Lisa Colton's presentation on the UJA federation of NY webinar series for synagogues. Feb 17, 2011

1. LEADERSHIP IN A DIGITAL AGE Working in a Networked Way Presented by Lisa Colton, Darim Online With thanks to

2. Agenda See Differently Think Differently Work Differently

3. Group Action Just Got Easier Clay Shirky

4. Shift of Power

5. The Networked Nonprofit Fortress Transactional Transparent How do you operate? What’s your culture?

6. Fortress to Transparent

7. What’s Different? Work Differently

8. THE OLD WAY

9. Some organizations are born this way, And some need to evolve to get there… Examples of how you’re working this way?

10. Nodes, Influencers, Free Agents Nodes, Influencers, Free Agents

11. Core & Periphery

12. Start By Giving, Not Asking

13. Trust Through Transparency

14. Relationships Go 2 Ways

15. Think DifferentlyCosts &BenefitsRisks &Rewards

16. “Fail informatively - Fail like crazy” Cost of trying things is approaching zero. Risks of missed opportunity, or taking too long to adapt are high. Be nimble. Be flexible. "We spend more time figuring out whether something is a good idea than we would have just trying it.” - Shirky

17. Work Differently

18. You want me to tweet too?

19. Re-examine Assumptions

20. Revisit Job Descriptions

21. STREAMLINE

22. SIMPLIFY Do what you do best, and network the rest.

23. CONTROL ONLY WHAT YOU NEED TO CONTROL 50,000 Members 90 Chapters 140,000 volunteer hours Less than 20 FTE staff SURFRIDER FOUNDATION What do you NEED to control?

24. GOVERNANCEIs your board pushing you to evolve, or holding you back?Who else do you need to evolve culture & take informed risks?

26. Hire, support and train the right people

27. Create a culture that supports openness

28. Remove barriers to being open

29. Encourage risk taking, reflection, learning

30. Celebrate passion and learningBE PATIENT, BUT START NOW! IN THE CHAT: 3 ACTION STEPS FOR YOU

32. Belonging in 2020 Daniel Brenner Lisa Colton Rabbi Jennifer Krause Rabbi Jonah Pesner Deborah Joselow MARCH 1, 8:30-10:30 UJA Fed NY (incl light breakfast) FREE! http://bit.ly/belong2020 What's affiliation and belonging going to look like for a socially networked Jewish community?