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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I used this an opportunity to reflect on my experience as a free agent over the years and while the tools have changed, the principles effectively using social media to fundraising for a cause have not. And while the small nonprofit, The Sharing Foundation , benefited from the prize money, there were also other benefits.

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Spell check, Grammar check, now Inclusive check? Google’s ‘Assistive Writer’

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The tool, powered by a language processing AI, flags gendered language as well as other words like ‘landlord’ and suggests that they may be noninclusive. The tool, while only in beta, gathered some quick attention across news outlets and Twitter users that took screenshots of surprise. Quick History of Spell Checks.

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Great reads from around the web on December 25th

Amy Sample Ward

Social Media: What I Learned This Year | Millennial Marketing – Carol Phillips has a great post recapping what she learned about social media in 2009, including: "Effective use of Social Media requires enthusiasm and diligence." Unconference is coming to Washington, D.C., NonProfit 2.0

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24 hours, millions of dollars, thousands of nonprofits—What gives in Minnesota?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Last week, Washington, DC held its first ever Give to the Max Day where 1300 nonprofits were fundraising and experimenting with social media tools and raised over $2 million in 24 hours. Launched in 2009, the third match day will happen on Wednesday, November 16th. So what gives in Minnesota?

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Women Who Tech Telesummit is almost here!

Amy Sample Ward

When: May 12, 2009. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our community to share our collective wisdom with inspiring stories and practical tools that help women professionally and personally and of course, change the world. Panels run from 11AM EDT to 6PM EDT. Where: Everywhere via phone and web.

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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

"As “Government 2.0&# becomes more and more popular, especially here in the Washington area, there seem to be an increasing number of people calling themselves social media or “Gov 2.0″ the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land."

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Great reads from around the web on October 28th

Amy Sample Ward

"As “Government 2.0&# becomes more and more popular, especially here in the Washington area, there seem to be an increasing number of people calling themselves social media or “Gov 2.0″ the question of ownership will be directly tied to who has access to the necessary tools to build on the "land."

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