The Futurist: Finding your way in a reshaped Social Sector

Just finished reading a new research paper, Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector.  The research was commissioned by the The James Irvine Foundation of California.  The researchers, La Piana Consulting identified five key trends that they believe have significant implications for the future of not-for-profit organizations. I discovered the research via Sylvia […]

Wordcamp Victoria 2009: 25 Reasons it was an outstanding event

Last Saturday, I was a participant in WordCamp Victoria 2009, held at the Victoria campus of University Canada West.  WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress, the popular open-source blogging software.  WordCamps are informal, community-organized events, organized around the world.  Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to […]

Practising inclusion makes for successful collaborative initiatives in BC's capital region

Practicing inclusion is at the heart of the nationally-recognized Quality of Life Challenge, a collaborative initiative led by the Community Council in Victoria, British Columbia. The Quality of Life Challenge seeks to create a sustainable quality of life for everyone in BC’s Capital Region. What follows comes out of a recent conversation I had over […]

Connect with the world: Another way to make your neighbourhood a better place

International collaboration works.  I saw it in the Philippines, where I spent the better part of the last two months working for a Canadian not-for-profit (CESO). I blogged about it (e.g.,  27 ways Filipinos create successful, collaborative e-Governance projects). I went half way around the world to collaborate with others.  Now, I want to bring […]

27 ways Filipinos create successful, collaborative e-Governance projects

From a global perspective, the Philippines is seriously lacking in financial resources.Of course this presents a major challenge to project delivery.Yet, increasingly I’m appreciating other ways, beyond the allocation of more funds, which contribute to project success. As I see it in practice, here in the Philippines, at the heart of those other ways are […]