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		<title>&gt; Webinar: Customer Centricity, Engagement and Relevance &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/webinar-customer-centricity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we made a presentation on ePhilanthropy (a philosophy and a strategy, which differs from Internet Fundraising, which is merely a tactic) to a portfolio of nonprofit organizations in New York. Much of the conversation focused on getting these organizations to do the simple things right. We have heard requests repeatedly from nonprofits of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=70&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&gt; Nonprofit vs. For profit: Think Mission and Operations &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/nonprofit-vs-for-profit-think-mission-and-operations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>socialsymmetry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have worked on a number of projects recently that have involved up-front strategy and business planning. In each case, the idea originator has been challenged by the question: &#8220;Should your new organization be a nonprofit organization or a for profit organization?&#8221;
To begin, you actually have more options. Though there is some pushback, a number [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=66&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&gt; Part IV: Recommendations &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/adopt-recommendations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Our recommendations will be structured around a model that is basic to communication theory: Sender &#62; Message &#62; Channel &#62; Receiver. 
·      Sender &#8211; The individual or group communicating a message.
 
·      Message &#8211; The information that is being communicated.
 
·      Channel &#8211; The vehicle used to deliver the message/information.
 
·      Receiver &#8211; The audience for whom that message was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=54&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&gt; Part III: Constraints &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/adopt-constraints/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Before we make our recommendations, we always clearly outline project constraints. The recommendations we make must achieve the objectives outlined at the inception of the project, while being respectful of the constraints that exist (by either accommodating them, or identifying ways to eliminate them as factors). We have identified the following constraints for this project [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=32&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&gt; Part II: Interpreting &#8220;the Ask&#8221; &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/adopt-interpretation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our first step is always to interview the “customer” first. Since there is little chance that we’ll be able to visit South Africa directly, we conducted the full extent of our interviews with Candy Chang, project submitter, at a small café (Joe) just south of Union Square in Manhattan. The purpose of the interview is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=23&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&gt; Part I (Adopt a Client): Global Studios Project Overview &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/adopt-overview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a necessary delay, we are ready to kick-off our Adopt a Client program with Global Studios. Candy Chang has provided a personal overview on the project, including the reasons for her involvement and the scope of the &#8220;ask&#8221; made to Social Symmetry.
While I was getting my Masters degree in urban planning at Columbia University, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=22&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&gt; Adopt a Client: The Winner Is&#8230; &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/adopt-a-client-the-winner-is/</link>
		<comments>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/adopt-a-client-the-winner-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>socialsymmetry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are incredibly excited about our first attempt at &#8220;Adopting&#8221; a client. The response was strong, with 12 projects submitted, of which 10 were determined to be viable projects under the program guidelines. Each of the 10 projects was listed in a survey anonymously using &#8220;SurveyMonkey&#8221; and then circulated to a committee of anonymous blog [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=20&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&gt; Picking a Name: Help us name a new nonprofit platform &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/picking-a-name-help-us-name-a-new-nonprofit-platform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 18:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>socialsymmetry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peer-to-Peer Philanthropy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[p2p Philanthropy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need your help picking a name for a startup nonprofit marketplace that Social Symmetry is helping to get off the ground. The &#8220;organization&#8221; represents a platform where huge crowds of people will assemble online to evaluate charities (any nonprofit which has been invited to set up a page, can do so for free). Much as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=19&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&gt; Adopt-a-Client: Update &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/adopt-a-client-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 02:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that we&#8217;ve received a total of 11 project submissions (9 qualify while 2 will require substantially longer timeframes to execute) for our &#8220;Adopt-a-Client&#8221; program. We will review the submitted projects and will announce our decision by Thursday, 5/29. The winning project, along with a description of the &#8220;ask&#8221; will be posted on Monday, June [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=18&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&gt; Adopt a Client: Simplifying the Experiment &lt;</title>
		<link>http://insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/adopt-a-client-simplifying-the-experiment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 20:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have had well over 200 visitors to our Adopt a Client blog post since we posted it last week, which is impressive for us since we still don&#8217;t promote the blog too heavily. What we have learned is that as receptive as folks have been to having their project featured on our blog for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=insearchofsymmetry.wordpress.com&blog=2972310&post=17&subd=insearchofsymmetry&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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