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Curiosity-Driven, Not Data-Driven

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by epsos.de. Eric says that the term being “driven” implies — “going out of your way to devalue experience, ignore process, and eschew established governance in favor of a new, entirely metrics-powered approach towards decision making. &#. He suggests a new term, “data informed.&#.

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What the Third Sector Can Learn from the Public Sector

NTEN

Flickr Photo: h.koppdelaney Transparent. Those are the values President Obama cited last December in his Open Government Initiative. Are those words you usually associate with your government? We would all likely agree that it's a shame: our government should be transparent. Participatory. Collaborative. Transparent.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

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We have a robust social media presence on all the sites you'd expect: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and our blog. One of the many challenges this presents is the ability of first responders and governments to monitor this information and act on it in a timely manner.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. With economic recovery inching along, all levels of government are feeling the pinch brought on by reduced tax revenue.

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Provide the Nonprofit Voice to America's Broadband Plan

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Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. If you're an NTEN Member -- or have been lurking around for awhile -- you know that Universal Broadband Access is an issue we care deeply about. It's essential that they hear from us.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. With economic recovery inching along, all levels of government are feeling the pinch brought on by reduced tax revenue.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out. With economic recovery inching along, all levels of government are feeling the pinch brought on by reduced tax revenue.