A new way of thinking about strategy can help all of our organizations meet the challenges of an ever-changing world. In the author’s experience, both in the business and in the philanthropic world, the organizations that have been able to adapt and succeed have shared some basic features. He’ ll call them the Ten Commandments of Strategy for an Uncertain World.

by Andres Spokoiny

(Published with the kind permission of the author. Originally published in: eJP http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/author/ejp/)

You now know why networking is such a critical competency, what strategic networking is and what it isn’t, and how to design powerful networking goals that will propel you forward. In this section, you will learn to Organize for Networking Success and to Apply the Echo Effect of Networking.

By Deborah Grayson Riegel

“Thy friend has a friend and the friend of thy friend has a friend.” – Talmud

Most of us recognize the importance of networking, but when it comes right down to it, we really don’t know how to do it well. Many of us mistakenly believe that networking is showing up to as many events as possible, while subtly (or not so subtly) making the case for ourselves or our organizations as we make the rounds. Those of us who go this route usually end up abandoning networking after attending too many parties and meetings with few results to show for it – and then arrive at the conclusion that networking doesn’t really work. But it does.

By Deborah Grayson Riegel

The sensation of proximity and company that social networks create affords communities and institutions an opportunity to communicate with readers in a more emotive way. Every medium has its own style, and social networks are no exception.

by José M. Esses