It's been a wild ride and we're grateful to be part of it. Online community management for the win!
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Are you going to #18NTC? You may have heard that session voting is open. Here's a quick roundup of some great sessions - please vote for these if you love them as much as I do!
"I want you to know that the emails, projects, and other work will never stop or slow down enough for you to catch up. There will never be a perfect time to take time for you. I also want you to know that you can take time for yourself and the world around won’t come to an end. I promise! And, yes, it’s possible to be committed to your work AND have a fulfilling personal life too."
Join us at The Solar Foundation’s seventh annual Summer Solstice event in June 22, 2017 in Washington, DC!
Promotions via Facebook are the way of the future for causes. Non-profit organizations such as March of Dimes and the American Cancer Society have already been using them to great effect. Which is a process you can become a part of, with the right focus and the desire to market on a global scale through user participation and member oriented methods.
Is aligned, strategic collaboration something you're working towards at your organization? Are there underlying culture issues stopping your people from collaborating effectively? Jamie has some suggestions.
Working at a nonprofit can be a pressure cooker. Trying to manage huge workloads with limited resources, can easily trap us into thinking that working nights and weekends after a full day at the office is the answer. Overworking will not only steal your clarity, but ultimately zap your energy. We’ve all heard the advice on a plane to “put your oxygen mask on first,” but we roll our eyes and call it cliché. That simple statement is probably the most powerful piece of advice you’ll ever hear about the importance of taking care of yourself first above all others.
I've partnered with Ben Martin of Online Community Results to offer an on-demand, crash course on the Essentials on Online Community Management (EOCM). We designed this course for community managers (full or part-time) and the executives who oversee community management.
David Hessekiel, founder and president of PeerToPeer Professional Forum, will serve as emcee for the conference, and nonprofits including The ALS Association, Heifer International, and Sierra Club will join to show attendees how they’re using peer-to-peer techniques to raise funds in the real world. Attendees will learn how organizations are taking their campaigns and events to new heights, and will leave with fresh ideas they can start using right away.
