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Great reads from January 6th through January 8th

Amy Sample Ward

2008 Online Giving Trends - Connections - Want to compare your 2008 numbers/results to other organizations? Check out this post which "shares some very early online giving trends from Blackbaud clients. 40+ Inspirational Non-Profit Website Designs - Is a website redesign in your organization's 2009 plan?

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Chris Farrell set a 2008 goal to make his charitable giving a monthly activity, not a mad rush in December.

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Scratch: An Educational, Multi-Generational Online Community that Works

Museum 2.0

It's a place for Scratch users to upload, share, and remix their Scratch projects. For any project, you can "love it" (which is like giving it a thumbs-up), "add it to your favorites" (which is a private collecting function), "flag it as inappropriate," and write comments about it. You can also remix other projects.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. The panel picker process just opened - so you can vote yes or no for the panels you think are worthy of being on the program or not until September 4th.

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How I'm Celebrating My 53rd Birthday: Cambodia, Chocolate, and Class

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On Monday, I'm giving a guest lecture at the Power of Social Technology Class , a graduate course, at Stanford Business School. This class answers the question "How to leverage the power of new social technology to effectively create real social good." Beth 5.0 I hope you'll join the fun. I donated $50 to the winner's charity.

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How To: Putting Technology to Use (July 2009)

NTEN

As Holly said , smart phone usage grew 80% between June 2007 and June 2008. Oh, and we'd be pretty poor e-mail marketers if we didn't mention our upcoming webinar, " Mobile Giving Works, Learn How " Steal Ideas (for a Better World). Consider this particularly hilarious YouTube remix video. Market to Mobiles.

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Creating Your Organization's Social Media Strategy Map

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Special thanks to Qui Diaz and Danielle Brigidia for giving this a real world test from the vantage point of a social media strategist in a nonprofit organization. And while surveys, focus groups and other services can give you an analysis of what your current audience is doing online, direct observation is works best. Rinse, repeat.