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A Crash Course in Design Thinking for Network Leadership Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. The questions: What do you hope to learn today?

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Thank You For Making The Networked Nonprofit Launch A Hit!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was a special launch day for our book, The Networked Nonprofit , thanks to you! We had a lot of fun with the Ustream live stream and Twitter chat where we discussed the themes from the book and answer questions. Strategies for Being A Networked Nonprofit. Networked Nonprofits Know How To Experiment Their Way To Success.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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What is working wikily? How can funders catalyze and support networks? Join the conversation #netfunders on April 5-6th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the past 18 months, I’ve been participating in The Network of Networked Funders , a community of practice for grantmakers facilitated by the Monitor Institute. These grantmakers are supporting and working through networks to pool their learning and increase the impact of their respective grantmaking practices.

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E-Mediat: Networked Capacity Building in the Middle East

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m the lead for Zoetica for this project where my role is to deliver training, advise on the curriculum and coaching methods, model transparency, and serve as a sort of meta network weaver. The implementation team was in the conference room in San Francisco for the first time, plus we had in-country leaders on Skype and phone.

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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There were some terrific questions and discussion. I’ve included some resources along with the slides here. In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video. Last year I audio-skyped into a conference in the UK to present with Steve Bridger. The body language code was as follows: !

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Celebrating Chinese New Year with Skype, Flickr, Stickers and Paper

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At Harry's class, I did the circle time of explaining Chinese New Year -- mostly as an inquiry lecture - asking them lots of questions and encouraging their questions. I told them that after circle we would use SKYPE internet phone to call Nick in Hong Kong. I also showed them examples. I was not able to get on with my laptop.

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