Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2006

But today, blogher Lisa Stone posted the Blogher 06 collection of blog banners and buttons. Here's more information about the conference and registration. As soon as the announcement came out in January, I registered. Okay, now I need to decide which button to put on my side bar.

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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. Jack Vinson , who scored an admirable 5, noted it isn't about the too much information, it's more about behavior. The important information will rise to the top.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

Drawing from my " Information Coping Skills for Humans " workshop circa 1999. I'm finding that some people's initial reactions to RSS is "OMG, information overload!" I started off with 5 blog feeds and as I discovered other blogs or resources, I added them gradually.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2005

My blogher t-shirt arrived with one week to spare! Here's the ordering information for how to get your blogher t-shirt and other items. Technorati Tags: blogher The text you can read says "Hat Tip" Alexandra Samuel.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2007

August 31, 2007 is the third annual Blog Day. On that day, you write a post recommending 5 blogs to read. You are suppose to notify the bloggers, write a brief description of their blogs, and tag your post with BlogDay2007. BlogDay is focused on getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of interest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2006

I'm gearing up to do some live blogging at blogher and NCDD. Over the past year, I've done a lot of live blogging which is basically taking notes at lectures, conferences, and presentations of what was said. I process information through my fingers -- I think through my fingers! What live blogging tips do you have?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

There's information about heat safety, pet first aid, and disaster planning. At Blogher Unconference, Leslie Madsen Brooks (who works with university faculty to help them make their instruction more thoughtful and who is also a dog lover ) put up a session called "Slow Blogging."

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APRIL 19, 2009

To join the conversation and be the first to receive registration information on the Women Who Tech event please sign up for our mailing list. ( 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2007

I had the pleasure of interviewing Judi Sohn for Blogher and have finally published it. I really enjoy reading her personal blog, A View from Home and if you work with nonprofits and technology - you'll find it very valuable. " She uses her personal blog, A View From Home , to help her keep informed of technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Once over the Golden Gate Bridge and connectedness restored I noticed this post from Melissa Ford over at BlogHer in my Facebook feed – “ Is RSS Dead? &# about Bloglines closing as of October 1st. She wonders if she is out of synch with others?

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

I've finally posted my review over at blogher. While poking around Allison's Blogs, I came across her 100 Women blog which she describes as " a community of women who are interested and willing to share ideas, gadgets, how-tos. Check it out! I know from first-hand experience. Thank you everyone!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2007

Personal Information Technology Workshop ??? Here's what I'm going to do: A train the trainers workshop with the Cambodian blogging team to share resource information, answer questions, and exchange ideas for teaching young people how to use social media in a developing country like Cambodia. Keynote welcome.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2008

Earlier this week, I attended SXSW in Austin, Texas and met many interesting people and connected with old friends, including BlogHer colleagues CE's Queen of Spain , Liz Perry , and Virginia DeBolt. The next part of the guide is filled with practical information about how to conduct a "career search" in the nonprofit sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2008

Photo by Christine As you know by now, Hurricane Gustav looks even more destructive than Katrina (see this round up from Lisa Stone, BlogHer , of the news reports and links). Andy Carvin of NPR's Social Media guru, interrupted his self-imposed summer blogging siesta, to help organize online efforts and coordinate volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2008

Last year, I was in a room at the BlogHer Conference where there was a discussion about how we might focus BlogHers Act Campaign on maternal health. What are you going to do with the information once you hear it? List Five Ways You Plan To Use the Information. How will you share the information? Internal Process.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

She blogs and podcasts at Tranquility du Jour and tweets at @kimberlywilson. As a blog and podcast hostess, I'm constantly searching for ways to offer up ongoing inspiration by featuring fellow do-gooders, sharing daily struggles, and encouraging ongoing exploration. You can follow her on Facebook at facebook.com/kimberlywilson.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

