Oregon Unlimited Takes to the Road
Topics: Communications and Learning
Following the launch of Oregon Unlimited in March, our contractor Context Partners hit the road to introduce the free online platform/network to Oregonians across the state and to honor those nominated in the I Am Oregon campaign last fall.
Connectipedia 2.0
It's been a long time since we last talked about Connectipedia. It was
2010, in fact. If you weren't with us for the first version, you might
be wondering what Connectipedia is. Well, simply put, it's a wiki for
doing good. It's like Wikipedia, but focuses on
Who Is Oregon? IamOregon.org
Topics: Communications and Learning
To help us launch a platform for the 21st century frontier across Oregon, we want you to help us identify and celebrate everyday Oregonians who go out of their way to make a difference in our wonderful state.
Resources from Communicating for Good
Topics: Communications and Learning
Here's an annotated list of people and organizations that served as resources for Communicating for Good on July 19, 2012.
See & Hear Communicating for Good
Topics: Communications and Learning
Our Communicating for Good gathering was a sold out success. Amy Sample Ward of NTEN and Laura Mansfield of PAGATIM gave marvelous presentations with a lot of content to digest. I felt a wave of enthusiastic passion surge through the room.
Communicating for Good
Topics: Communications and Learning
While the in-person experience at Communicating for Good was great, we had some technical issues with the livestream. We are working to merge the best video, audio and slides and will have it all available on our website next week. Thanks!
A Trip to Let'er Buck! Country
Topics: Responsive Grants | Communications and Learning
For two days last week a group of MMT staff and our five
trustees traveled to the Hermiston and Pendleton area visiting grantees and area nonprofits.
Conference Fever
Topics: Communications and Learning
Last month I was fortunate enough to attend NTEN's 2012 Nonprofit
Technology Conference in San Francisco. This was my first time
attending the NTC, as well as my first visit to the Bay Area.
A Newbies View on Grantmaking
Topics: Communications and Learning
Hello from MMT Communication and Learning land. I can’t believe I’ve been at MMT for 9 months and this is my first blog post. Hello world! …and, in a nice symmetry, this post is about another first for me: my first GEO (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) conference.
Notes from a sabbatical
This is my first week back in the office after a four-week sabbatical and a two-week vacation. Take a look at the infographic I made to see how it went and read more about the big goals. I'm offering up my reflections and the lessons I learned.
Taking a break from keeping up
Topics: disruption | fitness | infographics | quilt | sabbatical | technology | Communications and Learning
Tomorrow I embark on something I'm so excited about that I simply must share it with you.Earlier this year, MMT began offering long time staff members month-long sabbaticals to provide opportunities to rejuvenate, reflect and pursue life- and/or career-enhancing activities that are not feasible within the demands of our regular work. Those of us who have been here more than seven years are eligible. I've been at MMT for 15 years (!?) and mine starts tomorrow.
Leaving tracks
Topics: Communications and Learning
I come across a wide variety of fascinating things in my job, increasingly through twitter and other forms of social media. I thought I would share a couple of recent discoveries.The Philanthropic Collaborative (a "nonpartisan organization that brings together foundations, charitites and elected officials to provide information about the positive impact of philanthropic giving") has released several reports you might find interesting.
Networked Nonprofits: The Next Challenge
Topics: Communications and Learning
What we began discussing with nonprofits a number of years ago has reached the tipping point. I'm
talking about social/new media, of course. Back in 2007, when we saw
this trend rolling forward, we offered a three-part workshop series. Our
premise was
Now I remember...
Topics: Communications and Learning
I got a slap upside the head this week. But I felt so much better afterward.I don't share much about challenges in my life outside work in this space, I have my own blog for that. But I'm making an exception because something compels me to share this.
Look Inside Our Glass Pockets
Topics: Communications and Learning
Go ahead. Take a look in our pockets. They're made of glass, so you can see all the way through them.
