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Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age
Allison Fine
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Description for Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age
Hardcover. Many social leaders and nonprofits are stuck in old ways of doing business - keeping constituents at arms length, depending on inefficient forms of communication, and relying on hierarchical forms of leadership. As a result, they can struggle to cope with today's complex and pressing social problems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
A new and empowering way of looking at and organizing social change! How can we move from serving soup until our elbows ache to solving chronic social ills like hunger or homelessness? How can we break the disastrous cycle of low expectations that leads to chronic social failures?
A new and empowering way of looking at and organizing social change! How can we move from serving soup until our elbows ache to solving chronic social ills like hunger or homelessness? How can we break the disastrous cycle of low expectations that leads to chronic social failures?
The answers to these questions lie within Momentum, a fresh, zestful way of thinking about and organizing social change work. Today's digital tools—including but not limited to e-mail, the Web, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), even iPods—promote interactivity and connectedness. But as Momentum shows, these new social media tools are ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc San Francisco, CA
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787984441
SKU
V9780787984441
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About Allison Fine
Allison H. Fine is a successful social entrepreneur and writer dedicated to helping grassroots organizations and activists implement and sustain social change efforts. Fine is a senior fellow at Demos, a network of action and ideas based in New York City. She is the founder of Innovation Network, Inc. (InnoNet), and the former CEO of E-Volve Foundation. Currently she serves ... Read more
Reviews for Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age
"...a fresh, zestful way of thinking about and organizing social change work." (PublicNet.co.uk, October 9, 2008) Thoughtful and thought provoking, which addresses technology strategies, relationships, and organizational change within the nonprofit sector. Far from a technical manual, it raises compelling issues that deserve consideration by all nonprofit organizations. (Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 05/01/2008) Fine (founder, Innovation ... Read more