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MAY 9, 2008

Before the event started, I ran into Micah Sifry and got some quick thoughts on what he'll touch on today and the potential for micro media tools like qik. I'm speaking later today at New Politics Institute (NDN) New Tools, New Audiences Forum later this afternoon.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

I’d like to use this post to share some of the responses to the Networked Nonprofit at different book events and online during the past month and let you know about upcoming events in November. Networked Nonprofit at PRSA in Washington, DC. A Few Events in November.

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MARCH 17, 2011

I’m in Washington, DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits. Details are here.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Headed to Washington, DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference ? This event brings together nonprofit and industry experts in mobile technology, fundraising, and social media to share trends, tips, and strategies to incorporate mobile fundraising. Trying to figure out mobile giving for your nonprofit?

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JUNE 20, 2011

On June 29, I’ll be participating at conference in San Francisco called Social Media for Nonprofits that launches a seven-city conference event focusing on answering the question: “How can resource-strapped community-based organizations seize the opportunities presented by this new landscape?&#. When : June 29 9:15 am – 8:30 pm.

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JUNE 21, 2010

Since this was my first ustream event, I reached out to my network for some advice. From here, we are embarking on a series of private and public events in San Francisco, Washington, DC and New York City to launch the book. unconference on Friday morning in Washington, DC. Join us at [link]. Please join us if you can.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

This ranges from online discussion of the issue to hosting an Emergency Social Data Summit – or #crisisdata on Twitter on Thursday August 12, 2010, in Washington, D.C., This will facilitate a self-organized, community scrapbook of the event from attendees. He will, of course, share his insights about the tool for this purpose.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Note from Beth: Last week, Washington, DC held its first ever Give to the Max Day where 1300 nonprofits were fundraising and experimenting with social media tools and raised over $2 million in 24 hours. The collective buzz about this statewide event is appealing to sponsors, but so is the desire to align brands with social good.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Blackbaud’s Nonprofit Conference is from October 20-22 in Washington, DC. There’s an ignite style event taking place moderated by Frank Barry – here’s the details. Here’s the list of sessions. But, I’ll be in Atlanta at the Independent Sector Conference. Let’s see if it makes the final cut.

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MARCH 17, 2011

This year’s Day of Service featured three different projects – a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC’s largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service. Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

I wanted to share a few recent posts that I’ve enjoyed and a couple of upcoming book events. Next week, I’ll be in Boston for book events at Associated Grant Makers and Barr Foundation on Monday, October 4th. That evening, Public Conversations Project and the TechFoundation , are hosting a book event from 5:30-7:30 p.m.,

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AUGUST 12, 2010

This is a hybrid event which means you don’t have to be in Washington, DC to participate. The Red Cross is hosting the Emergency Social Data Summit today Thursday, August 12, 2010 from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM (ET). You can participate remotely.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Twice as likely to take part in events like charity walk. One of the most important metrics we saw from Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington was a 62% word of mouth referral rate from donors to friends. It’s how we knew the event had captured the hearts and minds of donors. We aim to encourage this type of activity.

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MARCH 31, 2014

We’ll share some of these case studies below, but for more, check out these projects and learn more about the people behind them at the Games for Change Festival ( [link] ), NYC’s largest gaming event that convenes the social change community and game makers, next month (April 22-24 & 26). She previously worked with the Washington, D.C.,

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MARCH 4, 2013

At last month’s Social Media Week Washington, DC 2013 , the SM4GH leadership team presented Benchmarking: Stop Comparing Apples to Potatoes. This event when over initial findings and had detailed discussions around emerging themes to see if these were consistent with what was discovered in the survey results.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Meanwhile, a team at Stanford University is running a bone marrow event with cheek swabbing for Amit today and next week (@100KCheeks) and helping universities across the country run similar simple events through DoSomething.org. Cheek swab parties and events are bubbling up from Berkeley to Ohio.

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JUNE 29, 2007

" (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. Some really cool events flowing through the NpTech Tag Stream! These two penguins do not want closed API.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Here are a few upcoming book launch events over the next two weeks: June 17, 2010. Washington, DC. 2 PM EST. Free Webinar with Care2. Details here. June 21, 2010. 1-2 PM/PST. 4-5 PM/EST. Virtual Book Launch. Details here. June 22, 2010. 12-2 PM PST. San Francisco Book Party. Hosted by NetSquared. Brown Bag Lunch. Details here.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. You can only really do this with a technically comfortable crowd, and the folks at the Public Conversations Project and TechFoundation hosted event fit the bill.

