Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2005

Meanwhile, Renee pulled out her card and while people were throwing cards on me they almost downshirted me. And finally, found a wonderful photo of Renee in flickr. Technorati Tags: blogher I suspect that Renee probably got more cards than I ended up, but I did pretty good for an introvert.

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OCTOBER 31, 2007

I attended Saturday, but just like podcamp Boston 1 last year, I learned an incredible amount and met some extraordinary people. Many thanks to organizers Chris Brogan and Chris Penn and all the people who worked hard to make it happen and especially the generous sponsors like Jeff Pulver. Photo by Jonny Goldstein.

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DECEMBER 19, 2006

Beth Kanter's photo of Marc Canter in flickr - please read comments for attribution. That's a photo I took of Marc Canter at the first Blogher Conference in July, 2005 I put it in flickr with an "All Rights Reserved" license which is the flickr default. The photo looked familiar and I realized, Oh My God, it's mine!

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JANUARY 12, 2010

The people of Haiti are going to need a lot of help after today's 7.0 You can see photos of some of the damage as they come in on PicFog. A BlogHer commenter also posted a link to an extensive list on the What Gives!? earthquake. Below is a quick list of organizations asking for donations. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Photo by Beth Kanter. There was spotty cell phone reception, so I got my news the old fashioned way – reading a newspaper! Ironically, one of the shorts I read was a piece about how people are now spending more time on Facebook than Google.

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MAY 29, 2009

Beth Kanter , my co-Contributing Editor for BlogHer's Social Change and Nonprofit section , and I will both be speaking about how nonprofits can use social media. It really is a fun event for meeting people in the nonprofit community, and for gaining new skills. Photo of Beth speaking at the BlogHer Conference last year by JD Lasica.

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

Photo by Ezster On Saturday, I attended BlogHer Boston. The networking was fabulous - meeting many new bloggers in the Boston area as well as seeing long-time blogher buddies and of course, Jory, Lisa, and Elisa. BlogHer always inspires me and this one did not fail. How to engage people at the end of day?

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JUNE 22, 2010

I got to snap this photo of two women, Marnie Webb and Charlene Li , who have greatly influenced my work over the past 5-10 years. Finally, people really wanted to dig in and discuss the big ideas in the book! I’ve been following Charlene Li’s work since I heard her keynote at the BlogHer 2005 conference.

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MARCH 2, 2011

Well, emergencies aren’t fun, but rolling up my sleeves with a huge network of good-hearted people to find the hopeful moments within them sure is. Red Crossers Jenny Brennan, Wendy Harman, and Seth Spiro checking Twitter and other social media in the Disaster Operations Center in Washington, DC Photo by American Red Cross.

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AUGUST 1, 2005

I was beginning to wonder if I had attended blogher at all after stepping off the redeye at Logan at 10:00 a.m. But thanks to the blogher flickr stream and blogher participants with digital cameras, I found a few photos that documented my presence. Here's "George" taking the photo of me ). this morning.

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MAY 6, 2007

Mary Joyce in front of her campaign posts during a recent trip to Lagos to set up computer equipment for the OpenNet Initiative in April, 2007 (Photo from her Flickr stream). Instead of reducing the number of people who read Monem's words, let's make sure that the number of readers increases. exponentially! It's easy to take part!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2008

Flickr Photo by PaulGi. 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. re listening for what people aren???t There were many different ideas expressed. "Just as when we write we have to know what we want to say.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

The content we presented went from high level overview to on the ground practice, with each chunk punctuated with an interactive exercise with the audience that allowed them to share insights with another people in the room. We did a fun icebreaker having folks take a photo of each other with their smart phones and post on Twitter.

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AUGUST 25, 2006

Over a year ago, I interviewed Carnet Williams , a long time member of the nonprofit technology and riders community and who recently launched a tool called Chipin which is designed to simplify the process of connecting with people in your social network to collect money for a personal cause, to purchase a gift, or for community fundraising.

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JANUARY 14, 2008

Cambodia4kids Flickr Photos. That's a photo I took this summer of a child at the Sharing Foundation 's Roteang Orphanage. Nast who writes a placeblog called BlogWindsor and Femilicious at BlogHer this summer. In fact, the photo I took of my kids wearing it won the Creative Commons photo contest ! I meet Candace N.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Foko Blog Club, Foko Madagascar Flickr Photo Joan Razafmaharo is an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. They project has several components, including: Foko Blog Club is teaching young people in Madagascar blogging skills (See photo above).

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AUGUST 27, 2008

Why Do You Do What You Do (wdydwyd) is a community art project created by social entrepreneur, Tony Deifell, that asks people to combine an image and text to answer the question, "Why do you do what you do?" To give people hope in uncertain times. * Photo of me by the hubs. Cross-posted from BlogHer. To be of service.

