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Constituent Empowerment, as old as Lady Liberty

Connection Cafe

While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago. Pulitzer’s tactics were not exactly the same as what I call constituent empowerment but it is pretty close. Badges on Facebook are another.

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

In a big way, removing the Causes application from MySpace will mean many people don’t have the “space&# to bare their badges of support, to leverage a networked dashboard of lapel pins that align them and define them. ( Check out a great post from Ivan Boothe of Rootwork on this topic.). What it Means to Communities.

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New on SSIR: Letting Technology Lead

Amy Sample Ward

In a big way, removing the Causes application from MySpace will mean many people don’t have the “space&# to bare their badges of support, to leverage a networked dashboard of lapel pins that align them and define them. ( Check out a great post from Ivan Boothe of Rootwork on this topic.). What it Means to Communities.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Participants made name badges using selecting tool names for their first and last name. Grantees Implement A Modest and Realistic Action Learning Pilot. Social media practices are just that – they get strong and stay strong with practice – so success means consistent application and learning.

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10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

By offering badges, mayorships, and other intangible rewards, millions of people are checking in to the places they go. The next step is for these apps to add greater purpose by encouraging more meaningful checkins and offering corresponding badges and stamps, thus mapping the cause universe. Here are #10Ways : 1.

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