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You Can Stand Up for Health Care on Twitter and Facebook, What About On Google +?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At minimum, this application lets people air their concerns to legislators and policy makers easily through Twitter and can amplify more traditional tactics such as email campaigns and signing online/offline petitions. It also made me wonder about the Google + and it is potential for social activism and organizing.

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12 Not-So-Great Realities About Nonprofits and Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

An approximate 2% organic reach (and still no Google Adwords-like advertising program for nonprofits). You are not a videographer or broadcast reporter, but to be good at the Next Big Things you have to be. But even full-time social media managers have to take a break and embrace offline vacations. Our reward? Repeat, Repeat.

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Transmedia — Making Change Across Mediums

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When I started out, the “broadcast, festival, and screenings” model of distribution dictated community engagement strategies that were more linear, and limited. Mark is an e-activist who interviews homeless men and women, and shares their stories across every digital medium he can find — YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google +, you name it.

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Right now in digital charity

Connection Cafe

Twitter was just a channel to mobilise people to give up their time to create real offline fundraising events. Talk to your supporters, find out their interests and engage with them across their preferred channels – whether offline, online, via their mobile or a combination of all of the above. Remember to integrate your efforts.

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Broadcast Web.” The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. Add Google Wallet to the list. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0. Replace the “Web 1.0: The Static Web, Web 2.0:

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Broadcast Web.” The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. Add Google Wallet to the list. Introduction :: Integrating Web 1.0, and Web 3.0. Replace the “Web 1.0: The Static Web, Web 2.0:

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. Google Chrome :: google.com/chrome. Google Chrome is a free web browser for Windows XP, Vista, and 7. Google Internet Stats :: google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/internetstats.

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