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Giving Good Poke: Using Social Apps and Social Media for Social Causes at GSP next week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm working on a brief presentation for next week at Graphing Social Patterns called " Giving Good Poke: Using Social Apps and Social Media for Social Causes." I thought it might be easy peasy, but it is hard work. Any advice to calm my nerves?

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Using Social Networking Tools - Advice, Brief Case Study, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." I've been experimenting quite a bit over the last 18 months way too many social networking tools. I interviewed Tuesday Gutierrez from SaveGuimaras over at blogher.

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Social Media and Diabetes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Why is diabetes your cause? A local radio announcer in Vancouver (Buzz Bishop of 95Crave) approached me to join his 95CRAVE Team Diabetes crew, a group of passionate runners raising money to support the Canadian Diabetes Association. As I've only recently taken on this challenge , I'm currently at $700 in funds raised to date.

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Spamming for Good is the Wrong Description of What Dr. Mani, Roger Carr, Jen Lemens, and Other Good Personal Fundraisers Really Do!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The image is from Roger Carr who is raising money to support the Arthritis Foundation???s s annual nationwide event, Arthritis Walk, that raises awareness and funds to fight arthritis. He invested some of his social capital in my cause and I want to invest in his. I've just donated to his campaign and here's why.

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Women Who Tech Telesummit: Tools Galore Panel

Amy Sample Ward

Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1. Prioritize your ROI around the biggest impact, whether that’s raising funds, engaging people, or something else. They were active and dedicated to making it work and raised 90,000+ friends. Raise awareness for your cause and projects.

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10 Elements of an Effective Nonprofit or Do-Good Blog

Have Fun - Do Good

Next week, Beth Kanter will be continuing this BlogHer series about getting started using social media for your nonprofit, or do-good project with posts about social networking, connecting offline and online action, and raising money on social networks. nonprofit blog activism

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Gift the Gift of Charity: Make A Contribution to any of these Fabulous Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. I have two favorites: The Sharing Foundation which supports children in Cambodia and Creative Commons.

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