The Cambodian Blog community has many facets, including an active group of "ex-pat" bloggers. Her short, pithy, and witty posts are not only fun to read, but also very informative. She also has the definitive list of Cambodian BlogHers here. Hi blog is always informative. Hi blog is always informative.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Beth has been living plastic-free since 2007 and blogs about her adventures at FakePlasticFish.com. Three years ago, I decided to collect and tally all the plastic waste I generated each week and post it on my blog. The eighth guest blogger in my have fun, do good series is Beth Terry. But it’s also fun.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2006

The last BlogHer Conference session I went to yesterday, before leaving early to go to a wedding, was about using blogging for Community Assistance. Your blog needs to be a place to “help the helper.” If Grace got a call from a source that she wasn’t sure was real, she would call the local fire department for more information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

But intangibles are important to note and often inform decisions. 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. I'm trying to shift myself off the forward movement and into reflection mode around the America's Challenge.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

You can have four kids and read a blog during nap time.&# BlogHer – a social networking site for women who blog – is a great place to find women writers who may care about your political and/or social issue. You can work the night shift and respond to email in the morning. Buddy up with women bloggers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Flickr Photo from Avylavitra Several weeks ago I wrote a post on BlogHer about Foko Madagascar and Joan Razafimharo , an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. and I can't thank you enough for the informations your blog provides us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2007

Mata, over at Blogher, wrote a terrific post called " Three Ways you can simply change the world for the better. You'll find the information here. Donations thus far have focused mainly on library and school construction projects through various organizations. Thank you so much! Call To Action. Are you a blogger?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

Later that summer, I had the honor of being interviewed by Ponzi at BlogHer. I love conversational keynotes and have ever since I first experienced them during the Global Voices London Summit 2005 and Blogher plenary session in 2005. The informal learning that takes place in the hallways and around the lunch table and bar was amazing!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

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. Cartoon by Rob Cottingham of Social Signal. Next, Danielle Brigida gave a case study about how NWF uses Twitter.

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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. But as more nonprofit arts organization hoisted their first web sites, they wanted how to information. I signed up.

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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. I vlogged some of the friday night informal dinner - global dining partners - Download globaldinningpartners.wmv.

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JANUARY 5, 2007

flickr group (you'll have to join first) with the following information in the description: -A birthday greeting. Looks like I'm not the only Blogher celebrating a milestone birthday! Create a birthday card by remixing a photo of Beth or remix one of your own (any photo) and send it into the Beth5.0 Need some inspiration?

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

Blog is Beautiful Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander-American, and black bloggers. These blogs - many of which launched in the past year, although a few are older - have become places where people of color gather to refine ideas or form thoughts about race relations, racial inequities, and the role pop culture has in exacerbating stereotypes.

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MAY 14, 2009

Also posted on the Frogloop blog for nonprofits here. but pack in a tremendous amount of information. They accepted questions via Twitter and then had an expert reply via the White House blog. A great example of using Twitter for real information exchange and for conversation. Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

For example, at the BlogHer in Second Life panels and social events no problems were report as indicated by this report by VintFalken and the Information Literacy Weblog. blog reaction to the Kathy Sierra incident last winter, "As somebody who has also been stalked by griefers. I can understand why Sierra is disturbed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2005

I met some of the "Mommybloggers" at blogher. We will feature women who will share how their experiences in motherhood effect the many various aspects of her life in humorous, supportive and informative ways. and more recently they launched a site called, what else, Mommybloggers.

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MAY 5, 2008

I got to know her when she asked me to participate in her Blogging Neighbor Series 1. How will your thesis inform you work in June? Is it CNN broadcasting live, yahoo news feeds, a blog, your next door neighbor, or a guest lecturer? What are a couple of your favorite social media or nonprofit blogs?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2005

Lisa Meyers Brown responded to my question to her about her observations of the state of blogging by nonprofits. Non-profits typically have such a community going into the game, so the question becomes how can the blog enhance the effort, and who should blog. The same might work extremely well for a non-profit.

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