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Bridging Social Technologies and Sustainable Development: Social Squared

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As I was listening to the panels surrounded by global social innovators, the multiple meaning of the word “social” struck me. What does it mean to live in a “social” world in 2012? With this in mind, I propose a different articulation of the acronym SOCIAL: S is for society. A is for alignment.

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Trends in the Nonprofit Sector

Connection Cafe

As a change agent, I also like to articulate my perspectives on changes that I consider important to embrace. My predictions and recommendations are based upon working with nonprofits large and small, from following global technology and marketing trends, and from conducting formal market research.

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Using Virtual Reality to Showcase Nonprofit Impact

Tech Soup

This post is Development Director Ryan Ginard's first impression of seeing how powerful a virtual reality video is in putting the viewer in the middle of a compelling story at the most recent meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. A Highlight at the Recent Clinton Global Initiative Meeting. Image : kevin / CC BY. spanhidden.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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Giving Tuesday is a day of global generosity and charitable giving that takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. According to Giving Tuesday’s website , it is “a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity.” Giving Tuesday has come a long way since its inception in 2012.

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Interview with Temra Costa, Author of Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat

Have Fun - Do Good

They all represent either a farmer, educator, activist, or chef, but they still share the connection that they're aware of global issues. They become more aware of global economies, of how our global economy impacts other countries, the opening of how we become more aware of our actions and how they impact others. They traveled.

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3 Tips to Get Millennials to “Look Down” on #GivingTuesday

Connection Cafe

Millennials are at the forefront of change, due to the globalization of our lives. At any point in time, we can have access to what is happening across the globe and we have a stronger understanding of what it means to be a global community. There is a constant influx of information being pushed to our phones at any given moment.

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