Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

In early January, I read through the year’s journal and think about accomplishments:What gave me a sense of purpose and feeling of professional fulfillment? 3) Start A New Journal: As I mentioned above, I keep an annual professional journal, part planner and part reflection tool. I also use it as a year in review tool.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2012

Please help us select a winner for the Care2 Impact Prize! "We "We invite you to cast your vote to help pick this year's winner of the second annual Care2 Impact Prize, which recognizes individuals in the nonprofit sector who have made an outstanding impact on the field of online advocacy, online fundraising or both. ."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

The term “media” now means so much more than journalism and documentary film. Journalism News and Information. Within those there are 25 sub-categories, including radio, film and video, mobile media, media justice, internet access, freedom of expression, investigative journalism, etc. Telecommunications Infrastructure.

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See3

JANUARY 21, 2009

Internet traffic hit a record peak on Tuesday as millions of people around the world sought to watch and read about the inauguration of President Obama. Akamai, which helps companies meet demand for their online offerings, worked with media companies like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Viacom to stream live video.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] I treat an Internet presence like a garden. I treat an Internet presence like a garden,” she said. The Internet is social media—it’s all social media. You need to cultivate it.” “I

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 20, 2013

How to best use the Internet to find the data we need? Although I do not claim to be an expert, I am happy to share what I’ve learned in more than a decade of mining the Internet for information to support grant proposals. Do you need help getting a new nonprofit organization off the ground? Good, better, best data.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

New ‘WSJ’ Conduct Rules Target Twitter, Facebook - The Wall Street Journal circulated a newly compiled list of "professional conduct" covering social media, social networking, and so on. These are some links I wanted to share from May 14th. Find me on Delicious for more! Take a look at their entire list!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

He references the leading thinkers,writers, and researchers in this area – from Linda Stone ( email apenea ), Roy Bautmeister/John Tierney ( Will Power ), and Nicolas Carr, ( Internet Shallows ). For example, keeping a journal of what you consume and taking incremental steps towards reducing it so it becomes a lifestyle change.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

A couple of days ago, she made a call on her blog for academics to stop publishing articles in closed journals. I am boycotting locked-down journals and I’d like to ask other academics to do the same. I agree with her that open journals are the future. Be Helpful. know danah boyd. It’s really worth a read.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2016

During my walk, I reflected on my participation last March in the annual National Day of Unplugging , a 24-hour digital detox when you don’t use technology, Internet, or mobile phone in order to reduce stress. Your mobile phone is an Internet and information appliance that you may depend on to navigate through your daily life.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

I’m still on internet clients, believe it or not, and still have some to go. 1 trackback } Boy in the Bands » Blog Archive » Because the power of the Internet increases as people get connected. These posts on open source applications are so helpful. Be Helpful. Today, I’m talking about Flock.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is from the September 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Read the rest of article, and the complete issue on "Data-Driven" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] 1) Identify the Benefits Questions to Ask: How will this help internal staff?

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

In a similar finding, the Pew Research Center reported in January 2011 that among the general public the Internet has now surpassed newspapers as a primary source of news and is steadily closing the gap with television. The Internet's data-handling capabilities are one of its distinguishing (and revolutionary) characteristics.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

Read the rest of the issue when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] I’d like to share what I’ve learned so that you might glean something from my experience to help you get the technology funds needed to achieve your mission. Let’s assume you plan to start an educational program to help children with literacy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 10, 2008

In the last few months, I was involved in helping three organizations choose vendors for varied technology projects, and in the course of that time, I talked with almost a dozen technology vendors of one type or another. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Forj

AUGUST 24, 2017

National associations or “communities of practice” have been in the business of content curation for many years: publishing journals, books containing the community’s body of knowledge, and face to face educational sessions. Yep, museums hire curators to assemble artifacts to display and tell a story. Nothing new you say? webinar link.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 21, 2007

Linux Journal ran the following advertisement by a company called “QSOL&# : And, it got 2100+ diggs , with the title “Best. In addition, Linux Journal has a column, called “ Tech Tips from Gnull and Voyd &# with quotes like: Howdy. Anyway, if you read Linux Journal, please tell them how you feel. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

I even remember writing a grant to some federal agency that probably no longer exists to help create a local infrastructure to get nonprofits online. In my country, there still are no good hosting companies, though our internet speed and ping inside the whole country, is better than the most of europe, that’s why I use e-insites.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

I get Democracy Now, ABC politics, the Webb Alert (a daily geek news headlines show,) Bill Moyers Journal, and lots of others. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful. There are channels for everything.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

Sometimes, I’ll talk about technologies I think are just cool, and useful, and, well geeky, ’cause I can’t help being a geek. IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol. That is, basically, the addressing system computers and routers and such use to direct traffic around a local network, and the internet.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

I’ve been helping a client hire a temporary project manager, and so in the interview process one of the questions I ask is how people keep up with change in the field. I’m also trying to actually read each issue of my Linux Journal and (the somewhat less relevant though still useful) Wired subscriptions I’ve got.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #8:XChat February 5, 2008 This is, really a post both about a tool ( XChat ) and about IRC (Internet Relay Chat.) Be Helpful. XChat is one of quite a few IRC clients.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 3, 2008

It’s a conference that is an event of the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful. I’ve never been – online politics has never really been my focus.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #10: Filezilla February 7, 2008 I decided that most of the tools I’ve been talking about so far (except WordPress and Joomla) are internet clients for one type of protocol or another.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 15, 2008

I also use it installed on my home desktop, for notes, journaling and the like. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In 2016, video will continue to be the most interesting media on the Internet. These are toys like Mattel's Internet-connected Hello Barbie that can have a truly interactive conversation with a child. We're not talking about the race to expand Internet access in space here. This past year, U.S. Children love it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Links April 6, 2007 There has been a little bit of blogging and the like at NTC – although it was certainly hindered yesterday, when the internet was down for most of the day. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

Though Microsoft didn’t exhibit at this year’s CES, they’ve also developed a smart bra that is designed to help control the wearer's appetite and prevent emotional over-eating by monitoring heart and skin activity and making the info available on your Windows phone. They make a similar smart t-shirt for men.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Vote for them , especially the one I’m helping out with (David Geilhufe is the spearhead) on open source CRM. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful. open source, etc. It might be interesting. { It might be interesting. {

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

That in any time, but especially bad economic times, we need our nonprofit industry working to help ailing parts of our society? If so, then we’d like your help filling out a survey. So help us out, and take the survey. Nonprofits have unique challenges learning how to communicate on the social web.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 7, 2008

Please take it no matter what the level of use of open source software is in your organization – data on as wide a range of organizations will be helpful to us. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 11, 2008

It still requires the hardware and operating systems, and databases that more traditional applications that are inside your network require, but, generally, you hand off that responsibility to the folks that host your application, and access the application through the internet. Be Helpful.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2008

Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. Be Helpful.

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