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Hosting Harkin at the Hub

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Gather a group of social entrepreneurs to brainstorm ideas to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and you will harvest an array of innovative solutions. Recently, I had the pleasure to host Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) for exactly such a meeting of minds with ten fellow social entrepreneurs.

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Five Tips for Nonprofits to Ramp Up their Social Media

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While many nonprofits have a social media presence these days, senior leadership is still struggling to figure out how to best integrate it into their communications plans. ” How much time should you spend on social media if you have limited resources? Social media is an incredibly active and social space.

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Guest Post by Aspen Baker: Friend or Foe? UC Berkeley Investigates the Legal Landscape of Social Networking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I really wanted to attend the " Social Networks Friend for Foe? "at who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. Fortunately, my colleague, Aspen Baker, was attending.

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Hindsight is 20/20 - Lessons Learned about Participant Fundraising in 2009

Connection Cafe

In memory of my brother-in-law, Bill Drew, I joined Team in Training in 2002 and committed to raise $2,500 and run a marathon. Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Participant Fundraising. A little social media can go a long way. Your organization can use social media (e.g., What worked for your organization in 2009?

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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In addition to your committee meeting cadence, think about hosting some fun social events every now and then that will help everyone get to know each other. Some volunteers may enjoy a shoutout on social media or during a committee meeting while others may prefer more private forms of recognition such as a handwritten thank you note.

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Research Friday: Government contracting part II: Adapting in an era of less

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highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. deliver better social outcomes. resources by stopping costly social problems in their tracks. prevention than to deal with the trauma and social consequences once a. exceed $37,000 per year with ER visits, public assistance programs, law.

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Reaching Baby Boomers: The Next Big Demographic in Nonprofit Online Fundraising - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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