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PhilanthroTech: How Nonprofits Are Using Crowdfunding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’m headed down to Austin, TX for SXSW where I will have the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on measuring social media with KD Paine with case studies by David Neff and Carie Lewis. They build up an online and offline community, create great projects, and then ask the community to fund them through donations.

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March #4change topic: How Social Media Can Enhance Events

Amy Sample Ward

From the newest member of the #4Change team, ChristinasWorld : In the wake of South by Southwest in Austin, and in anticipation of some exciting social media and social change gatherings coming up on the 2010 events calendar, we thought it could be useful to explore How Social Media Can Enhance Events as the topic for the March #4change chat.

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Interview: SXSW4Japan Raises over $120,000 #sxswcares

Amy Sample Ward

South by Southwest ( SXSW ) Interactive is a conference, that takes place each Spring in Austin, TX, with over 20,000 web influencers, emerging tech, and creatives. Second, we would focus on taking the campaign to off-line events as much as possible to facilitate meaningful connections between the online and offline world.

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2015 SXSW Interactive Round Up

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It’s been a busy month in Austin! Coming right from the NTC, I couldn''t help but notice and appreciate all the hard work that went on behind the scenes by workers in the Austin Convention Center and beyond to bring this conference to life, as well as wonder how many gallons of coffee was consumed to keep it going.

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Vote for the Female Social Media Guru UK Awards 2009

Amy Sample Ward

I just returned from the South By South West Interactive conference in Austin, TX, where I attended a panel that asked if Women on the Web had more opportunities than in a more traditional work environment. How do opportunities, successes, connections and authority online translate into offline opportunities and successes?

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Great reads from around the web on March 30th

Amy Sample Ward

Growing Virtual Roots – How our online efforts led to amazing offline results – A great case study in community organizing, on and offline, from Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. "From The festival will be held July 28-July 30 in Austin, Texas." It is free for all non-profits and causes to submit their film.

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Vote for these SXSW Nonprofit Panels

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social Media Smackdown: Online VS Offline Impact - [link] coordinated by Kayta Andresen. The Nonprofit Narrative - [link] coordinated by Dan Portnoy. There were thousands of entries – so I probably missed a couple of good nonprofit panels.

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