Many non-profits have a hierarchical structure but operate by means of a flat or networked system. Developing yourself or other people’s leadership capacity in a non-profit requires more than acquiring skill sets for a current role, but expanding capacity to lead and be led in a variety of situations and circumstances. The 99% Blog Shares …
I recently presented a two hour seminar to Campus Crusade’s fundraising coaches on how to integrate social media into ministry partner communications. Here’s the slides from that time: Social Media and MPD–Orlando 2011 A few highlights: Email should not supplant a direct mail communication, but complement it. Rather than attaching a direct mail communication in …
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“Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.”–Howard Stevenson This quote captures the essence of my experience leading entrepreneurial ventures within Campus Crusade. As a Christian dependent on spiritual resources provided by an infinitely powerful God I’m passionate about the “without regard to resources currently controlled part.” The dreams and visions …
Google CEO Larry Page required four things of every meeting in his company. This happened because: “These rules sound like common sense, but they often disappear as companies get large and people call meetings more for political or ego-boosting reasons than to actually get anything done.” 1. Every meeting must have one clear decision maker. …
Short, image-driven posts with clear calls to action perform extremely well on Facebook. I uploaded this Facebook update to Campus Crusade’s fan page and within 10 minutes received 300 likes. Even though the page has over 60,000 fans garnering that many likes in such a short amount of time is rare. A few other factors …
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This is a TED video of Thomas Suarez, a 6th grader who taught himself how to program iPhone and iPad apps. The short video is worth watching but here were some soundbites that I enjoyed: “My favorite app is “Bustin Jieber,” which is a Justin Bieber whack-a-mole. I created it because a lot of people …
The easy part of treating digital news as a product is getting money from 2% of your audience. The hard part is losing 98% of your advertising base.–Clay Shirky
“A one-size-fits-all friendship doesn’t work. Long term friends have a different level of connectedness than a new Facebook friend. Yet both have value.”–Jeff Hurt It’s easy to become frustrated or overwhelmed with building relationships online. I’ve found it helpful to think of four kinds relationships to help focus your time on social media. Close friends …
“McDonalds has more than 1,200 restaurants in France — all locally owned franchises — and a growth rate of 30 restaurants per year in the past five years alone.”–Born in the USA, Made in France In spite of the culinary legacy of fine food in France, fast-food restaurants have become an integral part of daily …
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