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Interview: Marshall Kirkpatrick on the Real Time Web Report

Amy Sample Ward

The Real-Time Web and Its Future , a new report from ReadWriteWeb , focused on the changing ecosystem of the Web, one that runs in real-time. “For the following report, we interviewed 50 companies, developers and executives building or leveraging real-time Web technology. First, what does the “real-time Web&# really mean?

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How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioral Science to Engage Supporters on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. From virtual concerts, live performances and interviews with medical experts, St. She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience.

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. The road trippers also made stops for advocacy events in Boston and New York before concluding in Washington DC.

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What Does Facebook’s New Timeline Apps Mean for Nonprofits?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are the highlights, and how the actions affect Timeline : The Open Graph integrates with the News Feed, Ticker and Timeline , making the app a key part of users’ and their friends’ Facebook experiences. Donate: “Kylie has started a virtual food drive with Feeding America”.

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How @GoodwillIntl is Celebrating Labor Day with Twitter Campaign #150jobs AND Measures Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

KD Paine and I had the pleasure of interviewing the Arlene McCrehan social media team at Goodwill for our soon to be launched book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Goodwill uses measurement and learning in its evolution into a networked nonprofit. ” # 150jobs – ow.ly/dm4V4. Be sure to get signed releases for these folks.

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Great reads from around the web on May 17th

Amy Sample Ward

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). We also conducted 30 brief interviews with users to inquire about their age, location, and frequency of ChatRoulette use."

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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

What is interesting about this campaign is how they have integrated the social voice of their organizational leader, Carolyn Miles. He agreed to an interview to share some of strategy., Our Syria appeal is a total team effort and has a three-part objective: awareness, advocacy and fundraising.

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