The Future of Social Actions, Part III: A Constellation of Consultants
Over the next several weeks, I will be thinking out loud about the Future of Social Actions. Our initiative is approaching its two year anniversary at the end of August, and would benefit from some community participation in creating a long-term plan going forward. I hope this blog post, and others in the series, will serve as a spark for brainstorming where Social Actions should be headed, how to get there, and how best to make the operation fully sustainable.
Part III: A Constellation of Consultants
Social Actions' consulting workload is growing faster than our small team of 2.5 contractors can keep up with. Fortunately, we have strong relationships with many of the social sector's leading social media consultants. As of last week, we are inviting the most creative, collaborative and experienced consultants we know to join us in providing outstanding support to Social Actions' in-house projects and contractual work.
The opportunities to get involved range from very light-weight support in the form of 3-5 hours per month to nearly full-time engagement with Social Actions' projects and mission. Unlike most hiring processes, Social Actions is not advertising a formal job offer. Instead, we are mapping the skills and interest areas of the consultants we know with the opportunities that we have available. We're also inviting consultants to develop their own concepts for sustainable projects that would fulfill Social Actions' mission of engaging more people in meaningful action.
How to join Social Actions Consultants community:
1. Create a profile on My Social Actions and list your skills and interest areas.
2. Join the Social Actions Consultants Google group.
Note: We are building the Social Actions Consultants community in an agile way. As the need for clearer processes emerge to ensure quality work, they will be developed and implemented on a near consensus basis. Not surprisingly, the process for being assigned and conducting Social Actions consulting work is still in development.
This much we can guarantee: Over the next 12 months, Social Actions Consultants will be working on some of the most innovative and collaborative projects the philanthropic web has produced.
Please post your questions / feedback / suggestions as a comment to this blog entry.
Part III: A Constellation of Consultants
Social Actions' consulting workload is growing faster than our small team of 2.5 contractors can keep up with. Fortunately, we have strong relationships with many of the social sector's leading social media consultants. As of last week, we are inviting the most creative, collaborative and experienced consultants we know to join us in providing outstanding support to Social Actions' in-house projects and contractual work.
The opportunities to get involved range from very light-weight support in the form of 3-5 hours per month to nearly full-time engagement with Social Actions' projects and mission. Unlike most hiring processes, Social Actions is not advertising a formal job offer. Instead, we are mapping the skills and interest areas of the consultants we know with the opportunities that we have available. We're also inviting consultants to develop their own concepts for sustainable projects that would fulfill Social Actions' mission of engaging more people in meaningful action.
How to join Social Actions Consultants community:
1. Create a profile on My Social Actions and list your skills and interest areas.
2. Join the Social Actions Consultants Google group.
Note: We are building the Social Actions Consultants community in an agile way. As the need for clearer processes emerge to ensure quality work, they will be developed and implemented on a near consensus basis. Not surprisingly, the process for being assigned and conducting Social Actions consulting work is still in development.
This much we can guarantee: Over the next 12 months, Social Actions Consultants will be working on some of the most innovative and collaborative projects the philanthropic web has produced.
Please post your questions / feedback / suggestions as a comment to this blog entry.
Tags: nptech, safuture, socialactions
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Comment by Peter Deitz on August 4, 2009 at 10:52am - Hi Christine, I went ahead and removed the link to the "Workflow Processes and Expectations" page, until we have had a chance to improve it.
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Comment by Charles Baker on July 31, 2009 at 9:51pm
- Excited to participate and to see the impact that these initiatives create in the world...
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Comment by Christine Egger on July 28, 2009 at 2:26pm -
Peter, I *love* this post and look forward to participating in the consultants community creation. If I weren't already a part of this great team, though, the Workflow Processes and Expectations wiki page would have me running for the hills ;P
Let's see if we can't streamline some of that communicating/reporting stuff. Feels like that page would benefit from some out-loud thinking about what this group does to ensure we're walking the talk of Social Actions' mission through the consultants community, too.
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Vision
A world formed by acts of generosity, empathy, and creativity.
Mission
To make it easier for people to find and share opportunities to make a difference.
Method
Openness, inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation at every opportunity.
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A world formed by acts of generosity, empathy, and creativity.
Mission
To make it easier for people to find and share opportunities to make a difference.
Method
Openness, inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation at every opportunity.
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