Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

For the last two years we’ve been bombarded with articles from bloggers and the mainstream media that MySpace is dead. Many bloggers were surprised by that data and have no clue as to why. Sadly, at the same time, libraries and schools across America were blocking MySpace, but allowing Facebook.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2008

I launched a bloggers campaign and Twitter Wall of Fame as part of the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. (To To learn more about the Sharing Foundation, see this article ) I've been reaching out to all my networks. At the time, I was raising money to support the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. Updated (1/28/08).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2008

We've never met face-to-face, but I think he emailed me a question after reading an article I wrote for a print publication and we've been Facebook friends. Donate $10 or more to the Sharing Foundation through Global Giving Fundraiser set up by Blogger Michele Martin of the Bamboo project! That's Adam Nicholson.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 25, 2012

But I’m a first time blogger here, so before I invoke that well-worn (but apt!) Although, we serve members around the world, our average member works in the human resources department of a large company (5,000+ employees) in North America. Like this article? cliché, I think some context is in order. Get another!

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

There are too many visionaries in the article for me to list them all here, but here's a sampling, with links to their blogs: Political digital artist and print maker, Favianna Rodriguez. Feminist blogger, Brownfemipower, of La Alma de Fuego. Its feature story is "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World." Change Congress' blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Earlier this week, I flew across the country (thanks Virgin America !) Here is the archived webcast ). The last time I had a discussion at the Berkman Center was in 2005 during the Thursday evening bloggers group. Earlier this week, I flew across the country (thanks Virgin America!) Weak Tie/Strong Tie Ice Breaker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2008

I launched a bloggers campaign and Twitter Wall of Fame as part of the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. (To Jay and Ryan not only created this fantastic video about the Sharing Foundation's projects, but have also donated and asked other video bloggers to support the cause.) That is Mam Sari.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

Beth Dunn wrote a great piece called " We're The Young Generation " reflecting on an article in the New York Times about the growing use of social networks by young people for social good. He discovered the Sharing Foundation's project on Global Giving and decided to enter the America's Giving Challenge.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2006

Big thanks to my dad for sending me a New York Times article about social enterprise that mentions Fast Company's 2006 Social Capitalist Awards. Here are the 25 winners (I was going to include links to all the orgs, but something is wonky with Blogger today and it was taking FOREVER to create the links.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

It was the first mainstream article that I saw that described people being paid to blog. But hunger is a serious issue in America, especially in these difficult times. Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. Here's a few examples.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2008

Alison Fine wrote a reflection about what we need to learn from networked activities in response to my NTEN article and our subsequent email conversation. If we are four of the top causes to get the most unique donors, we'll win $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation as part of America's Giving Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Here's a terrific article from the Nonprofit Communications blog called " 10 Ways Communicators Can Stay Productive" and from the Blog Bash event here's some tips specifically for bloggers on productivity. Peter Dietz has an article explaining why we need group fundraising RSS feeds.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

Independent Sector and the National Council of Churches note the "extraordinary philanthropy of Americas givers to religion" in a recent study [3] that explores the relationship between faith and charitable giving. This is a great article. 18, Issue 1. (Dr. households.) March 30, 2011 10:44 AM Brittney Henaughansaid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

" There's also another article on a similar theme that focuses on the describing the problem -- or why nonprofits, designers, and techies can't talk to each other. There's a good round up of links to blog posts and articles by other nonprofit techies and SEO mavens. re working with???something And if you???re

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JANUARY 30, 2008

I was turned on to this blog by a friend and then given it to review as part of the Nonprofit Blog Exchange , which introduces nonprofit bloggers (like me) to other nonprofit bloggers through our work. Did he answer the “Why be Jewish&# question for himself in the article? Is Facebook and MySpace a trend?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2008

At the end of the day, while taking a little Twitter break and checking on the progress of the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge , I noticed that we were 3 $10 donations shy of $15,000 total raised. Laughing Squid was a donor to the Cambodian Bloggers campaign I ran over the summer, although indirectly via Citizen Agency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

I talked up Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge while I was getting a haircut and other patrons were interested, even touched by the work of the Sharing Foundation. There's also a whole village of bloggers helping with this cause lead by Michele Martin. That's Nhuong Son with his girlfriend Qing Guo.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

The rise of mobile and social media has profoundly altered how journalists frame and format their stories, and the same is true for nonprofit bloggers. Quite often the nonprofits or think tanks that release the report will promote your article or blog post. Write Numbered Lists. Share Resources Relevant to Your Cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

They are not a single-issue organization, rather, they focus on multiple issues of concern to women from varying economic and ethnic backgrounds because they believe that to build a truly family-friendly America we need to address the overall pattern of how policies and business practices are developed.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Be a curator Make a Twitter list (hidden or not) of influencers like bloggers, journalists, news sites, and partner organizations who may share information that’s useful to your audience. If you have an article or resource that you want to max on your social media, don’t be afraid to share more than once.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 24, 2012

If arts managers fear bloggers today , imagine how they would have felt back in the good old days when the audience was yelling and throwing things at the stage. And thank you to Lauren Shultz, who introduced me to this article in a recent Museum 2.0 The arts were sacralized and professionalized in their funding and presentation.

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