Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2009

She told me that she was planning to get a copy of Shel Israel's book herself, but had seen my Tweet leading to this post about the nonprofit book giveaway for Shel Israel's book called Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods. I asked Betsy, why are you doing this?

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AUGUST 25, 2016

I’ve just returned from week-long leadership development program in Israel called “ Reality Storytellers ” hosted by the Schusterman Foundation. This information was given to artist Paulina Correa who created a visual from the interview which was presented to us upon our departure from Israel.

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MARCH 21, 2009

Shel Israel, Twitterville Wikipedia Article on Twitter. My first Tweet: October 24, 2006 According to the TwitterFacts Blog , the first tweets of Twitter were sent three years ago today. I started using it 6 months after, but I didn't truly adopt the tool until 6 months later. What and when was your first tweet?

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AUGUST 2, 2012

I raised money to help sponsor the first Cambodian Bloggers conference and raised a lot of the money via Twitter as Shel Israel noted in his book, Twitterville. I also used Twitter to get 300 t-shirts donated to bring over for the conference. Leng graduated from college and is married. My children will meet her for the first time.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

The Alumni Playbook was created by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation with significant contributions from AVODAH, Birthright Israel Excel, the Bronfman Fellowships, JDC-Entwine, Moishe House, ROI Community and Tevel b’Tzedek.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Steve's Blog I think there is one important book missing from the library, so if you leave a comment here - you'll get a copy of Shel Israel's Twitterville. He’s also writes probably the most practical, hands-on marketing blog on the planet. It’s a must-read.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I'm looking forward to attending the fundraiser in Silicon Valley where there will be fundraising raffle for signed books by these authors: Shel Israel – Twitterville Mitchell Levy 42 Rules for Driving Success with Books Janet Fouts- Social Media Success! Other goodies will also be raffled off to raise money for Epic Change at the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The Two Sides of the AI and Humanity Debate: I’ve been following Shel Israel for over ten years, since he interviewed for a chapter about nonprofits and Twitter in his 2009 book, Twitterville. What types of ethical principles are introduced through software programming, and how transparent should designers be about their choices?

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AUGUST 20, 2012

I started contributing to Global Voices where I did blogging roundups from Cambodia. In 2007, I raised money to help sponsor the first Cambodian Bloggers conference and raised a lot of the money via Twitter as Shel Israel noted in his book, Twitterville.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Here’s what I learned: Karen learned about the importance of self-care as part of her organization’s work on issues of women’s empowerment and women’s equality in Eastern Europe and Israel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

They have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events, including last week's Tweetsgiving Meetup where my daughter won a lunch with Twitterville author Shel Israel that was being raffled off.

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JUNE 27, 2012

While Shel Israel calls this the “ cult of generosity ” – I would like to call “Individual Social Responsibility” – like there is “Corporate Social Responsibility,” it is also important for us a individuals to be generous. The kids were thrilled with the donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2007

I thought about that diagram when I read Shel Israel's post " Is Facebook starting to fade? My FLickr Stream. That's a diagram I created to illustrate Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles. " He points to some early warning signs, but admits he doesn't have a crystal ball.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Occasionally, the "Beth" entry for wikipedia comes first or Beth Israel Hospital. I discovered that if you google the word "Beth" my blog comes up first in the search results - most of the time. Today, a youtube video called " Kiss Beth " appeared third.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

The lucky winner is Ira Wise who is the Director of Education from Congregation B'nai Israel. I did a review and interview with Avinash Kaushik on his new book, Web Analytics 2.0. This book sounds fantastic. Our congregation is just beginning to dig in with analytics after seven years of flying by the seat of our pants.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I packed copies Chris Brogan's Trust Agents , Shel Israel's Twitterville , Janet Fouts Social Media Book, and Darren Barefoot's Friends With Benefits. Pallavi Koli, Catalysts for Social action, Friends with Benefits by Daren Barefoot Diana Peters, Habitat For Humanity India, Twitterville by Shel Israel.

