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Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting

Get Fully Funded

” “The conversation easily gets off-track, and before you know it, 30 minutes have passed and we haven’t even discussed important business because we’ve gotten off on a tangent again.” There are two things that can help A LOT here: organizational by-laws and Board member job descriptions. Everything! You know David.

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Community Building begins with Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

But both the community and your organization want to see certain laws passed, things improved, programs created or groups supported. I like this picture for this point because often mother ducks will bring up the rear, supporting the ducklings and swimming along side them, instead of shooting ahead and expecting them to keep up.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

Often times the community’s ideas or needs are shared in ways that require translation, of sorts—someone that can bridge the community and organization, listening to the conversations and identifying the opportunities for the organization. What’s the foundation of CDSI? The next step is finding the sweet spot.

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Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Social Media

Connection Cafe

I have to admit that I was a bit surprised to receive a friend request from my mother-in-law, especially since she doesn’t even own a computer. Just like in the offline world, the online world is full of influencers. Everybody’s doing it. I just chalked it up to being a sign of the times. What’s cool these days?

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International Organizations and Social Media: News, Engagement, and Social Data for Policy Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It includes international trade and development, security, micro-finance, LBGT rights, renewable energy advocacy, water policy, security, human rights for indigenous people, terrorism financing, refugee protection policies and rights, law enforcement, trafficking, peace in conflict areas, and poverty reduction. Global Conversations.

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Do-It-Yourself Online Safety Guide for Women (and Everyone Else)

Tech Soup

In the digital age, abuse and misogyny offline translate into online harassment, hate speech, or even revenge porn. The danger is amplified even more so for people living in oppressive contexts; there the law of the land does not offer protection to people whose social behavior differs from the norm. Use Social Media Carefully.

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All Eyes on Egypt

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tonight she tagged me in her Facebook post about how support Egyptians march tomorrow online and offline. Here’s the list: ONLINE activism: Tweet with the hashtag #Egypt to the top of the trends. Make your profile picture something that shows support for those in Egypt (feel free to use the attached image).

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