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How a Few Tiny Horses Bucked the Facebook Algorithm

Tech Soup

Magic is part of the Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses , a Florida charity that visits more than 35,000 adults and children each year with its team of tiny horses. The organization visits hospitals, hospice programs, and children who have experienced traumatic events. You can also post memes that relate to your cause.

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Has the Ice Bucket Challenge Spawned Charity Jacking?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.” Charity Jacking is similar to brand jacking and news jacking , defined by David Meerman Scott as the process by which you inject your ideas or angles into breaking news, in real-time, in order to generate media coverage for yourself or your organization. Charity Jacking goes one step beyond “Social Media Meme Morphing.”

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Crowdfunding: Best Practices and Data

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m at the AFP Conference where I will be on a plenary session about “ Social Media for Social Change ” moderated by Social Media 4 Nonprofit leaders Darian Rodriguez and Ritu Sharma, along with Carolyn Miles, Save the Children and Ben Rattray, Change.Org. Brand the fundraising page.

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Revenge of the Female Nerds: Myth Busting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last night, I attended a fabulous talk by Annalee Newitz , contributing editor of Wired, on the topic of "Revenge of the Female Nerds: Busting media and industry myths about why women can't be technical." Another way to look at the numbers, it seems like there are cultural. t play with machines)? computer lab?