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Guest Post by Chad Norman: Power to Your Peeps! Why Real-time Fundraising with Twitter Works

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Chad Norman, publisher of I dig webby things.and I bet you do too I dig speaking at nonprofit conferences and events, and one of my favorite topics to cover is the real-time use of social media. It's the perfect mix of emerging technologies, social media, communities, and the web - some of my favorite things.

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2012 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference

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You can follow what’s happening on Twitter by searching for the #12NTC hash tag. Speakers: Chad Norman and Melanie Mathos. NTEN is back in San Francisco and the NTC conference is once again sold out. If you can’t attend in person, then please check out NTC Online. Better Nonprofit Websites: 52 Tweaks in 52 Weeks.

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Guest Post by JD Lasica -- Socialbrite: A new sharing & learning hub

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In this new world of Twitter and Facebook, of citizen journalism and astonishing grassroots campaigns like Twestival , it’s easy to feel befuddled by the dizzying pace of change. A first-of-its-kind Twitter widget that tracks tweets about nonprofits or social causes in real time. Hope you'll pay us a visit and follow us on Twitter !

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Eating my own dogfood. It sometimes tastes yucky.

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Eating my own dogfood. There are still some, shall we say, hanging chads. It sometimes tastes yucky. I rail against vendors who promote lock-in. I tout the benefits of open source software.

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Social Media in the Nonprofit Workplace: Does Your Organization Need A Social Media Policy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take for example the Capital Area Food Bank where staff members are active on Twitter, each has their individual profile on Twitter. Drew McLellan puts it, "If you drop the f-bomb on Twitter, does your boss have a right to wince?" My policy is not say anything on Twitter that would embarrass my mother."

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Happy 10NTC Eve!

Connection Cafe

I’m in Atlanta on the eve of the 2010 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference and excited about the few people that I have already run into and looking forward to reuniting with more friends and NPTech peeps. You’ll find people at the conference using it in Twitter , Delicious , Facebook, Flickr , and more.

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My Kumbaya Moments: Like Summer Camp for NPTechies, the NTEN Conference

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Our brains our packed with ideas and inspiration for how to do our jobs better, our social networks are a little richer because of the new relationships we have forged, and our hearts are full with the comradeship of being with so many people that share our passion and perspective for the role of technology in work promoting the social good.

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