Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

At this summer's Blogher Conference, I had the opportunity to hear Lauren Gelman , Associate Director of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society , and Dean of State of Play Academy present at the blogging communities session called, " So, You Have This Crazy Idea." just email her at gelman at Stanford dot edu.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2007

Is this an example of the virtual gift economy? Mata, over at Blogher, wrote a terrific post called " Three Ways you can simply change the world for the better. One of my longtime flickr contacts, an artist named Darlene, just sent me a note that when her paycheck arrives, 10% is going to the Sharing Foundation.

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MARCH 8, 2011

My personal problems, pain, issues and petty worries are swept away as virtual strangers come together to build community. Service for me is HOLY. Unselfish compassion and love for another human being is beautiful, and it’s my religion. There is joy on the work site and prayers of love lifted as houses are created.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Set up a virtual book tour I first heard about virtual book tours through Kevin Smokler. Ask bloggers to review/write about your book You can find a list of the Top 100 Blogs on Technorati as a place to start, but all of their audiences may not be appropriate for your topic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2007

I just read an excellent summary post by colleague Britt Bravo over at Blogher about virtual volunteering and thinking about all the "real time face-to-face" volunteers that support the Sharing Foundation and helped make our recent fundraising campaign successful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2006

Through introducing ourselves to other mentors in the this project virtually, Britt and I discovered that we had a lot more in common than nonprofit technology and blogher interests. Technorati Tags: net2 , nptech , blogher I will be joined by colleague, Britt Bravo, from netsquared.org. We've both worked in the arts.

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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. All we need are the PowerPoint slides to complete our virtual experience. The title was "Nancy White and the Seven Competencies of Online Interaction. I think she is wearing her purple pajamas, but not sure.

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MARCH 6, 2009

Volunteer in your community, or virtually. Cross-posted from BlogHer. Fund for UNICEF , $15/month can provide, "20 packets of high energy biscuits specially developed for malnourished children." Below are 10 low-cost ways to give. What would you add to the list? Listen to someone who needs an ear. Visit someone who needs company.

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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. Is your email, google docs or hard drive filled with "virtual piles" of information or ???drafts??? So, this post is part of the presentation materials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Many blogHers, like Rebeca at the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day.    And, of course, finding a cure for breast cancer takes more than virtual pink ribbons and color schemes for your blog.    But, on Friday, my blog turned from red to pink! 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2006

I just posted an interview with Sombit over at blogher where Sombit mentions his plans for GlobalGiving's presence on Second Life. We are actively looking for designers that would be williing to create virtual property on our behalf and market it to the SL community. and who knows, someone may follow the link and contribute.).

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

Check out the projects some BlogHers are raising money for. Readers buy virtual raffle tickets to bid on the prize of their choice. Chez Pim has run four Menu for Hope campaigns for two weeks in December.

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MAY 23, 2008

Should it be virtual, or in person? Below is a list of your Changeblogger suggestions, plus a few of my own. In terms of organizing a way for Changebloggers to meet and connect, what do you think the next steps should be? In one place or multiple? A conference or unconference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 2, 2006

One of the breakout sessions at The Netsquared Conference was on Tagging in the Nonprofit World at that session blogher Holly Ross of N-TEN asked a question. "How can we use tagging to make social change, not just organize our own work."

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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. Griefing can turn a virtual event into an unpleasant experience. Griefers are the virtual world equivalent of trolls, cyberbullies, and hackers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

There is a history of virtual gift giving. So, the irony of when I won $500 shopping spree from Bill Me Later at the BlogHer Conference in Boston. I observed this happening when members of the online community started to give free technical assistance without any expectation of being paid or rewarded. But, what would I buy?

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Find Networking Events and Conference E-intros and virtual handshakes are great, but nothing beats making connections face-to-face. Cross-posted from BlogHer. Make a commitment to go to at least one live event each week and network. Search for event listings on Meetup , Upcoming , Idealist , Craigslist , Facebook , and Eventful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. You can also make a virtual gift on Facebook through Changing the Present. Can't decide? Details here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2005

First, there was a lot of energy in the room, similar to the blogher , because a lot of people had been reading each other's blogs or posts on GV, but had never met face-to-face. It was very similar to the way the blogher opening plenary was facilitated. I vlogged it here: Download cultureshock.wmv.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

I bumped into Millie Garfield who shared some reflections about her "virtual" blogging friends. Millie Garfield (who I've had the pleasure of meeting at BlogHer) and I had a great talk about our "virtual blogging" friends. " She works as a virtual personal assistant. Photo by Jonny Goldstein.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

I didn't go (too expensive for my budget), but I had the pleasure of having dinner in Boston's North End with Nancy White (who was attending and leading a workshop on virtual meetings ) and a few other conference participants, including two fascinating women who work in the areas of collaborative technologies, online learning, and NGOS.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Going to NYC with the hubs to see friends, family, and to go to the BlogHer Conference. Discussing books in my virtual social change book club. Seeing my grandma's smile when we took her to an animal shelter to meet cats. Going to LA with the hubs for work and play. Going to Guerneville for a girlfriend's birthday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2006

Take for example the upcoming podcamp in Boston that is using a wiki for registration, program planning, note taking, and virtually all the logistical details or any of the barcamp gatherings. I've seen this used frequently with "unconference" or "open space" technology-oriented conferences and workshops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

Nedra Weinreich, Spare Change Blog Nedra Weinreich was one of the first nonprofit tagged blogs that I discovered while browsing the blogher blogroll a few months back. ve also been interested in watching what the American Cancer Society has done with its virtual walk-a-thon in Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded. We've been in and out of touch over the years, but always virtually. This was the first time we met face-to-face!

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

This week two fellow BlogHer Contributing Editors ( Virgina DeBolt and Elana Centor ), and BlogHer co-Founder ( Elisa Camahort Page ), and me had a virtual book club call to discuss Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The Kittredge W.I.S.H.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

It estimates that 16% of the population is hyperconnected and identifies that hyperconnected people have these traits: The boundary between work and personal time is virtually non-existent. I think it was 2006 when the entire room of 1400 bloggers burst into spontaneous singing of this song at BlogHer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

As Katya herself explains in a May interview with fellow Blogher Nonprofit Contributing Editor Britt Bravo "It lays out ten sound principles (I call them "Robin Hood Rules") behind some of the most successful marketing campaigns in history, and shows how anyone can use them to advance their cause by leaps and bounds.

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MARCH 8, 2007

Cross-posted from BlogHer. Check out our local spotlight with great action photos on our site. My newest favorite thing to peruse is this site called www.wefeelfine.org —it’s a program that searches blogs, myspace, etc. by characteristics (gender, age, country, weather) for emotions. Check it out. Rae can be reached at rae@codepinkalert.org.

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