Posted on April 25, 2008 by audriez
Okay, I apologize–I was offline longer than anticipated (will be off a little while until summer, getting my cyber properties moved around), but I have a great excuse for April. We just bid “adieu” to a great group of French middle school-age students, part of an exchange with my daughter’s middle school. We hadn’t been [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2008 by audriez
After reading part 1–wikis and staff development, we move onto a brief look at other web 2.0 applications and how a nonprofit exec can take advantage of them for staff development (this is not comprehensive, but meant to get your feet wet).
The Value of Networking Among Peers
One of the frustrations we had when I ran the small [...]
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Posted on February 7, 2008 by audriez
Glad I discovered Stewart Mader yesterday. What drew me was a discussion of wiki versus email on Day 2 of his series, “21 Days of Wiki Adoption.”
Last month, I wrote how email might not be going away anytime soon, and I stick with that. But having held jobs where I’d leave my desk for a meeting, returning to find 100 emails, I know there [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2008 by audriez
A couple of “down” days with a cold followed by watching the Superbowl led me to ponder new business models and web 2.0.
As you recall, the Superbowl was played at University of Phoenix’s stadium. UOP was one of the first educational institutions to adopt the distance learning model. The upside to pushing the envelope is their phenomenal growth and still cutting-edge [...]
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Posted on January 31, 2008 by audriez
On a post last week, I reported on Social Media In Action, where Beth Kanter’s passion for kids in Cambodia stood to benefit from participation in the online fundraising contest sponsored by America’s Giving Challenge. Beth’s passion is for The Sharing Foundation, which is benefiting from her networking on Twitter and her blog.
The contest is intented [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2008 by audriez
At least I am.
I confess, I’m “late” with getting on board with Twitter (ok…it launched in late 2006; only in the cyberworld is this late). Lots of reasons:
Concern with time management
Already have plenty of work flow interruptions
Too busy to take the time regarding how it all works.
Not sure if there was anyone to tweet with [...]
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Posted on January 24, 2008 by audriez
In my previous post, you began to lay the groundwork for board signoff on your web 2.0 initiatives.
It’s a myth that boards won’t support (increased) usage of web 2.0 technology. They are simply unfamiliar with the potential of what exists. They may have seen their teenager use MySpace or a school blog. Your job is to connect the dots. Ultimately, they are accountable for the financial well-being of [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2008 by audriez
Yesterday, I made this comment in response to others on Ken Goldstein’s blog:
In a perfect world, even smaller nonprofits have some semblance of a strategic plan, signed off on by their board of directors. Web2.0 usage would be integrated into the plan (in general terms-I don’t want to indicate micro-management or, heaven forbid, sound too [...]
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Posted on January 19, 2008 by audriez
Nominations are again being sought for the Purpose Prize–a $100,000 award for baby boomers and beyond who have rocked their world by being social innovators, using their experience and talents to benefit others. Who is eligible? People over 60. (For you young-uns, that’s people who remember with clarity where they were the day President Kennedy was shot).
Check [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2008 by audriez
Last night, I began teaching a college class in strategic planning. It got me to thinking about a recent conversation with my hubby, who also teaches college part-time. We’ve had difficulty lately getting in touch in a timely way with our students. We try our darndest to help students succeed, often in spite of themselves–sending reminders about upcoming [...]
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