Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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How Long Does It Take for 250 Super Connected Gnomedex Geeks to raise $2,500 for Cambodian kids?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I started with a story about how Ponzi and Chris helped me demonstrate the networked effect with flickr and twitter for a nonprofit training, then told my story about the Case Foundation and Parade Magazine's America's Giving Challenge , and then I set up a real time fundraising challenge. Today I presented at Gnomedex 8.0. (My

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Guest Post by Rebecca Leaman: Social Media for Non-Profits: 26 Great Slideshare Presentations You Can Use

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

E-Metrics: Followers, Friends, and Fans: Expanding Your Online Community Beth Kanter’s presentation advocates “ROI thinking” to help build a community around your blog: using measurements to tell you what works and what doesn’t. Getting The Word Out About Your Cause With Blogs, Podcasts & Social Networks (Britt Bravo).

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And the Winner is. Jaffe's Join the Conversation Book Giveaway and How To Do A Giveaway Contest on Your Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He attended the Cambodian Blogging Summit and received the digital audio recorder to create language lessons for his students (offline podcasts!) (The Computer classes are very popular, and these skills are a real help as students look towards future employment. Hey, a girl can dream can't she?

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An Internet Lesson in a Rural Cambodian Village: And Then You Wait.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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 my network, and Vicky Davis is one of the people I turned to for to ask for help with the from her network of wired educators.

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Hunger Is A Global and Local Issue: Some Ways To Take Action

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

"With living costs soaring, many local families are struggling to makes ends meet, and nowhere can it be seen with more clarity than on the lengthening lists of people being helped by the local food pantry." So, I thought - why not drop that ten pounds that I've been meaning to lose and help some other folks too?

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Jon Husband, Guest Post: The New Realities of Engagement – Stories That Drive Action Planning and Implementation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

(This post was based on a post developed by Rob Paterson three weeks ago, as we seek to design a pilot project in support of an important multi-constituent project Rob is helping to guide. To help Americans take back their power to control their lives and their communities. . To help make the shift, we have to return to a personal POV.

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08NTC Day of Service: Wireless Network Installation and Training at the Community Center of St. Bernard

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was an honor to be able to provide some help to this community and I'm grateful for the opportunity to talk with residents and keep the hope and momentum of positive work flowing. On the Capitol Hill, it is always the service providers fault for not having America wired. Blaming the carriers is the easy way out.

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