article thumbnail

Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (Again)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I had the chance to meet with Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa last month, and tell him about Bookshare.org for ten minutes. There are more than 8,000 textbooks and other instructional materials in the repository, but very few of these have reached students. This is our current objective.

article thumbnail

Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills. I was honored to lead a featured season at the United Way Leadership Conference on Networked Leadership and teach many workshops networked leadership skills.

Iowa 50
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Net Impact Conference is the premier gathering of students and professionals who are committed to making a lasting social and environmental impact now and for a lifetime. The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. State/Local.

article thumbnail

Thank You Steve Dembo! Donor #18

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

s tweet about trying to raise money to send a Cambodian student to college. The foremost reason is that my mother-in-law, 3 sisters-in-law and brother-in-law all were the beneficiaries of a Habitat house in Iowa City, so I???ve About a week ago, I saw Beth Kanter???s She made it as simple as possible. I just clicked ???ChipIn!???

Donor 50
article thumbnail

Small Groups Can Change the World: An Interview with Marianne Manilov of The Engage Network

Have Fun - Do Good

You hear them speak, or you read their book, or you listen to your podcast, and then you generally write to that person, or you go up to them, rush them at the end of a speech and say, "I'm a student, I want to get involved." I met with people like Erin Potts, the founder of the Students for a Free Tibet concert series.

Group 41