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2012 BlogWorld Expo New York – How to Humanize Your Business

Amy Sample Ward

These problems are common, and we can no longer blame them on people “not getting” social media. In this session the authors of Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World will explore how to create organizations that are more human, thus more compatible with social media.

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Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Synapses Ablaze at GEO 2012 – guest post by Victoria Dunning. But it’s during the walk around the block or staring out the window of the Acela to New York when we can thaw out the brain freeze and go for the breakthrough. People choose what data to accept or reject based on the story they have in their heads.

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6 Must-Read Climate Fiction Novels for Our Changing World

Saleforce Nonprofit

Well, I have good news: You can do both! In 2012, there was a day when I felt that guilt and stumbled upon the outstanding book, Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. New York 2140. New York 2140. Little did I know it’s a classic example of the fiction genre now called “climate fiction” or “cli-fi” for short.

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12 Useful, Well-Designed, Worth-Downloading Android Apps Created by Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But thanks to a strategy focused on bringing low-cost smartphones to the masses worldwide, Google’s Android surged to a whopping 68% share of the global smartphone market in the second quarter of 2012. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) App. New York Civil Liberties Union :: Stop & Frisk Watch App.

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As CNET sees it, “If you’re one of those people who posts pictures of yourself to the Corn Flakes fan page, you are yourself a corn flake.” I asked this question on my Facebook brand page, and here’s what I learned: The New York Public Library Photo Booth. Flickr Photo - NYPL Photo Booth.

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Reframe, commit, and expand: How to meaningfully invest in Black leaders

Candid

Between 2012 and 2020, the Fellowship supported 90 leaders working across 40 U.S. Leaders like Oluwatoyin Ayanfodun (Toyin) , founder of Tomorrow’s Leaders NYC (TLNYC) which has supported 2,000 over-age middle school students across New York to defy the statistics. According to the Council on Foundations , only 10.3%

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Mastering Social Networking as a Volunteer

Amy Sample Ward

Yesterday was the 2012 New York Cares Leadership Conference , and I had the distinct pleasure of presenting a session to volunteer leaders and inspiring community members. The people you want to talk to are closely connected to the goal and if one changes, the other may react. So, what is the content you want to share?