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MCON13 Live Blog: Millennial Service (Paul Schmitz, Soma and Rachael Chong, Catchafire)

NTEN

1 Throughout the day, we''ll be live blogging sessions from MCON13 , a virtual conference to help leaders engage the Millennial generation. Eventually wound up in microfinance with FINCA for 6 months, which blended her passion and talents. Started up a nonprofit foundation--the US arm of BRAC. Change how giving is done.

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Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You may be wondering if that means that your executive director and CEO needs to write a blog or have their own Twitter account to share their wisdom. Here are some good examples of CEO and Executive Director use of social media in the US social sector: Holly Ross is the executive director of NTEN, the nonprofit technology network in the US.

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NTEN and TechSoup Webinar: Share Your Story - ROI and Social Media - Slides and Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." In the next section of the presentation, I use my blog as an example of going through a traditional ROI process. Unique Blog Readers. Engagement. The tools I use are below. Other Data.

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Social Media and Technology: What Nonprofits Need To Know

NTEN

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. Another hot question at this seminar and others on nonprofits + social media is about walking the line between your professional and personal brand, especially if you are the one tweeting, blogging, status-updating, commenting, texting, etc.

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The 5 Best Social Impact Games of 2010

NTEN

To successfully complete their goals, players are asked to use their creativity to solve problems and more importantly, to share their work with others online through blogs, photos and YouTube clips. Interro-Bang challenges young players with tasks that are centered on making a difference in the world.

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10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. Take a look at the NTEN Crowd Funding Campaign to raise money for scholarships to its annual conference.

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Leaders in Nonprofit Technology: Daniel Ben-Horin

Tech Soup

In the same year, NTEN. This blending of different groups interests me now. It bothers me when people just read blog posts and short things online. He has been named four times to the Nonprofit Times list of the 50 most influential nonprofit leaders in the U.S. gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award.