Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2007

So, she graciously agreed to participate in our panel and do a quick interview for me so I could "pro blog it" for BlogHer. I will be starting a new blog focused on nonprofit technology issues that will serve as my professional development blog. You are working in technology for a nonprofit, what did you did study in school?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2009

I just got back from BlogHer , the largest gathering of female bloggers in America. According to Katie Couric who recorded a special clip from the set of CBS Evening News for BlogHer 2008 (as seen above), 36 million women write or read blogs each week. You can get up-to-speed with BlogHer '09 through their official liveblogs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2010

While some may think there are not a lot of high quality women who can speak on technology issues or are starting tech companies, it simply isn’t true. Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change.

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APRIL 19, 2009

What happens when the most talented and innovative women in technology who work with non-profit organizations and political campaigns get together for the day to discuss the most relevant issues ranging from the Women in Open Source to Fighting Sexism in the Tech Sector? You get Women Who Tech. Details: Date: May 12, 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2008

Last year, I was in a room at the BlogHer Conference where there was a discussion about how we might focus BlogHers Act Campaign on maternal health. What do they think about your issue area? How is the conversation around your organization, issue area, or program changing? Flickr Photo by PaulGi. Internal Process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2008

Earlier this week, I attended SXSW in Austin, Texas and met many interesting people and connected with old friends, including BlogHer colleagues CE's Queen of Spain , Liz Perry , and Virginia DeBolt. In addition, there are several awesome bloghers that write about careers and leadership issues in the nonprofit sector that you should follow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

At Blogher, I got a chance to finally meet Jack Vinson who writes a blog called Knowledge Jot With Jack. Turns out that he wrote about this issue ten years ago and provides the full text in Eight steps to thriving on information overload. And thanks Jack, for giving your BlogHer bag to take to Cambodia ) Filter aggressively.

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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

safety issues and what parents should know about their children's media use. I'm doing a bit of research on this topic for BlogHer for Earth Day that will encourage community members to create "green themed" videos with their kids.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

If you'd like to learn more about national and global hunger issues, check out the national and international organizations listed below. BlogHer is a media sponsor of The Hunger Challenge. To participate, email the San Francisco Food Bank at: HungerChallenge@SFFB.org. For a local perspective, peruse the list of food bank blogs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2007

I wasn't as lucky as Amy Gahran who won the free pass to attend at BlogHer. Here's the description: Pimp My Non Profit Non profit groups struggle with funding and public support issues on a daily basis. I've never been to South by Southwest Interactive Festival or SXSW. Only read about it online wishing I could attend. Here's the link.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

I've finally posted my review over at blogher. The day before I left for vacation I received a reviewer copy of Allison Fine's new book, Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age. Check it out! I know from first-hand experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. I was going to blog it on BlogHer for my next deadline, but Jen raised what we she needed in 24 hours. Because of the sensitive nature of this situation and ongoing issues related to Odette???s Here's a summary of her plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Maybe we should consider adding it to BlogHers Act ? What a great way to educate kids about this issue. Cross posted at BlogHer. Rather than complaining or telling the world you're eating hot oatmeal, sharing a sense of accomplishment towards a reach goal is inspiring. tools for nonprofits. In Kenzo is a network weaver.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Have a "blogroll," a list of blogs that write about your issue. Post weekly roundups of blog posts about your issue. You can track who is linking to you and writing about your issue by using services like Google Analytics or SiteMeter. You'll build community and provide a useful information filtering service for your readers.

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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

MARCH 27, 2007

Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying is a real issue, impacting many women (and men) online - not just the high profile a-list bloggers. I'd like to point you over to two good posts that aim to help educate everyone about this serious issue.

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MARCH 8, 2011

My personal problems, pain, issues and petty worries are swept away as virtual strangers come together to build community. Yet it goes deeper than an exotic location. Service for me is HOLY. Unselfish compassion and love for another human being is beautiful, and it’s my religion. I see life and humanity at its best.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

In addition to the loan, the money raised will also provide enterprise development services, including training in business and management skills, social and community issues such as health, sanitation and community participation - and personal development.   You have until October 31st to participate.

