The last word comes to us from ancient Greece. Each board is unique, so its members must be too. The right dynamic between a board and its leadership will ensure the success of the organization, satisfaction of those who drive that success, and realization of your unique and powerful vision. MORE

When we talk about making museums or performing arts organizations more participatory and dynamic, those changes are often seen as threatening to the traditional arts experience. MORE

Think of your organization as Odysseus trying to get home to share your mission in Ithaca, Greece. If your organization is struggling to tell your story, you are not alone. Chances are if you are like most organizations, you actually have access to the greatest stories from your donors, activists, and key stakeholders, but these stories just aren’t being captured by staff people or written down. MORE

Volunteers interviewed nine Syrian refugees who crossed the Mediterranean to Greece about their lives before they left Syria. Each of their stories was then illustrated on used life jackets, taken from the beaches of Greece where refugees arrive. It’s happening again. MORE

Recently I've been looking at ways cultural institutions invite people to self-identify relative to the visit experience. Having your own profile relative to an exhibition can help you find a way "in" to the experience via your own interests. MORE

A Mashable meetup in Greece. When you moderate a panel at BlogWorld Expo , ironically, sometimes you’re the last person to blog about it. Such is the case with the Oct. 16 “Mobilizing your social network&# panel with this all-star lineup: Andres Glusman of Meetup.com , Justin Perkins of Care2 , George Weiner of DoSomething and Giselle Diaz Campagna of Free Speech TV. There were some valuable resources mentioned, so I’ll try to assemble them here into a neat package. MORE

According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November. My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now up – it’s reposted below, but you can find the original post and conversation on SSIR. MORE

I just heard about the use of Miradi and the Open Standards in the Axios Delta in Greece. Tags: Miradi Axios Greece It's easy to forget how technology spreads. They have just released their management plan (in English). What a thrill to see our software used to figure out how to conserve an exciting nature area I've only just now learned about! And, we're getting reports from all over the world of Miradi being used in countries like Indonesia and China, among many others. MORE

Once upon a time I was an aspiring academic, doing field work in rural Greece and the US and publishing about communities that formed around ritual mourning and celebrations. MORE

The city most interested in searching on Joomla is Athens, Greece. MORE

She took an active role in the independence movement aimed at relinquishing Ottoman rule over Greec e, investing her own fortune into securing arms, ships, and otherwise equipping the soldiers under her command. she·ro (pl. sheroes) : a woman regarded as a hero. MORE

Unicef in Greece raised $6 million euros for tsunami. Download brian.wmv. "It's the strategy, stupid." " Brian Reich of Mindshare Interactive Campaigns gave an excellent presentation on Internet/Online Strategies. MORE

Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs! Did you notice something toony about Facebook last weekend? MORE

A: My roommate and I are going on a backpacking trip through Greece next week! At EveryAction we’re on a mission to provide nonprofits with best-in-class fundraising, engagement, and advocacy tools, but we like to think that we’re a pretty fun place to work, too. We strive to promote a healthy work life balance, that’s why our team hosts things like “social fridays”, team yoga classes, company-wide bake-offs, and other activities to de-stress. MORE

At Attentive.ly, we’ve helped clients like Greenpeace Greece get a 70% increase in their open rate and up to 6 times their normal click rate. . This is the second post in a series provided for SocialFish by Artie Patel of Attentive.ly. ———– We love email. MORE

Kathi Apostolidis , one of our newest members, who happens to work in Greece, gave us a heads-up about HCSMEU Camp , which stands for Healthcare Social Media Europe. (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Members are in bold. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . MORE

In addition to Syria and Iraq, these are Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, and the Azerbaijani exclave: Nakhchivan. (If Are you sitting down?! We've got some exciting news. MORE

The term, “austerity” became the prevailing defence in Europe as economies like Ireland and Greece and were forced into a period of rationalization – one they didn’t see coming, hence were unprepared for. MORE