Category Archives: Social Media

Three Types Of Organizational Transparency

How transparent is your organization? In today's networked world, society wants to engage openly and honestly with organizations. They want to converse in two-way communication with an organization's leaders and staff. Organization success demands great transparency especially when the organization wants to embrace social networking. Authors Beth Kanter and Allison H. Fine identify three kinds ...

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The Ultimate Transparent Organization Checklist

How transparent is your organization? Defining Organizational Transparency Transparency is not a fading 2010 buzzword. It is an evergreen concept that members and the public demand. It is the way an organization and its leaders think and behave. It’s how an organization grows trust that is rewarded by ...

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Broken Lamps, Disagreement And Open Dialogue

As a child, one minute I would be fighting with my sister over who was going to sit in that special chair. The next minute we would be playing together as if nothing ever happened. Our disagreements would flare and then we would move on to ...

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Creating The 24/7 Small-Staff Association Online Conference

Photo by CharlieGentle http://www.flickr.com/photos/charliegentle/94736480/sizes/o/ Join me July 13-15, 2010, for ASAE's Online Conference for Small Staff Associations (nonprofit associations with ten or few staff).     2010 Small Staff Association Online Conference Topic: With the rise of ...

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A Blueprint For Socially Augmented Events: The Seven Stages Recap

On June 15, at the PCMA Education Conference 2010, I saw Scott Klososky present how to use social technologies in the seven stages of event planning.  The title of his presentation was "A Blueprint For Socially Augmented Events."    Scott's presentation was mind boggling, thought-provoking ...

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