Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2008

Last month I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference, facilitated by the fabulous Zandria. and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?" Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist. Tell me about you.

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JULY 30, 2006

The last BlogHer Conference session I went to yesterday, before leaving early to go to a wedding, was about using blogging for Community Assistance. Here are some of the tips they gave for other disaster relief bloggers: Tips from Grace 1. It would be a great way to mobilize the power of women bloggers. They also set up a wiki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2007

By the time you read this post, I will be crossing the International Dateline enroute to the first Cambodian Bloggers Summit in Phnom Penh. (No, Through a strange twist of fate, I connected again with Kalabird one of the first ex-pat bloggers from Cambodia that I discovered in 2005 because of her amazing photographs in flickr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference. Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?" There are lots of twenty-something bloggers and gen-y bloggers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

This panel will discuss realistic metrics and benchmarks any organization can use in their campaigns and ensure that your using the right strategies and tools to listen and engage your audiences on different social networks. Do you know what kind of an impact social media is having on your brand, mission, or bottom line?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2007

" She has is supporting a campaign to Free Monem , a blogger arrested by Egyptians security forces on April 15th. He was charged with several crimes, including "belonging to an illegal organization" and "organizing secret meetings with the aim of disturbing public order." By taking action! MONEM'S POSTS.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Last year, 6 food bloggers and recipe developers tried to eat 3 meals on $3 per day during the 2008 San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. You don't have to be a blogger, or live in the Bay Area to take the Challenge). BlogHer is a media sponsor of The Hunger Challenge. food bank hunger food stamp blogger

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AUGUST 1, 2007

Luckily, a group of local activists started a blog, Drilling Santa Fe , as an organizing and communication tool, and have put together an organizing event and petition , but it got me to thinking, why don't we all know how to organize our communities? Create a local press and blogger list. * community organizing

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MAY 9, 2012

The third blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the wonderfully wise, Christine Egger. She works with individuals and organizations whose mission is to increase our capacity for empathy, generosity, and creativity. Christine is a facilitator, network weaver, and catalyst.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2007

Much praise goes to the organizing committee and particularly Kaliya. Deb Roby a BlogHer Blogger. I facilitated a session on working in the nonprofit sector, with colleague Liz Perry , who is a sketch blogger and works an instructional technology specialist in a nonprofit school. Mary Hodder , Founder Dabble.com.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2007

BlogDay is focused on getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of interest. You are suppose to notify the bloggers, write a brief description of their blogs, and tag your post with BlogDay2007. It's simple to do and a great way to connect with other bloggers and pass along some link love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2007

My Logo, Cambodian Style by Virak Now that I finished the campaign to raise the money to get myself to Cambodia to attend the Cambodia Bloggers Summit, I've been very busy preparing instructional materials. I can't wait to share what I learn with the Blogher Community). I'm very excited to be teaching Web2.0

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to put faces and names to blog posts Posts should say, by your name , not by admin , or by the name of your organization. Provide a link to a page with bios for bloggers. If your blogging platform doesn't allow you to do that, have bloggers include a one-line bio at the end of their posts. Keep it short.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Jen Lemen is a writer, illustrator, blogger and immigrant advocate living in Silver Spring, Maryland. I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. Here's a summary of her plan. Society.???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Photo by Ezster On Saturday, I attended BlogHer Boston. The networking was fabulous - meeting many new bloggers in the Boston area as well as seeing long-time blogher buddies and of course, Jory, Lisa, and Elisa. BlogHer always inspires me and this one did not fail. It was better than eating chocolate!

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

Donations thus far have focused mainly on library and school construction projects through various organizations. Mata, over at Blogher, wrote a terrific post called " Three Ways you can simply change the world for the better. Are you a blogger? Thank you so much! Call To Action. Please sign up to help me!

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

October 15th was Blog Action Day , a day for bloggers, podcasters and vloggers to write about and raise awareness about an issue. Her campaign was a combination of book and movie reviews about Darfur, as well as fundraising for organizations serving the people of Darfur. Check out the projects some BlogHers are raising money for.

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MARCH 8, 2011

The sixth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Desiree Adaway. She uses her superpowers-her voice, sense of adventure and belief in the transformative power of community-to help organizations design programs that create unrestricted revenue, volunteers and advocates. Egypt I volunteer! It’s what I love.

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MARCH 7, 2011

The fifth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Emily Goligoski. She produces tech entrepreneurship content for the organization Women 2.0 Emily is a w riter and digital strategist who blogs as TheSanFranista. and teaches yoga in San Francisco. You can follow her on Twitter at @emgollie.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2006

I'm finally back home after an extended business trip that began with the Blogher 2006 conference. What would be the result if we could mobilize the blogher network? In response to such concerns, organizations like the American Red Cross issued lists of official donation processing vendors, including Network for Good.

