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Collaboration for Funders: Use the Right Tools

Forum One

I had a fascinating conversation recently with a program officer about running an online community for African educators making use of good old-fashioned Listserv technology. Tags: Influence Collaboration. Designing and building a collaboration community is a rich and multi-layered experience. Oh, and let us know what you're learning!

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface. Given that you are starting a virtual representation of people - you may be proned to projection. There I go again, wanting a virtual flipchart.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

The board member is a person of influence who invited some friends and colleagues to their home and the CEO spoke about the vision. Now we’re seeing them virtual. So feel free to get on our mailing listserv or whatever the real phrase is called and stay in touch. But it was still able to be outside should it be in COVID.