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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation & Workshop at Amplified Leicester

Amy Sample Ward

Amplified Leicester is managed by the Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University in partnership with the DMU Centre for Social Action and Phoenix Square Digital Media Centre. The project is commissioned and supported by NESTA , an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative.

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How can nonprofit organizations measure community engagement?

ASU Lodestar Center

He describes social capital as “those features of social organization, such as trust, norms and networks that can improve the efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions.” Understanding the benefits of building social capital may be effective in creating a participatory culture.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Phoenix, AZ / Not available. Less a conference than a facilitated retreat, the 2016 gathering will encourage the active and full engagement of all participants. Communications. 24th Annual Conference for Institutionally Related Foundations. Entrepreneurship. Apr 19 - 21.

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