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Kiva in Second Life: Interview With Official SL Volunteers

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Kiva.org has already had a very big year, funding about $9 million worth of loans so far, and having been featured in the mainstream media including the Wall Street Journal , New York Times , Oprah and on ABC News. Kiva is not a charity. that the staff does not have time to manage. His profile said.

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A Couple of Do Good iPhone Apps

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While Heather describes as the app as experimental, she envisions that it is only a matter of time before we'll see Network for Good or other charity listings service as an iPhone app. New York Philharmonic. The third app was called " Charity Finder " that lets user donate to nonprofits via simple interface.

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Twitter Adds Nonprofits to Suggested Users List

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The New York Times says that a spot on Twitter’s “suggested users&# list guarantees 500,000 additional followers. CNET calls this the “New Socialism: a redistribution of attention, not of material wealth.&# But things changed for the nonprofit world on Friday. What inspired the Twitter love?

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A Kiva.org for Native American Entrepreneurs?

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Flipping through the Sunday New York Times earlier this month, I noticed a public service announcement (left) for the American Indian College Fund , with the slogan, "Think Indian: To think Indian is to save a plant that can save a people." Plus, according to a March 23rd article on CNNMoney.com, Micro-loans for Americans?

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Socialbrite: Social Tools for Social Change

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A first-of-its-kind Twitter widget that tracks tweets about nonprofits or social causes in real time. The strategists – located in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and London – are: Beth Kanter, a longtime trainer and advisor to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and other organizations.

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Using Chris Brogan's Archimedes Principle To Leverage Nonprofits on Twitter Suggested User List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I got up really early this morning PST time to fly to the East Coast for some trainings I'm doing. and referring to a post last Friday by Sean at Tactical Philanthropy breaking the news that Twitter had added charities to its list of suggested users. Sean listed the new users: The new “suggested users” are: Social Edge.

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10 Holiday Gifts That Give Back

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The Jackson Street Book blog recently reported that the New York Times and NPR have added BookSense.com as an online book purchasing option, in addition to Amazon.com. Empower an Entrepreneur with a Kiva Loan. The recipient of the loan commits to paying the lender back in a certain period of time. Today is a gift.

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