NTC,+April+2010

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April 8, 2010 at the NTC

[|Allison Fine] and [|Beth Kanter] did a session called [|The Networked Nonprofit] that we designed. We covered the themes in our soon to be published book, [|The Networked Nonprofit], and engaged the audience in a conversation about these themes. Here's an [|interview] with did with Holly Ross prior to the session. The other wonderful thing is that [|Amy Sample Ward] and [|Peggy Duvette] were in the audience live blogging and I'm so grateful for their |notes. (Thank you!) Also, a huge thanks to [|Geoff Livingston who took fabulous photos]!

We started with a little skit, loosely based on the PC/MAC commercials about how our styles are so different. Collaboration is hard and even harder when you don't write, think, or have the same tone. It may be easier to [|write a book alone], but a collaborative effort can produce something rich. I was worried about our different presentation styles - not to mention how we prepare differently - but we had great chemistry! Pretty good for only being in the room together one time before and presenting together for the first time! On the content side, I was surprised to hear the responses to the simplicity exercise - what could your organization do less of? Meetings was a big one, followed by worry! [|Shawn], a passionate free agent fundraiser and video blogger, was in the room. I first encountered "[|Uncultured]" through his work on Blog Action Day. He stood up and talked about how wants to work with nonprofits and later [|blogged about the session]. One of the points we made in the book is how nonprofits need to work with free agent fundraisers, but I also think that free agent fundraisers should also learn ways to approach nonprofits in a less confrontational way. Nonetheless, I will thrilled to see people in the room hand Shawn cards.

Beth's blog [|post] describing the session.