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Deanna Zandt: Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking

Have Fun - Do Good

It was the power of people sharing the stories with one another that actually brought it to some sort of critical mass where mainstream media then took attention. After that, even after the mainstream media attention, it wasn't like, "Oh, and then it really went crazy." It continued on the same trajectory.

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What I Learned About Online Donor Engagement from Fundraisers in Brasil

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some things have not changed: Time and attention are finite. Stories need to be compelling, immersive, human, funny, or provocative to capture attention. Marcelo talked about how humor can capture attention. Empowerment. The importance of digital reputation management – stories last forever and can spread quickly.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Tips for Good Openings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States. … Read More

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University.

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The 45 Social by Social Propositions

Amy Sample Ward

The book is full of interviews, case studies, how-tos and more. If you give them tools for taking more control of their lives, they will pay you back in attention, support and even hard cash. Empowerment is unconditional. Getting people’s attention means offering them something valuable. People want control.

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Living Case Studies: Integrated Social Media Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Policymakers do not pay attention to messaging that comes through social media channels. I used the following statements given that I had a mix of staff members – from executive directors, social media managers, and policy/program directors. You can explain complex issues like cap and trade in 140 characters.

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Millennials Who Manage

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Drawing on extensive research, including a comprehensive, original workplace survey and in-depth interviews with Millennial managers, Millennials Who Manage , offers teaches Millennial readers how to overcome workplace perceptions and become great leaders. What makes you believe this? While in college work at becoming a first-class noticer.