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I'm Speaking at SXSW About Nonprofits and Social Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yet many have overcome the odds and made a splash online and offline by using the latest Web technologies - for pennies on the dollar. The term "extra organizational activist" comes from Alison Fine's book Momentum and I first heard it back in September 2006 when I read the book and reviewed it over at Blogher.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more. But, if you have a good percentage of your constinuents who are early adopters and tech savvy, it’s a great place to be. They were active and dedicated to making it work and raised 90,000+ friends.

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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded. The audience consisted mostly of social media early adopters who shared terrific insights that come from having a sense of context.

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Meet Nicola M. Wells: Social Media As An Online Door Knocking Campaign for Immigrant Rights

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How did you organization successfully deploy and adopt these tools? The key to our success is integrating offline and online organizing relationships. It was the connection of our offline and online relationships that allowed this action to take off, and social media tools that greased the wheels for its growth.