Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

There are over 200,000 professional artists in the US — and a bunch of them have problems the techies could help solve. Putting the Public Back in Public Media Think NPR and PBS are just broadcasters? What should we be building to help artists make and sell art, engage their audiences, and connect to other artists? Think again.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2021

What made you decide to take the helm at NMAAM and return as a social good leader in a professional capacity? However, you actually began your career working in social good as a White House Fellow focused on the Corporation for National and Community Service and AmeriCorps Promise Fellows programs. A: Technology ties us all together.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

Watchitoo — The new tool behind the TechSoup NPlive web series offers video from many sources integrated with images, YouTube and social chat, Q&A, and webinar tools including a collaborative whiteboard. We think Watchitoo. Tweetchats — A TweetChat room opens with a hashtag like our recent #NPtagging conversation.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The connections you make at conferences could lead to new partnerships, collaborations, and even funding opportunities. Programming supports professionals from every type of institution and at every level of experience. We’ve put together a list of the top nonprofit conferences to attend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Collaborations.    Because of the broadcast era, the relationship between a business and a customer became less personal.   Broadcasting AT large crowds doesn't work. Professionally produced content may be seen as less valuable because it isn't seen as authentic!  Communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Call us social entrepreneurs, changemakers, social innovators, nonprofiteers, the delta sector, np techies, community benefit professionals, pick your poison, there’s a growing number of places we hang out - with one another. What ecosystems facilitate serendipitous discovery and collaboration? starts around 7:21). And it helps.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Agents of Change Summit aims to unify and expand the community of professionals using marketing and technology to change people’s health and lifestyle behaviors for social good. Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum / Orlando, FL / $945. Annual Conference for Media Relations Professionals. Agents of Change Summit. Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

Not surprisingly, much of the most innovative work is being done in so called "Celebration" churches with a relatively young audience steeped in broadcast and digital technologies. With a little honest dialogue and collaboration, I think great things could happen here!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

The Chronicle sets up a twitter account to broadcast links to blog posts. With streaming video tools that are free - like Ustream.TV - I imagine we'll see more people video streaming from professional conferences like next month's NTC Conference in New Orleans. You can find all the presentations from that conference here.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Participants explored the use of web-based social and collaboration technologies and their use in transforming congressional engagement with the public. The event attracted a breadth of experience, including congressional staffers, public policy specialists, advocacy practitioners, software vendors, and professional service providers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

In the comments , there was quite a lively discussion from nonprofit professionals raising some cautions and concerns. Focus 24 hour event with broadcasts and all local partners participating to raise awareness (a sort of Blog Action Day on steroids). This made curious: How did Twestival get started? Micro donations using TipJoy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

Collaboration Among Leading Initiatives . The StoryGarden system stems from a collaboration of designers of software processes and analysts from social development organizations who are interested in community wellness. . . created the concept of “wirearchy”, and writes for several professional blogs about Web 2.0 / Enterprise 2.0.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Anything that helps your organization use less paper, consume less energy, reduce travel, collaborate online, or extend the life of older computers is a green technology. Not sure which products from TechSoup qualify as "green tech"? Check out our Green Technology Page. Using a TechSoup product not mentioned above for green tech?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Anything that helps your organization use less paper, consume less energy, reduce travel, collaborate online, or extend the life of older computers is a green technology. Not sure which products from TechSoup qualify as "green tech"? Check out our Green Technology Page. Using a TechSoup product not mentioned above for green tech?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

Over the past three weeks, we’ve looked at the energetic conversation embodied by talk-backs, the intimate gift of personal experience, and the collaborative effort of co-expression and co-creation. I can imagine museum professionals using it to great effect to understand the landscape of such projects.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

It seems that Second Life is both the closest and farthest thing from many museum professionals' minds. Collaborative Experience. The primary value of virtual worlds is not only being in a place but acting freely within that space in social collaboration with other people. Museum 2.0.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Some people, most people use it now only for personal communication but it is changing with a lot of NGOs, a lot of nonprofits across the world using it for a more professional purpose, and I’m going to show you how in some examples that you can use it. . like people can’t respond to the broadcast. Then sharing updates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

broadcaster VRML world projects in 96 called the Mirror (BT, BBC and others). This is most likely so far from the everyday training and professional development needs of most nonprofits. There are better and more efficient channels for collaboration, conference calls for one. I think to say that things will stay this way is far.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

I've written about COSI before , but on Monday I focused on their strategic partnership with WOSU , the local public broadcasting station. WOSU programs happen at the museum, and they collaborate as partners to host other events for the growing Columbus non-profit and media fields.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 21, 2010

2010 is the first year that the NMC has released a museum-specific report, but previous reports have been informed by museum professionals (as well as other educational technologists). From my perspective, the Horizon Report's value is in its quick technology descriptions and links, not its predictive power.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

While the primary goal is for students to learn about strategic use of networks and social media for international organizations, I will also be covering some practical career skills such as effective networking and self-directed professional learning (also called “Social Learning”).

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Each fellow is guided by a personal volunteer, mentor, and a coach, who are professionals in different fields. Online Collaboration. PT also broadcasts some of the events using livestream.com. PT used technology from day one, says Simi Hinden, the director of the online community.

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

Presenter Combinations One bucket of feedback we''ve heard and felt in the past is that the NTC is a valuable platform for many voices in this community - from people that have never had an opportunity to professionally present but have lots of great ideas and experience to share, to community leaders who many are eager to hear from.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2009

To help us launch the campaign, we enlisted the help of two respected social media industry professionals to co-chair the campaign and organized about 50 individuals from a cross section of industries and niches that were actively engaged on Twitter and blogging to serve as champions. Both are being impacted just like everything else.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2009

At the Lab, your profile is a simple cache of personal data you can draw on as collaborator, co-creating the exhibit content. Because Twitter is designed as a broadcasting service, the focus is on action--things you do, links you discover. It draws you into every exhibit via your own narcissism. Yammer asks, "What are you working on?"

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Using crowdsourcing, nonprofits can now broadcast their message to a nearly-infinite audience. Closeness doesn’t have to limit your scope any longer; harness collective intelligence to solve problems, make connections, turn over new leaves, and grow through collaboration. How can crowdsourcing help my nonprofit organization in Arizona?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Loomly is an online social media calendar that allows multiple users to collaborate from one master calendar. Periscope is a mobile app connected to Twitter that enables nonprofits to easily broadcast live from special events or while on location. Eventbrite enables users to create professional event ticketing and registration pages.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Over the past six months, I've been collaborating on a book with Allison Fine , titled " The Networked Nonprofit " and we've been sifting through stories, research, and seeing many patterns. In 2007, WildlifeDirect had 7 blogs in the Democratic Republic of Congo written written about a specific animal by a conservation professional.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

Periscope is a mobile app connected to Twitter that enables nonprofits to easily broadcast live from special events or while on location. Canva’s drag-and-drop features and professional layouts enable users to easily design stunning graphics and documents. Periscope :: periscope.tv. RiteTag :: ritetag.com. Canva :: canva.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Periscope is a mobile app connected to Twitter that enables nonprofits to easily broadcast live from special events or while on location. Canva’s drag-and-drop features and professional layouts enable users to easily design stunning graphics and documents. Periscope :: iTunes / GooglePlay. RiteTag :: ritetag.com.

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