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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

That might look like sharing a picture from a concert, while you are still at the concert. It could be checking in with people on a location-based social network. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives. Why be in just one place when we can be in many?

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Open311: What Nonprofits and Public Libraries Can Gain from Open Government

Tech Soup

I've kind of become an open-data geek in the past few months, largely thanks to NetSquared's unconference at NTC. Tim O'Reilly painted a breathtaking picture of the future of government. "The The diversity of the team should reflect the diversity of the city," he said.

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9 Ways Nonprofits Can Excel Using Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was also an early member of Netsquared Community , another one of Marnie’s brilliant ideas that rocked the field. Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. He discusses a way of seeing both the big strategic picture and the smaller immediate tactics.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

EkoVizija is a mobile app that enables users to take pictures and report environmental problems in their community. Re-E-Lekcija is sort of like a social network where citizens can freely express their opinions about their community without judgment or retribution. The Power of Technology Challenges.

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Moveon Use of Flickr

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I missed the post about flickr use by MoveOn on netsquared when I was in London earlier this month. It's also made finding pictures for the MoveOn homepage and other materials a snap -- MoveOn staff can easily browse photos by campaign or time period.??? Just tracked down the original article, The Best $24.95 He adds, ???It's

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Web Video for Social Benefit Sector: Some learnings.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

His list of benefits include: Video is a powerful storytelling medium and has the potential to engage people and build relationship, particularly if using some of the video/social networking sites. Footpath Pictures is a small company dedicated to telling the stories of non-profit organizations. Off to consume those now!

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Personal Fundraising with Widgets: A Few Reflections and Campaign Update

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I posted an announcement of the campaign on my blog and on Netsquared Posted a guest blog post at Katya's blog soliciting campaign advice in exchange to share my learnings. use your social network to help you with the campaign. . use your social network to help you with the campaign. throw a fundraiser/houseparty.

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