Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

I’ll also be attending Penguin Day. There are also lots of fun social events, like NTCBeer. National eXtension Conference: March 26-27th. There’s many other great conferences this month — for example – if you are in New York City, I would not miss the Social Media for Social Good event on March 17th.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

NEWS Below is a roundup of blog posts and podcast interviews I've published since my last Have Fun Do Good Link Love (where did the month go?): The Case Foundation, Causes, and PARADE are joining together to present the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge , a national competition launching on October 7.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

That's how I feel about joining NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). Why I want to do it: After 7 + years, Have Fun, Do Good is feeling a little stagnant. According to the September 1999 New York Times article, Route to Creativity: Following Bliss or Dots? Art Every Day Month), and felt called to do one.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

I'm sitting in the press area at the Presidential Forum on Service at Columbia University in New York City. You can watch the Presidential Forum on Service on CNN, or streaming live on the event host's site, Service Nation. SN08 service Service Nation Barack Obama John McCain volunteer.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2009

Hi Have Fun * Do Gooders! I get requests to post about more things than I have time to write a full blog post about, plus I'm going to be blogging on a couple of new blogs soon that I can't cross-post from so I'm going to start experimenting with Have Fun Do Good Link Love lists to share some quick links and short posts with you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2016

I was an early adopter of using the Internet in 1992 where I had a virtual job working online for a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts called ArtsWire. It has intruded on our attention and wellbeing – and helped blurred the lines between work and leisure time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

You'll find reviews of iPhone apps from the Olympics , National Center for Missing Children , the San Jose Museum , and others. One of the more exciting iPhone apps to appear in the last month or so is CauseWorld that uses a new form of "embedded" giving that I dubbed " Foot Traffic Philanthropy." New York Philharmonic.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

For three days in New York City we experimented with new types of social media integration with Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS for short, which runs the AmeriCorps programs) and the Points of Light Foundation 's National Conference on Volunteerism and Service.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

Purpose: Recruiting new members, viral awareness-building. World Wildlife Fund offers a fun quiz that helps determine your "inner animal," After the quiz, you learn more about the animal that best matches you – and some of them are truly bizarre, with over 100 species available – and post about it on Facebook and Twitter.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 26, 2008

Check out Dave Eggers' recent Op -Ed in the New York Times , "Dropping the Torch" about the event. April 13 Join STAND, Amnesty International, GI-Net, and Save Darfur on the National Mall in Washington, DC for a rally at the White House on the Global Day for Darfur.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City. More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC partnered with WXII News 12 for a successful back-to-school food drive.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. NYSSCPA / New York, NY / $385. Impact National Conference / Amherst, MA / Less than $200. InnovationEnterprise / New York, NY / $1,495. Leadership.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2008

Your campaign needs to be fun and engaging, but also effective. Here are a handful of ideas to get you started: In her article, 10 Fun and Great Fund-Raising Ideas for Your Workplace , Josienita Borlongan says that having a Pink Ballerina Hippo Costume Fund-Raising Contest has been very successful for her.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I believe that new models of aging and senior life will emerge from this wave, and can't wait to see what is created, which is why I loved stumbling upon The New York Times article, For Healthy Aging, A Late Act in the Footlights. It profiles an innovative organization called EngAGE. In 2008, Tim was named an Ashoka Fellow.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

Some Fun Facts About Vietnam. Vietnam is an S-shaped country that is slightly larger than New Mexico. It is proper etiquette in Vietnam to politely ask your age, nationality, and marital status on the first meeting. Our New NGO Partners in Indonesia. YCAB Foundation is an NGO based both in New York and Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 26, 2009

If you'd like to learn more about national and global hunger issues, check out the national and international organizations listed below. (You don't have to be a blogger, or live in the Bay Area to take the Challenge). For a local perspective, peruse the list of food bank blogs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Seeing the Presidential candidates at the Presidential Forum on Service at the Service Nation Summit was thrilling, but I think my favorite speaker last night was New York Governor David Patterson. Governor David Patterson cabinet service nation service volunteer Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

On Friday November 4 , 300 nonprofit and social good professionals gathered at the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and Club in San Francisco for Social Media for Nonprofits – a national conference series on the use of social media for social good. Which tools are you using and why? Let us know in the comments.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2009

"It's been said that our true calling in life is where our heart's greatest gladness meets the world's deepest need." --First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. We believe that the only way to build that new foundation for our economy is to establish a new role for service in this country."

