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Great reads from around the web on October 18th

Amy Sample Ward

Some people say we're in the midst of a revolution where the new tools of social media are reinventing social activism in vital ways. For 2011, SXSW is proud to add a new scholarship program to make it easier for non profits to be part of the excitement of March in Austin."

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Thank You To the Max: Minnesota Give to Max Day Raised $13.4 Million in 24 Hours

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On November 16, 2011, more than $13.4 Here is the breakdown of where our unique visits came from: We earned 202 new likes on our Facebook page on November 16, 2011 and increased our fans by 1,263 since Give to the Max Day 2010. And every year, the good folks in Minnesota share their results and lessons learned.

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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. On November 16, 2011, Minnesotans will take part in the 3 rd annual Give to the Max Day. Jeff Achen gives us the inside view.

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Social Media for Nonprofits SF Conference Recap

Tech Soup

Victor d’Allant, founder of SocialEdge , kicked things off with a lively presentation of seven ways to improve your social media life, noting it’s not about the tools, it’s about the story, and making an embarrassing admission: “I am not on Facebook,” Victor said. Which tools are you using and why?

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Game On: How Gamification is Changing the Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

Global 2000 businesses have recognized gamification as a powerful tool to engage consumers and motivate them to purchase more products. While growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio he learned to his passion was within the arts and photography. He received his BFA from the Herberger Institute for the Design & Arts in 2011.

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Adobe Is Creating Change

Tech Soup

In line with the design, drawing, and multimedia editing tools that form the backbone of Adobe, they invest in organizations that are addressing arts and creativity, education, and youth service issues. Grant Programs from the Adobe Foundation. The Foundation's community grants program has two focus areas: Arts and Creativity.

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Social Video Questions, Answered: Join TechSoup July 20

Tech Soup

Social video includes the sharing of videos across networks and channels along with the rise of video meetings, workshops, and collaboration sessions integrated with social media tools. In future NPLive sessions we will dig deeper with social video collaboration tools like. on cloud collaboration tools in the August episode of NPLive.

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