Category Archives: Networking

Networking – Social and Beyond by Steve Strang

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Social networking has become an everyday part of nonprofit culture.  Blogging, tweeting, linking and Facebooking (among others) are day-to-day routines now for the Gen Y – but where does actual person-to-person networking fall into the picture?  P2P networking has fallen … Continue reading →

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Making Google≠Googolplex: How to Search the Internet Intelligently by Sabine Schuller

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

So imagine this scenario: You work at an NGO. It’s 4:45 Friday afternoon and your Executive Director pops into your cube. The ED says, “Hey, a board member just invited me to dinner downtown with “A Fictional Person”, who’s a … Continue reading →

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Becoming More Than Another Resume: The Advantages of Informational Interviews by Lauren Anderson

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Networking (verb)- to meet professional contacts to increase your understanding of an area, build contacts in that area, or advance your career. Informational Interview (noun)- networking in an interview-like style. Informational interviews are advantageous over traditional networking, because you demonstrate interest and … Continue reading →

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