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MARCH 1, 2012

The report analyzes the results of the Give to the Max Day in Greater Washington, DC. The event had three components: A contest that stimulated gifts from individuals and encouraged nonprofits to give attention to acquiring new donors or re-engage lapsed donors.

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JULY 1, 2008

A text to give campaign will make its major league debut at a professional sporting event on the July 13th ??? This a special day will highlight and support the partnership between the Washington Nationals and Children???s Children???s s National Day at Nationals Park. s National Medical Center to fight pediatric diabetes.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference will take place on March 17-19, 2011 in Washington, DC. event in November. Part of what makes the NTC unique is how they involve the community in every aspect of conference planning. Community voting on the 400+ session proposals has begun and will run through September 30th.

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APRIL 11, 2010

In order to pull off this event, we need not only need enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers, but strong local partners who serve as our bridge to the local community of nonprofits. In the early days, the event offered a small selection of consulting, on-site training, or actual hardware or local area network auditing projects.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Next Monday, I'm leading a workshop on social media at the Share Our Strength Leaders Conference in Washington, DC.   We're going to be documenting the event with social media tools and I'll be sharing with workshop participants what we did and how we did it as part of the social media introduction.

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APRIL 16, 2015

She was inspired to create her project in 2012 when she met a man named Juan in a Soup Kitchen in Washington, DC. I got several applicants from that event alone as well as donations and insight from other service providers and after the event I was featured in the New York Times , I received a lot of other applicants.”.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

His views on the philanthropic world have appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post , USA Today , The Los Angeles Times , and on National Public Radio. MacLaughlin serves on the board of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and is a frequent speaker at conferences and events.

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MARCH 24, 2011

For example, CREW –Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington just released a report about. It’s a significant event and you should pay attention. The report is often an important piece of research designed to show leadership on an issue and attract the attention of the press and governments to affect social change.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The event is sponsored by Patagonia as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility program. I presented a plenary session on networked mindsets and leadership and facilitated two workshops on SMARTer Social Media. This is an example of “SMARTer Social Media.”

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JANUARY 6, 2011

This event garnered tons of media coverage and Dawn’s story was covered by almost every major media outlet in the country including the Washington Post, CNN, the Associate Press, CBS, and more. Dawn was invited by the White House to fly to Virginia to share her story in person with President Obama.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2007

One of my clients is NTEN and for the past five years I've been hired to help coordinate the NTC Day of Service on April 4thi n Washington, DC. Cisco is a sponsor of the event and their employees will also be joining the volunteer teams! As these events were taking place, Sean O'Brien, a Circuit Rider with the W.

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DECEMBER 5, 2006

At the Museums in Second Life meeting, I heard about this event that will take place on Friday. Actress and activist Mia Farrow will discuss and answer questions about the worsening situation in Darfur and neighboring Chad at a virtual press event in Second Life. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

  On Sunday, I'll be in Washington, DC for the Share Our Strength Conference of Leaders.   The Day of Service event and session are sponsored by Tyson Foods. Photo by DrumsWhistles Next week is going to be a busy, busy week of work and travel and a little bit of a fun. 

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OCTOBER 15, 2005

NORML has a video blog that was set up after Seattle Hempfest via Jack Olmsted The Washington DC office is now seeking funding to purchase video and. Video/Photo blog from the October 1-2 event. There is talk about making a DVD of several events around the country next season and selling it through libraries nationwide.

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JULY 28, 2009

Networks, groups, applications, conversations, meet-ups, T-shirts, donations, volunteer events and political actions receive community wide support and in many cases are created by the community itself. People are writing their own stories and ideas about our cause rather than us publishing content. Tweet conversations about you.

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MARCH 29, 2009

Million For 20,000 Charities And NonProfits by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch.Com, Washington Post, May 29, 2008. Find one fundraising event or idea to take online this year. Causes Reports On Its First Year - $2.5 Million and Counting , The Agitator, May 29, 2008. Don’t prescribe, listen and learn.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Tell me about you I am a University of Washington student currently writing my thesis to complete my MA in Museology. Do you want to post updates about events? Similarly, only updating with event reminders leaves little room for follower interaction. Decide what you want to accomplish with this account. Trivia and information?

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MARCH 8, 2007

The Flickr for Nonprofits Affinity group will meet in Washington, DC on April 4 at 1:00 PM ( check agenda ) to share experiences, tips, and ideas about how Flickr can be used to support nonprofits and their programs. Documenting Events and Conferences Youth Service America Service Day Blog post about it. How-To Resources.

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