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Ideation Conference Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This workshop was an experiment in the interactive lecture and lots of small groups. Mark Horvath shared how he searches on Twitter for the words "homeless" and either educates or empowers. My slides are here.

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Reflections and Notes from Personal Democracy Forum 2013

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I try to sprinkle these 50% events throughout the year – a lecture here, a webinar there – to make sure I’m broadening my perspective and getting a few sideways ideas. The whole speech is 12 minutes, and if you want some tips about reaching millenials I’d advise watching the whole thing [quick tip: animals and homelessness].

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Using Social Bridging to Be "For Everyone" in a New Way

Museum 2.0

We''ve seen surprising and powerful results--visitors from different backgrounds getting to know each other, homeless people and museum volunteers working together, artists from different worlds building new collaborative projects. This isn''t just a philosophical shift--it''s also being driven by visitors'' behavior.

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Yoga for Social Change

Have Fun - Do Good

In San Francisco, Yoga Sangha is hosting a "Spiritual Activation Series" with lecture, yoga and meditation. Street Yoga is a group in the Pacific Northwest that teaches free yoga and wellness classes to youth living on the streets and in foster care, children of homeless families, and young people recovering from abuse and trauma.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

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For example, you’ll need far fewer volunteers at a small lecture event than you will at a community-wide dance-a-thon. Some groups who may have cancelled in-person events due to COVID-19 may be back to hosting in-person guest lectures, while others have resumed events online. Use current volunteers as a resource.

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Webinar format which lends itself to lecture is out of my preference zone. I told Marnie's story about the Northern CA Homeless Group story and someone pointed out that the homeless photo I used was from Washington, DC. First, my preferred method of instruction is to be more interactive and facilitate discussion.

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Program Comfort: Events that Draw People Out

Museum 2.0

tracking an agent, and inevitably end up interrogating homeless people and perfect strangers—engaging in social behavior they would never consider in “real” life. By training staff and lecturers as listeners. At adult surveillance workshops, visitors hit the streets of D.C.

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