Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

"Because it doesn't sound like Yo Yo Ma!" " I had to explain to him that Yo Yo Ma didn't sound that way after he had played for week either - and that it takes practice. He sawed, sawed away at all. But after a week, he said, "I don't want to play the cello anymore!" " I asked him why.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

That sounds about right. (Those are all "How-to" links, by the way, but) if you're short on time, here are 50 Web2.0 ways to tell a story. Determine the ROI of Social Media. NTEN's own Holly Ross suggests a simple formula: (Time & Money Saved + Money Earned) - (Time & Money In) = ROI.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology News from NTC ‘08 March 20, 2008 I’ve been having a great time here at NTC – running into lots of folks I’m happy to see again, and meet, learning about new things, being involved.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Three tips for improving software training for your staff Making technology training a higher priority at your nonprofit might sound challenging. About the Author Mark Becker founded Cathexis Partners in 2008, providing technical and consultative services to nonprofits of all sizes and types.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Many of you probably saw the original Girl Effect video in 2008, which laid out the connection between educating girls in the "developing" world and reducing poverty and HIV/AIDS. I was hesitant to promote the Girl Effect, just like I was when I wrote about it in 2008 , because it is produced by the Nike Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

That sounds like the title of a report that NTEN might produce that surveys the technology landscape and nonprofit usage and provides an overview of what technologies nonprofits should be looking at in the next 1-5 years. Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Frustrations March 9, 2008 As some of you who follow me on Twitter know, I ran into frustrations a few days ago with WPA.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

That sounded like good advice, since it might take me quite a while to get to step 1. (If, I had a brief conversation by email with Cory Doctorow , a science fiction author who is also a copyleft activist, who releases everything he writes with a CC license. If, perchance, you might want to read it, drop me an email.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2007

But what they gained, and it sounds like he’s not willing to give it up – is flexibility. They saved some in cost from a proprietary PBX system – but then they had to spend more on support and the like – it was a wash cost wise. It takes more, because you own your own system.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

In 2008, she asked for advice about raising money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. In 2008, I raised money to go to Africa to help support the first community access television station opening in Ghana. I saw for myself that history was unfolding in front of me.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 29, 2007

That’s easier than it sounds. So I switched to the very standard ethernet PC cards that Gavin so thoughtfully included, and bingo – everything works. My next step, after installing the basic Debian system, is to switch the install to Ubuntu. Changing one file (/etc/apt/sources.list) and running a few commands, should do the trick.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

You’ll be great with this and it sounds like it will feed your soul in some new and better ways. I want to smell the sweat of working for change in our society, from the inside out. { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele 03.19.07 at 5:25 pm Good luck, Michelle. 2 Michelle Murrain 03.19.07 at 5:45 pm Thanks, Michele.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2007

Sounds like a reasonable idea. IRC has always seemed to me to be one of the best ways to do that, but IRC is, well, passé these days, it seems. But why not add another channel to the back channel happenings, for instance, at NTC ? But why don’t I sign up for a Twitter account, and, well, Twitter?

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Founded: 2008 MobileCause has a pretty simple goal: Help nonprofits raise more money with less time and effort. Founded: 2010 We’re big fans of Causevox for the manifold resources that they provide nonprofits from their homebase in Brooklyn (sound familiar?). MobileCause. For a Fundraising Swiss Army Knife.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 13, 2009

If this sounds familiar, you won’t want to miss TechSoup’s free online event and webinar: Basics for Beginners: Getting Started with Social Media Tools. billion in IT expenses as of September 2008. So you’ve heard about Facebook, Twitter, and other online social networking sites.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. I love twitter, which in some ways surprises me, and in some ways doesn’t.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Jumo’s received a very warm welcome and a lot of press being that the founder Chris Hughes was also the co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign. ammado is one that might not sound familiar, but don’t worry, their doing something really special.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2012

However grim that may sound, another stat is encouraging: "Women are projected to account for 51.2 percent of the increase in total labor force growth between 2008 and 2018.". That said, ladies, we have a lot of work ahead of us.

