Mapping software is changing the way we view and engage in the world. In fact, mapping software has become so prevalent and important, that beware the executive who screws one up, you’re likely to lose your job! Two recent uses of mapping software have clearly illustrated the wonderful civic possibilities, and the fatal flaws, of [...]
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Which Way is Social Fundraising Going?
A few weeks ago I was asked about fundraising through social media channels (not the Donate Now button on your website, but giving through Facebook, Twitter, etc.) The questioner was a skeptic, her question really was: isn’t all the hype about giving on Facebook just a bunch of hooey since it’s such a small slice [...]
6 Degrees of Separation Experiment
The idea that we are all connected to one another by 6 degrees of separation has become ingrained in our public consciousness. And it has been proven, and re-proven, scientifically first in the 1960s by Dr. Stanley Miligram in what he called the Small World Experiment whereby letters mailed from one social contact to another, [...]
More #GivingTuesday Than GivingTuesdaytm
Yesterday was #GivingTuesday, a phenomenal, viral event to spur donations and volunteerism for causes to rival Black Friday and Cyber Monday. (BTW, all those for corporate marketing gurus couldn’t think of better names than those? Why is a day dedicated to shopping “Black”? And Cyber Monday sounds like the invasion of the Borg.)
Giving Tuesday didn’t [...]
Vote for Me For President of LinkedIn!
For all of you having election withdrawal, I’d like to announce my candidacy for President of LinkedIn. Free cake for everyone!
Debra’s post a few weeks ago about endorsements on LinkedIn got me thinking about the site’s fundamental purpose. I noticed something curious recently, when I talk about the maturation of the social media toolset for [...]
When Bad Things Happen to Good Orgs Online
This month’s Social Good podcast is a conversation with Allyson Kapin about how to deal with a crisis that may erupt online. Allyson has great expertise in this area (even if she spells her name wrong!) as the founder of Rad Campaign, the chief evangelist for Women Who Tech and a book to be published [...]
The Networked Nonprofit: A Prequel
I have had the privilege of serving as president of my congregation, Temple Beth Abraham (take a peek at our brand new, gorgeous sanctuary!), for the last two and a half years. It has been a fascinating, at times exhausting, but overall very fulfilling endeavor. I learned that instead of using The Networked Nonprofit as [...]
"In The Networked Nonprofit, Kanter and Fine show nonprofits how to harness the power of social media to pursue their missions in partnership with two billion connected citizens."
"Thoughtful and thought provoking. Far from a technical manual, it raises compelling issues that deserve consideration by all nonprofit organizations."
—Clay Shirky, Author
Here Comes Everybody:
The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Here Comes Everybody:
The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
"Thoughtful and thought provoking. Far from a technical manual, it raises compelling issues that deserve consideration by all nonprofit organizations."
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
05/01/2008
05/01/2008
