“The Networked Nonprofit” – opening up my eyes to a new social (media) revolution

“In 2005, nonprofit organizations employed 12.9 million individuals, or approximately 9.7 percent of the U.S. economy – more than the financial activities sector employed at that time. And in 2008, nonprofits’ total revenue was $307.65 billion”The Networked Nonprofit, by Beth Kanter and Allison H. Fine I recently started engaging several nonprofit organizations and I felt the need to learn more about them. When I found the book The Networked Nonprofit, by Beth Kanter and Allison H. Fine, I jumped on it. The book started by painting a surprising picture, but when I got to the second chapter...

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Where are you “official” and where are you “private”?

[Updated 12/13/2010 with new links to blogs. Moved from WordPress.com to self-hosted blogs] A long time ago I decided to have a work blog (this, ie. http://konsultpartners.com) and to use Twitter and LinkedIn as my “professional” social tools. Even before that I created a “private” blog for my family and friends (http://off-duty-blog.hakansoderbom.com) and later I decided that Facebook was also dedicated to family and friends. In my case “private” includes my part-time job as a motorcycle safety instructor – something I am active and passionate about but it is not my livelihood. However I am...

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