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AUGUST 25, 2008

Thousands of photos in flickr (and really good ones). Later that summer, I had the honor of being interviewed by Ponzi at BlogHer. I learned a lot, I met fabulous people, and it felt great to be part of an awesome community. They key takeaway for me is that photos without a story in them are less powerful.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

People read between 250-300 words per minute. Notes, photos and presentations from events. Notes and photos from your work in the field. Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video). posts, photos, video). Don't be afraid of white space. Keep it short. Press mentions.

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MARCH 6, 2009

A September 2007 Ode magazine article, Giving Makes Us Happy , describes a 60-year study by Paul Wink of Wellesley College that followed the lives of about 200 people. One of the findings was that many of the people who said they were happy had, "generativity--the ability to give to others." Show appreciation for the people you love.

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DECEMBER 9, 2007

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. Photo by Dmason. You're making a tangible, lasting difference for both people and nature.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Beth Terry, Fake Plastic Fish: How I Have Fun, Do Good When I tell people about my project to live without buying any new plastic, they invariably want to know if it’s hard. Photo: My friend Eli and I at the 2009 Bay to Breakers. Click here to find a watch party near you. The answer? It all depends on my attitude. Now that was fun!

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AUGUST 4, 2008

Flickr Photo by Beth. We're in the middle of the dog days of summer when people go on vacations and it's hot outside. That's my favorite photo of her. They are also running a contest : The Red Cross is also encouraging dog owners to cool off during these dog days by diving into the American Red Cross Pet Photo Pool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2006

At Blogher, I met JD Lasica and in a jet-lagged state couldn't remember his name as I loaded his photo into my flickr account. The Learning Center has great potential - it looks like it is just getting underway -- but looks like they have identified some expert people in each of the topics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

How many people of color participate? The question came from a diversity consultant while we were discussing how young people today are being brought up on social networks AND some statistics about age and email/social network use. The consultant also pointed out that flickr photo I used seemed to indicate that the percentage are low.

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JULY 26, 2006

I'm gearing up to do some live blogging at blogher and NCDD. At last year's blogher, someone said that live bloggers need to carry around a hip flask in their tool box! I also try to get several photos that capture the essence of what it was like to be in the room. At the end of the session, I will clean up my post and photos.

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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. Most times during a disaster, the survivors do not have power, so your blog isn’t for them, it is for the people on the outside who want to help them. Tips from Sara 1.

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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. I haven't slept much working on this project (but feeling really motivated!) I just did).

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

People's Grocery Mission: "Our mission is to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the West Oakland community." People's Grocery blog, Brahm's Blog. Cross-posted from BlogHer. Flickr photo credit: Luck of Summer Rain uploaded by Gordana Adamovic-Mladenovic. Photo of Dora the Cat by Me.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other." -- President-elect Obama's acceptance speech November 4, 2008 In her post today, Congratulations President-elect Obama: Now, BlogHers, what will YOU do to change America?

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

DC Metblogger Flickr Photo. So, maybe they will make it easier for people who want to support specific schools and children. Virginia Debolt who covers the technology beat at BlogHer has a great roundup of the reactions. Almost exactly two years ago, the One Laptop Per Child launched. I blogged it and was initially very excited!

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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). How do I let people know where I've evacuated to? Three years ago, in the wake of the devastating storm, social media and others started organizing online.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Photo by Mythicaldude. Ex-pats are people who are citizens from other countries, but are living in Cambodia. She also has the definitive list of Cambodian BlogHers here. The Cambodian Blog community has many facets, including an active group of "ex-pat" bloggers. I love her authentic style.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

I've been following Charlene Li ever since I heard her speak at opening keynote at the first BlogHer Conference in 2005. But I use these sites, as well as Twitter and FriendFeed, to stay up on what people are doing. Flickr: On flickr, I pretty much friend people who request it. However, I do look at their photos first.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2006

I have a lot of tree-planters to thank for the fruit I have eaten this year: my husband for being the best hubs ever , my parents for a lifetime of love, my friends for inspiring me, BlogHer and NetSquared for helping me make a living doing something I love (blogging!), Photo credit: Eden Hall Tree by Surplusparts. thanksgiving craft

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JANUARY 20, 2007

I used to include a segment on " TechnoStress " in which I had people create drawings that represented their stress as a way to do some small group discussion. I'm finding that some people's initial reactions to RSS is "OMG, information overload! I'd also cover stretching and RSI and how to avoid it.(in

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

Photo by Beth Kanter "When a woman invests, the effort will bear fruit and sustain others."  Beth Kanter, BlogHer Editor for Social Change and Nonprofits, writes Beth's Blog.   (You can see an example of a slideshare (and some early contributions) here.)  So, simple a request, yet difficult. 

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