Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Miradi, is used by nature conservation practitioners around the world to design, manage, monitor and learn from their projects. Rare’s Pride campaigns are two-year marketing initiatives that shift the attitudes and behaviors of people living near endangered areas to engage them in conservation efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

When I started out, the “broadcast, festival, and screenings” model of distribution dictated community engagement strategies that were more linear, and limited. My latest project is called @home , which explores homelessness in America through the story of Mark Horvath (aka @hardlynormal on Twitter).

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. This is exactly the innovative campaign that nonprofits should be getting behind and partner more with creative community members to produces. Diverse Goals.

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Advocacy Community Build Storytelling 72

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

Over the last few months, I’ve been collaborating with Andy Gibson and David Wilcox , and Clive Holtham and Nigel Courtney from Cass Business School, on a book about using new technologies for social benefit projects. The book is full of interviews, case studies, how-tos and more. Respect how people choose to communicate.

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Social Empowerment Conversation Skills 147

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

--Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project. Below is an e-interview with another woman making a difference in Mali, Caitlin Cohen, one of two US coordinators of the Sigida Keneyali Project. What is the Sigida Keneyali Project? How did you get involved in the Sigida Keneyali Project?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. An extension is actually good thing, gives us more time to look at all those projects! CompuMentor's founder shares his top ten projects.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Ravon and Amanda are using several social media channels to explore and share museum exhibitions, programs, and projects. Ravon spoke at MuseumNext last month (video here ) about how communities of color claim space and power in the decentralized digital landscape. They are holding meetups, creating swag , and getting heard.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2006

she worked on a program called the “African Peace and Development Initiative” at the NGO, World Learning for International Development , doing project backstopping for peacebuilding initiatives in East Africa. DeeAnn was kind enough to do an e-interview with me: Describe what Up with People does and a little about the work you do with them.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

It’s an essential ingredient, helping your nonprofit to transform into a flexible, well-rounded entity, capable of making spectacular differences in the community you serve. The board’s attitude towards fundraising. The key is to create engaging, shareable content that resonates with the online community.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Today, an interview with staff from a museum with an incredibly healthy attitude towards experimentation with social media. They don’t have a huge technology staff or flashy initiatives, but they have done many smart, simple projects that have caught my eye. They use Yammer internally to communicate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

The video incorporates some slides from Angela Byron's excellent presentation, " Women in Floss " which also speaks to the dark side of gender issues in FOSS communities. The presentation offers some good pointers to women in how to get involved in FOSS communities. What is the best tool for very large communities?

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Generation Open Source Reflection Facilitation 50

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Or is it somebody that you see them as a kind, caring, community-minded person who might be able to make a difference? . So if you care about the donors and their feelings and their contribution to the community, that makes a difference. . Who else in the community should we talk to? . Is it just an ATM machine?

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Money Question Raise Video 110

Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 16, 2007

Community and opportunities for collaboration can be lost when it is just you sitting down to work each day. Coworking, a group of individual entrepreneurs sharing a work space, can provide that community while also being an environmentally sustainable choice. So anyway, that's kind of where coworking came from.

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Green Interview San Francisco Environment 40

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2011

ASB is a great opportunity for college students who choose to spend their spring breaks volunteering in communities across the country. But what are the costs involved for the community members? about service and community issues. Short-term projects will always be a piece of the pie.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Attitudes of executive directors towards the Internet – ED’s have gone from “why should I pay attention to the web” to spending a significant amount of time worrying if their web site is interactive, if they are doing all they can to effectively engage donors, and how they can raise more dollars online. Really amazing.

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Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Because it’s not just about the issue, because let’s say you’re helping with hunger relief, well, there might be 10 organizations in your community helping with hunger relief. And you really can only share your passion unless you have a kind of energized spirit and positive attitude, terrific. That’s amazing.

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Money Personal Relationship Raise 102

Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Attitudes of executive directors towards the Internet – ED’s have gone from “why should I pay attention to the web” to spending a significant amount of time worrying if their web site is interactive, if they are doing all they can to effectively engage donors, and how they can raise more dollars online. Really amazing.

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Social Media Advocacy Interview Online 28

DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This means that web design projects (and even smaller, iterative updates) are important investments for nonprofits, and they can involve any number of different strategies and techniques. Mustard Seed Communities. Project Open Hand. For major campaigns or specific projects, creating a dedicated website can be a very smart move.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 13, 2010

I talked with Sarah Rich , one of the project’s instigators and staff members, to learn more about 48 Hour Magazine and its implications for other participatory media projects. You had a huge response to this project. Beyond the excitement and buzz factor, what’s the value of doing this project so fast?

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Participatory Journal San Francisco Interview 36

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2010

YouTube Goes Fully Social And Challenges Facebook | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Today, YouTube announced that every single YouTube channel now comes equipped with a moderator feature. It’s an incredibly exciting step to see YouTube becoming fully social.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2012

The stakes for failure in the nonprofit community are so much higher in the nonprofit community than in the for-profit community. Brian Reich’s Interview About the Panel. These would have questions that allow their audience to share their experience or attitudes about the topic or a speaker’s particular point.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2019

I'm thrilled that Seema Rao is taking this blog and museum community into its next chapter. A way for me to call up a hero and ask, "can I interview you?" I spent 2007-2011 traveling the world, doing participatory projects and consulting gigs, and writing my first book. community, and I felt responsible to you.

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Museum Reflection Participatory Attitude 27

Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

After reading the interview, Heddy has asked that I modify some of her answers. The next big project on the horizon is working on AIUSA’s next strategic plan. This project will tackle big questions such as: What are the most pressing human rights problems in our world? Below is the modified version as of May 24, 2006.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

Consequently, it is a special treat for me to share with you the transcript of my interview with him for the Big Vision Podcast. Somebody else has got to save the polar bears, I've got to save myself," is sort of the basic attitude. Britt Bravo: What are some eco-equity success stories from Oakland and other cities and communities?

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