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I’m not changing the world

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

You’re still more likely to find a progressive nonprofit techie than a conservative one, but there are plenty of conservative ones now. Conservative causes of all sorts have discovered the power of the kinds of technologies I’ve been helping nonprofits with, and are au courant.

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What’s the Secret to Social Media Success? Cute Animal Theory

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was also a nod to the &# Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism &# which was the title of a talk given by Ethan Zuckerman at O’Reilly’s E-Tech Conference in March, 2008 (notes from Ryan Singel of Wired Blog). Ethan points out that the Web was invented so physicists could share research papers, but Web2.0

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Convio 2008 Innovator Awards - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Created a wall of 5,000 signers photos.

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CASE STUDY: Marine Conservation Group Wins Victory with Care2 - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Using SMS in the Field

NTEN

Brooke Sadowsky, Program Manager, RARE Conservation. SMS allows conservation campaigns to reach a bigger audience, especially of people who are harder to find in rural and expansive areas. SMS allows conservation campaigns to reach a bigger audience, especially of people who are harder to find in rural and expansive areas.

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How To: Put Technology to Use (October 2008)

NTEN

It may be easy for big groups, with photogenic interests -- like the National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Habitat program or The Nature Conservancy's nature picture contest -- to use something like Flickr, but you're too small? What's that you say? Balderdash! Take a look at what the Learning Community is doing. Or the Women's Museum.

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PBS ShowCase Presentation: Social Media Adoption Challenges

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is a remix of the " Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism " which was the title of a talk given by Ethan Zuckerman at O'Reilly's E-Tech Conference in March, 2008 (notes from Ryan Singel. Take for example Jonathon Colman who is the Internet Strategist for the Nature Conservancy or Wendy Harmon from the Red Cross both are dog lovers!

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