Notes for Nonprofits from Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit 2011
I’ve been a bit quiet on the Internets today, and here’s why!
Fortune’s Most Powerful WomenVirtual Summit 2011 (you can still register) is going on today and tomorrow, and there are lots of great interviews and sessions with incredible women leaders.
I listened in on a session called “Your Network for Social Good” with Gerri Elliott, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer of Juniper; Cheryl Fields Tyler, board member for Not for Sale; and Alyse Nelson, co-founder, president and CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership.
The panelists focused on how technology can further non-profits’ missions and take their efforts to another level.
Here are a few of my notes from the program:
1. The online social network has become important for businesses in general but the person-to-person network is still important and should not be neglected.
2. Technology has allowed non-profits to give the community tools for education (the example that was given was Not for Sale’s online SlaveryMap that shows users where in the world reports of trafficking have occurred).
3. Technology and social media have created a global network that enables users to learn best practices from other users across the world.
4. Non-profits are just beginning to scratch the surface in terms integrating technology into their goals and missions.
How are legal-related non-profits using technology? I want to know!
