Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Gen X and gen Y both came of age during the rise mass Internet communications and increasingly shun print communications and fundraising while adapting quickly to new trends in mobile and social giving. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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Generation Support Donor United States 257

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. First, let me explain what happened yesterday.

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Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

My latest post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review is up and I hope you’ll dive into the conversation with me! A recent event has brought up some huge red flags for me around data, around communities, around social impact, inclusion and even more. First, let me explain what happened yesterday.

Myspace 158

Myspace Technology Causes Application 158

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

There's been a lot of discussion over the past week about Causes leaving MySpace and becoming a Facebook-only application. My colleague Amy wrote in a Stanford Social Innovation Review column , "The debate around social media and the Internet in general as a leveling force is still heated from all sides.

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Myspace Causes Empowerment Social Network 43

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2011

There’s been a nice crop of social media books published this spring! Empowerment — The hardest of all forms of social media strategy, empowerment assumes that the organization will commit to building a far flung community. Geoff Livingston, Author of Welcome to the Fifth Estate.

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Empowerment Chapter Social Media Measure 99

Care2

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tired of watching your cause drown in the flood of marketing messages that surround us? Ready to get people to listen to what you have to say and - even better - become evangelists for your cause? 3 steps for engaging in "empowerment marketing," including identifying your organizational values, telling the truth and being interesting.

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Story Colorado Congo Storytelling 62

Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2015

For example, a happy customer might provide a referral, a reference, a review, a social share, case study, or participate in beta testing. In turn, we always say ‘thank you’ for their time and contribution in a variety of meaningful ways, whether through a VIP experience, influence, empowerment, recognition, or tangible reward.

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Mobile Blackbaud Review Empowerment 20