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You’ve Got to Read This: January 18, 2011

Reid All About it

Clay Shirky ’s Foreign Affairs article, The Political Power of Social Media (registration required), is a fascinating read that rebuts and shreds Malcolm Gladwell’s view about the power of social media to facilitate change. His reasoning applies to more than only events, think organizations too.

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Social Media Roundup: Get Inside Elmore Leonard’s Head

Associations Now

More in today’s Social Media Roundup: The Language of a Legend. ” With the loss of Leonard, it’s a fitting time to look over his advice on writing, which Brain Pickings blogger Maria Popova has gathered from a New York Times article he wrote in 2001. Love this! >> ht @ kikilitalien ).

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What fundraisers Need To Know About Next Era of Digital Technology

Beth Kanter

Yes, I walked onto the stage for the closing plenary at the Festival del Fundraising wearing an astronaut suit (that included a GivingTuesday sticker ), to the theme of 2001 Space Odyssey, speaking Italian (poorly), with Marcelo Iniarra (creative concept was his idea) and shared some insights about the new ecosystem for fundraisers.

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Advocating from Afar: Virtual and Remote Grassroots Advocacy

Beekeeper Group

From the Grassroots Professional Network LinkedIn page: COVID-19 suddenly canceled the conference and fly-in plans for advocacy organizations across the country. There are other reasons that supporters, activists and members of various organizations cannot visit DC for a fly-in. Social Media Advocacy Challenge.

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From the Corner Office: The Wisdom of Wading Into the Pool Before Going Deep

Association Adviser

TFFA represents the state’s leading petroleum marketing, grocery distribution and convenience/grocery retailing organizations. Chris Newton: We’re the nation’s largest state organization dedicated to serving the fuel marketing, convenience, grocery and wholesale food industries. CN: That’s right. It takes time to build consensus.

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Organizational Amnesia, Accountability Buddies, and Other Things I learned at the Grant Managers Network Conference

Beth Kanter

In mid-March, I had a whirl wind day at the Grant Managers Network Annual Conference where I did the following: Panel Session : Outcomes, Impact, and Communication with Roberto Cremonini and Danette Peters. Add to that higher rates of turnover and more mobility in organizations—particularly among younger workers.

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The Hourglass Blog: A Lost Generation of Leadership?

The Hourglass Blog

And hes saying the same thing in this interview that he said in Los Angeles--namely that we need a new generation of leaders to take over the organizations built by Boomers. From that we developed a command-and-control mentality of how to run an organization. Communication. Im with you, Bill. Affected by the recession?