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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Sample Google Drive Structure Available for Download. As offices provide more remote work options, people are getting increasingly comfortable collaborating virtually, and want to bring this to nonprofit boards as well. 3) Conserve Resources. Managing a board, whether large or small, is no small administrative task. FULL BIO ].

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The Talent Development Pipeline: Putting People First in Social Change Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I love that the training activities go beyond the traditional webinars and workshops, and incorporate mentoring and on the job learning activities. Trained mentors who can support on the job learning. There are also some great practical tips , sample mentor/mentee agreement , and plan. Agreed upon plan. Evaluation.

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Jocelyn Harmon: People, Words, Technology & Truth: How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

“I like people, words, technology and telling the truth.” I also LOVE being a connector, coach and mentor to others and helping them to succeed. This is the headline of my Twitter account and accurately expresses what makes me happy and keeps me in “ flow.”

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Three Fabulous Conversations

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The WEF is all about having a critical mass of incredible people. Conversation Two I had agreed to act as a mentor to a Global Changemaker, in this case Mousa Mousawy, an Iraqi teenager now living in Jordan. Mousa and I talked about his dream of helping centers for blind people in Iraq get the tech equipment they need.

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14LCS Idea Accelerator: Transforming Technology into Social Change

NTEN

I wanted to connect technology to my interest in nonviolent communication and to educate people about how our words can cause unintended harm,” said Yee Won. Words matter, and it’s surprising how certain acceptable, everyday words convey violence.

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Getting meta: Why the #CommBuild chats have evolved for three years and counting

NTEN

In July 2010, Amy Sample Ward wrote a blog post called Monthly Chats About Community Building: Are You With Me? Claire Sale, a longtime #CommBuild champion, says this is her favorite part: “Mixing the online/offline builds stronger bonds between people and projects.”

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Playing the Social by Social Game: London Net Tuesday

Amy Sample Ward

The core team was the same: David Wilcox, Andy Gibson and Amy Sample Ward - all co-authors, with Cass Business School of the forthcoming Social by Social handbook. It was a lot of fun, and since Andy was doing an excellent job of facilitating, and Amy was mentoring the groups, I was able to capture proceedings on video.

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