#missionbased

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

@deborahelizabeth.bsky.social

4 months ago

Let's call it the Wisdom Cycle: Further adventures in clarifying the role of data in a mission-based organization plus commenty Input phis experience 4 Inmation Wisdom Good Decisions plus managing towards the mission Knowledge Mission Success plus context Information Data plut analysis CC BY NO ND This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. I created the concept and this graphic representation is by Tsholo Thekiso of Annkissam.

I created this diagram about ten years ago, in response to discussions among #nonprofits and other #missionbased organizations about #datainformed decisions and #knowledgemanagement.

#epistemology #data #information #knowledge #wisdom #gooddecisions #mission #success

Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Resource: Resilience Roundups compiled by the #HumanServicesCouncil of #NewYork

#resilianceroundup
#crowdsourced
#resilience
#sustainability
#emergencymanagement
#strategicplanning
#contingencyplanning
#humanservices
#missionbased
#nonprofit

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Advocacy resources for mission-based organizations by John McNutt

#missionbased
#nonprofit
#advocacy
#activism
#organizing
#engagement
#advice
#recommendations
#resources
#massachusetts
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Please participate in @juliacampbell77.bsky.social's #nonprofit #socialmedia #survey!

#missionbased
#marketing
#communications
#engagement
#outreach
#nonprofittechnology
#nptech
#massachusetts
#misssionbasemassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Words of #wisdom from @marniewebb.bsky.social, CEO of @techsoup.bsky.social

#missionbased
#advice
#sustainability
#security
#planning
#strategy
#nonprofitmanagement
#nptech
#nonprofittechnology
#massachusetts
#missionbasedmassachusetts

Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Web page for #laidoff #federalworkers in #Massachusetts.

#missionbased
#commonweathofmassachusetts
#stategovernment
#talentmanagement
#careerresources
#missionbasedmassachusettz

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Advice on starting a nonprofit from the #Nonprofit #Curmudgeon

(These are vintage blog articles, but still quite valid.)

#missionbased
#startinganewnonprofit
#501c3
#startup
#unsolicitedadvice
#goldenoldie
#nonprofitcurmudgeon

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Community #Engagement #Conversations with #Metropolitan #Area #Planning #Council

#massachusetts
#missionbased
#greaterboston
#planningcouncil
#mapc
#communityengagement
#professionaldevelopment
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Liana Toscanini of the #Nonprofit Center of the #Berkshires on starting a nonprofit

#missionbased
#massachusetts
#berkshirecounty
#npcberkshires
#startup
#startinganonprofit
#lianatoscanini
#nonprofitcenter
#expertadvice
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Recommended for #fundraisers: A self-paced class offered by Creating the #Future

#missionbased
#fundraising
#creatingthefuture
#hildygottlieb
#collectiveenoughness
#resources
#selfpaced
#online
#professionaldevelopment
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Training offered by the #Massachusetts #Mentoring #Partnership: mentoring #mindset for #beginners

#missionbased
#massachusetts
#massachusettsmentoringpartnership
#skillstraining
#relationshipbuilding
#engagement
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Burnout #workshop offered by the #Massachusetts Council of #HumanService #Providers

#missionbased
#massachusetts
#mchsp
#providerscouncil
#socialservices
#workers
#selfcare
#professionaldevelopment
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Boston #Network for #InternationalDevelopment's brilliant initiative for assisting #federalaid #workers

@bnidconnects.bsky.social

#missionbased
#massachusetts
#bnid
#mutualaid
#usaid
#newengland
#resources
#support
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

New #CEP #research: U.S. #nonprofits report extraordinary challenges in the current #political context

#centerforeffectivephilanthropy
#philanthropy
#nonprofit
#republicanadministration
#publicpolicy
#executiveorders
#missionbased
#massachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Resource: Article on #knowledge #management approaches for #nonprofits by Rachael Stark

#knowledgemanagement
#km
#nonprofit
#nonprofitkm
#options
#strategy
#planning
#rachaelstark
#missionbased
#massachusetts
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

@deborahelizabeth.bsky.social

1 year ago

Please give me some #feedback on this! I need a #realitycheck.

Is this a good time to start a new nonprofit organization?

