Knowledge Networks: Innovation through Communities of Practice

Editors, Paul Hildreth and Chris Kimble
Publisher, Idea Group Publishing
Hard cover ISBN: 159140200X Soft cover ISBN: 1591402700



Nancy White

Biography

Nancy White has utilized her facilitation, marketing, communications and management abilities for over 23 years in broadcast media, not-for-profit and the high-tech community. As founder and president of Full Circle Associates, a communications consultancy, she helps non-profits and businesses connect through online and offline strategies. She has a particular interest in the application of online interaction tools and techniques to non-profit virtual teams and international community development. Nancy is a skilled online host and facilitator who hones her craft on social conversational sites and with distributed Communities of Practice and virtual teams. She is an active chronicler and collector of online facilitation resources, constantly seeking to understand "what works and why" in this evolving world of online interaction. She teaches Online Facilitation and hosts the respected "Online Facilitation" email list. She writes and maintains a large collection of "how to" resources on online communication at: http://www.fullcirc.com/community/communitymanual.htm.

Chapters

Chapter 23 - CLICK CONNECT AND COALESCE FOR NGOS: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN ONLINE NETWORKS, COPS AND EVENTS