Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

The video above is the first time I met Leng Sopharath, the college student my family has sponsored through the Sharing Foundation ). Once we have a definition that we are comfortable with as a good enough starter, we'll post community sourcing on wikipedia. Here's what Zena is asking: Define community sourcing.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

Grant Howe is VP of research & development for Sage North America's Nonprofit Solutions business, based in Austin, Texas. Before you seek a mentor, take some time to figure out what it is that you are trying to accomplish. Mentoring takes time. Follow him on Twitter and read his first post in the Tag, You're IT!

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

Here are some key highlights from The Changing Demographics of America by Smithsonian. Most of America's net population growth will be among its minorities, as well as in a growing mixed-race population. Articulating your business goals will make it easier to keep your "eye on the prize" when times get rough. And they will.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Here's the definition from wikipedia: A gift economy is a social theory in which goods and services are given without any explicit agreement for immediate or future expectations. However, in what is considered to be in the true spirit of gift economics, many times giving is done without any expectation of reciprocity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Give The Civility in the Workplace blog writes that according to the book, Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America--and How We Can Get More of It by Arthur C. According to a March 2008 New York Times article, Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness. And volunteers are 42 percent more likely to be very happy than nonvolunteers."

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

According to Heeks, the field of ICT4D emerged really as an artifact of the telecenter model which was used successfully to extend basic ICT services at the periphery in North America and Europe. . A limiting factor, to scale up, will remain the local technical capacity to support and “own” these systems over time. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

While on the plane to and from Peru I had A LOT of time to read. It's $20 and 100% goes to the charity of your choice: Ashoka, City Year, Creative Commons, Donors Choose, GenerationEngage, Millennium Promise, Oceana, Room to Read, Teach for America, WITNESS, World Wildlife Fund or UNICEF. I chose UNICEF. Good Magazine magazine

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? I completely agree with Matt, its only a matter of time.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Consultants and Vendors Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 05:26PM | by Justin Perkins Matt Howes Guest Blog By Matt Howes, Director of Technology, Media Matters for America Remember when the webmaster did everything from graphic design to information architecture and content writing? I completely agree with Matt, its only a matter of time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

The third C, Community, refers to the idea that social media facilitates sustained collaboration around a shared idea, over time and often across space. The Netroots community is built around progressive politics in America. Mastering each tool individually seems like a lot of work and a lot of people give up even before they begin.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Once upon a long time ago, North America was bursting with animals that were really big. It’s the largest flying bird in North America. Condor: To the Brink and Back — The Life and Times of One Giant Bird. Stephanie La Loggia, M.A. Manager of Knowledge Resources. ASU Lodestar Center. A puppet feeds a condor chick.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

Photo by James Jordan I'm actually in the clouds, flying to California on Virgin America using the (not free) wifi listening to Mark Pesce's keynote via Mike Seyfang delivered the other day at Connecting Up Australia the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Australia (see web site for details). I keynoted the conference last year.

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