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New Years Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals: 2023

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Giving Circle : I helped co-found and am co-leading the San Jose Business Women for Good Giving Circle. Remote and Hybrid Facilitation Workshops : During the past few years, interest soared in learning how to facilitate better virtual meetings has soared.

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N2Y4 Mobile Challenge and Conference

Amy Sample Ward

This year’s event convenes world-class speakers and (15) “Featured Projects” focused on innovations happening in mobile field competing for $50k in cash-prizes. Do you need real-world case studies to help inform the way you think and develop your mobile projects? Location: Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA. Kick the tires.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we wrote and published the Emerging Leaders Playbook last year, along with facilitating a peer learning cohort with colleague Stephanie Rudat.

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How Arts Organizations Are Engaging Community Online

Tech Soup

communication, project management, and marketing. Panelists included: Danielle Siembieda, former community engagement and special projects manager for ZERO1: The Art & Technology Network in San Jose, CA. Carly Severn, digital engagement associate at the San Francisco Ballet in San Francisco, CA.

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Can Crowds Be Trained Like Seals?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I don't think so, and I think that such projects express a misunderstanding of collective intelligence. If crowds can't be trained to appear like the cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland when needed, can they be facilitated? Envision San Jose 2040 (There's even a platform to support the virtual charrette called " wiki planning ".

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Approach Social Media Like Thomas Edison

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On Friday, I facilitated the final face-to-face workshop for the Social Media Lab for 25 arts organizations inspired by Thomas Edison’s approach. James assembled a group of funders and the talented Clay Lord from Theatre Bay Area , a local arts service organization to help implement project. Opera San Jose Case Study.

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Girls for a Change: Call for Mentors

Have Fun - Do Good

Courtney Macavinta, coauthor of RESPECT: A Girl's Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line is Crossed , talks about her experience as a GFC mentor on her blog : One of the most amazing experiences I get to have week after week is coaching Girls For A Change Team 13 at Overfelt High School in San Jose.