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JUNE 10, 2009

The Giving USA Foundation’s annual report on charitable giving said that gifts were down in 2008, but not by much, 2%. Given the economic mess — the worst since the Depression — this sounds pretty good. Online Giving Surpasses $15 Billion in 2008. billion was given online to US charities in 2008.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2007

com - a free site where people can create and share ringtones about the 2008 election. Jo says in email announcement, "A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes well-chosen short political sound bites can rally a cause, make us laugh, and even sway an election. RingTones08.com Ringtones08.com

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Lela talked about how and why sound founded this enterprise in 2008 and their programs that are disrupting poverty. Samasource connects poor women and youth to training and employment in the digital economy. As a premier provider of digital services , they deliver a steady flow of work to people around the world.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2013

It sounded like an interesting and worthy project, and I figured I could set it up quickly and then return to technical project management and business development. The idea was that we would take used computers from a customer, the county of San Diego, refurbish them, and donate them to nonprofits, schools, and families.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2014

On the surface, it sounds daunting, but the first thing I say is that each person is probably already a leader - and a "leadership expert" to someone. I was a part of the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion in Belton and deployed to Iraq in 2008. Nathan : I have two short pieces on Becoming a Leadership Expert. You can just be yourself.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

I have long had a pet peeve about the notion that we should not run professional, solid, sustainable ‘enterprises’ with good processes, great tools, sound management, and superior vision – organizations that make a difference MUST be that, in my view or they will simply not be successful or efective in the end.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 28, 2016

The only public pool in the city of Santa Cruz was closed in the 2008 recession for four years. When you are on the inside, this doesn’t sound like inclusive language. It sounds threatening. It sounds like the thing that you hold dear being adulterated for public consumption. We need to be more inclusive.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2008

They are going to be launching a social action blog network in the summer of 2008, and are looking for a Managing Editor. If that sounds fun to you, or you know someone who would be a good fit, check out the job description on Idealist.org. change.org

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Connection Cafe

MAY 14, 2014

When the economy crashed in 2008, we all felt the negative impact, including K-12 private schools. This allowed for sound, data-driven strategic decisions. While overall enrollment numbers have not completely returned to pre-2008 levels, the journey back is well underway.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

At the 2008 conference, I attended a session presented by Farra Trompeter of Big Duck Consulting. She got back to me quickly and said what we wanted to do sounded like a great fit for their Brandraising program. Sounded perfect. And each of us explained it a little differently.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

It is imperative that every board have a thorough understanding of their legal and governance responsibilities in order to first create sound policies, and secondly implement these policies. Approving recommended policies is only the first step and needs to be followed by the board’s dedication to implementation and strong oversight.”.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. Obviously this is only one part of the equation, but this sure sounds like a must read report. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM. Wild Apricot Updates - June 2008. June 2008 (9). May 2008 (9). April 2008 (14). March 2008 (15).

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AUGUST 19, 2016

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. However, I am sure that sounds a little more glorious than the actual act would be.

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See3

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

We wrapped compelling words, visuals, and sound into a thought-provoking series, with each video riffing on a different word: “Free&# , “Will&# , and “Power&#. Each video features a young, critically-acclaimed spoken-word artist – Shira Erlichman, Alvin Lau, and Deja Taylor – as well as renowned musician, DJ Spooky.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Which one sounds like you, or someone you know? Payment must be received by December 31, 2008. You can read Green LA Girl's post about the work we did together this fall: My Life, Directed by Big Vision Career and Project Consulting. I also host Echoing Green's Be Bold Podcast about creating a career with impact.

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MAY 1, 2008

Heres the outline: Tell a story Keep the audience in mind Make a clear call to action Shoot video with repurposing in mind Think outside the box Prepare a script and get some feedback B-roll is important Sound is critical Give the viewer the right web tools Host a screening To get the details, read the full article. com , Inc.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Here's how: How to Join America's Giving Challenge (December 13, 2007-January 31, 2008) 1. One cool sounding project in Brazil is, Technology Training for Women Radio Communicators. How to Join the Causes Giving Challenge (December 13-February 1, 2008) 1. Want to help out your favorite cause? Click on "Get Started." or Abroad.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Sounds easy right? But according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), in 2008 for every $6 raised by charities, they lost $5 through attrition and the 2009 numbers didn’t look any better – with $6 lost through attrition for ever $4.50 Author: Rachel Muir.

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