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From the Kids’ Table to the Adults’ Table: Taking Relationships Seriously in a World of Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We want to pause the music for a minute, however, to issue a challenge. We think that it is time to invite them to the “adults’ table”—even though this may entail a gawky “adolescent” phase. Collective impact, funder-supported grantee networks, and cross-sector collaborations are all part of this trend.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

Have Fun - Do Good

The basic idea is to bring together a combination of a green economy trade show with about four hundred green economy companies, and a conference on the green economy with about a hundred speakers, and then we have live music all day long, everything from hip hop to bluegrass. You are on a bad boat and you are so dumb you don't know it."

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