#nonprofit
#startinganonprofit
#missionbased
#strategy
#tactics
#timing
#startup
#currentevents
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Resource: borrow an online copy of this book on nonviolent techniques for making the world a better place

#missionbased
#massachusetts
#missionbasedmassachusetts
#positivechange
#nonviolentchange
#communityorganizing
#recommendedreading
#nonprofit

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Opinion: the best project management tool for your organization is one that you probably already have.

#nptech
#tech4good
#nonprofittechnology
#missionbased
#massachusetts
#projectmanagement
#pm
#softwareselection
#missionbasedmassachusetts

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

#missionbased
#massachusetts
#nonviolentsocialchange
#positivechange
#srdjapopovic
#ricepudding
#legomen
#nonviolenttechniques
#strategy
#tactics
#recommendedreading

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

"#Everyday #actions you can take to keep the world #kind, #just, and #joyful amidst the rise in #hate and #bigotry"

Thank you, @nonprofitaf.bsky.social !

#missionbasedmassachusetts
#actlocally
#nonprofit
#missionbased
#dontobeyinadvance
#activism

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Here's a great example of a #nonprofit holding a #public #nonpartisan forum on #racial #justice:

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#missionbasedmassachusetts
#brookline
#massachusetts
#brooklineforracialjusticeandequity
#equity
#civicengagement
#publicconversation
#missionbased

Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

#Quickstart #instructions: #install and #activate #Virtru for #Gmail :

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#resource
#security
#privacy
#ee2e
#encryption
#communications
#missionbased
#massachusetts
#missionbasedmassachusetts
#nonprofits

Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

The #Data #Rescue Project needs #⁷input from #missionbased organizations

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@datarescueproject.org

#nonprofit
#datarescue
#missionbasedmassachusetts
#civicdata
#publicdata
#publicinformation
#governmental
#nongovernmental
#websites
#nptech

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

@deborahelizabeth.bsky.social

1 year ago

Others who in addition to @archive.org might be interested in #downloading #websites with crucial #public #information:

@massnonprofitnet.bsky.social
@missionbasedmass.bsky.social
@bostonfdn.bsky.social
@newurbanmechanics.boston.gov
@bpl.boston.gov

#massachusetts
#missionbased
#publicdata

Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Your nonprofit WILL be targeted with misinformation; prepare now. Watching misinformation and disinformation related to the fires in Los Angeles spread exactly like wildfire has been a reminder of just how bad things are regarding public relations and truth. Inst…

"Your nonprofit WILL be targeted with misinformation; prepare now."

Article by @coyotebroad.bsky.social

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#nonprofit
#strategy
#tactics
#communications
#missionbased
#missionbasedmassachusetts
#misinformation
#disinformation
#debunking
#prebunking

Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Technical Assistance - Alliance for Justice

This is a great #resource: technical assistance from the @afj.org!

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#allianceforjustice
#missionbased
#missionbasedmassachusetts
#technicalassistance
#lobbying
#advocacy
#nonprofit
#massachusetts
#justice

Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Be a Local: A Guide to Getting Involved - Streetsblog Massachusetts Local government and community organizing offer plenty of opportunities for ordinary people to make a big difference.

"Be a local: A guide to getting involved"

#massachusetts
#communityorganizing
#missionbased
#activism
#actlocally

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Mission-Based Massachusetts

@missionbasedmass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Why We Filed a Lawsuit Against the Administration This is the first time in NCN’s history that we have filed a lawsuit against any entity, and our first was filed against the White House. I’ve been asked many times since how we did it so quickly, and...

A statement by @dianeyentel.bsky.social, president of the National Council of Nonprofits:

"Why we filed a lawsuit against the administration"

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#nationalcouncilofnonprofits
#missionbased
#thirdsector
#letslitigate
#resistance
#donotobeyinadvance

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

@deborahelizabeth.bsky.social

1 year ago

I agree!

I just sent you an #encrypted email via #Virtru for Gmail. You can see for yourself how it works.

Full disclosure: I use the free version of Virtru, and have no financial relationship with Virtru. I'm just a fan.

#E2EE
#security
#privacy
#nptech
#nonprofit
#missionbased
#activism

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

@deborahelizabeth.bsky.social

1 year ago

I read an article in the #NonprofitTimes by Morgan Roth: "Here's how #philanthropy will fix declining #empathy."

I'm dubious.

I've posted some reflections to the #MissionBased #Massachusetts community.

Please let me know what you think.

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