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5 Things Nonprofits Can Learn from the Late, Great David Carr

Tech Soup

Show Some Pride — "So, Continue" Carr is probably most celebrated for this exquisite exchange found in The New York Times documentary, Page One , with the founder of Vice. In the nonprofit sector, people invest their souls. More on David Carr: The Times remembrances and a Reddit AMA Ask David.

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Things We Like (March 2009)

NTEN

The New York Times continues to produce great examples of interactive maps. was created to allow people to share pictures of cute cats." IdealistNews.org aims to be the Digg , er, Reddit of social news sites, while Academic Earth wants to be the Hulu of education. Read more posts on our blog.

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Why Your Nonprofit Should Be A Big Listener

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The mission of Upwell is to condition the climate for change in marine conservation, and ready people to take action. We’re listening for those conversations, and trying to meet those people where they are, rather than going out and saying, ‘This is the exact demographic profile of the person who we want to reach.’”.

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The End of the Beginning of Online Giving

Connection Cafe

Here is a short list of innovations that happened after online giving began in 1999: Airbnb, Android, Bitcoin, Chrome, Dropbox, Etsy, Facebook, Github, Hashtags, iPod, iPhone, iPad, jQuery, Kindle, LinkedIn, MySpace, Netflix, Oculus Rift, Pinterest, Reddit, Slack, Tesla, Twitter, USB Flash Drive, Venmo, Wii, Xbox, YouTube, and the Zettabyte.

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37 Social Media Ideas for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

And as New York City Ballet co-founder George Balanchine once said, “ My muse must come to me on union time.” But seriously – does owning a pet help people recover from a certain illness? Was there a recent news story related to dogs in your field? LOL CATS When in doubt, integrate cat videos.

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Lessons Learned from the HealthCare.gov Rollout

Connection Cafe

According to the New York Times , “as late as the last week of September, officials were still changing features of the Web site.” However, it is apparently not possible to report on the number of people who have successfully used the site. Data quality is not something that can be added at the end of a project.

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How Save the Children Is Using An Edgy Infographic As Part of A Multi-Channel Campaign for Children in Syria

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

People just don’t know the facts and they don’t know how they can help Syrian children. We conducted a live donor call from Jordan and a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) with two of our staffers who recently returned from the Syria region. People can donate from the privacy of their own phone. How is it working for you?

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