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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. Learn basic HTML.

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Susan Tenby, TechSoup, Speaks Before Congress About Virtual Worlds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Her testimony was part of today's hearing: "Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium" Transcript and video here. Susan also sent around a couple of links to stories in the press about her appearance. for nonprofits.

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Social Media Roadblock: An Interview with Wendy Harman, Red Cross - Social Media Strategy Case Study

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

campaign's objective was to encourage social media activists to show solidarity with the Red Cross by displaying Red Cross PSAs, videos, photos, widgets, on their online spaces. We also encouraged people to change their avatars (see above). I wouldn't normally do a press release, but on such short notice we needed to get the word out.

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Legal Education in Networked World: Berkman Center Discussion

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You could also watch a video cast on the web as well as in Second Life. It was also interesting that when they video projected the Second Life environment on the screen, all of us avatars got very tame. Anyway, go listen to the video. " It was moderated by Charles Nesson. no dancing, piano playing or flying.

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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

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There's YouTube video here. Rik visited the homeless avatar: I decided to pop into SL to check it out. I found a bedraggled looking avatar sleeping in a cardboard box with a crude sign asking for donations. They have sponsored 296 foster homes housing 2,300 children!

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NpTechTag Summary: Connected Conversations, Live Blogging, and Other Great Finds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social Web and PR/Marketing An excellent post from Chris Andreson on Long Tail PR: How To Do Publicity Without A Press Release (or the Press) Nancy Schwartz of the Getting Attention Blog is hosting next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. The topic is " How do Nonprofit Communicators Compete for Audience Attention?

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The One-Look Virus and Immersive Environments for Teaching and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I think you would be very hard pressed today to find anyone still using a DOS version of Word Perfect. text, graphics and video? Six worlds, avatars, lots of chat and even then screens receiving video for. Six worlds, avatars, lots of chat and even then screens receiving video for. way to the future?