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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

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These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity.

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SXSW 2013 – Social by Global: Failure Is Not An F-Word!

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This week I was in Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive Festival where I presented or facilitated at several social good sessions or events. Once you understand your own behavior and a technique for letting go of failure, you need to understand other people in your organization and establish this as a way of working.

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#13ntc Nonprofit Technology Conference: Plenary Session on Failing Informatively

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The 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference takes place in Minneapolis next week. I have the honor of designing and facilitating three sessions, including a plenary on my favorite topic – learning from failure. April 13, 2013 – 8:30-10:00. April 12, 2013 – 1:30-3:00 PM. April 13, 2013 10:30-Noon.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Art of Good Openings and Closings

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” I started with a full-day workshop outside of Auckland called “The Networked NGO in New Zealand,” this workshop was for activist organizations and focused on strategy, measurement, and best practices for managing and implementing social media as a network. One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board.

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Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?

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Harvard Business Review, March 2013. SSIR Blog, January 2013. The convening used participatory methods to identify topics for small group conversations related to the theme and was expertly facilitated by Allen Gunn from Aspiration. ( I wrote a reflection last week about the facilitation techniques here ).

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd and How To Find Them!

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Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” I often hear nonprofits say, “We don’t have those skills within our organization so we don’t do measurement.”

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Going for Goal: Shared Knowledge Inspires Successful Giving Days

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You can expect to continue to see more blog posts from me on the topic of peer learning design and training techniques as I continue to do this work. You can expect to continue to see more blog posts from me on the topic of peer learning design and training techniques as I continue to do this work.

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