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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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How do you keep up?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’m in an active phase right now (hence, the comment)! When I’m making my best efforts to try to keep up, I do it in waves, like so many other things I do. There are times when I couldn’t tell you the last time I sent a tweet, and there are other days when I tweet quite actively.

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Twitter and Nonprofits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

We are still in innovator phase here, not even early adopters have signed on. at 10:40 am Twitter and Non-Profits-Are Baby Boomers Involved? It is made up of people who are techically-oriented, largely affluent, and largely spend inordinate amounts of time in contact with electronic devices. And so what on earth does that really mean?

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Facilitation: The Secret Ingredient for Successful Participatory Decision-Making in Philanthropy

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These might include specific geographies a foundation has committed to and will not shift, required Board approval of grants, or funding that is restricted to non-profits with a 501(c)3 equivalency. A facilitator can tap into creativity, like music, poetry, visual arts, or even meditation.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

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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 about community development. And they get that.

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