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Four Models for Active User Engagement, by Nina Simon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you want a chance of winning a copy, leave a comment saying how you might apply some of the science of participation to your social media strategy. Blog commenters are contributors, as are people who engage in contests. No one model is better than the others. I've purchase a two copies, one for me and one to give away.

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Nonprofits Are Adding Bots to their Social Media Teams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are many chat bot authoring platforms that make it easy for anyone to create a bot without requiring the technical expertise in natural language programming. Direct Relief , a humanitarian aid organization, and its Direct Relief and its bot builder, Mind Heros , have open-sourced their model. Share in the comments.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But first, let me share the description and what I’m planning: This interactive session is based on a key theme in the book, The Networked Nonprofit , co-authored by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine. If your panel isn’t on the list, add a link and title in the comments. Trust me.

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#AI4Good: What Your Nonprofit Needs To Know About AI

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit , and I are actively researching the use of AI for Good, in particular to scale giving and to spread generosity. Do you have access to people with expertise to build the algorithm for predictive models? The author, Sema K. Please do share in the comments.

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Redesign Your Nonprofit Organization for Success in Age of Connectivity

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My second book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , co-authored with KD Paine, will be launching in October! Expect to hear more about where to hear us speak about the book or come toast us at a book party shortly, but in the meantime you can pre-order the book now! I’m so excited! I will be using it in the workshop.

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Social by Social Giveaway for 10NTC

Amy Sample Ward

Co-Authored by Nigel Courtney (CASS Business School), Andy Gibson ( Sociability ), Clive Holtham (CASS Business School), David Wilcox ( Social Reporter ) and myself, Social by Social is a practical guide to using new technologies to create social impact. This work is still pretty new and there isn’t a simple model to follow.

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Raspberry Pi for Educators

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Raspberry Pi Model B. Dubbed "Model B+," it's the third model the organization has released to the public since Model A went on sale in 2012. The author with his Raspberry Pi. Currently, they don't offer the Model B+ yet, but you can purchase Model A ($25) or Model B ($35).