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Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

Cloud 4 Good

Salesforce.org recently highlighted both Cloud for Good and CARE, a nonprofit organization seeking to save lives, defeat poverty, achieve social justice, and fight for women and girls, as part of the Changemakers video series. Supporting the Global Community to Create a Lasting Impact.

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Great reads from around the web on April 14th

Amy Sample Ward

PHILANTHROPY 2173: Mapping the social economy - Great blog post on using design for philanthropy. " The DigiActive Guide to Twitter for Activism | DigiActive.org - "Following the recent protests in Moldova, the value of Twitter as a tool for digital activism is more prominent than ever. Find me on Delicious for more!

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Guest Post by Ivan Boothe: Social change takes more than social media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Ivan Boothe, publisher of the Rootwork Blog Over at the NetSquared blog, Joe Solomon provided a great roundup of reasons people might be "jaded about social media for change" and ways they overcome it. Joe runs through some great responses from a whole bevy of social-media-for-change folks, including me.

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Twitter for Activism Tool VS Strategy Debate and A New Twitter Activism Guide

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is an inherent tension between strategy and tactical implementation of using social media to support a campaign's objectives or nonprofit's mission, whether the goal is fundraising, marketing, or taking action. And seasoned practitioners are debating whether a particular social media tool is in and of itself a strategy.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

Even if only a small proportion of your supporter base is from an ethnic, cultural, or social minority, it’s worth the effort for your nonprofit to be at the forefront of efforts to recognize the tapestry of traditions or nondenominational definitions of the holiday season.

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Mark Pesce at CUA09 - Think Like a Cloud, Make a Storm, Kill the Tower!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He talks about the "Cloud" a word to describe how we're all more closely connected through social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and etc. Next he talks about how our online social behavior has shifted the power system, but first defines the old power system: The entire nature of power has changed, as have the burdens of power.

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