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What Improvisation Can Teach Social Change Leaders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. This exercise was teaching us to be open to change.

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7 Tips To Help You Focus In Age of Distraction: Are You Content Fried!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, it is important for us to incorporate techniques in daily work life that reduce the chances of this happening. I’m finding that my learning and online work is a fast forward, swimming in the stream experience. For those of us who work on social media and networks, “content fried” is an occupational hazard.

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Fundraising without donor data: What’s that proverb about giving a man a fish?

3rd Sector Labs

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. All businesses and organizations need to develop predictable revenue streams. There are a number of techniques and best practices that can be implemented through your giving technology to help you gather more complete donor data. What’s that proverb?

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Fundraising without donor data: What’s that proverb about giving a man a fish?

3rd Sector Labs

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. All businesses and organizations need to develop predictable revenue streams. There are a number of techniques and best practices that can be implemented through your giving technology to help you gather more complete donor data. What’s that proverb?

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. If you’ve been through weight watchers, you’ll immediately make a connection to some of the techniques he suggests. Now, that’s inspiring!

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NTEN's (Free!) Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit

Tech Soup

NTEN will also be streaming the event live. You can get more information and RSVP for the streamed broadcast here. Per NTEN, the Cloud Summit will: Teach you how to distinguish hype vs. reality. Highlight the potential risks of Cloud computing, as well as some risk-management techniques. You won't be in San Francisco?

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Fundraising without donor data: What’s that proverb about giving a man a fish?

3rd Sector Labs

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. All businesses and organizations need to develop predictable revenue streams. There are a number of techniques and best practices that can be implemented through your giving technology to help you gather more complete donor data. What’s that proverb?

Data 100