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Cut Through the Clutter: Why Storytelling Matters for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Michelle Chen , an independent scholar who recently graduated with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. Millennials are the largest generation in the U.S. labor force today and they have greatly different media patterns, behaviors and habits compared to their parents.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

There it brought teams of Google and LinkedIn employees to contribute code fixes and key feature enhancements to the open source mobile tools of our nonprofit project partner Mifos , whose mission is to enable financial institutions to become modern and digitally connected providers of financial services to the world’s 2.5 Martus Desktop 4.5

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features. Using a graphic design tool such as Canva or Venngage , converting powerful stats, quotes, and CTAs into graphics is a time-tested, proven method to grab the attention of your followers, thus increasing your engagement on Twitter (and all social media).

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Join Our 24-Hour Round-the-World Twitter Chat

Tech Soup

Tools are easier than ever to get and learn how to use, which has driven the rise of citizen journalism. As organizations begin wading into this cluttered storytelling landscape, and begin picking platforms, tools, and narratives, excitement can quickly evaporate. East Africa Time (11 a.m. SOUTH AFRICA. SANTIAGO, CHILE.

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Great reads from around the web on October 27th

Amy Sample Ward

So, when the ICT-KM Program was tasked with organising the social reporting for the Share Fair on Agricultural and Rural Development Knowledge in Africa in Addis Ababa in October 2010, it was clear that it was high time that we document the social reporting team’s experiences and lessons learned in a generic guide. Event management?

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The Power of Sport in Changing the World

Saleforce Nonprofit

In the UK and South Africa, we support innovative programs using surfing to increase confidence and reduce anxiety among youth. We hope that by spotlighting these brands and showing how such investments can be successful, we can encourage more corporations to harness sport’s power as a tool for social change.

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Improve Your Fundraising Approach and Skills at NetSquared Meetups

Tech Soup

Naples, Florida, is hosting a meetup on tools for effective email fundraising ; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of Giving Tuesday brainstorming sessions ; and Chicago, Illinois, will explore how your CRM can save end-of-year fundraising plans. The link need to be like so: Africa. Africa and Middle East.