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PBS Development Presentation (Draft)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm headed out to Palm Springs for PBS Development 2007. I'm supporting Free Burma Day. Another attempt at the Meet Jane style. Also, the first time I've done a story created out of Twitter Tweets. You can't really see it unless you hear the narrative and animation. I'll try to do a voice over at some point.

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Gift the Gift of Charity: Make A Contribution to any of these Fabulous Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Foundation has created the 2007 Gifts of Hope campaign in order to do just that; meaningful giving can bring hope, protection and security to the most vulnerable of our global family. Help A Family of Five in Burma Stay Alive. Foundation's Gifts of Hope have been created to initiate a revolution in giving ??? Photo by Jackol.

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Day 1: Connecting Up Conference: Brisbane, Australia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Disaster Relief: Described their efforts for Tsunami and Katrina and mentioned efforts for Burma and China. Why it works: conversation, authentic, story, translates into action -- how do I let go and let my supporters take hole of my messaging. Your supporters are better at it - let your supporters do it.

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The Journey of the Spiritual Activist: An Interview with Marisa Handler

Have Fun - Do Good

Activist, journalist, and singer, Marisa Handler , chronicles her activist journey, and the role spirituality played in it, in her 2007 memoir, Loyal to the Sky: Notes from an Activist. For example, I started organizing around Burma last year in solidarity with the profoundly nonviolent uprising in Burma.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007. We've been developing Miradi for three years together with the Conservation Measures Partnership (which includes groups like The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund), and began beta testing the software in 2007. The feedback has been amazing.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: WITNESS

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Recent events in Burma in 2007 and Iran in 2009 and even the US in 2010 reveal that governments can easily comb activists’ footage online and seek out protesters and citizens for arrest, persecution or worse. The ability to stream video directly from a mobile phone (i.e.