Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2008

If you think that virtual worlds means Second Life, there are many others. I just discovered this introduction on YouTube and thought I'd share it here. One thing I learned is that WhyVille is a virtual world that will run on low bandwidth (dial-up) and lower end computers.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 1, 2022

According to the WHO, “The day is about promoting the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities at every level of society and development, and to raise awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of political, social, economic, and cultural life.”. Who they are.

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Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

In addition, Qgiv promotes a flexible work environment to support a healthy work/life balance. Qgiv provided an environment where I felt comfortable sharing my challenges with the leadership team, and I always felt like I had the support I needed to navigate this new phase in my life. Meet Cristina Ordaz, Senior UI/UX Designer .

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Bates has a primer for nonprofits interested in Second Life. Just remember that actions in SL can affect your life in the really real world. Wired stakeholders. IBM's going to bring broadband to rural areas over power lines. NTEN Member Beth J. But does it seem like World of Warcraft would be a better place to find a partner?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 12, 2008

--Beth Kanter Although I've known Beth Kanter for a long time, and we write for BlogHer and NetSquared together, I've never heard her present until today when she gave the keynote at the 2008 Making Media Connections Conference. Ultimately, isn't it a great strategy for life? To make time each day to learn something new?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2012

She writes the popular blog, My Plastic-Free Life , and is a founding member of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. Beth gives presentations on living plastic-free , and why our personal changes * do* make a difference.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

Achieve was founded in 2008 and started off working in the nonprofit sector primarily in research, strategy, and fundraising. Given that they were the children of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, they didn’t have the income to support significant giving. Qgiv has been fortunate to make wonderful friends over the years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Mulligan is Board Chair and former CEO of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Mulligan : This really came into focus for me after the 2008 financial crisis. Guided by one of our company values at Guardian Life, people count, I believed that there had to be a better way.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 15, 2007

Getting construction work done on your house will make life difficult sometimes. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Better Late than Never May 15, 2007 This carnival is a day late, unfortunately.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

Learning about the people that brought the movement to life and the reason why Pride Month exists will help you better understand the meaning of the month! QC Pride was founded in 2008, revived in 2017, and serves the Quad Cities area of Iowa and Illinois. Pride Month isn’t all celebrations and rainbows! QC Pride, Inc.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

According to a November 2011 study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project , 66% of adult Internet users are using a social networking site, up from 30% in 2008. There’s little question that social media is growing in popularity and becoming more of a mainstream activity.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

OK, no, I’m still not convinced, but here’s an interesting take on Second Life from Frogloop. I’ve been reading Matt Asay’s blog on open source business models, and he has an interesting post which suggests that writing documentation is a good marketing strategy !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

That said, the best practices below are based on Nonprofit Tech for Good’s experience using Twitter almost daily since 2008. Since tweets have a very short life span, it’s a good practice to retweet your own tweets. Experiment and keep in mind that those who use Twitter regularly tend to love Twitter.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 9, 2007

So, here is a real life example of someone with a measly 195 records in her contacts database. July 9, 2007 So I talk a lot about both open source software, and the preciousness of one’s own data. I rail against vendors who promote lock-in. I tout the benefits of open source software. There are still some, shall we say, hanging chads.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 8, 2009

We are looking for business and non-profit venture ideas and will award $50,000 in seed funding to the innovators who can bring the best ideas to life." 2008 Online Giving Trends - Connections - Want to compare your 2008 numbers/results to other organizations? Check out some great designs that could get you thinking!

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Care2

JULY 17, 2008

60) Search « Webinar: Using Email to Engage Activists, Cultivate Donors | Main | Three Tips: How to Harness the Power of Video for Nonprofits » Wednesday Jul 16 2008 Bring Your Idea to Life at Social Actions Wiki Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 10:00AM | by Hatef Yamini Got ideas? Contribute your ideas here.

