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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

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This is a question that was answered in a study from 2009 and the answer is yes. The relationship starts online, but the “ask” happens offline, perhaps on the phone, but most likely face-to-face. This is a question that was answered in a study from 2009 and the answer is yes. Find out how one successful nonprofit leader does it.

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

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I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. I spent some time on the phone answering questions, referring resources, and later introduced her to colleagues. .

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Networked Nonprofit in Boston: A Story of Contrasts

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Networking: Weaving Online and Offline, Strong Ties and Weak Ties. So, I was delighted to get an opportunity to test some new icebreaker at the evening event that was intended to get people to know each other in the room and connect online. Organizational leaders are changing questions from “why bother with this?&#

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I'm Speaking at SXSW About Nonprofits and Social Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yet many have overcome the odds and made a splash online and offline by using the latest Web technologies - for pennies on the dollar. We connected through the "cambodia" tag on flickr because I was tracking it for Global Voices back in 2005. (And, we're going to wear pimp hats ) Monday, March 10th 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

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Reflection and Analysis: Gnomedex Real-Time Social Fundraising Experiment

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My most recent experiment involved Twitter, fundraising, and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. I was able to raise $2,657 to cover the costs of college tuition for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia in just 90 minutes. John Powers , left a response It's a good question and don't have an answer.

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Chris Brogan: What Were Your First Steps?

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We're going to be on a conference call and a meebo chat for member questions. NTEN Members get exclusive access to ask questions and hear them answered, for free! To kick if off, I'll ask an ice breaker question or too. a great icebreaker question for Chris. I was networking weaving between the offline/online.

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Reflections on the Meyer Memorial Trust Workshop

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What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? The director of the Center has been there since 1977 and is originally from Cambodia. After each group reported out, I asked some high level questions and gave some observations.