Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Yesterday, in preparation for a session I'm doing at BlogHer Boston , I created a quiz for folks to self-assess how much information overload was a factor. Do not feel bad about not reading the digital avalanche of email, blog posts, or web content. Don't feel that you have to read every blog post of the blogs you're tracking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2005

There was a "birds of feather" nonprofit table and I think I photographed most of the bloggers with an interest in nonprofit blogging. If you were at Blogher and are interested in nonprofit blogging, add a comment below. Technorati Tags: blogher

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2008

Blog about something you care about. Leave thoughtful comments - don't being an annoying self-promoter. Leave thoughtful comments - don't being an annoying self-promoter. Link to blogs at are at the same stage as you. What are your tips for getting traffic to your blog? Keep at it. Plan and participate in events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2005

How can I improve my live blogging technique and better integrate with personal networking? connect names with faces to blogs, be efficient, deal with flaky wireless, etc). How can learn more from the content while juggling live blogging of the being there fun stuff? Volunteer for next year's blogher. To Do List.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2005

When I saw that the speaker list at the upcoming Symposium on Social Architecture co-hosted by the Berkman Center and Corante had a number of bloghers including one of the blogher orignators, Lisa Stone. it lead to a Cambridge, MA blogher meetup in Harvard Square! Technorati Tags: blogher Here's the details.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2007

I was assigned to write a piece for the Blogher Holiday guide for this Sunday. LEAVE YOUR PITCH IN THE COMMENTS! My assignment: Recommend 10 (or more) nonprofits or causes that people may consider as a holiday gift. Now, I could go make a list, but I thought it would be such a richer list if you all helped me. IT WILL GET LOST.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

Michele Martin, Bamboo Project Michele Martin is one of my favorite BlogHers in the nonprofit space. I've been a fan of her blog for about two years. I learn something everytime I read her blog. This month, Michele has taken the Darren Rowse's 31 Days to Building a Better Blog challenge. Christine Martell. Frances McLean.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

If after asking yourself the 10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project, you've decided that a blog is good tool for you, consider incorporating the following 10 elements of an effective nonprofit, or do-good blog into your blogging strategy: 1.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

If you know of other ways to help, please post ideas in the comments. You can follow their work on the American Red Cross Disaster Newsroom blog, and on Twitter at @RedCross. • You can follow UNICEF's work on their Field Notes blog, and on Twitter at @UnicefUSA. You can follow him on his blog , and on Twitter at @wyclef.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2005

As I was browsing the flickr stream , I found this stunning photograph of Halley Suitt of Halley's Comment by JD Lasica , a bloghim. ( His complete set of Blogher photos are awesome.). In the beginning of my blogs I knew people who became "A list bloggers", mostly men and asked them to link to my writing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2007

and video blogging to Cambodians and a delivering a keynote! I am also so excited that the there will be a breakout session titled "Gender Blogging" facilitated by Srei Saat and Sopheap Chak. (I I can't wait to share what I learn with the Blogher Community). In other words, pick your niche and blog in the center.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 1200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. Open Source Disability Gadgets: DIY for PWD submitted by Liz Henry, Blogher. Probably missed it from scanning the 1200 panel names and titles - so add it in a comment.

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JULY 29, 2006

The first whole group session of Day 2 of BlogHer was, “How Has Blogging Changed your World?” When Hurricane Katrina hit, she and her blogging partner decided to write a post asking their readers to post items in the comments section that they could donate to Katrina survivors. I consider food to be really political.

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MARCH 19, 2007

3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele 03.19.07 I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. I want to more directly work with people and organizations, primarily focused around faith and spirituality. I want to see people’s real faces, and hear their real voices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2007

Every morning before I still down to blog or do other work, I'm preparing two lunch boxes filled with snacks. I asked a few colleagues on Blogher and beyond and discovered a few excellent blogs and video blogs that offer advice and recipes for parents who want to make sure their kids are eating a healthy meal.

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APRIL 19, 2009

Send an email or leave a comment below). Women are underrepresented : some of the most gifted folks in technology are women yet they are rarely quoted as experts by the mainstream media and blogs. Details: Date: May 12, 2009. Location: global (telephone and web). Panels: See the list of panel sessions here. Why Women Who Tech?

