#mcc12 Session Recap - "Panel Discussion: Open Organizations"

By: Justin Edmonstone - @jedmonstone

From the very first session it was clear, one of the common themes at MyCharityConnects was, sharing.

The first session I attended after a fantastic open keynote by Allison Fine was Panel Discussion: Open Organizations, all about being open in your organization. Although I found this to be an interesting topic, particularly, Ashley Good sharing that her organization, Engineers without Borders, creates a publication every year about failure. It was the tools that everyone used at their organizations big and small, that I walked away with that I found to be the most valuable.

• Mailchimp - helps you design email newsletters, share them on social networks, integrate with services you already use, and track your results. It's like your own personal publishing platform. 
• Google Docs - Google Drive. Keep everything. Share anything. 
• Eventbrite - an online service that people everywhere use to create, share, and join any event imaginable.
• FreshBooks - mission to deliver fast and simple invoicing and time tracking services that help you manage your business.
• Box.com - offers secure, scalable content-sharing that both users and IT love and adopt.
• SalesForce - the enterprise cloud computing company that is leading the shift to Social Enterprise
• Google Apps tools - familiar tools that help people work the way they want—from anywhere, with anyone, and on any device.

The panel was moderated by Anil Patel, Framework, and was made up of Ashley Good, Engineers Without Borders, Rahi Delvi, Skill for Change, and Heather Payne, Girls Learning Code.