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Attention Data Nerds: Nonprofits Miss Out on the Power of LinkedIn: Learn How to Tap It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: By the time you are reading, I’ll probably have been on a jet plane for far longer than I want to be and maybe have landed in Rwanda. Once I recover from the journey, expect read reports about the Networked NGO in Rwanda and use of social media to support Women’s Rights organizations.

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Thank You for the Best Birthday Ever!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We crushed that goal and raised $4,540 because of your generosity in donating and calling attention to the birthday wish. I met Spencer Brodsky last December when he was doing a fundraiser campaign for his project in Rwanda. That means 454 youngsters will be able to attend school in Cambodia and hopefully, fine, a route out of poverty.

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Win a Trip to Report for the NYT with Nicholas Kristof

Have Fun - Do Good

The winner will go on an international reporting trip with him to focus attention on the problems of global poverty, and its solutions. Past winners traveled to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Rwanda, and Congo. Possible destinations this year are Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia and/or Ghana.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Day 4: Action Learning Projects, Communicating After Workshop, and Managing Our Attention. I learned this technique from Cheryl Francisconi, director of the IIE Addis-Ababa Office in Ethiopia, last month in Rwanda ,who uses a stone that has been held by many people. Day 2: Integrated Social Media Strategy.

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Spamming for Good is the Wrong Description of What Dr. Mani, Roger Carr, Jen Lemens, and Other Good Personal Fundraisers Really Do!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm thinking about the personal approach the Jen Lemen used to raised for her mission to Rwanda - and she did it in record time -- that is the result of relationship building. Pay attention. Then, when you've earned the right to attention and respect, months and months later, sure, ask. Contact them about them, not about you.

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Nonprofit and Flickr Resource List: Not listed, Add in the Comments

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Fundraising Campaigns and Presentations Camera Rwanda Photo Stream Post with an interview Street Kids Fundraising Campaign raised $8,000 from photo group Sharing Foundation Presentation annotated in a flickr photo set. Getting Attention on Flickr. Why Museum Professionals Should Use Flickr from the Musem 2.0 A List of Examples.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Penguin Day in New Orleans, Fondling the Tools, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nancy raises a few questions about whether a distributed presence for organizations - splitting the attention of members between an organization's web site and social networking profiles is a liability or an asset. Intel unveiled its support for the Global Education Alliance's pilot program to create an education framework in Rwanda.

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