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Facebook Campaigning in Romania

Amy Sample Ward

Earlier this summer, I had the huge privilege to visit Romania and help with the Local Philanthropy Workshop. I also had the chance to provide a couple presentations to the NGO track, one focused specifically on using facebook for campaigning in Romania. The Local Philanthropy Workshop: Facebook Campaigning in Romania.

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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As of now, nonprofits, activism, and philanthropy are virtually non-existent in the metaverse (pun intended). Even worse, the first documented case of sexual harassment occurred in Horizon Worlds – the VR social platform created by Facebook now in Beta. The Oculus Quest 2 experience. Augmented Reality (AR).

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Great reads from around the web on October 25th

Amy Sample Ward

Women Give 2010 is the first report to compare philanthropic giving between men and women across all income levels based on a nationally representative sample. It uses data from the Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS), the nation’s largest study that tracks giving patterns among the same households over time."

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Three iPhone Apps that Every Nonprofit Needs to Know About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The use of iPhone Apps that benefit the nonprofit sector is going to explode in 2010. Hundreds of iPhone Apps created by nonprofits and nonprofit service providers are quietly preparing for an early 2010 launch. My guess is we will see many more such Apps and gelocation services launch in 2010. 2) Fundraising :: Charity Finder.

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Great reads from around the web on November 16th

Amy Sample Ward

Why You Should Embrace the New Facebook Modern Messaging System – "Just because the newly unveiled Facebook Messages is tackling the world of email doesn't mean it's inherently bad. It's a smart idea, but you should think twice before you consider ditching your current email address for Facebook email.

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9 Social Media for Social Good Sites You Should know About

NetWits

Ten years ago there was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. But now over 300 million people log-in to Facebook daily, Twitter supports over 50 million tweets per day, and 2 billion videos are watched every day on YouTube. Crowdrise came on the scene with a big splash in 2010. It’s amazing to watch technology evolve.

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Great reads from around the web on April 28th

Amy Sample Ward

If you are going to do one new thing in 2010 to help get the word out about your organization’s mission, it should be to create a video." Beth has a great post discussing some of the changes and how they impact your organization on facebook. Well I'm here to tell you that it should be video.

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