Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

It was the first mainstream article that I saw that described people being paid to blog. But hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these difficult times. Gallaga cites a specific example of giving money to DonorsChoose.org, a company that connects students and teachers to people who would like to donate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Here's a few ideas to help make charitable giving get on your calendar each month for 2009. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation? But it doesn' t always have to be you asking people to donate.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Please note that because the conversations take place over six years, some people's work and lives have changed. If you're an iTunes user, one of the ways you can help me celebrate this anniversary is by finding the Big Vision Podcast in the iTunes Store and giving it a star rating (hopefully a good one!), I'd *really* appreciate it.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Please note that because the conversations take place over five years, some people's work and lives have changed. If you have suggestions for people I should interview in 2011, please let me know in the comments. They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Co-Disruptor: Ink to the People. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2009. “I’d listened to my colleagues in the teachers’ lunchroom. Disruptor: Booster.

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JUNE 18, 2009

In a packed room at the 2009 NTC in San Francisco, LeVar Burton loomed large. People care about polar bears more than they care about themselves. economy in a tailspin, Oxfam and M+R decided to test the conventional wisdom that appeals should acknowledge people's financial woes so as not to seem out-of-touch. With the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

The 2009 Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Study contains some good data on this synergy. I have been reading the wonderful book Forces for Good, by Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant, where this dilemma is presented quite starkly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

One thing I've come to appreciate Twitter is that it allows me read the thoughts, ideas, and musings of lots of smart people and thought leaders in many different disciplines. However, she did point out that there is actually a connection between Einstein and Social Media: Social media is like a FIELD / SPACE where people 'meet'.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

We're not actually acknowledging the people around us. I think that people really, actually want that. I started this project back in July of 2009 at the prompting of a friend who was out of state and was having a birthday. People started emailing me and saying, "Oh my gosh! I named these people my "Affiliated Agents."

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

"The people I see who are successful in bringing their vision to fruition are people who have a clear vision. They are receptive to how their vision is going to manifest." --Jennifer Lee, Artizen Coaching Many of you have big visions for a better world and want to make a difference in 2009. Pick a place to start from.

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APRIL 7, 2007

If you have purchased a copy/subscription to the Journal with a corporate license, this means that it is for use by people within your organization. How can we talk about technology in social change, while, at the same time, publishing in a format that limits the availability of this knowledge to people privileged enough to pay for it?

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APRIL 4, 2013

Back then, Dan was the chair of the Harvard Hunger Action Committee that led a 4,200 mile cross-country bike ride to fight hunger. Compensation: We let the for-profit sector pay people a competitive wage based on the value of what they produce. But we don’t want people making money in charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2009

2) Can you tell me about the "Pledge to End Hunger" that you recently launched to benefit Share Our Strength? It's an environment that attracts some of the most connected people in a wide variety of industries, creating a unique opportunity for ideas to take root in wider audiences. To help fuel this state-vs.-state

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

TweetsGiving 2009. 2) Spreading Person to Person Asks : This approach uses twitter and encourages people to ask their friends through Twitter to donate to a charity and spread the ask to their friends. An alternative approach is to experiment and find ways to improve results. . For each click, 10 grains of rice is donated.

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