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Real-Time Web Social Action Events: Blurring the Offline/Online Distinction?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two weeks ago, I wrote up my prediction for fundraising trends for 2009. org Facebook community has thrown their weight behind the Maldives President by leaving comments on his Facebook page. Then click here to start a Vigil this weekend -- and add it to the global map of thousands (<- there may already be one!).

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

The organizations get to do everything BUT drive: you are the vehicle, the gas, the map, the snacks even! org before? So they provide the examples and maps, but they let the youth pick and pledge whatever it is they want to do to make a difference. org and 1Sky to lead by merging. Quite the opposite.

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Web 2.0 Part Vb:APIs

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There were two different kinds of APIs discussed – the ones that help organizations with interoperability within their organizational systems – getting data from one app to another, and using APIs for things like Google maps mashups. It seemed that only Blackbaud had APIs you have to pay for. at 9:16 am OK, cool, that makes sense.

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The Crumbling of Nonprofit Arts Organizations: What models will rise from the ashes?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The article includes a link to a google map where you can look at the economic impact in each state. With unemployment and cutback, for many a trip to the art museum can appear to be a luxury. In response, arts organizations are cutting staff, trimming budgets, canceling shows, shortening seasons or closing their doors.

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

He also shared an interactive map on his website so people could track the road trip’s progress visually using a tool called Track My Tour. org, and five Unity College students embarked on a bio-diesel powered road trip to encourage President Obama to restore solar paneling to the White House roof.

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Let’s Connect at the NTC!

Amy Sample Ward

What : This meeting is for for people at orgs who have been using social media for several years and will be a forum to exchange advanced level tips and stories, as well as share what’s worked and what hasn’t. During the workshop, we will present traditional community organizing principles and methods of campaign mapping.

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[VIDEO] Building a Better Grants Strategy Post-COVID

Bloomerang

And it’s just really a way to map out everything from soup to nuts for all the resources and inputs that you have and matching that and aligning that with your impact and all the steps in between to get you there. . You have the whiteboard that you can map them out. And some applications actually require it.

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