Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Here’s what’s pissing me off: The reason I have to fight every time to do these stories [like Darfur] is because the truth is that it’s hard to get the majority of Americans…to care. ” (not in video). Crowdsourcing killed punk rock…Crowdsourcing kills art…It’s bullshit. That is a huge mistake.” starts around 16:46). “I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

Americans for the Arts. Breast Cancer Action. Save Darfur. " An interesting article in the NY Times about arts organizations using MySpace. 9) Use your blog to inspire support and action. Some sites are using the blog feature to write about their organizations, while others haven't set it up.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

The first thing I suggest is to be genuine -- interview people who are affected by the work your organization does, record actions you are taking to solve problems in your community, ask YouTube users to sound off on why your issues are important. That said, there are some basic things that might be helpful to think about.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

The first thing I suggest is to be genuine -- interview people who are affected by the work your organization does, record actions you are taking to solve problems in your community, ask YouTube users to sound off on why your issues are important. That said, there are some basic things that might be helpful to think about.

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