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Tips for Making the Most of Tweetups

Amy Sample Ward

As I started to collect my thoughts, though, I realized that my impressions and recommendations were really applicable to any tweetup or offline gathering of online networks. NFPTweetups and other events where online networks come together offline are unique opportunities and hear from practioners and colleagues and get the “real story.&#

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New on SSIR: Organizations and Individuals Fundraising in Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

That’s not exactly the way business normally goes down offline. Social media is a space where the individual reigns, relationships are required, and conversations are public. And it has real impact on the way organizations fundraise.

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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is just a sampling. This made think of whether trust is only built from knowing someone offline or not. The context at Blogpotomac was the question, "Did turning your Twitter avatar green in support of the Iraniian protests" really mean anything. I think the above example shows it might go both ways.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

And so what they did was they created an avatar and every kid that came through their program got a teddy bear so they would not feel like they were alone. You have to give board members scripts, you have to give them social media posts, you have to give them sample letters and emails. You have to create your advocates. ” Right?

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

For example, the internet was important because it was difficult to organize offline. So, the answer is yes as a tool. Western audiences came to know Iran through the 2009 election, the internet had been the place where you could find politics happening inside Iran when in person it was very hard there. They are inventing it for themselves.

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