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23 Years Ago Today and How Not To Pitch A Blogger Redux (And Twitter pitches too)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, I marked the date with the above photo and a post with tips for cultivating bloggers and how it was like a long term relationship. So, here's some advice on how to not to pitch a blogger. That post was one of my top ten posts for 2008 ! from Esquire Magazine's Awkward Wedding Photos . Kevin Bondelli has more advice.

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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These are two photos of me and Tharum Bun , a Cambodia blogger I met via our blogs back in 2003. In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger.

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5 Tips to Jumpstart Your Blog

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Write posts with links to blog posts you love, share other bloggers' posts on your social networks, ask your favorite bloggers if they'd like to guest post on your blog. workshop at the Writing Salon in Berkeley on July 9th Everyone! Opportunities to Make Your Blog Juicy Bay Area folks • I'm teaching a Jumpstart Your Blog!

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The Four Surefire Ways to Ensure Your Nonprofit Technology Training Is Successful

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Master Trainer, Author, and Blogger. Here are four tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops. 14ntc nptech nten training' Here are four tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Tips for Good Openings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit blogger Vu Lee has some tips on what types of openers to avoid. Milk the Cow is one example and while it might have been fun to do different handshakes when you were summer camp in Junior High, it is awkward and a little creepy to do this type of opener with professionals. A Few Examples of Good Openers.

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Trainer’s Notebook: A Great Training Starts with A Great Icebreaker

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

During the summer, I’ve been designing workshops based on The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and Emerging Leaders Playbook. A great training always start with a great opening or icebreaker. Nonprofit blogger Vu Lee has some tips on what types of openers to avoid. Tips for Good Openings. help people to relax.

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22 Years Ago Today and Some Advice About How Not to Pitch Bloggers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Blogger relations (not to be confused with blogger relationships like I'm describing above) that is blogger outreach came up as a topic in a workshop I did on social media and the arts earlier this week. Don't have your office intern hapzardly send out a canned pitches, get to know the bloggers first.

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