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OCTOBER 30, 2007

Donna Callejon Chris Brogan Anonymous Joyce Bettencourt Erin Vest Philip C Campbell Jane E Quigley Steve Spalding Amanda Mooney Ann Miller Donna Papacosta Christopher Lester Zena Weist Connie Reece Mary Reagan michael dunn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

I kicked it off with a talk titled " Be a Generous Geek " which talked about the many ways small actions (online and offline) can make a difference, sprinkled with a few stories that were featured in Shel Israel's Twitterville and Chris Brogan's Trust Agents.

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MARCH 31, 2016

Because we run large group bike rides (all over the US and in Israel) the office culture prioritized bikes as the mode of moving. Since Hazon works with outdoor experiences, connecting people to the natural world, it was a good fit for an office walk. That meant a cycling commute, bike parked for the day, then another commute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

When I announced the contest, I thought there was one important book missing, Shel Israel's Twitterville. Or, if I had to say it in a haiku: GETTING A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA LIBRARY [title] If you share with me, I will listen, learn, adapt, AND reciprocate! So I said I'd kick in my copy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

I decided to give away copies of Chris Brogan and Julien Smith's Trust Agents , Shel Israel's Twitterville , and Nancy Smith, John Smith, and Etienne Wenger's Digital Habitats. We asked folks to leave a comment on the blog post sharing why they wanted the book. (I'm I'm going to ask for follow up case studies.)

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JULY 12, 2009

Organization(s) : Meir Panim (Network of Soup Kitchens in Israel). I see this site growing as the use of mobile increases, but it’s a great first step and a good role model for other government agencies. Objective : Increase donations for the soup kitchens, while also communicating an individual’s impact on the cause.

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OCTOBER 19, 2007

Donna Callejon Chris Brogan Anonymous Joyce Bettencourt Erin Vest Philip C Campbell Jane E Quigley Steve Spalding Amanda Mooney Ann Miller Donna Papacosta Christopher Lester Zena Weist Connie Reece Mary Reagan michael dunn.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Geoff Livingston invited me to keynote the conference along with Shel Israel , author of Twitterville. You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2007

Shel Israel prefers to establish a connection first." The goal is not necessarily to collect the largest number of friends, but to build relationships. But there are different approaches. Well known blogger and social media guru, Robert Scoble adds all friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

About two months, again I used to illustrate this post when I read Shel Israel's post " Is Facebook starting to fade? Gartner's Technology Hype Cycles : I created that diagram based on the Gartner's theory and have seen it come into play over and over again.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2009

How does what your feed your Twitter networks support your social media objectives?

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AUGUST 5, 2007

Photo by Shel Israel. I want to thank Carnet Williams and ChipIn for the challenge match! I am sitting here amazed that we were able to meet the campaign goal for the Cambodia Bloggers Summit in about week's time. Here's a few learnings, some highlights, and thanks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2005

Robert Scoble and Shel Israel have titled their book-in-progress Naked Conversations. I'm looking forward to attending the How to Be Naked session at BlogHer. where bloggers will share how they handle revealing aspects of their personal lives on-line. However I would argue that blogging is not nakedness.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

So, maybe it is not too surprising that something that makes us feel good while doing good and a little silly like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went wild on the social networks.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

If the dollar amounts from fundraising campaigns using social networks are disappointing, one response is to say this doesn't work and stop doing it. An alternative approach is to experiment and find ways to improve results. .

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APRIL 21, 2010

I first encountered the term when I read Shel Israel's , Twitterville (pp110-111). Lethal Generosity: The Context and Coinage Kami and I have been working on fine-tuning a definition for lethal generosity. I literally gasped! Shel defines it elegantly as “Generosity attached to a branding strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2006

Hers is the first blog by a Palestinian-Israel, and I'm sure she's going to offer some unique insights into life in Israel and the West Bank/Palestine. I'd really appreciate your going over to her blog to offer some encouraging words of welcome.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Shel Israel prefers to establish a connection first. The goal is not necessarily to collect the largest number of friends, but to build relationships. But there are different approaches. Well known blogger and social media guru, Robert Scoble adds all friends. 4) the poor performance of advertisement filtering.

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