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JULY 10, 2007

JilBean will be blogging for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society , Greater Connecticut Chapter. Lone Prairie will be blogging for the Joni and Friends International Disability Center. Tish and Mike of The Kat House and Ordinary Folk will be blogging on Blogs We Luv for The Glaucoma Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

If you’d like a chance at winning those, leave a comment below on why you want to attend. This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

I'm working on a piece for the BlogHer Holiday Guide about encouraging children to contribute causes and charities. So, here's what I'd like to you, write up a blog, or leave a comment with link or track back - and let me know. thanks for all the comments. Some blog posts: Taking Action in the World

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Last summer, I remember seeing Britt Bravo photographing the trash at the Blogher Conference. She was creating a visual for this post, " Can't Blogher Conference Be Greener Next Year ?" In the comments, there is also a pointer to NTC's Green FAQ. The NTC Ride/Room Share Board.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2008

In a recent post on Blogher, Virginia DeBolt mentions the list titled 100 Awesome Webmaster Blogs by and for Women by Jimmy Atkinson. She was on the list and checked it out, finding a wide range of excellent blogs written by women. (I BlogHer's leadership trio Lisa, Elisa, and Jory was in the number 1 spot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

I'm speaking at BlogHer Boston on Saturday. Even better the opportunity to see long-time BlogHer friends Liz Henry , Sarah Dopp , and many others. The session combines information coping with blog communty outreach. The session combines information coping with blog communty outreach. Here's the description.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

Lisa Stone's recent post on the Blogher Blog, " True or False: Do "women warm the podcast bench? So, be sure to leave a comment in Lisa's post if you are warming the podcasting bench. Technorati Tags: web2.0justice , blogher , nptech , net2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2007

Following the link to this post "The need to centralize brand in a decentralized world" made me link of a recent post from Amy Gahran about Jack Vinson (both of whom I hung out with at BlogHer). And, of course, as I read down the comments I see one from Amy!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2005

In the comments of my post of Annalee Newitz's talk on the Revenge of the Female Nerds , my friend Anina pointed me her interview on nerdtv. I met and live blogged Anina at Blogher. Certainly there are lots of to choose from in the Blogher Speaker Wiki. This female nerd doesn't wear glasses and is not ugly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2008

I got inspired by this post and left a quick comment, but then I reading comments by others and folks who wrote the answers on their blogs. I read Connie Bensen's story and she encouraged me to post on my blog. I started Spiderschool which was my first sort of blog. A totally manual blog! t have hand code 2.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I caught up with Jen Lemen's post " To Cambodia With Love " I met Jen at Blogher last summer in a session about Global Women Bloghers. One of the panelist had asked the room on my behalf for t-shirts for my suitcase campaign and Jen gave me a her blogher schwag! You can read more about her cause here. )

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MAY 23, 2008

A couple weeks ago I asked you and the Have Fun * Do Good Facebook group for suggestions for Changebloggers, people who are using their blog, podcast or vlog to raise awareness, build community, and/or facilitate readers/listeners/viewers' taking action to make the world a better place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 2, 2007

I ran into her at BlogHer and immediately noticed her t-shirt because I have the same one. Drop a comment if you're interested and I'll tell you how). Click to Play. Meet Candace N. Nast who writes a placeblog called BlogWindsor and Femilicious. In fact, the photo I took of my kids wearing it won the Creative Commons photo contest !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2007

So, this got me thinking about women who may in the early stages of their nonprofit careers and also blog. I follow the Nonprofit Management and Operations blog written by the very talented Heather Carpenter. I hope she will find time to continue blogging or at least guest blogging ! Cross posted at BlogHer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2005

(I've been wanting to do audio and video for a long time, but it wasn't until my blogher experience that I actually got moving and picked up the knowledge to try my first one. Lisa Williams showed her vlog from Blogher at the Berkman Thursday night blogging group and during the walk to dinner, I got to ask her how she did it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Hoping someone can update the final results in the comments). We were lucky that Rob Cottingham from Social Signal was in the room cartoon blogging. He captured the key points above. Did get one party hosted by Carwoo and organized by Renee Blodgett who I met a BlogHer in 2005. for every hashtag mention to cancer charities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

Reciprocity : Roger Carr helped me with winning the America's Giving Challenge he blogged (more than once I might add), left supportive comments, retweeted to his network ( connected me to Dr. Mani ), and personally donated to my campaign. I've just donated to his campaign and here's why. Hint - the three R words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2005

Tharum and I have been in communication via our blogs, IM, and email for over a year now. In addition our participation at the conference, we got to discuss blogging while sharing a day of sightseeing in London. Then it was opened up for additonal comments and questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

"  If you'd like to contribute, write a post with a sentence linking back to this post and leave a comment for Jasmin.  Beth Kanter, BlogHer Editor for Social Change and Nonprofits, writes Beth's Blog.   You have until October 31st to participate.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Feel free to share your answers in the comments. As I mentioned in a post last week , I'd like to teach a a class in 2011 about The Art of Blogging: Creating Juicy Content for Artists, Writers, Creative Entrepreneurs and Do-Gooders. Going to NYC with the hubs to see friends, family, and to go to the BlogHer Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2006

I wasn't there, but Alan Levine captured it on a mp3 file and blogher Bev Traynor took some notes. There was a tip in the comments on how to compress PPT slides. All we need are the PowerPoint slides to complete our virtual experience. I think she is wearing her purple pajamas, but not sure.

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