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Four Ways to Remove a Board Member

Blue Avocado

But despite the vast digital transformation, increased use of social media, and focus on sustainability and equity practices since then, there remains some longstanding challenges that nonprofit organizations will always continue to grapple with. Case in point: Board management.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

Tech Soup

” Gore gave kudos to the Games for Change community in harnessing the explosive interest in games and directing it towards social good, and encouraged the progress, saying that he looked forward to seeing “FarmVilles for policy.” Maybe the kind of catalyst needed is a paradigmatic shift in thought.

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Online Community Meetup Recap: Engaging Voters with Social Media

Tech Soup

a brand via online channels, social media communications and website content. This month's event included a candidate for public office, sharing his experience on how to use social media to engage voters. Two weeks before the 2011 San Francisco municipal elections, mayoral candidate David Chiu. development.

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Don’t Be Fooled by Abstract Jargon: Internet Governance and ICT Policy

Tech Soup

Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. International Economic and Policy Stakeholders Recognize the Internet’s Increasing Role. This was originally posted on the GuideStar International Blog.

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Data, Data Everywhere: But How Does It Relate to You and Your Work?

Tech Soup

It is being used and analyzed by the media, the private sector, governments, and civil society organizations to inform their decisions. It will bring together academics, policy makers, and lawyers. everyday media’s use of data for reporting provides a practical. And so are the ways in which governments, civil society.

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Building a Better World

Tech Soup

This is a guest blog post from Salem Kimble, the manager of social media development at TechSoup's donor partner, BetterWorld Telecom. Executive Build 2011. BetterWorld company policy supports and encourages all employees to volunteer up to two full days each month in their local communities. Over the years.

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Virtual Work, Real Success

Tech Soup

This post was authored by Salem Kimble, social media development manager with BetterWorld Telecom. Virtual work can be a daunting shift for organizations, but it also has been shown to decrease costs, increase employee retention and satisfaction, and catalyze greater productivity ( Filling the Tank with Telework , 2011).