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Apr

2013

23

Advancing Social Media Measurement for Philanthropic Outcomes #sm_re

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Advancing Social Media Measurement for Philanthropic Outcomes #sm_re

How do you measure your network to learn how to improve outcomes?   That was one of many questions raised at during a Twitter Chat last week around the #sm_re hashtag.     The chat was a prelude to a convening on April 25th at the Robert Wood Johnston Foundation of  40 thinkers and practitioners, bringing diverse perspectives and expertise into discussions to develop measures for evaluating the impact of social media on philanthropic outcomes.  … Read More

Nov

2012

15

Non-Profit Leaders as Personal Brands

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Non-Profit Leaders as Personal Brands

Note From Beth: I recently keynoted the Social Good Brasil conference and one of the other speakers was Simon Mainwaring who gave an amazing keynote about social branding.    His talk resonated with some of the ideas around how nonprofits can use a network mindset and leverage the professional networks of senior leaders of nonprofits.  

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Nov

2012

08

Bringing a Network Mindset to Board Development

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Bringing a Network Mindset to Board Development

I just published a blog post over at the SSIR blog called “Bringing a Network Mindset to Board Development.”    If you thinking about combining a network mindset with social networking tools, you and your board can recruit both the best talent to join your board and the people with the best networks.… Read More

Sep

2012

27

Announcing Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Book

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Announcing Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Book

I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my second book, “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit:Using Data to Change the World,” with co-author and measurement goddess KD Paine.     The book is about how nonprofits can measure and improve results from leveraging their networks.   … Read More

Sep

2012

24

5 Ways to Make LinkedIn Board Connect Work for Your Nonprofit

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5 Ways to Make LinkedIn Board Connect Work for Your Nonprofit

Note from Beth: Last week, I wrote about the launch of LinkedIn’s Board Connect tool that helps nonprofit identify potential board candidates through searching the networks of their board members on LinkedIn.  In the comments, there was some thoughtful discussion about best practices for identifying, screening, and cultivating board members.  

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