Comments on: A Place to Learn

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:04:45 +0000

The conservation commons site used to be a bit more user friendly (before the upgrade). I wonder if CharityChannel could play a role in this? Especially for the sharing of documents, checklists, samples, etc.

By: elaine cohen

elaine cohen — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:09:15 +0000

Hi, I was able to partially attend the last 2 #npcons chats and wish to congratulate Hildy and others for making it such a fascinating way to share, learn and interact.

In the spirit of sharing and learning, I posted to my blog an immensely exciting non-profit merger process i had the privilege of supporting, and continue to support post-merger. Part of our role as np consultants is to assist the development of the sector, I feel, and helping to enourage partnerships and eliminate inefficiencies is key to this. You can view my post and presentation here
http://bit.ly/aPLVrA
I would be happy to respond to any questions or provide insights to other npcons who face similar assignments

warm regards, elaine
http://www.csr-reporting.blogspot.com

By: Joe Brown

Joe Brown — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:37:33 +0000

Finally (for the moment, anyway), is there a way to get RSS feed or notifications of new comments (not posts) here? Since comments are the only vehicle for most participants to add content, that would seem essential to this being a viable platform for the ongoing community envisioned yesterday.

By: Joe Brown

Joe Brown — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:34:50 +0000

Also, glad to note that yesterday’s chat welcomed 11 new #npcons tweeters who hadn’t participated in any of the previous 6 chats. I’ve added them to the ongoing list of participants http://bit.ly/npcons Brings the total to 110 list members.

By: Joe Brown

Joe Brown — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:32:36 +0000

I like the outline. Occurs to me that an component around identifying opportunities…for collaboration, networking introductions, professional development events or resources, potential clients…might be a worthwhile addition.

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:18:55 +0000

Still chewing on the idea of the Inner Circle becoming a Consulting Circle. Here is a possible sample Consulting Circle agenda:

Welcome

Confidentiality (What Happens in the Circle Stays in the Circle)

Introductions

Review Member Commitments from Last Meeting

Educational Piece or Vision Quest Presentation

Burning Issue Round-Table

Commitments for Next Month

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:44:12 +0000

Two ideas come immediately to mind. First the Trustees of Reservations (land trust in Massachusetts) has a great website for conservation organizations to share information and resources called the Conservation Commons (http://conservationcommons.net/). The second idea is to have monthly conference calls (possibly using skype) and fashion them after the Inner Circle (http://www.theinnercircle.com/). I was a part of the Inner circle in a past life and it was incredibly helpful!

By: ericka

ericka — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:39:05 +0000

I think that one thing i would love to see is a carnival of NP cons carnivals. I also think that it would be good share what Christina outlined above. One good organizing scheme would be the pollyanna principles so that ppl could see where they fit in.

By: Christina Jordan

Christina Jordan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:20:37 +0000

I would love to see this take shape!

Really liked the idea brought up in the (wonderful) #npcons chat about regularly scheduled skype calls.

Would love to see links of learning resources – not only techniques/approaches for working w/clients but also biz mgmnt resources.

I find personal stories/case studies useful… what is the path others have taken to move into this (relatively new) field and acquire a client base.

Examples of deliverable packages & pricing approaches would be useful.

Could also be helpful to have a forum like Q&A possibility

Will simmer on more ideas… Looking forward to seeing/participating in the evolution of this idea