Lisa Colton's presentation on the highlights of being a Networked Nonprofit, inspired by the book of the same name by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine.

1. The Art of Being
A Networked
Nonprofit
Lisa Colton
Darim Online
10.25.11

2. COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION

3. • Revisiting the origins of the ’organization’
• The people-power to achieve shared goals
• Moving from fortress to sponge
• Who’s on deck? Millennials.
• Changing work patterns
TODAY’S AGENDA

4. • Shared practice
• Shared needs and
goals
• Co-investment and
support
• Minimal ‘staffing’
• What else?
History of a Jewish Communal Organization

5. What We’re Used To

6. What We’re Moving To

7. A Personal Story

8. NETWORKS ARE VALUABLE
WE TEND TO
GROSSLY
UNDERUTILIZE
THEM.
Or attempt to use them
in the wrong ways.
Build your network now,
before you need it.
The Lesson

9. SAR Academy Causes Match Campaign

10. Fortress: Insiders in, Outsiders out

11. Sponge: Constant flow in and out

12. • What is PUBLIC or TRANSPARENT information?
• Who is ’inside’ or ‘outside’ of our community?
• What is ‘membership’?
• Where do we need to hire expertise?
• How are we evaluating progress towards our mission
and goals?
Questioning Assumptions

14. Listen to interests and
needs of the community Empower individuals to
members micro-plan, experiment and
evaluate. (Remember, you
don’t have to do it for them)
Reflect on how these Communal
’intrapreneurs’ went need or
about this task interest Provide support (staff,
space, experience,
systems) as needed
and helpful
Try it out! Focus on
short, strategic bursts
that can be adjusted
based on feedback
The age of the
‘permanent beta’
Micro-Planning

15. What’s Changed?
• Collaboration
• Mobility
• Millennials

16. Millennials:
Transparency
Fast paced/efficient
Collaboration/teams
Divvy tasks based on skill
Meaning & impact

17. • Do old patterns
increase complexity?
• Does your org have
trouble letting go of
programs that aren’t
effective anymore?
• What technology
tools can simplify
your processes?
• How can
collaborations
simplify?

18. How are you working in more
networked ways?
What’s working well?
Where are the challenges?

19. Upcoming Darim Webinars
21st Century Leadership and Learning
in Jewish Education
November 2, 1-2pm ET
Jon Mizmacher, Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano, and Andrea
Hernandez, Martin J. Gottlieb Day School, Jacksonville, FL
The Skills and Mindset of a
Successful Community Weaver
November 16, 1-2pm ET