In case you haven’t been following our blog religiously this year, we’ve been learning a lot about best practices for matchmaking between social change projects and people with specialized skill sets. We recently brought together organizations that have a lot of matchmaking experience to chat about some of their lessons learned. A huge thanks to those who joined, including:
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Eddie Avila and Laura of Rising Voices (Global Voices Online) | Twitter: @barrioflores @zigzagrailroad @risingvoices
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Chris Michael and Bryan of WITNESS | Twitter: @witnesschris @tech_wit
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Claudia Natera of Alternativas y Capacidades | Twitter: @pokeopina
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Heidi Massey of Realized Worth for Sparked| Twitter: HeidiEKMassey
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Marc Maxson – Innovation Consultant, Global Giving (with Amy Cooper)| Twitter: @MarcMaxson
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Shari Ilsen – Senior Online Communications Manager, VolunteerMatch | Twitter: @Silsen
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Justyna Krol – Digital Engagement and Innovation Consultant, UNDP Europe and the CIS, Bratislava Regional Centre & Edgeryders) | Twitter: @JustynaKrol
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George Hodge (UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre) | Twitter: @lurglomond @hurilabs
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Becky Hurwitz of the engine room & MIT Center for Civic Media | Twitter: @bxhrz
It was a great mix of people who are thinking about incorporating matchmaking into their programs and people who have been working hard at it for a while. One of the highlights for me was seeing individuals who hadn’t met before, but do really similar work, exchange notes about their experiences. The conversation also surfaced a lot of interesting tidbits about what works for connecting advocates to (non-financial) resources. To look through those tidbits, head over to our working list of best practices, which we’ve just updated with notes from the call. It’s a perpetual draft – and you can access it here: www.theengineroom.org/matchmaking.
Thanks again to everyone who joined!