Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here’s what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What Is A Design Lab? Notes from the presentations as well as photos can be found here.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2009

Cheryl Dorsey, the President of Echoing Green , a nonprofit that provides seed funding and support to social entrepreneurs, talked about how providing capital for social innovation can: Provide incentive for individual and collective engagement around social problems. Top photo: Michele Jolin and Steve Goldsmith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

My thinking: Social media conversations and online campaigns create whole new models for bringing together & powering the progressive movement. And what real world event models can you learn from or partner with? Green Drinks. This model might be ideal for online communities focused on local issues. Then check out.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

The Engage Network is a nonprofit social venture that facilitates the power of small community groups to create social change. inspired by Julia Butterfly Hill's tree-sit, Off the Mat Into the World , founded by yoga teacher Seane Corn, and Green for All , founded by Van Jones. You see somebody who inspires you.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

" Causes facilitates these communities and combines them together, though Jen was quick to differentiate them from a software as a service. The model is dependent on you telling your friends and networks what you care about. Recognizing this, Causes facilitated a matching grant with Salesforce.com. Photos: Amoration.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

We had women who had expertise in community organizing, micro-finance, facilitation and leadership development. We are looking to model the solutions at every level of the work. Each of these women partnered with two of the teams, and they worked with those teams throughout the week.

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