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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

And I got to learn why I love him so much – iturns out, according to wikipedia, he’s a “classic allegory of greed and corruption tarnishing all that’s good and innocent in the world&# – so I studied up on shmoo which made it all worthwhile [link] &#. Do we need slacktivism to justify fun behavior online?

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

Co-development led to conceptualization of participation of people with disabilities in advocacy for legislative, policy and government program change as an impact—in and of itself—regardless of outcome. Other participatory grantmakers have developed new MEL tools to better reflect a power shift to grantee perspective on impact.

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Great reads from around the web on May 17th

Amy Sample Ward

million grant from the Stanton Foundation to work with academic experts on Wikipedia articles related to public policy, which could include everything from political theory to legislative history and issues such as health reform and science. Here are five tips from some of the best in the non-profit business."

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Need a copy editor? Look in the mirror

M+R

This doesn’t mean you need to turn your copy into a Wikipedia article. Over the past 18 years, Will has written millions of words of fundraising, advocacy, and marketing copy for nonprofits of all types. Eliminate, or clarify, any jargon or Official Language that may be opaque to readers. The post Need a copy editor?

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Mapping Web2.0 Censorship: Access Denied Map

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Via Global Voices Advocacy blog. video and photo-sharing sites like Youtube, Flickr, Dailymotion; blogging platforms such as Blogspot, Livejournal, Typepad and Wordpress; social networking websites such as Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Wikipedia, VoIP services; etc.); tools and websites. the crackdown on web 2.0 websites (e.g. More here

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Who are the Millennials?

Care2

Be honest, does your nonprofit create online advocacy and fundraising campaigns that are reactive or proactive? The first generation in human history who regard behaviors like tweeting and texting, along with websites like Facebook, YouTube, Google and Wikipedia as everyday parts of their social lives and their search for understanding.

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NetSquared Local Events: June 6–7, 2013

Tech Soup

Baltimore, MD: June Tech & Social Change Baltimore Meetup: Wikipedia. Morrisville, NC: Workshop: Using Multichannel Strategies for Advocacy, Money, Engagement with Amy Sample Ward and Evening Social & Networking. Portland, OR: Getting People to Click DONATE on Your Nonprofit Website. Thursday, June 6. Friday, June 7.