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Social Media and Governance: Reflections from BoardSource

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did some live demonstrations including Twitter and Flickr. I posted a photo of them on Flickr and asked people on Twitter to share why they thought it was a valuable. We got 100 comments 5 minutes from nonprofit and other professionals sharing why they thought it was valuable. Board source.

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Allison Fine asks, "Is it time for nonprofit leaders to extol the virtue of government service?"

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Dogs New Cloths. Allison Fine, who authored " Social Citizens" , a paper recently released by The Case Foundation on the intersection of Millennials, social change and social media, wonders whether it time for nonprofit leaders to extol the virtue of government service?

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How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Yung Tsai. Tammi Marcoullier, Lead Strategist at the GSA’s Center for Excellence in Digital Government Engagement & Outreach. And we took away some ideas that we thought many nonprofits and government agencies should consider. Federal Government has made digital communications a priority. Government.

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To Dubai on an Emirates Airbus 380

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It was easier to say yes than usual: I'd never been to Dubai or the region, and the government of Dubai and Emirates airline offered to fly me there business class! My full set of pictures are on Flickr: Dubai, UAE, Oman and Airbus 380 - a set on Flickr

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What leadership skills do nonprofit emerging leaders need to succeed?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Flower Factor. Are leadership skills different for emerging “Millennial” leaders than for people from different generations? This is a question being asked in many nonprofits as they look at how to prepare younger leaders in their organizations to lead and develop their talent.

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Guest Post Vincent Stehle: Disinfecting Dirty Elections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Roadsidepictures. In recent years, there have been great strides in government transparency, due in large part to the activities of the Sunlight Foundation to pry open the hidden vaults of government data. It’s never been more true than it is today.

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A Billion + Change = Shared Value for Corporations and Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by kayaker1204. Several of the heavy-hitters from corporations, government agencies, and nonprofits were there: Capital One, HP, The Case Foundation, The Corporation for National and Community Service, and Points of Light Institute, to name a few. Guest post by Cindy Hallberlin.

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