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The Ice Bucket Challenge Epilogue: Data

3rd Sector Labs

Did you know that the Ice Bucket Challenge has its own Wikipedia article ? Let me offer one piece of advice: let’s not get distracted by the story and instead focus on the epilogue – the Ice Bucket Epilogue: it’s about the data. Discussion and debate. It is time for data mining, data analysis, data science.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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Digital Marketing Plan For Nonprofits: The Definitive Guide (2017)

Nonprofits Source

Digital channels have made it affordable for brands to communicate their message to a broad audience. Email marketing is an effective channel but your message is often isolated to people who already know you exist. For example, what strategies would you use if your goal is to build your brand and grow your audience online?

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Attention Nonprofit Wiki Users: Let's Desconstruct Your Wiki!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But, I'd love to see a range of examples that de-construct the development of a wiki in a nonprofit setting. Perhaps you most likely remember this amazing deconstruction by John Udell of the Wikipedia entry on ??? It really helped you understand the inner workings of the collaborative construction of content on Wikipedia.

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Use TechSoup's Content for Free!

Tech Soup

For example, content creators can specify that their work can be reused, but not adapted or changed in any way. Lots of organizations now use Creative Commons licensing, including the World Bank , Wikipedia , and MIT plus many other universities. Check out our Storify on how Creative Commons took over TechSoup's social channels.

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Strengthen Your Community with a Knowledge Sharing Network

NTEN

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks? For example, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) created a space for a Training Officers Community of Practice. Some are huge.

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Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia. Gave examples of how to tag the presentation. Gave Daily Kos, Little Green Footballs, Huffington Post, and Tech Crunch as examples of blogs with ecosystems. Conclusion.

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