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Wiser Giving: What’s Your Giving Style?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Shel Israel describes social or goodwill fundraising (individual raising money and giving to causes) as the “ cult of generosity ” – I would like to call “ Individual Social Responsibility ” – like there is “Corporate Social Responsibility,” it is also important for individuals to be generous. Flickr Photo by Time Anchor.

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Burning Problems With Social Networks: What do you think?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's an instructional video about how they work on Facebook along with some advice from Jeremiah Owyang. (2) As Vicky noted on my Facebook profile a while back, I just wonder this, Beth. Shel Israel prefers to establish a connection first. Understand how privacy controls work on social networks. " What's the workaround?

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MCON13 Live Blog: The Millennial Movement (Jose Antonio Vargas, Define American)

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Three summers ago I spent six weeks profiling Mark Zuckerberg for the New Yorker. So I contacted Zuckerberg''s people and said, "I want to write a profile of this person." They gave me five interviews, no holds barred, I asked him uncomfortable questions a journalist should ask a profile subject. At one point we took a walk.