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MARCH 24, 2015

million nonprofits in the US that are working in similar issue areas and trying to address global warming, poverty, the gender pay gap, affordable healthcare, education, etc. I’ve talked about the dire need for nonprofits to innovate over the years on Frogloop. Because there are over 1.5

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

BlogHer – a social networking site for women who blog – is a great place to find women writers who may care about your political and/or social issue. Buddy up with women bloggers. If you do a good job of connecting with these e-journalists, you may be able to garner more PR and leverage their networks for success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

I've been following Charlene Li ever since I heard her speak at opening keynote at the first BlogHer Conference in 2005. Charlene also references another important issue - the issue of your friending policies if you are using these tools to support or enhance a professional network. She's smart, she's insightful, she rocks.

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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. Check out the projects some BlogHers are raising money for. The theme for this year was poverty. Blog Action Day is a wonderful idea, but it feels too short to make a real impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Non profit groups struggle with funding and public support issues on a daily basis. The term "extra organizational activist" comes from Alison Fine's book Momentum and I first heard it back in September 2006 when I read the book and reviewed it over at Blogher. Difficult accounting issues. Year round. New Donors.

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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. 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?"

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DECEMBER 12, 2008

For example, they planned on giving $200 out of their annual budget to an organization, or organizations that work on women's health, and violence against women issues, and $50 to an organization, or organizations that work on economic justice and labor issues.

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MAY 20, 2009

Yesterday I represented BlogHer on a conference call with bloggers from the Silicon Valley Moms Blog, and Katie Couric. Couric wanted our help getting the word out about the issues being covered in CBS Reports' new series, Children of the Recession.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

Shortly before the Blogher July 2005 conference, I got a new digital camera that came with a video feature. There has been online conversation during the past couple of weeks on vlog list , Netsquared , TechSoup and Blogher. The Issues. I was also curious to see whether there were nonprofits using vlogs to promote their causes.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

You might also want to use Twollo , an application that allows you to find and auto-follow people on Twitter who are writing about the issues that interest you (Thanks @engagejoe for the Twollo tip). Cross-posted from BlogHer. I'm sure that isn't the norm, but it can't hurt to ask, right? If you've created one, share the link below.

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JANUARY 25, 2009

conference is bringing together leaders of major women’s advocacy organizations and online women’s communities to further the connection between today’s issues and women’s voices. The conference aims to harness the power of women on the Internet to promote women’s issues.

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JUNE 2, 2006

You can also find it on Britt's Blogher site. Policy: Susan Crawford has posted an illuminating discussion of why the net neutrality debate really matters and the very real dangers of caving in to the telcos on this issue. Rebecca points out that idling vehicles is the Number One cause of air pollution in urban areas! Cut that engine!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

One of my Twitter followers, @persistance pointed me to Shireen Mitchell (aka @digitalsista ) who is moderating a session at BlogHer, DC about online community building for political action. Which issue is bigger to you? it just doesn't depend on them, bloggers say. Twitter Poll - ???Which

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2006

I've been behind on my reading and blogging due to craziness at work and issues that needed to be attended to with children (don't ask). Nonprofit Online News: This is written by Michael Gilbert and is probably the oldest blog that covers nonprofit issues. As a result, been behind with the online/blogging part of my life.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Elisa Camahort Page is the co-founder and COO of BlogHer Inc, the largest community of women who blog, and the future of women's lifestyle programming.where women actively participate and can integrate their perspectives on everything from parenting to politics, food to finance. I started getting lots of information about animal right issues.

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APRIL 26, 2006

As I mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago, I've started writing a weekly feature over at Blogher called Solutionary Women. What tips, resource and advice would you give to someone who wanted to do the kind of work you are doing, or just wanted to make a difference in women and children's health issues?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

" Often, that blog is about personal issues (it was quite taken up with my moving experiences lately,) but I also use it to talk about more specifically spiritual issues. What is the gender balance/politics/issues/trends (if any) in the OS nptech community? Cross posted at Blogher

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