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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Lela talked about how and why sound founded this enterprise in 2008 and their programs that are disrupting poverty. He said that customer details will be know so that business will customize the experience. He said, “yes you will be tracked, but your experience will be customized.”

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NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. I'm drawing from my experience using Twitter drawing and those of others. January 2008 As the first place winner in the America's Giving Challenge for Global Causes, I use several twitter strategies.

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APRIL 12, 2011

Next, colleague, Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation, talked about their how the foundation has embraced social media as a true experiment. This started in 2008, and as Kathy notes, “We didn’t know what we would learn, or how it would change our own work and our work with grantees. This will be very valuable information to the field.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

In May of 2008 when I joined The Lumpkin Family Foundation I was given the challenge to figure out how to develop a network to support the nonprofit capacity building work of The Foundation in downstate Illinois. We need to do more experiments to actively work to get The Foundation out of the center of the hub.

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MAY 8, 2013

I delivered the keynote there in 2008 and taught a workshop, “ Take Me To The Social Web.” Stephen is an expert in many training methods so this will be an excellent co-learning experience. I am excited for a return visit to Australia.

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MARCH 18, 2013

I’ve been using Feedly since 2008, when Kevin Gamble from the Extension community mentioned it during an online workshop that I facilitated. .” This isn’t the first time the nonprofit community has been screwed by using free tools own by corporations.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Silicon Valley philanthropy is increasing: Individual giving rose 150 percent between 2008 and 2013, from $1.9 Heather is the co-founder of Open Impact and a social entrepreneur, author, and consultant with 25 years of experience in social change. billion to $4.8

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MARCH 13, 2012

Last conducted in 2008, this study of primarily US foundations found that there was little to no change in the degree to which grantmakers incorporated practices deemed important to the success of grantees. Is grantmaking getting smarter?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I started the social culture discussion with a story describing an Twitter and board meeting experiment I did back in 2008. I dreamed up some scenarios of boards and social media in practice based on my experience in 2008. &# I was surprised that most of the topics were tactical and how to questions.

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MAY 4, 2011

Embracing the arts as a child and into my adult years has made me learn the value of experimenting and creativity. And it’s all because my mom opened the doors and pointed the way and said “try this.&#. Stacey Monk, founder of Epic Change , says forget spending money on stuff to celebrate your mom on Mother’s Day.

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JUNE 1, 2012

I’ve been a fan of Dan Roam’s work since his book “ The Back of the Napkin ” in 2008. As a trainer, I always do a participant assessment to understand their experience, knowledge, and attitudes related to the topic – for the most part social media and networked nonprofits. Map the data.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

We see examples in the ongoing success of Kickstarter , in the record number of small donations President Barack Obama collected during his 2008 campaign and, humorously, in the manner Stephen Colbert has solicited funds for his satiric Super Pac. Today Stephen Colbert is virtually replicating this crowdfunded experiment with his Super Pac.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

This is the first time I ran it for people all from the same organization, with a limited amount of time, and mix of experience. Using it an internal training, it is important to have someone with hands-on experience in each group and this spreads the organizational learning. . It was from April, 2008!

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APRIL 6, 2008

This can be a really rewarding experience. The project, which will last for 3 months, will run from May to July 2008. If you are interested in participating, include a few lines about yourself and your professional background (include your website or blog URL if you have one) and send by Sunday, April 27, 2008. The Women???s

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MARCH 29, 2009

Million For 20,000 Charities And NonProfits by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch.Com, Washington Post, May 29, 2008. Million and Counting , The Agitator, May 29, 2008. Social Networks: It’s About the Relationship by Stephen MacLaughlin, BlackBaud Blog, May 29, 2008. Causes Reports On Its First Year - $2.5 Frogloop Blog.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

This year’s Academy Award winning film – Inside Job – is one of the most powerful descriptions of what went wrong leading up to the financial collapse of 2008. The most successful documentaries are having a significant impact on major debates and public policies, from environmental concerns to financial regulations.

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MARCH 13, 2013

On the other hand, the growth mindset is about learning how to improve from setbacks. These people are willing to take more risks since challenging experiences are chance to grow and that their performance on every task is not a reflection on their intelligence. What did we learn from the experience? Was it anticipated?

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JUNE 22, 2009

Stories come out experimenting, helping people find their voices or the confidence or the desire to take an action, volunteer their time, or raise money for a cause they care about. The experiment called the Giving Challenge was: A 50 day event from December 2007 through January 2008.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2008

Though the numbers aren't in, it must be likely be higher in 2008 as this article by David Cay Johnston in the New York Times points out. A few Bay Area bloggers documented their experiences of living on $21 a week (a typical Food Stamp allotment). Hunger isn't just a problem in America.