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Care2

JULY 16, 2008

60) Search « Webinar: Using Email to Engage Activists, Cultivate Donors | Main | Three Tips: How to Harness the Power of Video for Nonprofits » Wednesday Jul 16 2008 Bring Your Idea to Life at Social Actions Wiki Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 10:00AM | by Hatef Yamini Got ideas? Contribute your ideas here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mulligan is Board Chair and former CEO of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Mulligan : This really came into focus for me after the 2008 financial crisis. Guided by one of our company values at Guardian Life, people count, I believed that there had to be a better way.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 4, 2008

3, 2008: "NEW YORK (Fortune) -- 'Technology is making more changes in our way of life than ever in human history,' says Muhammad Yunus. Muhammed Yunus on tech, profit, and the poor - Apr. The way the Internet and the mobile phone are spreading, you cannot compare with any technology of the past.'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2012

On a personal note, I come from a small town in Western Pennsylvania, where “people cling to their guns” as President Obama clumsily stated in the 2008 campaign. Indeed, my great, great grandfather Thomas Stehle came to this country as a gunsmith in the 1840s, so I understand how deeply rooted guns are for many people.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In recent years, we have seen the growth of technology interventions that help small-scale farmers access life-saving information to protect their livelihoods and their families. However, there’s a lot more work to be done. These ideas are just the start. In order to make them successful, we need the input of those using a potential solution.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

"The first phase of this database of nonprofit collaboration models (currently consisting of the 176 nominations deemed eligible for The Collaboration Prize in 2008) contains the information submitted by each nominator in response to specific questions about the nominated collaboration.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 6, 2007

No matter the seeming outcome, know that you have made a difference in the life of at least one person. Thanks for your great insights. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2007

It’s not just consulting work, but other varied happenings in my life as well. I haven’t been posting near as much as I’d like, mostly because I’ve been rather busy. I don’t know what the next couple of months will bring, but I’ll try to generate some pithy blog posts for y’all.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Majora’s life journey is an inspiring story. She founded the nonprofit Sustainable South Bronx , was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship and today leads the Majora Carter Group , an economic consulting firm she formed in 2008 to bring her approach to underserved communities across the country. Naturally, she was eager to escape.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

In 2008, I found Ravelry. Knitting became an obsession in my life again and I haven’t stopped. It helps that I have a yarn store less than 10 minutes away and have a whole bunch of real-life friends who are as serious about knitting as I am. Only my fellow fiberaholics can understand.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

apps out there, and beginning to try and use them to create content and organize my life, I have come to the following conclusion: the apps are great, but integration still sucks. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My wish for Web 2.5

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

A long time ago (in web years) I was working with a certain CEO of a certain chapter of a certain very-big-nonprofit (whose role in life is to fund other nonprofits – this kinda gives it away, but it’s necessary for the story.) This reminds me of a true story.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Second Life isnt just about wasting time, however, nor are its "residents" exclusively teens hunkered down in their parents basements with Hot Pockets and Red Bulls - there may be real marketing potential for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. (IDI) million total (500,000 active monthly) residents of Second Life.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 19, 2016

How could I train at this stage in my life to do what they are doing? Sure there are special broadcasts that detail typical training regimens for certain prolific athletes, and I for one am quite interested in attempting to eat the 2008 diet of Michael Phelps, who famously proclaimed he was consuming 12,000 calories a day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It was the optimal time for early adoption of social media by nonprofits, and it’s no coincidence that the nonprofits that embraced these new tools in 2006 through 2008 are today the most successful nonprofits on the Social Web. The media had made Myspace, and social networking in general, out to be dangerous, life-threatening even.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

10 will help a Cambodian Youngster Get A Better Life. Blogging Behind the Nonprofit Firewall: ROI Approach. Social Fundraising: Leveraging On and Offline Connections. Calling on the Twitterverse and Connie Reece Answers First. $10 Why Nhung Sun, A Cambodian Blogger, Supports The Sharing Foundation. Bloggers Who Create Community Award.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

So, I was intrigued with a report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project about the social impact of widespread use of social networking sites. 1] (In 2008, 26% of adults used an SNS.) This is significantly higher than the 65% of Americans that belonged to at least one voluntary group in 2008."

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 23, 2011

." - Eli Stone Over the past couple weeks I've been watching Eli Stone, the 2008-09 TV dramedy that (sadly) was cancelled after two seasons. While fighting courtroom cases, he struggles with his own, and others' belief in his visions, his relationships as his life path changes, science vs. faith, and free will vs. divine will.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Prior experiences at each stage of a company’s life cycle , from seed-stage startup to mature public corporation, is valuable because entrepreneurs will know what management challenges to expect when their venture reaches that stage. Question: What is the largest change in entrepreneurship you've seen during your 24 years teaching?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Such is life. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 I had originally planned to talk about RSS/XML after tagging, but I decided instead to hold off on that as a start on the posts about the inner guts of Web 2.0.

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