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Give The Civility in the Workplace blog writes that according to the book, Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America--and How We Can Get More of It by Arthur C. According to a March 2008 New York Times article, Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness. Keep a Gratitude Journal. Most of them make you healthier too."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 28, 2007

Its also going to be a lot of fun - I'm filming with Negativland, GirlTalk, The Freelance Hellraiser, DJ Food, John Oswald, Mark Viddler, and Lawrence Lessig among many others. My first challenge is in acknowledgment of March being Boycott The RIAA Month: The RIAA theme song by the New York Times' David Pogue. "Know what?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

SOS Children’s Villages Illinois acquired 75% of their new donors for the entire year with their year-end peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

David is a journalist turned entrepreneur who has written for Wired , Seed , Columbia Journalism Review and The New York Times. Now, it's almost not even breaking news to say that newspapers are facing, to be quite frank, an economic death spiral. It's not fun for some people. whatever the topic is.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

He went around the world collecting traditional contemporary folk music, assembled those into themes on CDs, and began national distribution. She takes what they make into international markets in London and New York. Of course, you know that my blog is called, "Have Fun Do Good." How do you have fun and do good?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 25, 2009

As our nation grapples with its problems, American Indians are uniquely situated to lead with finding solutions." --Rick Williams, President & CEO of the American Indian College Fund on his blog, In a Good Way. This is what we call 'Thinking Indian.'

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

While many organizations strive to have their events covered by national outlets like the Today Show or the New York Times, Krista encourages event planners to not overlook local newspapers and television and radio stations. This is a lot more enticing to journalists. Contact Local Media. Highlight Value and Impact.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

You can also expect unofficial attendee-led events to keep the fun going after hours. Attend If You’re: A fundraising professional in New York City To Register: [link] JULY AFP New Orleans New Orleans, LA Date: TBD AFP New Orleans’ Annual Fundraising Conference is a full day of networking and learning.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2010

Today, Jordan Viator, our super communications manager for all things interactive, fun and digital was featured in The New York Times about using Foursquare to broadcast to her friends where she is during SXSW Interactive. I personally don’t get it. Why would you do that?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 2, 2007

Here's what some bloggers are saying about virtual volunteering: Holly Ross, of the NTEN blog , points to a New York Times article about virtual volunteering, " Flexible Hours, Using Your PC and Never Leaving Home ".

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

A Quick Look at Pride Month History Pride Month happens every June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, which took place in New York City in June 1969. Advocate for LGBTQ+ rights : Stay informed about local, national, and international LGBTQ+ rights issues and use your organization’s platform to advocate for change.

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

On April 16, the NTEN team in Portland spent the afternoon volunteering at Schoolhouse Supplies , in belated honor of National Volunteer Week. Of course, it wouldn’t be any fun at NTEN if we couldn’t dish on some data. Collectively, we tallied thousands of school supplies.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

In the wee hours of June 28, 1969, New York City police conducted a raid on the Stonewall, a gay nightclub in Greenwich Village. The bar’s patrons and neighbors—including legendary trans activist Marsha P. Johnson—fought back, kicking off six days of civil unrest that became a flashpoint for the burgeoning gay rights movement.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Birdie's blogs and stories have been featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Positive Thinking Magazine , and the Wall Street Journal as well as many other news outlets. BlogYoNoMo (Blog Your Novel Month) Inspired by National Novel Writing Month. Don’t know if they will do it in 2007.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2010

Today, Jordan Viator, our super communications manager for all things interactive, fun and digital was featured in The New York Times about using Foursquare to broadcast to her friends where she is during SXSW Interactive. I personally don’t get it. Why would you do that?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Over the next six years additional 826 centers opened in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Michigan and Boston under the umbrella of 826 National. This week Eggers is one of three recipients of the 2008 TED Prize during the TED Conference in Monterey, CA.

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JULY 31, 2007

Attendees will have the chance to network, learn from and share their ideas with authors, agents, editors and publishing professionals from the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York." The conference is being produced by a husband and wife literary agency, Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 16, 2008

She is on the National Advisory Council of DonorsChoose , teaches interview and resume skills to low income individuals with StreetWise and The Opportunity Network , knocked on doors during Hillary Clinton's campaign, and is an Advisor to The Extraordinaries. Ruthanne Feinberg is a busy woman.

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