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MAY 23, 2008

In terms of organizing a way for Changebloggers to meet and connect, what do you think the next steps should be? Update 5/25/08: Based on an idea by Tim Zimmermann of Change/Wire, I started a Changeblogger Facebook group as a place for folks to connect and organize. Should it be virtual, or in person? In one place or multiple?

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Green Blogger Convention To Kick Off In Los Angeles Next Month on Eco razzi. 10 Tips for an Effective Nonprofit or Do-Good Facebook Fan Page by Beth Kanter on BlogHer. 7 Tips for Measuring the Success of Your Blog on Beth's Blog Create a Listening Dashboard for your Organization on NetSquared. It's been a been a busy few weeks!

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other." -- President-elect Obama's acceptance speech November 4, 2008 In her post today, Congratulations President-elect Obama: Now, BlogHers, what will YOU do to change America?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2005

They gave instructions in detail about how non-governmental organizations, human rights groups, and individuals trying to speak the truth under dangerous circumstances can secure their communications and data, and minimize the likelihood that people will get caught or arrested as a result of their work." webjustice2.0

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Yesterday I made the case that women, not men, have become the most vital market segment to reach, not only for consumer brands but for nonprofit organizations seeking to change the world. Buddy up with women bloggers. I also suggested ways to better market to them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2008

If your organization is trying to figure out how to move your stakeholders from passive listeners to passionate participants, this is your golden opportunity. It was like very primitive version of wiki collaborative organizing. But as more nonprofit arts organization hoisted their first web sites, they wanted how to information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

I am a social marketing believer, blogger, researcher, practitioner and enthusiast in the concept of Social marketing for good. If not your organization, then you as the marketing/communications/outreach person. if you do not know what people are saying or how people currently perceive your organization/message?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

I've been thinking about how bloggers can use their blogs during the holiday season to support organizations that they care about, like Chez Pim has done for UNICEF with the Menu for Hope. My fellow BlogHer co-editor, Beth Kanter , has launched a fundraising campaign using ChipIn.

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MAY 14, 2008

Thing is, you can sign petitions, make donations, organize rallies, and spread the word about do-good things all you want, but if you're not being kind to the people around you, are you really a changemaker? I lose my patience, and sometimes I get angry. It said, "The finest pleasure is kindness to others--Jean de la Bruyère."

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DECEMBER 12, 2008

In her article, Straight from the Heart: A Plan to Organize Your Giving in Crosswalk , Beth Huber offers six steps for creating a giving plan: 1. Each month, they decide which organization(s) to give their offering. Check it out for more holiday giving tips from Nathaniel, and other bloggers. Establish your giving goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

a leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, has announced that it has acquired privately-owned eTapestry, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. is coming " Bloggers go to the SF Symphony! Some New (to me) NpTech Bloggers - Welcome! Blackbaud, Inc. Just the Write Click!

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JULY 3, 2006

You are looking for a new communication tool for your organization or business. Britt Bravo, MA, write for three blogs: her personal blog, Have Fun * Do Good , the NetSquared blog , where she is the Community Builder, and for BlogHer , where she is a Nonprofit and NGO Contributing Editor. Know what type of blog is best for you. *

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2007

I had the pleasure of interviewing Judi Sohn for Blogher and have finally published it. Her personal blog drives traffic to her organization's web site. The second thing she did after hiring an attorney to get the organization's tax-exempt status was to hire a well-known cancer blogger for her organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2005

While browsing the blogher schedule , I came across Lisa Meyers Brown's blog " The Rhetoric of Me " which is focused on: "What I think about everything.especially nonprofits and social network technology. I started to wonder about what an appropriate metaphorm for the nonprofit sector of blogosphere might be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

I started blogging in 2003 about nonprofits and social media and started second blog about Cambodia, “Cambodia for Kids” after the arrival of my daughter, Sara and discovering that there was a vibrant community of bloggers in Cambodia. Here’s a video and blog post I wrote for Blogher back then.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Many thanks to organizers Chris Brogan and Chris Penn and all the people who worked hard to make it happen and especially the generous sponsors like Jeff Pulver. Millie Garfield (who I've had the pleasure of meeting at BlogHer) and I had a great talk about our "virtual blogging" friends. This weekend was Podcamp Boston 2.

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AUGUST 31, 2006

Each student will create a Blogger blog during class. Britt Bravo writes for three blogs: her personal blog, Have Fun • Do Good , NetSquared , and for BlogHer , where she is a Nonprofit and NGO Contributing Editor. She also produces her own Big Vision Podcast.

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