The Networked Nonprofit: Social Good in A Networked WorldAuthor, Blogger, and Trainer

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2012

2012

Social Change is Increasingly Network-Centric

Modified illustration by David Armano The Micro-Sociology of NetworksWith apologies to David Armano for hacking his visual!

Source: The Micro-Sociology of Networks

NGO

Change from the Inside Out

With apologies to David Armano for hacking his visual! Source: The Micro-Sociology of Networks

Staff

Networked Nonprofits

The Nonprofit Fortress

Use social media tools to organize, mobilize,

raise funds, and communicate with constituents but

outside of institutional walls

Nonprofit Fortress

Free Agent

#netnon

Global Back Channel: Other Region

@amoration@michael_hoffman@keshields@danportnoy

@uncultured Shawn Ahmed

“The problem is that YOU are the fortress. Social media is not my problem.“

Mark Horvath - @hardlynormal

Free Agents As Social Entrepreneurs

A Free Agent from Brasil: Adelize de Oliveira

Share Pair: Free AgentsWhat needs to change to open up your NGO to work Free Agents?

How can you work with an NGO as a free agent?

Momsrising: Joyful Funerals….

1. Fail2. Increment al Success3. Dramatic Success

Share Pair: LearningWhat needs to change to make learning an organizational habit?

Managing Your Attention Online: Why Is It An Important Networking Skill?

1. When you open email or do social media tasks, does it make you feel anxious?2. When you are seeking information online, have you ever forgotten what it was in

the first place you wanted to accomplish?3. Do you ever wish electronic information would just go away?4. Do you experience frustration at the amount of electronic information you need to

process daily?5. Do you sit at your computer for longer than 30 minutes at a time without getting

up to take a break?6. Do you constantly check (even in the bathroom on your mobile phone) your email,

Twitter or other online service?7. Is the only time you're off line is when you are sleeping?8. Do you feel that you often cannot concentrate?9. Do you get anxious if you are offline for more than a few hours?10.Do you find yourself easily distracted by online resources that allow you to avoid

other, pending work?

Self-Knowledge Is The First Step

Add up # of YES answers

0…1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9…10Source: Lulumonathletica

Mindful Online………………………………………………………..Need Help Now

What’s Your Score?

• Ask yourself at regular intervals whether your current activity serves your higher priority.

• Notice when your attention has wandered, and then gently bringing it back to focus on your highest priority

• To deepen relationships -- exploring from link to link is permissible – and important.

Manage Your Attention

A Minute of Silence

• Do Not Talk • Think about the discussion and ideas• Write down one idea that you can put into practice in

the next week

You can be networked and use learning and mindfulness to change the world!

• Individuals can be a powerful agents of change using social media and their networks

• Your NGO can scale change by collaborating with free agents– reach out and work with them

• Learn from your failures and successes• Social media can be distracting, but it doesn’t have

to control your attention

Thank you!

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