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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Not only does a hand-written thank you note make a strong impression upon the receiver, but it also makes you a better social media manager because it’s a practice in creative arts – and as all we know, the best social media managers are creative artists. 4) Read more books.

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Guest Post by Chad Norman: 5 Nonprofit Storytelling Lessons from a Master of Hip-Hop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These artists are all great examples of how media can be used for social change - as a vehicle for storytelling. KRS1 was the brains behind Boogie Down Productions, and he was a master storyteller. Join every social network, community, directory, and affinity group you can to tell your story.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Tools Artists Need Geeks To Create Join us to discuss the digital tools being used and abused by theatre makers, dancers, musicians, crafters, wordsmiths, cinematographers, photographers, painters, and other multimedia artists. What artistic problems need a dose of geek teamwork? What’s new? What works?

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Can the Real Time Web Let Me Be in Two Places at the Same Time?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How does this change our brains and the way we process information or even learn? How does this change our connectedness on online social networks ? Rob Cottingham, one of my favorite stand up comics, cartoon artists, and social media/nonprofit gurus, got to attend the Real Time Web Summit. just saying.

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

Amy Sample Ward

During the period that the 500 were selected, they learned a lot about how various social networking tools could be used as they saw participants start partnering up and organizing themselves for the game. There were pregame efforts, during the night, and post-event where people joined up and have continued networking.

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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. This case study, " Using Network to Stop Genocide ," by Ian Boothe was published on Idealware a few days ago. Go read it.

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Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

NTEN

During the period that the 500 were selected, they learned a lot about how various social networking tools could be used as they saw participants start partnering up and organizing themselves for the game. There were pregame efforts, during the night, and post-event where people joined up and have continued networking.

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