leadership for uja synagogues

LEADERSHIP IN A DIGITAL AGE

Working in a Networked Way

Presented by

Lisa Colton, Darim Online

With thanks to

• See Differently• Think Differently• Work Differently

Agenda

Group Action Just Got Easier

Clay Shirky

Shift of Power

The Networked Nonprofit

Fortress

Transactional

Transparent

How do you operate?What’s your culture?

Fortress to Transparent

What’s Different?Work Differently

BE DO

Understand Networks Work with Crowds

Create a Social Culture Work with Free Agents & Influencers

Listen & Engage Friends First. Trust leads to attendance and donations.

Trust Through Transparency Govern Through Networks

Simple Do what you do best, and network the rest.

THE OLD WAY

Some organizations are born this way, And some need to evolve to get there…

Examples of how you’re working this way?

Nodes, Influencers, Free AgentsNodes, Influencers, Free Agents

Core & Periphery

Start By Giving, Not Asking

Trust Through Transparency

Relationships Go 2 Ways

Think Differently

Costs &Benefits

Risks &

Rewards

• 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

“Fail informatively - Fail like crazy”

Work Differently

You want me to tweet too?

Re-examine Assumptions

Revisit Job Descriptions

STREAMLINE

SIMPLIFY

Do what you do best, and network the rest.

50,000Members

90 Chapters

140,000 volunteer hours

Less than 20 FTE staff

SURFRIDER

FOUNDATION

What do you NEED to control?

CONTROL ONLY WHAT YOU NEED TO CONTROL

GOVERNANCEIs your board pushing you to evolve, or holding you back?

Who else do you need to evolve culture & take informed risks?

Open Leadership

• Align job descriptions new evolving ways of working

• Hire, support and train the right people

• Create a culture that supports openness

• Remove barriers to being open

• Encourage risk taking, reflection, learning

• Celebrate passion and learning

BE PATIENT, BUT START NOW!IN THE CHAT: 3 ACTION STEPS FOR YOU

Resources

• Beth Kanter’s Blog:http://www.bethkanter.org/category/leadership/

• The Networked Nonprofithttp://bit.ly/netnonbook (Amazon)http://on.fb.me/netnonbookclub (Darim’s Book Club)

• Open Leadership, by Charlene Lihttp://bit.ly/fIdor6

• Empowered, by Josh Bernoffhttp://bit.ly/ft2LlM

Belonging in 2020

Daniel BrennerLisa ColtonRabbi Jennifer KrauseRabbi Jonah PesnerDeborah Joselow

MARCH 1, 8:30-10:30UJA 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?