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Why aren't we supporting leadership in a way that helps people grow?

Care2

Unconference we explored how to disrupt social change in the nonprofit sector. The digital divide is not about access. Why aren''t we supporting leadership in a way that helps people grow? Unconference Storify here. Yesterday at the Nonprofit 2.0 The day began bright and early, bursting with energy.

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Net2Local: Year-End Revelations

Tech Soup

Net2Local has adopted the core strategies of theme months to increase network cohesion and regional hubs to scale our ability to support local organizers. We’ve been working on meeting Net2Local organizer requests for more event support by holding theme months. I’ll decode that slightly wonky language below. Theme Months.

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10NTC: Open Data and Transparency: What's the Carrot?

Tech Soup

This morning, NetSquared hosted a special unconference at NTC on open data. Where are the reams of data from funders on the cost and ROI of projects they've supported? Tags: Clients Consultants Digital Divide E-Learning Legal Considerations Online Activism Reporting Running Your Organization Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

Tech Soup

They come to us looking for practical tips and a supportive community. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Wellington, New Zealand: Get a Digital Head Start for 2017 — NetSquared Wellington Unconference. We also learned that. Europe and the UK.

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Learnings and Reflections from BlogHer about Mobile Phones for Video Blogging and Beyond

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The photographs above were taken on the last day of Blogher, at the Unconference on Sunday morning facilitated by the talented Kaliya Hamlin who blogs about unconferences here. My first exposure to "unconferences" or Open Space Technology was during a week-long arts and education professional development seminar in 1997.

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23 Top Virtual Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

So before you cancel any events, consider whether you can turn it into something digital or virtual. We typically see organizations that do peer-to-peer fundraising not only help create a sense of community, but they also raise about 2x as much in comparison to other digital fundraising initiatives. Crowdfunding.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. We also saw some. In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." " A key message was.