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JUNE 19, 2008

This annual event encourages employers to experience the value of pets in their workplace for this one special day to promote pet adoptions. On June 20, 2008, businesses, animal shelters and pet-care professionals from around the world will work together to better the lives of shelter dogs everywhere.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience. I started experimenting with these concepts back in 2008 at SXSW session on Nonprofit ROI and SXSW Session on Nonprofit Crowdsourcin g as well as at the NTC in 2009 on a session mapping metrics to strategy. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.).

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MARCH 21, 2010

In 2008, I had my first opportunity to speak on a panel at SXSW called " Pimp My Nonprofit " with Ed Schipul as the moderator. So, it is with a great pleasure that Michaela shares some of her experience and takeaways from this year's SXSW. We had to replace one of the speakers and I recommended Michaela. It re-energizes and inspires.

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MAY 31, 2012

” This was one of the reasons why I wanted to write the book, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” with co-author Alison Fine back in 2008-09. I noticed a big change in 2010, the year the book was published. There were slightly less crossed-legs and arms and more curiosity and questions like, “What are the best practices?

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MAY 11, 2009

In December 2006, I launched my first experiment in using social media for fundraising - raising $800 on my blog to help send Leng Sopharath, a young Cambodian woman, to her freshman year at college. I have used social media to help raise the money for her tuition through the Sharing Foundation in 2007 and 2008.

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JANUARY 14, 2009

He set up an experiment with feeds from nptech bloggers. I remember a great post from several months ago or I want to find the half-dozen best posts on a particular topic and it is hard to do. To be clear Nptech Bloggers is a point of departure. You get summaries and then it takes you to the source. More >> Places. Organization.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

But it’s also the latest online creation of Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. She brings experience from working in and around the nonprofit sector. Jumo means “together in concert” in Yoruba, a West African language.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

I have been experimenting with how to deliver “networked&# presentations and workshops. 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. (I’ll be on the Twitter back channel following the #netnon hashtag from the Independent Sector Conference in Atlanta.).

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JULY 28, 2009

It’s easier to understand the culture behind tools like Facebook and Twitter when you spend some time posting your own pictures and experiences. Getting Started: You Don't Have To Be Joey Chestnut The photo above is Joey Chestnut who won the Nathan's hot dog eating contest in 2008. I needed to do that for myself!

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DECEMBER 22, 2007

We'll be back before 2008 with a roundup of 2007. It all started when Susan Reynolds , a social media maven and artist, was diagnosed with breast cancer and started a blog to write about her experience and used twitter to fight her cancer. Ed Schipu l, who grew a mustache for children with cancer last week, created a peavator.

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JULY 22, 2009

eBay and Amazon assign ratings to sellers and reviewers respectively, based on whether other members in the community had a good experience with them. On the day of the 2008 US elections, the Obama campaign was able to assign trimmed down telecalling lists to volunteers by ticking off the names of the people who had already voted.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

For the WeAreMedia Module 4: Spreading Awareness and Buzz With Social Media , the community has built an awesome resource - lots of tips, resources, and ideas from people's experience. I hope we'll be able to build on this experience as we go through this massive fundraising campaign without wearing out our welcome.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

I've been experimenting with online fundraising in an age of social media since 2006. I interviewed Ben Matthews who was part of the organizational group that dreamed up the Twestival concept in London in September 2008. So this is a group of social media power users and pr professionals who have some experience with nonprofits.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2008

In June of 2007, nearly over 35% of Facebook traffic came the 18-24 year old segment, compared to around 22% in June 2008. They started with a survey to examine people's experience using social networks. While the demographics of Facebook are younger compared to LinkedIn, the Compete analysis shows that Facebook users are maturing.

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AUGUST 26, 2007

I was asked to participate on a panel proposal at SXSW 2008 with several nonprofit colleagues. After life-altering experiences in Vietnam and India, and spending the night in a displaced persons camp in Turkey after the '99 earthquake, I knew my life couldn't continue on it's current course. It's been a great experience so far.

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DECEMBER 14, 2008

2008 has been a record year for disasters and therefore a record year for disaster response. You should begin to engage with small strategic experiments so you're not playing catch up down the road. But, in this economic climate the Red Cross is certainly making more aggressive online marketing moves.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Raymond raised some good reflective questions about backchannels that are still very relevant four years later as back channels goe more mainstream and search for best practices on how to incorporate them into our conferencing experience. How do they affect the relationship between those on the stage and the audience? One of the reflections.

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JULY 22, 2009

Here are some examples from Beth from November, 2008 - I'd be interested in hearing about more data and experiences myself. The gifts will generally be smaller, but with the right cultivation, you can use Twitter to raise funds.

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