Archive for the ‘Governance’ Category

Published by Peggy on 23 Mar 2011

Creating Large-Scale Social Change

social change

Today brought together 300 people in Standford to discuss large scale social change across sectors. I was amazed to see such a diverse group of individuals, from funders to NGO leaders, government representatives and many more. This conference was presented by FSG and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. I deeply thank them for making a live stream of the conference. › Continue reading…

 

    

Published by Peggy on 18 Mar 2011

Secrets of the Engagement Pyramid

Engagement Pyramid

Eric Magnuson and Karen Uffelman presented a very engaging session today at #11ntc around the secrets of the Engagement Pyramid. How do you engage your community? How do you identify the people who are more closely attached to your mission? Those questions were answered today. › Continue reading…

 

 

    

Published by Angus on 13 Jul 2009

Does an online community need governance?

Board

If your community is going to be around for more than a year you need to start thinking about governance. Governance is not about managing the day-to-day of a community but rather providing guidance over purpose and goals, much like a board does for a well run non-profit organization. Ignore governance and over time members will feel that their voices are not being heard and they will vote with their feet and leave. › Continue reading…