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New on SSIR: Organizations and Individuals Fundraising in Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

You can read the full post and comment on the SSIR blog or be part of the conversation below. Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. That’s not exactly the way business normally goes down offline. What do you think? —-.