New on SSIR: Data for Promotion, Engagement, and Reporting

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My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now published. You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR Opinion blog, or read the full post below. —– Inevitably, January is filled with predictions and resolutions. We ponder the innovations and evolutions that may unfold in the technologies we use, [...]

January 25, 2012 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Great reads from around the web on January 24th

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of January 24th). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

January 24, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

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Earlier this week, I had the terrific opportunity to participate on a panel at the US launch event for “Philanthropy and Social Media”, a whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust. Download the full white paper or share it using this link: http://bit.ly/oii1Vr Below are notes from my remarks. The internet is not new. The last [...]

January 20, 2012 5 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Philanthropy and Social Media

Date: January 17, 2012, 6 pm EST Location: New York, NY Topic: Philanthropy and Social Media Description: To launch the whitepaper, Philanthropy and Social Media, presented by The Institute for Philanthropy and The Indigo Trust, this panel discussed the impact of social media on philanthropy and giving from various perspectives. In addition to myself, the [...]

January 17, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Technology Toolbox: Learn from Occupy Wall Street to Occupy YOUR Street

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“The revolution will not be televised.” Maybe not. Be as we have seen in events around the world, the revolution will be tweeted, photographed, mapped and posted to our status. And most importantly: it will be documented and shared by large numbers of people, experiencing it first hand, and sharing news and updates in real [...]

December 26, 2011 8 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Great reads from around the web on December 22nd

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of December 22nd). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

December 22, 2011 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Measuring Impact: Feature Article from the Latest Issue of NTEN:Change

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[Note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete article, "From Outcomes to Impact," by subscribing to the journal for free!] By Julie Macalik, with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success The first step in starting to measure your impact is to identify the major outcomes that you want to [...]

December 22, 2011 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Social Networking Strategies: The Limits of Cutting and Pasting

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My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up on the opinion blog – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog or read the full post below. —– Google+, the social network launched by Google nearly 5 months ago, has recently opened up the platform to organizations [...]

November 23, 2011 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Is social media helping you meet your mission? It can!

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Last week, I had the opportunity to run a webinar on Nonprofit Webinars. I had thought to myself that there wouldn’t be anyone registered because it wasn’t a very buzzy topic. I was presenting on the way we can identify metrics in social media that help us reach our mission and how to use those [...]

November 17, 2011 5 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…