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The nonprofit sector is about to change and no organization will escape the transition. A convergence of technologies and practices foretell a radical restructuring of the nonprofit sector. The pressures to collaborate are growing. Weblogs, social bookmarking, email, messaging, and all the permutations of network centric communication are dissolving the traditional boundaries of the organization. What does this mean for your organization? Will you even be around in five years? Or will you find a way to thrive and pursue your mission with even greater vigor?
Nonprofit organizations have to find a way to strengthen their center, while opening their boundaries to collaboration and communication of all scales and types. Like a healthy living cell, they must find the right balance of permeability. Many organizations will not make it. In order to make sure that yours does, this seminar will address several key topics:
- How to assess your organization’s risks and opportunities in the coming era.
- Three key components of a hybrid communication model.
- Ten first steps down the road toward effective permeability.
- Five ways to align ad hoc networks with your organization’s mission and operation.
- Four steps to finding untapped resources for mobilizing people.
- The power of permeability made visible in case studies.
This seminar is right for you if you can already see the boundaries of your organization starting to dissolve in places, if you have a desire to seize the opportunities of network centric communication, or if you want to avoid the liabilities and risks of holding too tightly to the impermeable corporate model.
This seminar is taught by Michael C. Gilbert, the author of Communication Centered Technology Planning, 2nd Edition, and a long time coach and consultant on matters related to information and effectiveness in work and civil society. Michael has helped over 1000 organizations build their communication resources, has conducted over two dozen studies of nonprofit communication practices, and is the Editor of the Journal of Networks and Civil Society. He is also the Editor of Nonprofit News, the sponsor and organizer of the Gilbert Authors Network, and the Founding President of the Nonprofit Technology Network. For more information about Mr. Gilbert, please see his bio.
Our pre-packaged online seminar here consists of a 90 minute session.
Live Online Seminars: These are presented at a scheduled date & time, broadcast live, and include live Q&A time with the instructor. Live online seminars presented by The Gilbert Center are open registration seminars, which means that anyone can attend. You can read the technical requirements and other basic facts for live online seminars.
On-Demand Online Seminars: On-demand means you can attend at a time that is most convenient for your schedule. Each one consists of the recording of the most recent live presentation for you to watch, and comes packaged with a phone consultation with the instructor so you can ask questions about the seminar materials and how they can best be put to use in your particular situation. You can also read technical requirements and other basic facts for on-demand seminars. The list of seminars available on-demand is listed down the right-hand side of that same page.
Private Sessions: If you have a group of people to whom you would like to offer training, please consider our private packages. You can hire us to present any of the seminars listed on this site, or custom sessions, for your group privately; online or in person at your location. Read example package outlines here. Please contact us with any questions you have, or to discuss scheduling a seminar for your group.
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