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Blogger David Armano Uses His Network To Raise over $8,000 to help an out of luck family

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David and his family provided housing for her and then he reached out to his network for donations using ChipIn badge to collect the donations. How can you sustain this level of using social media to help others or raise money for charity? Her mortgage went unpaid and she's lost her house. What will you do next?

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Search Engine Optimization Gurus: I need your help!

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Number 1 is another blogger. In any case, fast forward to now - when anyone searches my name on google, the fact that I gave via your charity badge comes up many many times over. I just got this message from one of the donors and I am wondering if anyone can help. see below). I looked at the results and I'm number 2.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Scarcity Thinking, Social Network Fragmentation?, and Engagement Strategies

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There are other nonprofit bloggers who do not use their real names. Britt Bravo wrote a post called "Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers" a while back. The Pulling My Hair Out Blog , an anonymous nonprofit blogger, is preparing a proposal for the organization's ED about Web2.0 See below). Details are here.

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6 Link Building Methods for Nonprofits and Charities

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This blog post is for nonprofit organizations and charities that are looking to increase their online exposure (without spending loads of money) so they can receive more volunteers, donations, attention etc. You’ll also want to create (or use an existing) badge, button, or logo to brand your cause. Get Bloggers Involved.

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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

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What is interesting to me about this concept of a platform for change that is very different from say - campaigns on social networking sites like Facebook or the use of widgets and charity badges on blogs for personal fundraising campaigns -- is that while Virtual Worlds are empowering individuals -- we are empowering collective action.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

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Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. And, looking at the list, it's only US-based charities) He raises a great question that gets beyond the scoreboard, numbers only focus of his approach: "Don't you think that they might have lessons to teach all of us?"

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Screencast: Using Widgets to Build Community on Blogs Featured on NTEN Blog

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s experience (good and bad), the NTEN Affinity Groups , particularly Emerging Technology, Nonprofit Bloggers, or Nonprofit Webmasters, are good lists to connect with your peers on these topics. Other terms used to describe a Web Widget include Gadget, Badge, Module, Capsule, Snippet, Mini and Flake. Act 1: What. personal fundraising???