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JANUARY 5, 2021

Here are some rituals that I have consistently used over the past few decades: Review the Past Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. In 2020, the pandemic accelerated the digital journey for many organizations.

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MAY 7, 2010

I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Designing for serendipity: Creating environments, in person and online, where helpful connections can form. We will be influenced by what our connections think and information production and distribution will become more participatory. What will be the impact of technology on civic engagement? These themes include: 1.

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DECEMBER 15, 2006

danah boyd has a post called " On Being Virtual " (be sure to read the comments) As Kevin Gamble on the SLED list notes, what she seems to be saying is that if you look at the rise of social tech amongst young people, it's not about divorcing the physical social structures to live virtually. Come on, get real already. whenever i???ve

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JULY 28, 2009

We are asked to do it in controlled environments. We are asked to master ever evolving technologies. Creating open communities with old siloed corporate structures. And yes nonprofits mimic their corporate brethren with siloed structures. We are asked to ensure brand and message quality. And that is the crossroads.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The Leading Change Summit was drastically different from the Nonprofit Technology Conference, NTEN’s flagship event that has over 2,000 attendees, dozens of tracks and hundreds of panels, big parties, a trade show, and all the things you would expect from a traditional conference. Then we opened up for discussion.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”. Over the past twenty years, the Brainerd Foundation has invested nearly $50 million in organizations working to protect the environment in the Northwest. Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy. New Technology for New Power Movements.

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