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Nonprofits Get a Social Media Mentor in Socialbrite.org | Econsultancy

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Nonprofits Get a Social Media Mentor in Socialbrite.org | Econsultancy: "SAN FRANCISCO – June 29, 2009 – Eight leading experts in social media and nonprofit technology have joined forces to create Socialbrite.org, a hub that showcases social tools for social change.

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Guest Post: Celebrating Beth’s Five Years As Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Five years ago, the Packard Foundation was trying to figure out this whole social media thing. The idea of using social media for social impact was still pretty new, though it was certainly playing a pretty big role in the Presidential election. If not more so.

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Celebrating Women in Tech: An Interview with Qgiv’s Female Leaders

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Jennifer: I was doing marketing for a theme park in 2008 and due to a series of unfortunate events I found myself without a job in 2009 (anyone else?). On top of that our CEO, Todd, is a phenomenal mentor and has never made me feel like being a female has anything to do with my ability to lead.

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Research Friday: The Importance of Strong and Weak Ties In Leadership Development

ASU Lodestar Center

These days,"social network" is a term that often refers to a social media community, such as Facebook, and thus is not a term that many managers would take seriously unless they were discussing a social media campaign. The connection between two people within a social network is referred to as a tie.

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Bridging the Opportunity Divide – Empowering Youth to Imagine and Realize their Futures

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: During the Mashable Social Good Summit earlier this week, I ran into Akhtar Badshah from Microsoft with colleagues who were on a panel to discuss the challenges facing youth today or the “opportunity divide.” Give for Youth micro-giving marketplace where you can support youth-focused nonprofits directly.

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Cause Camp 2017 Speaker Lineup Announcement

NonProfit Hub

And hundreds of top mentors contributed to what’s rattling around in his head. Beth Kanter is an internationally recognized thought leader in networks, social media and data. It taught him to respect research. Know what you’re doing, don’t guess. He aims to have an “opinion-free” practice. Beth Kanter. BethKanter.org.

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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. Of course, be sure to work with your staff team to get an outside perspective and seek advice from trusted colleagues, mentors, and managers. GROW With Your Volunteers.