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Networked Nonprofit in Boston: A Story of Contrasts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. We met face-t0-face at a social media event in 2008, but that was the only time I had interacted her face-to-face. Weak Tie/Strong Tie Ice Breaker.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

On the morning of July 7th, a page was created for the events taking place in central London and as both television news and personal witnesses revealed more information the page content grew – by the minute. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter! Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing.

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Happy 10NTC Eve!

Connection Cafe

I’m in Atlanta on the eve of the 2010 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference and excited about the few people that I have already run into and looking forward to reuniting with more friends and NPTech peeps. One of my favorite tools for monitoring a hashtag at a live event is: tweetchat.com. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky.

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3 Nonprofits Aim to Better Connect with Donors

Connection Cafe

With events generating roughly 48 percent of the $6.1 million it raised in 2014 to support research, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer faces a big challenge in converting the 20,000 individuals who participate in its events into ongoing donors. “They’re your friends.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. In less than two years, a simple website created to track election violence in Nairobi is now being used to: monitor crime-related data in Atlanta, GA. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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Advancing Your Mission With GIS Tools

NTEN

In 2008, post-election violence erupted in Kenya. In less than two years, a simple website created to track election violence in Nairobi is now being used to: monitor crime-related data in Atlanta, GA. Collecting and Disseminating Information - Ushahidi. monitor election results in Mexico and India.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. As this collection of fantastic conferences continues to grow, we'll be updating event details like ticket prices * and event hashtags. Did your event make the list?