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She's Geeky -- An Unconference for Women in Technology

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This is an unconference so it will have an agenda created by the people who attend. Research for and about technology/people. Our goal is to create an open space forum for women in tech to come together to. learn from each other - professional skill sharing. network with each other accross diverse sectors of the industry.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

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Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits. AI and the Future of Humans: The Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center interviewed experts about their predictions about the impact of AI. Here’s this month’s roundup. Wired Article by Clive Thompson.

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Washington, DC: Book Launch Events

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The Case Foundation has generously supported our work on research to support social media capacity building of the nonprofit sector. There is a nice synergy as ALL the proceeds from my share of the sales of the book will be going to the Sharing Foundation , the organization I championed for the first America’s Giving Challenge.

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Nonprofit 2.0 Reflections: Sharing Practices Around Listening and Free Agents

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Conference , especially the “ unconference sessions “ in Washington, DC on Friday. I participated in two unconference sessions. Think of it as another channel of research for campaign. I attend a lot of conferences , but mostly as a keynote speaker, workshop leader, or panelist. Here are my notes.

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

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Open Space and Unconference Facilitation. Innovation / Generating New Ideas. Making Decisions and Getting Consensus. Strategic Dialogue. Organizational Development. Networked Facilitation. Community Organizing. Participatory Gatherings. Any many more. Does it makes your eyes pop out?

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The Internal is the new External: EDF Business Innovation Exchange

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Holding unconferences to invite individuals and busineses beyond their staff and partners to participate - and this serves as a important research/feedback mechanism. Sharing internal presentations on slideshare. Strategy documents are put in google documents or blogged, they ask for feedback via Twitter.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

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We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. We also saw some. " The event, Participation Camp, was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One.Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the.